Children
start off their Sunday with the whole
congregation in the sanctuary, sitting with
parents and friends. After our Call to
Worship and opening music (about ten minutes
into the service) all children are invited to
join our trained teachers and caring
volunteers for worship and learning
activities right next to the sanctuary in a
kid-friendly environment.
Young Children & Worship:
(Early childhood,
ages 3 – 5) Our pre-school and kindergarten
children gather in our new worship center
dedicated just for them and located inside
our Fellowship Hall. They will hear and see stories
from scripture in a way that allows them
to enter into the stories and form responses
out of their own life experiences using
small wooden figures and arts materials.
Godly Play: (Middle childhood,
ages 6-8)
These children are led down-stairs to their
very own worship center downstairs where
they, too, experience the stories of the
bible in a multi-sensory way.
Godly Time: (Late
childhood, ages 9-12)
Our older children get together in the
Fellowship Hall, where they continue their
exploration of the parables of Jesus and dig
deeper into foundational stories.
Nursery: (Infants and
toddlers, ages 0 – 3)
Our littlest ones can be left in the
care of our nurturing staff before or during
the worship service. Parents can then pick
up their children after worship.
-Our nursery is open to infants through age
3 from 10:15 am until 1:15 pm to accommodate
parents.
There are two staff members present in our
nursery at all times. We use volunteers
from our church family who assist our nursery
staff as needed.
Children are always welcome to remain
with family in the sanctuary as we worship
together.
SUNDAY
SCHEDULE
9:30 - 10:15
Bible Study & Prayer in Spanish
10:30 - 11:30 Family Worship,
Children's Worship
11:30 - 12:00
Fellowship Time
12:00 - 1:00 Education
Classes, & Various Meetings
Adult Bible Study
& Education Program
Noon Bible Study: Wednesdays, 7:00 PM
English Language: Sundays, 12:00 Noon
Spanish Language: Sundays, 9:30 am
Throughout the year we will be offering
short-term education classes about a variety
of topics and issues that matter to all of
us and the will help to deepen our spiritual
journey together.
To view
our 2008-09
education schedule please
click here.
Christian Women's Fellowship
Meetings
Once a Month
One-week
Summer Bible Program for elementary aged
children.
Call church office for more information 212-568-4014
P. A. L.
Police Athletic League of
New York City
Due to
anticipated construction and renovation to
the church building,
P.A.L.'s 2009 Basketball Season
will NOT be
hosted at
Fort Washington Collegiate Church.
For more information about other PAL programs all over the NYC metro area please visit their website at:
http://www.palnyc.org
Police Officer Sal Maniscalco of the 34th precinct coordinates
this program each year.
The PAL Sports Department organizes over 1,800 athletic teams of various sports with assistance from police and community volunteers. A Police Liaison Unit works closely with PAL to establish a better rapport between police officers and youngsters. In addition to the sports offered through PAL Centers, independent teams may register and participate in PAL tournaments. PAL's recreation and athletic program offers children opportunities to learn discipline, leadership, teamwork, the importance of learning the rules, as well as sportsmanship and patience.
ENGLISH language - Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:00 PM
SPANISH language - Wednesdays, 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Tuesdays
7:00 pm
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men
and women who share their
experience, strength and hope with each other
that they may solve their
common problem and help others to recover from
alcoholism. The only
requirement for membership is a desire to stop
drinking. There are no
dues or fees for AA membership; we are
self-supporting through our own
contributions. AA is not allied with any sect,
denomination, politics,
organization or institution; does not wish to
engage in any controversy,
neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our
primary purpose is to stay
sober and help other alcoholics to achieve
sobriety.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets regularly at Fort
Washington Collegiate
Church on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30
pm.
For more information about AA please visit
their website at:
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/
Young Adult Community (Y.A.C.)
Y.A.C. stands for the Young(ish) Adult Community here at Fort
Washington Collegiate. It is a small group of 15-20 people in their
20's and 30's (and so on) who meet 2-3 times a month in each
other's homes. Bible study, group discussion, and prayer are all part of
the evening with the added bonus of popcorn, chips, cookies and soda
for everyone! If you are interested and want to know more please
call Casey Campbell at 917-405-1938 or email the church
at fwcoffice@fortwashingtonchurch.org for more information.
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First Friday and Saturday of each month.
FALL
2008 SCHEDULE: Kindly call the church office for more information - 212-568-4014
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Meetings:
Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30pm, Gathering
time
Thursdays, 6:00 - 7:30pm, Young Women's
Fellowship & Prayer
Fridays, 6:00
- 7:30pm, Young Men's
Fellowship & Prayer
Sundays, 1:00 - 1:45pm, Bible Study
Food Pantry
Our food pantry is available to those
members of our community
who are in need of
essential food items.
Donations are
accepted during regular office hours, M-F
10:00 - 6:00.
Narcotics
Anonymous
Saturdays 10:00am
Narcotics Anonymous sprang from the Alcoholics
Anonymous Program of the
late 1940s, with meetings first emerging in
the Los Angeles area of
California, USA, in the early Fifties. The NA
program started as a small
US movement that has grown into one of the
world's oldest and largest
organizations of its type.
NA's earliest self-titled pamphlet, known
among members as "the White
Booklet," describes Narcotics Anonymous this
way:
"NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of
men and women for whom drugs
had become a major problem. We . meet
regularly to help each other stay
clean. ... We are not interested in what or
how much you used ... but
only in what you want to do about your problem
and how we can help."
Membership is open to all drug addicts,
regardless of the particular
drug or combination of drugs used. When
adapting AA's First Step, the
word "addiction" was substituted for
"alcohol," thus removing
drug-specific language and reflecting the
"disease concept" of
addiction.
There are no social, religious, economic,
racial, ethnic, national,
gender, or class-status membership
restrictions. There are no dues or
fees for membership.
Narcotics Anonymous provides a recovery
process and support network
inextricably linked together. One of the keys
to NA's success is the
therapeutic value of addicts working with
other addicts. Members share
their successes and challenges in overcoming
active addiction and living
drug-free productive lives through the
application of the principles
contained within the Twelve Steps and Twelve
Traditions of NA. These
principles are the core of the Narcotics
Anonymous recovery program.
Principles incorporated within the steps
include:
. admitting there is a problem;
. seeking help;
. engaging in a thorough self-examination;
. confidential self-disclosure;
. making amends for harm done; and
. helping other drug addicts who want to
recover.
Narcotics Anonymous meets regularly at Fort
Washington Collegiate Church
on Saturday mornings from 10:00am until noon.
For more information about NA, please visit
their website at:
http://www.na.org
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Boy Scouts
Fridays, 6:00 PM
Cub Scouts
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00 PM
Venture Crew
Mondays, 8:00-9:00 PM
Meetings
Mondays, 5:45 - 7:45 PM
On break for the summer. New
Schedule for Fall 2008 to be published soon!
Call church office (212) 568-4014 for more
details.
Once a month - The Second Wednesdays at Noon
and Thursdays 8 PM -
Thursdays, 9:30 AM to noon
Tuesday Mornings
9:30 - 11:30 am
Rain or shine
Outside in the garden or
inside our fellowship hall and playrooms.
Come join the fun and sing songs
and hear stories and play, play, play
with other little children in our
neighborhood.
All families are welcome!
This
program is free and open to all children
3
years of age and younger who come to play
accompanied by a parent of adult caregiver.
Call Troy Schremmer at 212-568-4014 x. 224 for more information
Small
Group Ministries:
In an effort to deepen our community here at
Fort Washington Collegiate we are developing
a small group program for folks from all
backgrounds to get involved. Small Groups
will include Bible Study, community
building, and outreach. The small groups
will be formed in response to a variety of
different needs and interests in our church
family. We are in the process of training
new leaders for these small groups, if you
have ideas and are interested in serving in
this way please contact:
Rev. MaryVirginia Brooks at
MBrooks@fortwashingtonchurch.org
or call the church office.