The Fall is the start of most parishes’ program year. There is so much to do! Here is a checklist, which can be used by any church to ensure a successful start of the year.
Sunday School Formation
- Teachers signed up, trained, and scheduled
- Curriculum chosen, ordered, and given to teachers
- Signs for each classroom with Name of Class, ages or grades if appropriate
- Age/grade levels and class assignments posted in several locations
- Registration forms and pens outside of each class
- Take Home sheets about each class with discussion questions to continue the conversation
- Attendance Sheets
- Name tags
- Basic supplies in each class: markers, pencils, scissors, stapler, glue, tape, paper, construction paper, Bibles
Children’s Chapel
- Leaders trained and scheduled
- Story props
- Story order and dates
- Curriculum, if used
- Sermon/homily options, sites, ideas
- Music
- ”Bulletins” for readers
- Altar supplies: candle, cross, Bible
Youth Group(s)
- Trained Leaders
- Program flow with topics or curriculum
- Bibles
- Calendar of year
- Games
- Basic supplies: markers, pencils, scissors, stapler, glue, tape, paper, construction paper
- Community Service/outreach ideas
For All of the Above
- Calendar with all important dates and starting times
- Brochure of Family Ministries with descriptions, times and location for everything family
- Evangelism plan (way to spread the word about church and happenings
- Goals for year
- Letter to parents with purpose of each ministry
- Letter to participants about what they can expect
- Will a snack be served and if so, what? when? How will it be supplied?
Events
- Chair and Co-chair for each planned event
- Description, purpose and goal for each event
- Notes about event from previous years
- Schedule of activities for each event
- Supplis needed list (and budget) for each event
- Helpers, volunteers, committee for each event
- Will food be served? Will special furniture or room plan be required?
- Advertisement or publicity plan for each event
Tools to help
This checklist is a great overview and way to start planning Depending on the curriculum, activities, crafts, and games, additional supplies will be needed
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