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
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