elcome to our church
nursery! Our nursery has two rooms: the main room is for
active play and the secondary room is for quiet infant care and
diaper changing. A child's bathroom is also located within our
nursery.
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In Proverbs 22:6, it
is written "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is
old, he will not depart from it." In the spirit of this
proverb, our nursery is staffed by loving, caring women and men who
will help your child begin his or her Christian life.
Our Sunday Morning Schedule
| 9:00 a.m. |
Infant and
Toddler Care, year round (Ages 0-3 years), with Sunday
School from September through May |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Infant
through Preschool during the school year |
Keeping In Touch
Our Nursery is
equipped with a 24-module paging system that permits us to
discreetly contact you at a moment's notice during the worship
service. Each parent bringing a child to our nursery will receive a
pager. You will be paged for such reasons as:
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Your child cries
continuously for ten minutes.
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Your child becomes
ill or hurt.
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Your child needs
to be nursed.
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The nursery is in
need of another adult.
For security purposes,
no child will be released to anyone except the parent returning the
pager.
Parent Responsibilities
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The first time you
bring your child to our Nursery, the Nursery Supervisor will
register your child and instruct you in our check in procedures.
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It is your
responsibility to fill out a name tag and place it on the back
of your child. Please be sure to also label all diaper
bags, bottles, and sippy cups.
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Please pick up
your child promptly after the worship service. No child
will be released to anyone except the parent returning the
pager.
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Please do not
bring any toys from home.
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Please do not send
your child with any food.
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Volunteer to help
in the nursery.
Nursery Maintenance
John Wesley said that
"cleanliness is next to Godliness." Care is taken in following
sanitary diapering procedures and potty visits. For children
needing cribs, clean bedding is provided. Toys that come in
contact with a child's mouth are washed each week, and all equipment
and toys are sanitized four times a year.
Sickness/Illness policy
We ask that you keep your infant/toddler
at home with any of the following symptoms and/or illnesses
If your child is being treated with
antibiotics, he/she should be on the drug for at least 24 hours
before coming to the nursery.
If your infant/toddler has a continually
clear-runny nose or rash due to non-contagious allergies or
teething, please let us know We realize that some symptoms hang on
long after the child is no longer contagious.
Did You Know?
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Our nursery is available for diaper
changing, nursing, and other child/toddler care needs anytime
the church is open.
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We appreciate all gifts made to our
nursery, but would ask that you contact
Rev.
Bromleigh McCleneghan prior to donating an item.
Questions?
Please contact
Rev. Bromleigh
McCleneghan with any questions or special needs.
About the Stained Glass Windows. . .
The beautiful stained glass windows in
our nursery, crafted by Henry J. Willett of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, were installed when the church was built in 1954. They
are low to the floor so young children can see them, and they depict
many Bible stories of interest to children.
In the quiet room, there is a depiction
of Christ surrounded by children, inspired by Matthew 19:14: But
Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come
unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. This image is
surrounded by scenes of children at play and at worship.
Suffer the little children. . .
Click on image to enlarge.
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The small windows that span both rooms
depict several Biblical scenes. Except for the first one, each
window is inspired by a Bible story where a child has a prominent
role:
