Kick-off Picnic
Many churches -- especially in the South -- have something like a "Sunday School Round-Up" on Sunday morning the week before classes begin in the fall. There are displays for each class, brochures available, registration tables, small give-away items for the children, and refreshments for everyone. A variation on this theme that has worked well for me is a kick-off picnic on the Friday or Saturday before class begins. A gathering at the home or in the back yard of one of the Sunday school parents seems more intimate. It creates a relaxed atmosphere for the parents and children to develop relationships that keep them coming to Sunday school during the year. I send postcards on brightly colored card stock early in August to invite families to the event. I follow up with a poster on the bulletin board announcing the kick-off picnic. And of course, a newsletter and web site reminders are helpful to cover all the bases. I follow up with phone calls week to ten days before the event because not many people RSVP, even by E-mail. In the Useful Godly Play stuff section of this site you'll find a copy of the post card I'm sending out next week.
Kathleen Capcara
in Getting Ready, congregational issues
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