The Cloak Closet

 
One of the more important missions of a Sunday school, in our opinion, is to honor and support the Christian values that parents want their children to embrace.  Coming together weekly to engage in a unique and caring community provides a powerful place to practice “loving God and each other” as Christ teaches us to do.  The goal of Sunday school is, of course, to spread the Gospel message in age appropriate ways, but equally important is the chance to act out the message in a supportive community.  To that end St. Martin’s strives to make our children aware of the joy in being included in a Christian community and to provide them with a place where they want to share God’s gifts with others.

 
Therefore, a program was created that promotes these values and is also “FUN” for the young people.  Each child is given many ways to earn “Cloak Coupons” (for example attendance, evangelism, stewardship and outreach) which can then be redeemed at The Cloak Closet (a room in the zigzag building).  With half of their total earned coupons a child may select something for themselves, but with the other half they will be able to choose an item that will be donated to charity.  The 50-50 concept is based on our namesake, Martin of Tours, who gave away half of his cloak to a beggar.  Our parishioners are asked to donate items to The Cloak Closet for Avalon, a home for abused wives and their children here in the Williamsburg area. 





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