WELCOME TO THE DORSET CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL!
Our Mission
Our mission is based on the words of Jesus in Matthew 19:14: “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
The Dorset Church Sunday School provides a welcoming and safe space designated for our children within a loving community of believers. We are dedicated to introducing children to the tenets of our faith through Old and New Testament Bible teachings and sharing the sacred story of Jesus’ life. We emphasize the presence of God among us and teach that the cornerstone of our faith as Christians is found in the miraculous birth of Jesus. We believe His teachings, death and resurrection have transformational meaning in our lives.
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Our mission is practiced through Sunday School activities which include: reading and discussing Bible stories, youth choir practice, play acting, project making, and various activities led by multi-generational visitors from our congregation.
Who We Are
Paula Mann Nassivera has been a member of the Dorset Church for over thirty years, since she was married here in 1988. Several years later, she and her family moved full-time to Dorset from NYC and Paula continued her professional career as an actress with the Dorset Theatre Festival and the Oldcastle Theatre in Bennington. During that time, she also was Co-Director of the Dorset Church Sunday School from 1998-2006. From 2006-2019 she worked as an Associate Professor and Director of the Theater Program at Green Mountain College. She happily returned to teach Sunday School in fall 2017.
Sunday School Director
PAULA NASSIVERA
Nicole Campbell grew up in Hollis, NH, and worked in the design industry in New York and Washington, DC after graduating from Providence College in 2004. Nicole and her family moved to Vermont in 2017, where she founded Shire Kids, an early childhood literacy non-profit. Shire Kids delivers access to free, high-quality, age-appropriate books for children in our community through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Nicole lives with her husband and sons, Gray (7) and Weston (5), in Dorset. Click HERE to read the Bennington Banner's article about Shire Kids.
Christian Education
Committee Chairperson
NICOLE CAMPBELL
Hello! My name is Pengju and I'm the Sunday school assistant this year.
I'm in 7th grade, and am 12 years old.
Some activities I enjoy partaking in are making music / playing saxophone and piano, reading, creative writing, and also illustration.
I'd like to think that I'm a good person.
Have a nice millennia.
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Assistant Teacher
Pengju Sui
Some of our Activities
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Helping Lead Communion Service
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Singing as a group during worship
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Volunteering at the Rummage Sale Café
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Participating in a Children's Christmas Program
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Preparing for Palm Sunday and Easter
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Hosting a Rally Sunday Ice Cream Social
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Sharing books for children through Shire Kids
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Making Love Rocks for our neighbors
