What is LOGOS?

LOGOS is a midweek program for children and youth designed over 30 years ago as "Youth Club". It is a "camp-like" experience each week. LOGOS involves the congregation in this intergenerational program, while building relationships into a community of faith.

The Parts of LOGOS

1) Bible Study
The "Heart of the LOGOS Program," Bible Study nurtures our children into biblically informed discipleship.

2) Worship Skills/Choir
This segment of LOGOS develops practice in a responsibility for Worship Skills, including music. Worship is the basic form of Christian Service.

3) Play Time
Great fun at the expense of no one. Treating everyone as a child of God, the only "rule" of LOGOS, is practiced here.

4) Family Time/Dinner
All LOGOS children are together for dinner. Being a family of God is experienced here, around tables with multi-age groupings and a Table Parent. Family Time, after dinner allows for some "holy hilarity."

LOGOS at Mifflin

In the fall of 2008, LOGOS will start its 12th year. We have a homework and hang-out time available from 2:45 - 3:45 for children who need to arrive before the program begins. Our Worship Skills involve singing, chimes and drama. In Play Time, games and crafts are offered on a three week, rotating basis. A weekly theme encourages the children to dress accordingly, and the theme is highlighted at dinner time.

Schedule

Dates: October 2008 through March 2009. (There are a few holidays when there is no LOGOS.)
Time: 3:45 - 6:15 pm
Note: 2:45 - 3:45 is homework and hang-out time, which parents need to sign up for in October. The children can choose between a homework room or a room in which to watch a movie or play board games. Snacks are sold for $.25 each.

LOGOS Family Orientation

Attendance at the LOGOS Family Orientation is required. This helps each parent understand what LOGOS is and what is expected of them. This is also the time when parents register their children for the program.

Fees

The current LOGOS registration fee is $85 per child with a $200 limit per family. The LOGOS philosophy is for parents to accept the responsibility of financing the program. Historically, when parents pay, 90% attendance can be expected. Payment arrangements can be made by speaking to the director. Registration forms are available in the church office.

Who to Contact

The LOGOS Director is available to answer your questions. Call Mifflin Presbyterian Church at 471-4491 or by email at mifflin@mifflinpres.org.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I don't have a child that age. How can I participate?

A: LOGOS encourages inter-generational relationships. Volunteers of all ages and talents will be needed for teaching, support and kitchen staff, table parents, etc.

Q: How do parents participate?

A: There are a variety of opportunities for parental participation in LOGOS even for working parents. Active participation by at least one parent of every child in LOGOS is encouraged. Some parents are asked to lead/support, transport, or teach various activities at appropriate times by the LOGOS director. Other parents are asked to sign up or will be assigned to help with preparation or clean-up for the weekly dinner hour.

Q: My child is always tired and hungry after school and has a lot of homework, what should I do?

A: People usually make time for those things that they count important. Time for your children to develop a personal relationship with God is the best gift you can offer them. There is nothing that prepares them better for their lives ahead. In addition, if you consider that you are eating dinner, LOGOS demands are not extravagant. A homework time is available from 2:45 to 3:45 before LOGOS begins. Snacks and drinks may be purchased during this time.

Q: Can my child come to only one part of the program?

A: The value of the LOGOS program is not the activities offered, but the total program of growing relationships through a variety of activities. It is a balanced approach to understanding Christian discipleship that seeks to develop the whole person in the context of a caring Christian community. Participation in all four parts is recommended. However, if a child is unable to commit to the entire LOGOS program, but wishes to be involved in Sunday worship activities, exceptions will be made for attendance of the worship portion only.

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