Custer Road UMC

This Sunday, March 5, we will take the next step to prepare for construction in Children’s Ministry. We will be moving our preschool and nursery Sunday School classes to the south side of our building where our Custer Road Christian Day School is currently located. Along with moving our classrooms, we will also be moving our check-in kiosks and desks to this same area. Upon check-in your child’s room assignment will be listed on their name badge as it always is. However, should you like to know where your child will be going prior to Sunday morning, you can find it listed below. We are so excited about our new children’s space that is being constructed. Also, our traffic flow will be changing this Sunday as well. You can learn more about these changes and find a great video describing our new traffic pattern at http://www.aboveandbeyond.crumc.org/. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing you on Sunday morning!

 

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Your child’s safety while they in our care is of utmost importance.  For this reason, we are updating our policy for how your child is released at the end of the Sunday School hour.

Beginning September 18:

Students in grades Kinder-4th grade will not be able to leave the classroom without an adult or older sibling to sign them out. With written permission from their parents, 5th graders may leave the classroom on their own to meet parents at a designated location. Each student in grades Kinder-4th will have two stickers print out when they check in. One sticker will be placed on their shirt. The second sticker should be given to the parent or older sibling (5th grade and above) who will be picking up the student at the end of class.  This pick up sticker must be presented to the classroom teacher before your child will be released.

If your child currently has a release form on file and is leaving the classroom on their own, we would like to encourage you to begin transitioning over to our new policy between now and September 18.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Heather Hammer via

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Dear Custer Road Family,

 

Today we are grieving as we begin to process the events of the last several days, especially last night in Dallas.  I’m sure I join most of you in feeling heartbroken and at a complete loss for words.

Together we join in praying for our community, our world, and especially our children.  As much as we would like to shelter our children from the pain and suffering of the world around them, it is becoming increasingly difficult to do so.  Whether or not your children are aware of the specific events that occurred in Dallas last night or not, we can be certain that they will feel the effects as they soak up the emotions of the world and adults around them.

One of our most vital roles in helping children process trauma is to assure them that they are safe, secure, and loved. Take time to listen and validate their feelings without feeling the need to fix them or explain them away.  Above all, focus on what we do know. We are loved, fiercely, by a big God who joins in our mourning and provides the hope, comfort, and strength we need... Read more →