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How to host a kid’s birthday party for less than $100

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Heidi McIndoo, MS, RD, LDN

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It seems as if advertisements for kids’ parties are everywhere I go  — restaurants, gymnastics studios, the YMCA, hair salons, on and on. It only makes sense that all of these places want in on the kid birthday party scam; they know they can make a fortune hosting one. While it might be easier to have a party at a special venue, that convenience doesn’t come cheap. For a little bit of work on their end, these hosts charge from around $300 to more than $500 for a single event.

But it’s simple to throw a child’s party on your own without spending a small fortune. A party your child and guests will love can be easily pulled together for under $100; how much under depends on your specific needs.

If you’re looking for cheap birthday party ideas, here are ways to save on key birthday party must-haves.

Location

If you have a good-sized yard or even a garage, your house or perhaps a family member’s home will work fine. Many towns will also let you hold a party at one of their playgrounds or parks for a nominal fee. Or if you live in an apartment or condo, check out reserving the recreation room.

Cake

A bakery cake could easily run you $30-$40 or more. Making it yourself costs just a few dollars. Even if you don’t fancy yourself a from-scratch baker, you can easily doctor up a boxed mix by using milk in place of water and adding about one-half cup of sour cream or plain yogurt along with a splash of vanilla to make it moist. Decorating is as easy as coloring your frosting to match the party theme and loading on the sprinkles. Kids love sprinkles.

If you are a baker but don’t feel creative enough to come up with cake ideas, check out Coolest Birthday Cakes or Pinterest. Both are full of ideas and many include step-by-step directions. Or, instead of cake, make cupcakes. Frost them ahead of time and as a party activity, have the kids decorate them with colored sugars and assorted sprinkles. Trust me, they’ll love it.

As a final option, since you’re saving so much on the party, you may choose to splurge on a cake and your wallet won’t even notice the difference.

Paper goods

When you hit those party stores, you can easily spend around $5 on every tablecloth and package of eight napkins, plates, cups, utensils, etc., for your theme. That adds up. For my daughter’s recent party, I purchased plain white tablecloths at Walmart for 99 cents each and a large bag of brightly colored plasticware at the drug store for $2. Paper goods and party supplies are among the best deals at dollar stores, so be sure to check them out as well. I then accessorized with some plates and napkins that kept with the party’s theme. To help save even more money, mix and match some plain plates and napkins with some theme-centered ones.

Activities

I break cheap birthday party activities into two categories: crafts and games. If you’re not crafty, you can find plenty of ideas online. For games, check out Moms Who Think and Birthday Party Ideas.

You can also try a spin-off of a traditional game. For my daughter’s Cinderella-themed party last year, we played musical slippers — a play on musical chairs in which each of the girls had to take off one shoe and put it in the middle of a circle the girls walked around. For each round, we took one shoe out of the circle. For an ocean-themed party, try pin the tail on the whale.

Favors

Combine an activity with a favor — think tie-dye shirts, layered cookie mixes in a jar, embellished flip-flops, small pots in which the children plant seeds. These are all projects that can be done at the party and sent home with guests. There are also all kinds of simple party favor ideas you can make ahead of time such as ribbon streamers, a party CD of your child’s favorite songs, or homemade play-dough. One of my favorite places to get inspiration for favors is The Crafty Crow. If you want to fill the favor bags a bit more, check out dollar stores or the dollar bins at craft stores or Target. Search the dollar bins for pencils, erasers, notepads, bubbles and other cheap trinkets kids adore.

Saying thank you

As your child opens his or her gifts, have the child who gave the gift stand or sit next to him or her. Snap a picture of the two together with the present. This will help keep track of who gave what when it comes time to writing thank-you notes. Then, use the back of the picture as the thank you card or include the picture in a very simple thank you card your child makes instead of buying pricey themed thank-you notes. Email thank you notes are also a free way to recognize a gift.

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Posted by Heidi McIndoo, MS, RD, LDN on January 1, 2023| Updated January 1, 2023 Filed Under: Entertaining · Family · Kids

About Heidi McIndoo, MS, RD, LDN

Heidi McIndoo, MS, RD, LDN is an award-winning, registered dietitian and nationally recognized nutrition expert who’s written for and been quoted in hundreds of publications and media outlets. She loves saving money and finding great deals, and can’t help but share the wealth when she does. She also loves all things food: baking, cooking, buying, eating, and more. She’s written about nutrition and healthy eating for Parents, Woman’s Day, All You, Prevention, and more. She enjoys teaching people how to eat both nutritiously and deliciously. And, in her two latest books she does just that — When to Eat What and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to 200-300-400 Calorie Meals. She lives with her family in the Metro Boston area.

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Cheap Kids Birthday Party Ideas

Most people spend around $200 for kids’ birthday parties, but is that necessary? Here’s how to have a cheap birthday party your kids will love for just $20!

Cheap Kids Birthday Party Ideas

Corlin writes: I have a daughter who is turning 5 this month and I usually spend too much on the whole thing. Do you have any suggestions on how to cut the cost? We are having the birthday party at home this year. I plan to make cheese and crackers and veggie and fruit platters. Any other short cuts?

Tawra: We keep our kids’ birthday parties simple. We usually only provide cake and ice cream for food and Kool-aid for drinks. We also limit the number of kids to between 5-7 friends if a lot of family will be there so we don’t have more than 15 people with family. We didn’t have parties with friends from school until our son turned eight and our daughter turned seven. Prior to that, we only had family parties.

It is helpful if there are several adults present to make sure everything goes smoothly. We usually have one adult working on cake, another re-filling punch and possibly another just making sure the kids are doing well.

 

Check out our video about cheap kids’ birthday parties and how we had several $20 kids’ birthday parties!

 

Here are some details of our first two kids’ birthday parties with their school friends:

BJ’s first birthday party with his school friends.

This was the first party I’ve thrown for one of the kids. It ended up being really nice and I learned some things too!

First, we sent out invitations but no one called. I had to call everyone and they all said they were coming. I’m glad I called because I would have expected no one to show up!

One kid brought his sibling (The mom didn’t tell me she planned to bring him). I now know to buy extra party favors. Mike asked me if I had prepared for a few extra kids and I said no because I didn’t think everyone would show up. Sometimes you have to improvise. We ended up telling our kids and my niece and nephew that we would give them something else later.

For party favors I bought some bags of fall Hershey’s kisses on clearance for $1.30 each. We had a treasure hunt and the bags of kisses were sitting in a basket at the end of the treasure hunt trail. (If you live in a hot climate like we do, this is not the time of the year for chocolate waiting for kids to find it outside!)

About the treasure hunt: We made ten clues that sent them running all over the place. We have a half acre yard and we sent them from the back of the lot over to the neighbor’s house two houses away, about a half block back and forth. That was way too much. We made 10 clues and they were completely worn out from running so much. Some had to sit down and rest before they were done. Next time I will make 10 clues, but have them clustered closer together so that they follow clues between the front and back yard only. Even though they were tired, they still loved it!

We made a pin the tail on the Furby game and played “Furby Says” (“Simon Says” with a Furby theme ;-). I drew a Furby and painted it on brown paper that I had. Then we cut out tails out of white paper and put the kid’s names on them. They enjoyed it too.

It’s funny, because even though the kids liked the games, they would have much rather just played on our swing set (which cost us $20) and our tire swing (free). The kids were actually more excited about playing together in the yard than they were about playing structured games.

The kids had just as much fun at our homespun party as they had at other kids’ birthday parties where parents rented gymnastics clubs, paid for swimming at the YMCA or took the kids to some other costly venue. I was excited that I didn’t have to spend a lot of money for the kids to have a good time. Since I hadn’t ever done this before, I was wondering if some would complain that it was “boring” just playing in our backyard, but they still remember that party fondly today.

For party decorations, I used crepe paper that I found at a garage sale for .25. I bought balloons, napkins, plates and cups for $1 each at a dollar store.

We covered the table with brown paper (we’ve had a huge roll of it for years) and lined the Furbies down the middle.

I made the Furby Birthday Cake myself by making a 9×13 cake and putting one of BJ’s Furby toys in the middle. Then I just piped on a purple border using a decorating bag and that was it! The cake cost $1. 25.

I was able to do the entire kids birthday party for:

$14.30 party favors
$4.25 for decorations and invitations
$1.25 for the cake
.40 for Kool-aid Total = $20.20

I was trying to keep the party cost under $25 so I was excited that it cost even less than that!

Everyone had a blast and it was easy clean up. It was 70° outside so we were able to have the party on the deck (God was showing favor on me! 🙂 so I didn’t even have to vacuum!

 

Elly’s first big birthday party.

We decided to have a big party for Elly and 13 kids from school came over. It worked out great.

First God was good and it was 55° outside (Her birthday is in January and we live in Kansas.) so they could go out and play on the swing set and tire swing while everyone was coming. We were also able to play our games outside. (No, 55 degrees isn’t even close to being normal for January in Kansas!)

Elly wanted a penguin party. For decorations, I put a dark blue piece of material I had on the table. I used regular white paper plates and napkins and then purchased some white disposable cups for $2. We put her white Christmas tree with penguin ornaments for the centerpiece and her set her stuffed penguins out around it.

We decorated the room with streamers. We purchased them from a garage sale for .25. Mom found a 36″ hanging penguin on clearance for .50 after Christmas and we hung that down from the center of the ceiling fan with some balloons ($2).

For games, we planned a race where the kids carried baby stuffed animals between their legs, like penguins do, across the yard to see who would get to the finish line first. We also did a treasure hunt. The treasure was a bag of assorted candy for each child that we bagged using after Christmas clearance candy. (About $2) We set them all over the front yard for the end of the treasure hunt. (Yes, we learned not to send them to the next state for the treasure hunt this time! 😉

I made the penguin cake, which took a long time, but it did turn out cute. I burned the first cake so the total cost was about $2 for the cakes. 🙂

I had a Victorian dollhouse that I started putting together when I was 18 years old. I never did get it all done. Well, Elly has wanted that thing for years, so I spent two weeks during David’s naps fixing it up. It really needed a lot of work, but it turned out cute and she loved it!

The birthday party turned out really nice.

Here are the clues for the treasure hunt in case you are planning your own sometime and need ideas. No, they don’t all rhyme. I was going brain dead by the time I did them. 😉

I think all together we spent about $20 for everything for her party and gifts.

As you can probably see, if you put a little imagination into your parties, you can give your kids great parties without a lot of cost. Generally, kids will appreciate these parties just as much as expensive hosted parties.

Tawra

TOP-5 ideas where to celebrate a birthday fun and inexpensively

12/15/2019

Birthday is a sad holiday?! It’s just that you don’t know how to celebrate it. Forget once and for all about your years. Hide a couple of gray hairs under a mischievous cap. Leave a solid jacket and branded shoes at home. Breathe in the air with a full chest and, forward, to adventure!

We will tell you where to celebrate your birthday, how to do it in an interesting and inexpensive way. Five of the best ideas for celebrating in winter and summer, for adults and children, on a modest budget and on an enviable scale. nine0003

The first way is traditional. Celebrate at home. Minimum investment – maximum coziness, comfort, delicious homemade food. The method is suitable for avid stay-at-homes, reluctantly crawling out of their “shell”. Of course, it won’t work on a grand scale. You will have to invite only the closest friends, and even in general, celebrate in a close family circle. But for many, this is just a plus. Not everyone is always ready to step out of their comfort zone and celebrate their birthday in the way described in the following four paragraphs.

The second option (also the most classic) is to celebrate in a cafe, restaurant, beer bar. It is best to connect friends, colleagues, husband or wife to the organization. The birthday man should not spend pre-holiday days in troubles. He only needs to hint at the subject and outline the budget. Then let those whom he trusts “work”: they select a restaurant with a varied menu, find themed decorations, agree on renting a hall, and so on. nine0003

The third way is spontaneous. Take a wallet full of banknotes and plastic cards. Call two or three close comrades and, forward – to the unknown! What the adventure will be is up to you. Perhaps today you will be lucky, and there will be discounts for birthday parties in a nearby bar. Or maybe fate will throw you, a little intoxicated and happy, to another city, closer to the sun, sea, warmth. Or maybe… what else could it be? Yes, whatever – today is your birthday.

The fourth version of the celebration is creative. And it includes all the craziest, most imaginative, most extraordinary ideas. For example:

• • Celebrate a birthday in another country;
• • Celebrate on the top of the mountain – invite your extreme friends and even serve a table on a snow-covered peak;
• • Under water – why not?
• • In the sky – perhaps during a flight to a neighboring country, or a scheduled flight on a charter flight;
• • On a ship, yacht, barge – choose the watercraft of your choice;
• • With authentic flair – in an abandoned village or a special complex that imitates old traditions. nine0018

In the fourth version of the birthday celebration, changes are possible depending on the character, preferences, life values ​​of the birthday person.

The fifth way is to celebrate your birthday at work, with colleagues. Suitable for those people who have managed to truly become related to the team. Only a healthy friendly atmosphere can serve as an impetus for organizing a holiday at the workplace.

Who should organize the event

It all depends on the chosen format of the celebration. But in any case, it is better to protect (even an adult) birthday person from unnecessary fuss. For example, in organizing a husband’s birthday, the wife should take on the maximum activity. nine0003

In the case of children, everything is simple. This is where the parents really have to organize. Naturally, before the holiday, you will have to consult with the little one, and only then correlate his ideas and your budget, choosing the most favorable proportions.

When deciding to celebrate at work, you will have to share responsibilities. For example, a birthday person can take care of the table setting and selection of treats, and colleagues can come up with an unusual celebration program.

What to do if you don’t feel like celebrating your birthday

Unfortunately, this also happens. Psychologists recommend surrendering to the power of a bad mood, feeling and understanding the cause. Even up to the complete rejection of the celebration. In other words, they advise not to force yourself, but simply to relax, forget about your birthday and behave as if today is the most ordinary day.

But, wise friends will always find something to cheer up a depressed birthday person. Arrange some surprise. They themselves will book a table at the bar, and then put before the fact. They will pretend that they have forgotten about the significant day, and in the evening they will suddenly appear with gifts, alcohol, snacks. They will feel the mood and create a calm, trusting atmosphere in which the birthday person will relax and forget gloomy thoughts. nine0003

Remember. Know. Do not forget! Birthday is the day when your dreams should come true. Even the smallest ones. Even if it’s minor. Even if it is completely, completely intangible. This is your day. And today everything is simply obliged to revolve around you – the birthday man. Never deny yourself the pleasure of making at least one day a year a little brighter, happier, richer. Don’t think about years. Don’t think about getting older. Think better about the experience gained, about the wisdom that increases over the years, about those people who are always there, literally in any situation. Allow yourself to be happy. Straighten your shoulders. Smile. nine0003

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Budget creative birthday

• How to save money on a holiday
• An example of calculating a holiday

Without holidays, life would lose its taste and interest. If for some a birthday is associated with old age, for others it is a chance to remember all the brightest things that happened during the year and meet a new page of life to the fullest. One thing unites pessimists and optimists – preparation for the holiday, which takes not only strength, but also money. nine0033

Gatherings with mother’s cake and grandmother’s compote are far behind. Ukrainians are gradually coming to the conclusion that a birthday should be fun, not burdened with routine worries, like cooking and cleaning. An incredible number of bars, restaurants and unusual cafes solve the problem with the venue and free you from the hassle. But you have to pay for emotions, and the average check for one in a decent establishment has long exceeded 500 UAH.

How to save money on a holiday

nine0004 Despite the fact that a birthday happens only once a year, the famous Gena and Cheburashka would hardly agree to give half of their monthly income for just one evening with friends and relatives. And since in our country it is customary for the birthday man to arrange a “party”, and not guests, as, for example, in the States, the costs, from ordering food to entertainment, fall on the shoulders of the hero of the occasion. Whether this is good or not, we do not undertake to judge. But we are ready to suggest a couple of ideas on how to save money on a holiday right now! nine0033

If celebrating at home is not an actual undertaking, but just short of money, there is only one option left – not celebrating at all. Under the motto of hopelessness, thousands of people forgot about the bright holiday and spent it gray, quietly on the couch. We suggest not to repeat the “mistakes of youth” anymore and write down a couple of practical tips:

Tip #1 Make a guest list

When an important date is planned, I want to gather all my friends. But before booking a table for 30 guests, think about whether everyone will come to the holiday with sincere feelings. Not many people know how to rejoice from the bottom of their hearts, give gifts without counting the money spent, wish warm words from the bottom of their hearts. Delete “empty” people, leave important friends. nine0033

Forget about remorse. Birthday is the high point of the birthday. It is up to him to decide who should be with him.

Tip #2 Invite guests without gifts

The choice of gifts is a pain for the guests, and sometimes a disappointment for the birthday man. To save guests from a “headache”, offer to split the total check for everyone as a gift, or let everyone pay for their order.

Tip #3 Kebabs – cheap and cheerful

Camping in nature with tents – a budget option for celebrating a birthday, but only possible in good weather. At the same time, the impressions and emotions from the sortie are guaranteed until next year. The process of cooking, gatherings by the fire, songs with a guitar – romance! You can dilute the rest with active games, such as Twister.

Tip #4 Rent creative locations

Restaurant gatherings are not only expensive, they are boring. The luxury atmosphere is shackling, and the people at the neighboring tables make you feel uncomfortable. Hourly rental of creative spaces (anti-cafe, lofts) makes it possible to retire with a group of friends and “hang out” to the fullest. The cost of the location is from 300 UAH. The good thing is that there is no rule for ordering from the menu. You are allowed to bring food and drinks with you. In addition, all the necessary equipment for dancing is available. And for evening relaxation there are board games. nine0033

Tip #5 Connect a support group to your organization

Birthday decor costs a lot of money. To dress up the hall in the theme of the event, you will have to allocate more than one thousand hryvnias. You can create a holiday atmosphere thanks to improvised means and creativity. Ask friends for help to make confetti, crackers, photo props. A garland or a mirror ball will add fabulousness to the hall, carnival costumes will add mystery. The room for the birthday will turn out to be unusual if all the participants bring something individual to the design of the hall. nine0003

Holiday calculation example

In order not to be wordy, we decided to make individual birthday calculations. For example, you have 5,000 UAH for a holiday consisting of 6 people.

Venue – creative space “Open Room”, cost 400 UAH per hour. When renting from 5 hours, the discount is 10%. When ordering a room from 18.

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900 Jackson Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(240) 740-0800

Grades: PK-5

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411 Sisson St
Silver Spring, MD 20902
(240) 740-5970

Grades: PK-5

| 458 students

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Municipal budgetary educational institution secondary school No. 7 with in-depth study of individual subjects (in those years – primary one-complete school) was …

School No. 20

Balashikha, microdistrict Novoe Izmailovo quarter, Gorensky Boulevard, 2

MAOU “School No. 20” was built in a new district of Balashikha – microdistrict “New Izmailovo”.
The school was founded in 2015.
The emblem of the school – colored pencils, symbolizes the unity of children of different …

School “Intellect-Service”

Balashikha, Olgino microdistrict, Granichnaya street, 6

On December 20, 1990, by decision of the session of the City Council of Deputies, the building was transferred to the newly established lyceum.
The lyceum was founded by Igor Leonidovich Nesterovich as a senior school of the new …

Lyceum “Intellect”

Balashikha, Zarechnaya street, 7

Autonomous non-profit educational organization “Lyceum “Intellect” has been carrying out educational activities since 1993, licensed and accredited by the Ministry of Education…

Lyceum Granichnaya Street, 5a

The lyceum is located in a picturesque corner of the city – the Olgino microdistrict, which began in 1909. Then the entrepreneur Mironov bought a plot of land on which he built several summer cottages for…

School No. 3

Balashikha, Balashikha-1 microdistrict, Sovetskaya street, 17

The school was established in 1945 and was called “Gorenskaya incomplete secondary school No. 3”, in 1952 it became secondary school No. 3 in Balashikha. 03/23/1961 by decision of the executive committee of Balashikha …

School No. 27

Balashikha, microdistrict Field of Miracles, Sverdlov Street, 49

The building of the MBOU “School No. 27″ was commissioned in 1993. The first director of the school was a physics teacher, a true professional Irina Ivanovna Slyusarenko.
Under her leadership, the school was…

School No. 22

Balashikha, Yuzhny microdistrict, Fadeeva street, 8a Balashikha, Moscow Region, which has no manufacturing enterprises and a well-developed social infrastructure.
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School No. 1

Balashikha, microdistrict Balashikha-1, Prospekt Lenina, 20

Balashikha Secondary School No. 1 – the oldest school in the city – was founded on September 1934 years. The history of the school is closely connected with the history of the city: the city grew -…

Gymnasium No. 3

Balashikha, Yuzhny microdistrict, Fadeeva street, 8

The school was founded in 1978.
In 2000, the school received the status of “School with in-depth study of individual subjects.”
In 2004, the school received the status of “Gymnasium”.
In 2008, the gymnasium. ..

Gymnasium No. 1

Balashikha, microdistrict Yuzhny, highway Entuziastov, 56

The institution was opened at 1972 as an eight-year school No. 26 (decision of the Executive Committee of the Balashikha City Council dated December 1, 1972 No. 734/24).
In 1974, the Institution was reorganized into a secondary school…

School No. 3

Balashikha, Pavlino microdistrict, 3, building 1

The school is an educational institution with a long history and rich traditions. For more than thirty years, since September 1, 1981, the teaching staff has been providing training and…

School No. 4

Balashikha, Keramik microdistrict, Svobody street, 4, building 1

Date of founding of the educational organization: 1953.

School No. 26

Balashikha, microdistrict of Aviators, Letnaya street, 10

Date of founding of the educational organization: 2015.

Date of foundation of the educational organization: 2015.

School No. 10

Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhny microdistrict, Kalinina street, 7

Date of foundation of the educational organization: 1970.

Sanatorium-forest school “Polyanka”

Balashikha, Sverdlov street, 26a

Date of foundation of the educational organization: 04/01/1987
The educational institution has been operating in conditions of financial and economic independence since 1994.
The institution created …

School No. 13

Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhny microdistrict, Novaya street, 34

Date of foundation of the educational organization: 1995.

Gymnasium No.

Date of establishment of the organization: 01.10.1941.

Gymnasium No. 2

Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhny microdistrict, Shkolnaya street, 3

Date of creation: September 1, 1948.

Gymnasium No. 11

Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhny microdistrict, Kolkhoznaya street, 9

Gymnasium No. 11 of the Zheleznodorozhny microdistrict of the city of Balashikha was created on the basis of secondary school No. 11, which was opened in 1980
In 1999, the school was given the status of a Gymnasium.
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School No. 14

Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhny microdistrict, 32

Date of the foundation of the educational organization: 2012.

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School No. 8

Balashikha, Balashikha-2 microdistrict, 3

Street, 3

Date of foundation of the educational organization: 1978.

School No. 31

Balashikha, Yantarny microdistrict, Molodezhny Boulevard, 3

Date of foundation of the educational organization: 2014.

School No. 30

Balashikha, microdistrict Aviators, Letnaya street, 7

Date of foundation of the educational organization: 2013.

School No. 25

Balashikha, microdistrict Novy Svet, Solnechnaya street, 10

Date of foundation of the educational organization: 1988.0003

Date of foundation of the educational organization: 1909.

Lyceum

Balashikha, microdistrict Balashikha-7, Lenina avenue, 55

Date of foundation of the educational organization: 1967.

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Among the most pressing issues in the social infrastructure of New Moscow is the availability of good schools that provide high learning outcomes.

1. School No. 2070 (Kommunarka)

This educational institution is included in the top 110 best schools in Moscow (located 3-4 km from the Moscow Ring Road), includes both preschool and school departments. In 2015, a new building of the institution was opened, with a modern sports ground and a large stadium. Now school number 2070 is designed for 1775 students – it is the largest school not only in New Moscow, but throughout the capital. Particular attention is paid to innovative programs of primary education (“Planet of Knowledge”, “School 2100”), early learning of foreign languages ​​has been introduced.

2. School No. 2065 Vector (Moskovsky)

School No. 2065, located in the city of Moskovsky, was in the Top 100 best schools in Moscow in the 2015-2016 ranking, ranking 73rd in it. This is the highest figure among all educational institutions of the TiNAO. “Vector” is a classical comprehensive school, which was founded in 2011. Pupils receive here primary, secondary and complete secondary education, there is a choice of a profile: socio-economic, physics-mathematical or social-humanitarian.

3. School “Kremlin Reserve”

On the territory of New Moscow there is one of the branches of the private Lomonosov school – “Kremlin Reserve”. The institution is located in the Belgian Village cottage village, 7 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road. This network of schools is rightfully considered one of the most famous and prestigious in Moscow, as education here is carried out according to the innovative methodology “Intellect”. It stimulates the development of attention, logical thinking, memory, and has proven itself in the process of teaching children of different ages.

4. Gymnasium No. 5 named after Pushkov, Troitsk

This general education school has been consistently ranked among the best schools in Moscow and Russia for several years now. The gymnasium has a humanitarian profile, the main emphasis is on language training. Pupils of the school regularly demonstrate high results when passing the OGE and the Unified State Examination in the Russian language (the average score is 70-80%). The Trinity Gymnasium consists of two buildings, one of which teaches junior (1-4), and the other senior (5-12) classes.

5. Primary school “Doverie”

The private school-kindergarten “Doverie” is located in the village of Gorchakovo, 22 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road. It is visited by children of different ages, from 2-3 to 6-7 years old. Classes are held according to the author’s methodology “School 2100”, which implies a harmonious preschool education. In this complex, attention is paid to the development of speech and writing, initial ideas about the English language, computer science, mathematics, and the search for the child’s creative abilities.

6. School No. 2083 “Rodniki”

Secondary school No. 2083 is located in the village of Znamya Oktyabrya, the Rodniki microdistrict. It was founded in 2014 by combining three schools into one, located 15 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road. The institution annually occupies a worthy position in the ranking of public schools in Moscow. School No. 2083 includes an educational and cultural-sports building, with modern sports and gyms, a library center, studios and workshops, and a cinema and concert venue.

7. Premier Lyceum

A private lyceum located in the village of Krekshino (30 km from the Moscow Ring Road) was opened in 2012. Specializes in in-depth study of the English language. It is located in a modern three-story building with adjacent sports fields and its own park. The Premier Lyceum pays special attention to the creative development of children, there are many studios (from fine arts and choreography to vocals and a theater studio). There are also a number of sports sections: from football and gymnastics to chess and martial arts.

8. Private school “Danko”

This private educational institution is located in the near part of New Moscow – 5 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road. It has been operating since 1998, providing pre-school, primary, basic and complete secondary education. Education here is conducted not only according to Russian, but also according to European standards. School “Danko” cooperates with foreign educational institutions – from Switzerland, Great Britain, Slovakia. English is studied in depth, there are many sports sections and creative studios, there are programs for preparing for admission to universities.

9. School No. 1392 named after Dmitry Ryabinkin

Secondary school No. 1392 is located in the Novye Vatutinki district, 16 km. from MKAD along the Kaluga highway. In 2014, it was reorganized by joining two neighboring schools and a kindergarten; a new building of the institution was also built and put into operation. The school implements additional specialized programs: natural science, technical, sports, art and other areas.

10. Little Prince Primary School

The Little Prince private school is located near the Yasenevo metro station, a few kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road towards the center of Moscow. Preschoolers and schoolchildren of grades 1-4 study here, classes are conducted according to the general education program with in-depth study of foreign languages. The school has a leisure center aimed at developing the creative abilities of children (vocal, dancing, piano).

11. Private school “Nika”

On the territory of New Moscow (Krasnopakhorskoye settlement, 20 km from the Moscow Ring Road) there is a branch of the kindergarten, primary and secondary school “Nika”. Children here receive an extensive list of educational and extracurricular activities, learn 2 foreign languages, participate in circles and sections, prepare for the State Academic and State Examination and EGE, as well as for obtaining international language certificates. In 2015, the Nika Private School joined the Distance Educational Environment program and now conditions have been created here for effective distance learning of children at home.

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HT Kids Academy is a Christian preschool reaching and embracing children by providing a loving and caring environment that encourages them to grow socially, academically and spiritually.

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Children’s Paradise accepts children from ages Birth-12 Years. We are open from 5:30am-9:00pm Monday-Friday. Our motto here is “Just Another Day In Paradise” meaning we like for our children to come and enjoythemselves and for us to be like a second home to them. We are a Better Beginnings Level 2 Certified Center. We are licensed and monitored by Arkansas Department of Human Services and we accept Arkansas Childcare Vouchers. To enroll a child, please stop by the center to pick up an application and take a tour!…

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Dianne’s Little Angels Day Care is a licensed childcare facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas that caters to children of all ages. It provides a child-centered environment and engaging activities that stimulates thechildren’s imagination, curiosity, creativity and desire to learn. This childcare facility can accommodate up to ten children, and it operates from Mondays through Fridays, 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM….

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Bost, Inc. in Fort Smith, AR offers developmental and preschool programs for children from ages six weeks to five years old and includes service coordination, day treatment, nutrition, and transportation.Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapy are available upon referral. Their curriculum provides activities that allow the students to learn and play in a structured learning atmosphere….

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CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHILD DEVELOPMENT in Fort Smith, AR is a non-profit establishment that provides full-time preschool and care services to the students in a nurturing and fun Christian atmosphere thatstarted in the year 1983. They have activities that match the developmental stage and age of the children while ensuring that they are ready for Kindergarten….

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Lincoln Child Care Center Inc in Fort Smith, Arizona is a Child Care provider for children from three weeks to thirteen years of age. Their curriculum seeks to provide a high quality, nurturing, fun and safelearning environment that is appropriate for the child’s overall growth and development….

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Cavanaugh Children’s Center offers full-time early learning programs geared towards preschool children. The company is based in Fort Smith, Arizona and is open to children three months up to five years of age.Cavanaugh Children’s Center also offers summer camp programs for kids up to fifth grade, as well as drop-in care services….

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Tender Care Child Development is a state-licensed child care facility that offers child development programs for young kids. The company serves families in the Fort Smith, Arkansas area and approved by thestate to handle a total of one hundred four children. Tender Care Child Development’s programs are open to preschool children of up to thirteen years of age….

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815 N 16th St, Fort Smith, AR 72901

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Tilles Preschool in Fort Smith, AR focuses on learning and working while driving the students to achieve their highest potential. They believe that children will be successful when they equip them with thetools and strategies that they need for their learning objectives. This child care organization aims to create life-long learners with proficiency in all the curriculum areas….

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The Guardian Angel Family Child Care provides a childcare and preschool program in Fort Smith, Arkansas. They encourage the children’s holistic growth through play-based and child-centered activities and aim todevelop the children’s social skills, emotional growth, and physical coordination. The Guardian Angel Family Child Care is open from Mondays to Fridays and welcomes pre-K children from six fifteen AM to eleven thirty PM….

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116 North 12th Street�, Fort Smith, AR 72901

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BOST Inc. / Hand In Hand Child Development Center-North in Fort Smith, Arkansas seeks to provide a nurturing, high quality, safe and fun learning environment that is fit for the child’s overall growth anddevelopment. It is a Child Care provider that can accommodate up to 55 children from infants to preschool….

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BOST Inc. / Hand In Hand Child Development Center-South in Fort Smith, Arkansas seeks to provide a nurturing, high quality, safe and fun learning environment that is fit for the child’s overall growth anddevelopment. It is a Child Care provider that can accommodate up to 76 children from infants to preschool….

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First Lutheran Preschool in Fort Smith, Arkansas seeks to provide a nurturing, high quality, safe and fun learning environment that is fit for the child’s overall growth and development. It is a Church-basedChild Care provider that can accommodate up to 198 children from toddlers to preschool….

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Quality Child Care Inc. is a perfect mix of learning and fun to exceed your child’s early learning needs. The teachers are highly motivated and hold high standards for themselves and their students. They haveprograms specially designed for the needs of your child….

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If you are looking for daycare options near you, start several months in advance of when you need care for your child. Care.com has 104 in Fort Smith, AR as of January 2023 and you can filter daycares by distance from Fort Smith or your zip code. From there, you can then compare daycare rates, parent reviews, view their specific services, see their hours of operation and contact them through the website for further information or to request an appointment.

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Ft. Smith – S. Savannah — Quality Child Care

About Our Center

Better Beginning Certification

Level Two Better Beginnings certification. 

Programs

• Connecting with Infants

• Adventures for Toddlers

• Adventures in Learning for Pre-schoolers

• Before & After Care for School Age Children

• Summer Program for School Age Children

• Arkansas Better Chance Program

Transportation

We offer transportation to and from the local schools in the area. If you request transportation, we will expect your child to be on the van everyday, unless you tell us otherwise. This is to guarantee the safety of your child.

• Parents must notify the center at least one hour prior to school dismissal time if their child will not be riding the van in the afternoon. Ideally, a note should be written and given to QCC staff stating the dates of the days you know your child will not be riding in the van from school to the center.

• Please do not assume that we will know your child is not riding the van if they did not ride in the morning or if a sibling is not at the center.

• Roll is checked at the school and upon arrival at the center. You will be called to verify your child’s location if your child does not get on the van when expected.

• Refusal to call and let us know your child will not be riding the van could result in a $5.00 fee for each offense.

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Monday through Friday from 6AM to 6PM

*ABC classrooms are open from 8AM to 3PM, Monday through Friday. If your child needs care before or after these times, you may enroll him or her in QCC’s before and/or aftercare program. Please see the “School Age Programs” page for more details. Ask your center’s director for pricing information.  

IMPORTANT TIMES DURING THE DAY

• 8:00am – 8:30am Breakfast

• 11:00am – 11:30am Lunch

• Naptime – 12:00pm – 2:00pm

• 2:00 – 2:30 Snack

Please note that from 11:30AM and 2:00PM children are preparing for naptime and resting. Dropping your child off during this time is strongly discouraged. This is not only disrupts other children that are trying to rest, but it may also upset your own child if they have to lie down for a nap as soon as they arrive.

Calendar

Holiday Closings

We will be closed on the following holidays. Should any of these dates fall on the weekend, we will observe the holiday on Friday or Monday, whichever day is the closest to the holiday. Tuition is not waived or altered for closings.

• New Year’s Day

• Memorial Day

• Independence Day

• Labor Day

• Thanksgiving Day

• Christmas Day

There will be other holidays, such as Black Friday, Christmas Eve, and Spring Break for which parents must sign up ahead of time in order for their child to attend. This allows us to plan the staff schedule and the children’s meals. Depending on the number of kids that sign up, directors will schedule staff for those children only and it is possible that the center will close early. Each center will have this information posted, so make sure you check with your facility about the closing time on these days.

Children enrolled in the ABC Program will follow the local school district’s calendar for holidays and school closings. If your child needs care when ABC classrooms are closed, please contact your center’s director.

According to Regulation 23. 04 in the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the ABC Program, we will follow the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment. ABC materials must be neutral with respect to religion, and no religious activity may occur during the ABC Day. 

Contact Information

Director

Ashley Gipson
Email [email protected]

Address

2015 S. Savannah Street
Ft. Smith, AR 72901

Phone

(479)646-3479
 

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University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is 5.9 km from The Arc Hotel. The nearest airport is Fort Smith Airport, a few steps from the hotel.

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Opel O-Team Zafira Life: premiere in Oschersleben

Opel loves when the plan works

If this weekend again Opel tens of thousands of fans meet in Oschersleben, it becomes clear: the outbreak of a cult. Opel fans will be on the anniversary of “120 years of motoring” in addition to beautiful vintage cars and 120-year-old special models to present a completely exceptional car With Opel Zafira Life celebrating the fourth generation of the Greater Variable Vans model at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben for their Germany premiere. nine0013

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But that’s not all: Opel also brings a version from the racetrack that it has in every sense in itself: the “O-Team Zafira Life” concept car. An additional label, most likely, this is already ringing for many: A-Team! In fact the American cult rack series from the 1980s Pate or better the GMC G20, with which four warriors in countless action action series moving Fort.

“O-Team Zafira Life” – “o” of course for Opel – if you want, you can record it in every way with a cinematic model. Visually, Opel cites the original with embossed wheels, a front slat, a large rear wing and a special paint job, with Knalliges Neon Yellow replacing the original Movie Red cars. nine0013

As the basis for the action version of the vehicle, the specialists of the company Opel Special Vehicles, which usually advertising and exhibition vehicles chose to build on the Zafira Life than six seats with a medium wheelbase and a complete set. Its two-liter diesel engine is 177 hp. With. and provides a maximum torque of 400 Newton meters. Power is handled by a very efficient eight-speed automatic transmission further.

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The sound of the “O-Team Zafira Life” is very special, because the engineers have implanted a special-Zafira Life sound module, the sound of the engine with a single voice V8 Benziners intonation. One exhaust pipe in OPC design has also been installed under the car. An additional amplifier and powerful speakers also transform the interior with an 800 watt system performance into a concert hall.

In the action sequence of the TV series meisterten Hannibal Smith, Face & Co. with the help of a mobile pedestal, even the most spectacular tricks and jumps.

Worship In Person – Church of the Holy Comforter

Saturday Church

Join us in-person at 5:00 p.m.

Join us for a Holy Eucharist service on the front lawn. The service includes readings, prayers, a homily, and communion. Mask wearing is optional. Please bring your own chairs or blankets. In the event of heavy rain or temperatures below 50 degrees, look for us indoors in the Chapel.

Join us for a Holy Eucharist service in the Chapel. The service includes readings, prayers, a homily, and communion. Mask wearing is optional.

Sunday Church

Join us in-person and online at 9:30 a.m.

Join us for a Holy Eucharist service in the Sanctuary. The service includes hymns, readings, prayers, a homily, and communion. Mask wearing is optional. This service is livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook. Recorded services along with service bulletins are available HERE.

New Sunday Schedule Begins September 25

9:30 a. m. Holy Eucharist in the Sanctuary
10:40 a.m. Sunday School

Face masks are optional for indoor and outdoor worship and activities.

We have resumed administration of a common cup of wine for communion. It is administered via standing stations. There will be no intinction (dipping the wafer in the wine) permitted per CDC guidance. Unfermented grape juice will be available at the Sunday service only. The clergy will direct the congregation to which side of the standing stations it will be available.

Drive-Thru Communion: Unable to attend worship in-person? Drive-Thru Communion is offered on the 2nd Sunday of the month. From 10:45 to 11:00 a.m., drive through the Front Circle to receive Holy Communion and a blessing from your car.

Communion in Your Home: In mid-June, our Eucharistic Visitors will resume visits following the COVID hiatus. If you would like a pair of visitors to bring Communion to your home once a month or once every other month, please contact the Church Office.

Holy Week and Easter at Holy Comforter (April 9 through 17) reenacts a powerful story of change—a story that continues to change the world, and to change people’s lives. We hope you can join us for any or all Holy Week and Easter offerings—Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday.

All indoor worship services will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. Recorded services can be found on this website HERE.

Holy Week and Easter Schedule

Blessing of the Animals (RAIN OR SHINE)

Saturday, October 1 at 5:00 p.m.

All creatures are welcome for a blessing (no matter how big or small). Pictures and stuffed animal toys welcome too! Join us as we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis, patron saint of animals and all Creation.

Then stay for “Yappy Hour” at 6:00 p.m.—with refreshment and treats for humans and animals. Bring a friend!

PLEASE NOTE: In the event of heavy rain, look for us inside the Ministry Center.

PLUS, grazing sheep will be onsite, eating their fill of invasive plants, helping us balance our fragile ecosystem. (REMEMBER: People are welcome to visit them at the far end of the parking lot, but sheep are afraid of dogs!)

Ash Wednesday March 2

12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes (in the Chapel)

1:30 p.m. Drive-Thru Communion with Imposition of Ashes (in the Front Circle)

7:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes (in the Sanctuary)

Choral Evensong

Sunday, October 2 at 5:00 p.m.

Holy Comforter’s Adult Choir will present a service of evensong followed by an elegant reception. This beautiful and brief choral liturgy will include canticles by Sir John Stainer, an anthem by Holy Comforter’s Minister of Music, David Kelley, and organ works by Dan Locklair. Join us, and bring a friend!

Taizé Contemplative Worship Sunday, September 25 at 5:00 p.m. in the Chapel

Join us in St. Mary’s Chapel for a powerful and moving combination of song and scripture featuring lush greenery, candles, icons, and considerable time spent in silent meditation. All are welcome! Bring a friend!

Christmas Eve – Friday, December 24

11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Children’s Living Crèche*

11:00 a.m. Service Bulletin

12:30 p.m. Christmas Communion in Cars – For those who cannot receive Holy Communion in person, drive through the front circle of the church at 12:30 to receive Holy Communion and a Christmas blessing while staying in your vehicle.

4:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Children’s Living Crèche* (Livesteamed on YouTube and Facebook)

4:00 p.m. Service Bulletin

7:00 p.m. Festival Choral Eucharist

7:00 p.m. Service Bulletin

10:00 p.m. Festival Choral Eucharist (with incense) (Livesteamed on YouTube and Facebook)

10:00 p.m. Service Bulletin

Christmas Day – Saturday, December 25

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Organ Music and Carols

10:30 a.m. Service Bulletin

Sunday, January 2

9:30 a. m. Holy Eucharist* – The service includes hymns, readings, prayers, a homily, and communion (bread only—gluten-free available). This service is livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook.

9:30 a.m. Service Bulletin

Due to the surge in COVID cases in our region:

The 4:00 p.m. Saturday service has been canceled this weekend.

Nursery and Sunday School will not take place this Sunday.

Coffee Hour with Body & Soul Mini Classes will take place outdoors. Learn more.

We will continue with distanced seating in the sanctuary with masking.

Sunday

Children’s Chapel during the 9:30 a.m. service

Before the gospel, children who would like to go are invited to follow the acolyte with the dove cross to the Chapel, where a children’s book about faith is read and time for conversation, prayer, and response is given. Children are returned to the Sanctuary for the Peace.

Nursery
9:00 a.m.–Noon

Childcare on Sundays for children through age 4 is available in the Nursery, located on the lower level below the Sanctuary.

Coffee and Fellowship Hour
following the 9:30 a.m. service (about 10:40 a.m.)

Join us in the church Narthex for coffee and conversation. All are welcome for an informal fellowship hour—a chance to see one another and chat.

Sunday School for Pre-K–6th Grade meets from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m.; Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (4-year olds and kindergarten) Room 309; Godly Play (1st–4th graders) Room 313; Faith in Action (5th and 6th graders) Lower Level Lilian Croy Room Learn more.

Sunday School for 7th–12th Grade meets at 10:40 to 11:30 a.m.; Middle School meets in the old library; High School meets in McGill Hall Learn more.

Sunday Bible Study is on hiatus until later in the program year.

Sunday Bible Study
11:00–11:45 Hybrid Zoom

We use Feasting on the Word, a curriculum that focuses on one of the lectionary readings each week. Join on Zoom from home or join from the Chapel, using the “owl” which allows group participation online. All are welcome to this drop-in class.

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Sunday

Hybrid Fellowship Hour
11:15 a.m. In-Person OR Online

All are welcome for a chance to see one another and chat. Join us either in-person in the Narthex (MASKS OPTIONAL) or virtually on Zoom.

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Worship is at the heart of our community. Our experience of God creates a sacred life which changes the way we live, treating ourselves and others with dignity. Fed at Christ’s table, we take that deep nourishment out into the world, recognizing Christ’s presence everywhere. All of our ministries are a response to the love of God we experience around the table. It is a profound claim on our hearts, minds and bodies.

Monday

Centering Prayer
1:30 p.m. on Zoom

Please join us for Centering Prayer, a means of Christian meditation that uses a single word for us to rest our attention while we come before the presence of God. This will include a brief check-in, an opening prayer, brief instruction, 20 minutes of silence and then a brief closing prayer. Please follow the link below and follow the prompts.

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Tuesday

Men’s Bible Study
6:45–7:45 a.m. on Zoom

Join us on Zoom early for coffee followed by our Bible study. Please contact the Rev. Jon Strand or Ray Wadlow to RSVP. We are using the Bible study guide from St. Stephen’s Richmond—found below—to start out. We will generally meet weekly, taking breaks for holidays and the summer.

Bible Study Guide

Women’s Bible Study
6:45–7:45 a.m. on Zoom

Bible women, especially those who speak, are surprisingly bold! Join us as we explore their voices, many of whom have been silenced or forgotten. Every week, please contact the Rev. Ann Gillespie to be included—first come, first served (limit 20). Looking forward to ‘seeing’ you!

Compline and Conversation
8:00 p.m. on Zoom

Compline is descended from the night prayers said before bed at the end of the monastic round of daily prayer. You may use our online Prayer Book HERE.

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Wednesday

Noonday Prayer
12:00 p.m. on YouTube and Facebook

Join us on our YouTube Channel for a brief 10 to 12 minute meditation.

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Worship Ministry

Helping our community prepare for and celebrate all the services of our liturgical life.

Acolytes & Vergers:

All youth in grades 7 through 12 are encouraged to serve in the Acolyte Ministry. Acolytes not only grow spiritually by playing an active, meaningful role in the liturgies, but also develop tremendous leadership skills as they grow from being a young torch bearer to captain of their own team. School volunteer hours can also be earned. Vergers are committed lay people who assist the clergy in the conduct of public worship. Their varied tasks include recruiting, training and directing the acolytes, physical preparation of the worship space, coordination of lay ministers, ordering and marshaling of processions, as well as general safekeeping of the church building. Vergers are selected by the rector.

Digital Ministry:

Run the audio and video for services in the Sanctuary and help live stream and record services—which involves monitoring the sound and video systems to ensure proper volumes, camera coverage, recording and troubleshooting and possible video editing for recorded services. An important part of the ministry is facilitating holiday services which expand the audio and video capabilities throughout the church building to accommodate the increased number of parishioners attending those services.

Eucharistic Ministers:

As Eucharistic Minister, you will serve the chalice of consecrated wine at the altar during Holy Eucharist at Sunday and special services. Lead Eucharistic Ministers assist the Priest in the preparation and serving of the Holy Eucharist, lead the procession, and perform other duties during Saturday services.

Greeters:

Greet people as they arrive at the services and assist any newcomers to find what they might need after the service—an excellent way to help with a person’s journey of faith. All that is needed is a welcoming attitude and every other talent and essential knowledge will develop on its own.

Lectors & Intercessors:

Read the lessons and/or psalm for the day and offer the prayers of the people as assigned for each service.

Manna Makers:

Bake the bread for our Eucharistic services using a standard recipe and a lot of love. Teams of bakers bake on a rotating basis and are happy to train new recruits.

Music Ministry:

The Adult Choir and Choristers serve on Sunday mornings and at other special services or events. The Chorister program uses the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) training curriculum called Voice for Life.

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St. Mary’s Altar Guild:

Members prepare the worship spaces for the gatherings of God’s people: Holy Eucharist, Evensong, Baptism, Weddings, Funerals, Taize, and special liturgies. We take care of the sacred vessels, linens, and vestments working in teams that rotate weekly. At Christmas and Easter we decorate the church in celebration of our lives together in Christ. The Altar Guild is open to all parishioners ages 14 and up. We will train you!

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Ushers:

Provide assistance in seating, handing out bulletins, and other logistics for services.

Church of the Holy Comforter

Who We Are

Transformation. Wholeness. Healing. Everyone is welcome at Holy Comforter!

You are welcome here because you are made in the Image of God. Our baptismal covenant calls us to respect the dignity of every human being. That means people of every race, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, socioeconomic status, physical or mental health, or other circumstances are welcome. As St. Paul wrote “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.”

In response to the love of God and the power of the Resurrection, we at Holy Comforter are called to be a source of transformation, wholeness, and healing for all within and without the parish community. As a Center for Wellness and Spirituality we offer programs and resources to support emotional, physical and spiritual health. We invite you to become an active participant in helping us build this community of peace. In God, we are a new creation and we will continue to follow where God’s Spirit, our holy comforter, leads us.

As Episcopalians we are a people of the “Middle Way”, a balancing between Catholic and Protestant traditions, taking the best of both. We are members of the worldwide Anglican Communion, committed to living out the reconciling work Jesus began. Our worship is deeply informed by the long tradition of Christ’s church and yet is creatively responsive to the changing world we live in.

Mission Statement

The Church of the Holy Comforter is called to help our community and world know the transforming love of God in Jesus Christ. We welcome all people into a generous Christian community where they may encounter God’s transforming presence in worship, be formed with others in the way of Christ through intentional formation, and be empowered to live out their faith through engagement in God’s mission of healing and reconciliation in a rapidly changing world.

Leadership

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The Rev. Jon Strand

Rector

Jon’s ministry is focused on the Resurrection, a vision of the restored life God has given to us in Christ. This vision is one that is given to all of us uniquely. “Without each of us that vision is incomplete and our view of heaven, is incomplete. As the former Archbishop of Canturbury has said ‘It won’t really feel like heaven unless we are all there together.’ What is your unique vision of a restored world? Please tell me, and let us work together in the church, achieving it!”

When he is not in his servant-leader/spiritual director role as priest and Rector, Jon will often find himself running on trails while listening to audiobooks, practicing contemplative prayer, being a dad to his three children and a husband to his wife Beth, an oncology nurse practitioner. He also enjoys working on improving a telescope design, paddling a kayak on the ocean, or on his kayak-erg in the garage or hosting guests in the backyard. A semi-professional trumpeter, Jon occasionally performs in the area when practice time allows. A graduate of Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Jon has served at Holy Comforter as Rector since the spring of 2018. All the congregations where he has served, have experienced growth in numbers and ministry. He is committed to strengthening the ministry of Holy Comforter’s incredibly thoughtful, compassionate and dynamic community.

Jon has ministered in a variety of contexts from youth ministry and street ministry to interfaith organizing and growing communities of faith. Invite him for a walk, run or a hike!

He can’t decide if his favorite passage of scripture is when Jesus proclaims “Peace” to the disciples who failed him; or if its from Paul’s letters, “In Christ there is no male nor female, nor Jew nor Greek, nor slave nor free, by all are one in Christ Jesus.” Both are compelling visions of resurrection life.

The Rev. Ann Gillespie

Senior Associate Rector

The Rev. Ann Gillespie arrived June 1, 2019 to serve as our Senior Associate Rector and the Director of the Center for Spirituality and Wellness. Ann brings to parish ministry a 23-year career as an actress in television and theater and 18 years as a yoga teacher. Ann’s acting career included many guest-starring roles. Some may remember her recurring characters as “Kelly’s mom” on Beverly Hills, 90210 and the second iteration in the 2000’s called “90201” and Nurse Jabara on Star Trek’s Deep Space 9. Eventually the call to the altar and the pulpit won out.

After graduating from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2007, she served as Senior Associate Rector for 11 years at Christ Church, in Alexandria. During that time she also got an MFA in Creative Writing through Seattle Pacific University’s low residency program. She is passionate about the ways her work as priest combines the ritual and pageantry of theater with the healing and transformation of yoga. She designed her own brand of yoga, meditation and God, called Finding God in Your Body that has been offered in multiple church and diocesan settings.

Just before coming to Holy Comforter, she spent a year as Consultant for Ministry and the Arts at VTS and continues to help them with special projects. She believes art and God are inextricably entwined.

The Rev. Jacqueline Thomson

Pastoral Associate

Drawn out of retirement to come “home,” The Rev. Jackie Thomson returned to Holy Comforter in October, 2018. “It was in this community that my adult faith was formed. It was largely through my thirteen-year ministry here as Director of Christian Education that my call to ordained ministry emerged. It’s really good to be home.”

After nearly 25 years as a parishioner, Jackie left Holy Comforter in 1995 to attend seminary. Following graduation from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1998, she served as Curate at St. Alban’s in Annandale for two years and then as Senior Associate Rector for Pastoral Care and Adult Formation at St. Anne’s in Reston for thirteen years. In the Diocese she served as President of the Standing Committee and as Chair of the Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct. In retirement Jackie has lived out her priestly call serving as chaplain at INOVA Fairfax Hospital and as nave chaplain at Washington National Cathedral.

“As preacher, I love combining my background as a teacher (of high school English, Sunday school, and swimming) with my passion for the Biblical text to help the story come alive. As pastor, I value time spent with people during good times as well as challenging times. Creating a sense of welcome for everyone, just as they are, continues to be a ministry priority.”

Longtime residents of Vienna, Jackie and her husband Barney enjoy visiting their four adult children who grew up at Holy Comforter where they benefitted from the acolyte, youth and formation programs. Jackie and Barney delight in sharing all things Washington and (fun!) with their twelve grandchildren who look forward to being spoiled at Camp Grammie.

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Linda Meyers

Director of Holy Comforter Preschool and Kindergarten

Linda Meyers was born and raised in Stockton, California, and has her Multi-disciplinary studies teaching credential, administrative credential, and a Masters in Educational Leadership. She began teaching at Holy Comforter Preschool and Kindergarten in 2006 where she taught the Threes, Pre-K classes and Kindergarten and now is in her third year as director of HCEP&K.

Linda values being a part of Holy Comforter as it is a place of love, worship, and joy for her on a daily basis. Every day with the children is a blessing and one she treasures and thanks God! As HCEP&K celebrates its 25th anniversary this school year, she is looking forward to enveloping more children into the sanctuary of HCEP&K. Linda has been supported and married to her wonderful husband, Chip Meyers for over 30 years and they have three beautiful daughters.

Elys McLean

Communications Designer, Editor

Elys Mclean joined the Holy Comforter staff in June, 2008. She began her communication career at USA TODAY where she worked for 15 years as an Illustrator and Informational Graphics Specialist. Additionally, she designs, produces, and coordinates communications and promotional products for other Episcopal churches, as well as for local and national organizations. Elys and her husband are the very proud parents of a son and daughter—both in their twenties.

Liz Bleich

Office Assistant

Liz Bleich has worked in the office of Church of the Holy Comforter since 2001. She holds a BA from Virginia Tech. She currently resides in Reston, Virginia with her husband of twenty years, Larry, and their two children, Joseph and Laura.

Tom Gadell

Facilities Manager

Tom came to Church Of The Holy Comforter from Saint Timothy Parish in Chantilly where he was the Facilities Manager of five buildings and 18 acres. He is the seventh of ten children and has lived in Vienna over 50 years. He and his wife Marty have five children and six grandchildren. Tom enjoys spending time with family, golfing, fishing, and cooking. He feels very blessed to be part of the Holy Comforter community.

Peggy Miller

Parish Administrator and Treasurer

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Peggy Miller has been a parishioner at Holy Comforter for 27 years. She has been Holy Comforter’s volunteer treasurer for 18 years. Peggy joined the church office staff in 2010. Prior to working at Holy Comforter, Peggy spent 33 years in banking. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Arts in History.

Denis McMullan

Director of Youth Ministries

In 2018 when Denis was considering retiring from his engineering company, God found another role for him as Director of Youth Ministries. He has created a sustainable youth program with a strong team of dedicated leaders that focuses on listening, guiding, and rejoicing with our youth as they explore and struggle with decisions that affect their heart, soul, strength, and mind. He has encouraged the teens to take responsibility for their own lives and decide for themselves the values by which they will live.

Our youth will tell you that Denis loves to tell stories of his mistakes, failures, and successes. He will throw his planned teaching lessons out the proverbial window if he senses that the teens just need to talk and be themselves. He has created a safe place where teens know they are loved by God and by us, that all are welcomed, and that we will always be there for them on this journey of faith in Christ.

Denis has completed Youth Ministry courses at the Virginia Theological Seminary and participated in numerous Youth Ministry conferences. He loves spending time with his two daughters and five grandchildren, playing golf, biking and trying to be a good husband to his wife of more than 50 years, Valerie.

Brynn Pacitti

Director of Children’s Ministries

Brynn has been working as the Interim Director of Children’s Ministries at Holy Comforter since the fall of 2018 and has been teaching children (ages 3–14) for over twenty years. She began her teaching career in Upstate NY as an elementary classroom teacher after completing her BA degree from Nazareth College in Rochester, NY in Psychology, Elementary and Special education.

After moving to Virginia, she earned a master’s degree in reading from the University of Virginia and was a classroom teacher and literacy coach to other teachers in several Fairfax County Public Schools, including two Title I schools, where she was nominated for the Fairfax County Teacher of the Year award. The real reward, she believes, was watching the incredible growth and achievement of children from disadvantaged backgrounds and in coaching both teachers and parents.

Brynn works as a consultant to parents and teachers empowering them to raise children who happily live to their God-given potential. She feels a calling to empower parents to mentor their children by fostering the development of the 7 research-based skills that lead to school and life success. (Focus and self-control, perspective taking, communicating, making connections, critical thinking, taking on challenges, self-directed, engaged learning. )

The greatest inspiration comes from Brynn’s husband John and their four children. Together they love to play games, ski, watch the Caps, and play in the backyard!

Dr. David Kelley

Minister of Music

David Kelley has worked as Minister of Music at Church of the Holy Comforter since May 2011. David has broad classical training, including a Doctorate in Organ Performance from Peabody Conservatory, as well as degrees in Music Theory, Composition, and Liturgical Music.

His work in the church utilizes all of these skills, from composing pieces for the choir and congregation to sing, to creating colorful improvisations that enhance weekly worship. David uses his experience with vocal pedagogy and the Royal School of Church Music curriculum to train Holy Comforter’s volunteer choir members of all ages.

Outside Holy Comforter, he has served in leadership roles in the American Guild of Organists, is active in the Association of Anglican Musicians, and has published articles and compositions. When not engaged in musical activities, David enjoys designing and building bikes that he can ride to and from the church.

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Formation, Small Groups, and Ministries

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Devotee of faith and comforter: the world mourns for Alexy II

Kyiv/RIGA/TBILISI/BAKU/VIENNA/LONDON/ATHENS/MOSCOW, December 5 – RIA Novosti. Heads of state and government, religious figures, politicians from many countries express their condolences on the death of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’, who died on Friday in Moscow at the age of 80.

Alexy II (in the world Alexei Mikhailovich Ridiger) – the 15th primate of the Russian Orthodox Church since the introduction of the patriarchate in Rus’ in 1589 – was born at 1929 in Estonia. He was elected Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ in the summer of 1990 at the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, a year before the collapse of the Soviet Union, in which the Church was persecuted and persecuted for more than 70 years. The name of Alexy II is associated with a spiritual revival in Russia. In the eighteen and a half years that have passed since his election to the patriarchal throne, the Church has been able to freely carry out religious, educational and charitable activities, ministry in hospitals, nursing homes, in the army and prisons.

Russian Church Abroad

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR), Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York called Alexy II a preacher of the return of the Russian people to their origins.

“The newly-departed His Holiness Patriarch was a preacher of repentance and the return of the Russian people to their historical roots, to their Holy Russian ideals,” says the Metropolitan’s statement posted on the ROCOR website.

Metropolitan Hilarion expressed condolences to “the Holy Synod, fellow archpastors, all-honourable fathers, brothers, sisters and children of the entire Russian Orthodox Church” and calls on the archpastors, clergy and flock of ROCOR to pray for the repose of the soul of His Holiness.

“It is with pain in my heart that I received the news of the death of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’, and on behalf of the Russian Church Abroad I hasten to express my condolences,” the hierarch’s statement says.

“Truly, as St. Simeon, the New Theologian, says: “I have an end to the beginning of life, an end to a beginning, I don’t know where I come from, I don’t know where I am, and I don’t know where I’ll go again tomorrow.” Such is fate. every person. And now, at this hour of our common prayer for the dead, we are confronted by the bright image of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy, who truly was a kind and selfless ascetic of the revival of the Russian Orthodox Church, which rose from the ruins after so many years of godless persecution,” the Metropolitan says in a statement Hilarion.

Patriarchs of Local Orthodox Churches

On Friday, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople sent a telegram of condolences to the RPU Synod on the death of Patriarch Alexy.

The Patriarchate of Constantinople, located in Istanbul, occupies the first place in the diptych of local Orthodox churches.

“The Mother Church expresses its condolences to the fraternal saint of the Russian Church on the occasion of the repose of her most blessed primate, Patriarch Alexy, who was our good friend and co-servant,” says Bartholomew’s message.

“We pray from the bottom of our hearts for the repose of his soul in paradise, and that the archpastor Christ will appoint a worthy successor to him at the helm of your most holy church. May his memory be eternal!” – writes Patriarch Bartholomew.

Patriarchs Alexy and Bartholomew met for the last time in October of this year in Istanbul during the meeting of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches.

Pope and Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria and All Africa, the second in the hierarchy of Orthodox leaders, sent condolences to the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on Friday in connection with the death of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’.

“We convey our heartfelt prayers of condolence to you and the entire hierarchy, the holy clergy and the people of the Russian Land of Christ. We pray that the Lord of eternal life will rest him with the saints and the righteous and appoint him a worthy successor,” the letter says.

Patriarch Theodore recalled his personal acquaintance with Patriarch Alexy when he was Patriarchal Exarch of Alexandria under the Russian Church in the 1980s.

Patriarch Alexy helped and supported the future Patriarch Theodore and at 1990s, when he was Bishop of Kirensky, and after his election to the ancient patriarchal throne. In October 2007, Patriarch Theodore, already in his capacity as primate of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, paid an official visit to Russia and communicated a lot with Patriarch Alexy.

The Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the oldest autocephalous local church. It ranks second in the diptych of Orthodox churches (after the Patriarchate of Constantinople). The patriarchal throne is located in Alexandria of Egypt, worship is conducted in Greek and Arabic, and most of the flock lives in Africa.

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II served a memorial service on the occasion of the death of Alexy II on Friday, the press service of the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) told reporters.

“His Holiness Alexy II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’, has died. He headed the Russian Church for 18 years and was the greatest clergyman. The Patriarch was a friend of Georgia and the Georgian people. We condole with the entire Russian parish, especially the Holy Synod, the clergy, and believers,” the patriarch said at a meeting with reporters.

According to the press service, the GOC has already sent a telegram of condolences to Moscow and expressed its desire to send a delegation to the Russian capital to participate in the funeral ceremony of the Patriarch of All Rus’.

The Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) is mourning the death of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’, the SOC said in a message circulated in the Serbian capital.

A telegram of complicity was sent to the Russian Orthodox Church by Metropolitan Amfilohiy of Montenegro and Littoral with the blessing of Serbian Patriarch Pavle, who is undergoing treatment at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade.

“We pray to God for the repose of his noble soul, and for the consolation of your pain for the great hierarch of the Church of Christ,” the message says.

On Saturday at noon in all the temples and churches of the Serbian capital, on the occasion of the death of Alexy II, a memorial service will be served.

Vatican

Alexy II consistently defended the interests of the Russian Orthodox Church throughout the world. As head of the Russian Orthodox community, he did everything to improve relations with the Roman Catholic Church, but did not have time to meet with the Pope, although recently there have been reports of the possibility of their meeting next year in Baku – as part of the Summit of the Heads of World Religions, scheduled for October 30 – November 2, 2009of the year.

The Vatican also expressed its condolences to all the Orthodox Russian Orthodox Church. In a statement on behalf of the Holy See, the head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Walter Kasper, noted that the patriarch “always expressed his benevolence towards the Holy Father and his desire to strengthen cooperation with the Catholic Church.”

Pope Benedict the Sixteenth in his message to the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church stated that he was deeply shocked by the “sad news”. The Pope noted that Alexy II waged “a good fight for human values.”

The Russian imperial house of the Romanovs also mourns the loss. As the director of the office of the head of the house, Alexander Zakatov, told RIA Novosti, in the person of the patriarch, the imperial family “lost its second father, a spiritual father, and an older wise friend and mentor.”

Muslims

Muslims of the CIS countries express their condolences on the death of Alexy II.

The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Caucasus (DUMK) expresses deep regret over the death of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’, Mugeddes Paizov, head of the external relations department of the DUMK, told RIA Novosti.

“We deeply regret the death of the Patriarch and express our deep condolences to the political leadership of Russia, the Russian Orthodox Church and the entire Russian people,” he said.

According to Paizov, the head of the Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Caucasus, Sheikh Allahshukur Pashazade “will certainly take part in the funeral of Alexy II.”

Khoja Akbar Turajonzoda, a senator of the Tajik parliament, a well-known theologian, and a former spiritual leader of the country’s Muslims, called the death of Patriarch Alexy II a great loss for the entire Orthodox world.

“He was not only a spiritual leader, but also a patriot of Russia, defending its interests, and he is worthy of every respect and honor,” the Tajik senator told journalists on Friday.

He noted the respectful attitude and close cooperation of the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church with representatives of other confessions, with whom he maintained a constant dialogue, enjoying authority among the leaders of many Muslim countries. Turajonzoda said that he was personally acquainted with Alexy II when he took part in the Tajik delegation in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’. He expressed deep condolences to the entire Orthodox world and said that he “mourns with him.”

Austria

Bishop Hilarion (Alfeev) of Vienna and Austria mourns over the death of Patriarch Alexy II.

“This morning I had to have a telephone conversation with His Holiness, because his visit to Vienna was being prepared and we had conversations on this topic almost every day. At 10.00 Moscow time I called his direct phone,” he told RIA Novosti.

According to the Bishop of Vienna and Austria, “His Holiness had a direct telephone, which he used to pick up the phone himself. ” This time, a nun who works at the residence answered the phone instead of him and asked to call back in half an hour, he continued.

“When I did this, she only said two words: ‘His Holiness died’ and wept,” says Bishop Hilarion.

“It is hard to believe that we have lost His Holiness, with whom many years of spiritual life are connected, with whom the years of the revival of the Russian Orthodox Church after persecution are connected. However, for many of us, bishops, His Holiness is not just the head of the church, he was a father to us, to which we could come, call by phone, share our sorrows and joys. He always found words of support, words of consolation. I think that for many of us this is also a huge personal loss, “said Bishop Hilarion.

Speaking about the planned visit of the Patriarch to Austria, the main purpose of which was to illuminate after the restoration of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Vienna, Bishop Hilarion said that this issue would have to be resolved by the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad. In his opinion, the lighting ceremony can be postponed.

Greece

Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis expressed his condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the death of Patriarch Alexis, Karamanlis’s press office reported on Friday.

“The Prime Minister regards the death of Patriarch Alexy II as a great loss for the Orthodox world,” the statement says.

“In his telegram, Karamanlis emphasizes the courage, great faith, patriotism and deep Greek education of the late Patriarch, who restored the moral authority of the Russian Orthodox Church,” the report says.

Patriarch Alexy was joyful at his last service, Metropolitan Nicholas of Greece, who served with the Patriarch in Moscow the day before, said Friday.

“Yesterday the Patriarch was very joyful. He was a very joyful person,” Metropolitan Nikolay of Mesogeia and Lavreotiki told the Greek church news agency Romfea.

On Thursday, Metropolitan Nikolai served a liturgy together with Patriarch Alexy in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin in honor of the feast of the Entry into the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos.

“I pray that the Lord will repose him. I am extremely excited, because yesterday the Patriarch, after the Divine Liturgy, spoke such wonderful words about our Greece and our archbishop,” said Metropolitan Nicholas.

Earlier, the head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, Archbishop Jerome, expressed his condolences in connection with the death of Patriarch Alexy.

Great Britain

In connection with the death of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ Alexy II at the residence of the Russian Ambassador to the UK Yuri Fedotov at 13, Kensington Palace Gardens on Monday, December 8, from 14.30 to 17.30 and on Tuesday, On December 9, from 10.00 to 17.30, a book of condolences will be open for signing.

In addition, a book of condolences in connection with the death of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’ will be opened in the Orthodox Assumption Cathedral in London, the Diocese of Sourozh said in a statement.

“Having received the news, Bishop Elisey of Sourozh performed a panikhida at the Dormition Cathedral in London at the end of the liturgy,” the diocese said in a statement.

In addition, on Sunday, December 7, after the end of the Divine Liturgy and memorial service, those who wish will be able to leave their signatures in the book of condolences in the library of the cathedral.

Diocese of Sourozh was established in 1962 and is part of the Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland.

The diocese is made up of parishes spread over five deaneries throughout the UK and is open to people of all nationalities. The ruling bishop of the diocese is Bishop Elisey of Sourozh

Germany

In the church of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Berlin on Saturday a memorial service will be held for the Patriarch of Moscow Mutak and All Rus’ Alexy II, who died on Friday, hegumen Daniel told RIA Novosti ( Irbits).

“Today we had a memorial service, tomorrow Vladyka will also lead the memorial service at 10 am,” the agency’s interlocutor said. Also, he said, Archbishop Feofan will leave for Moscow on Sunday.

In Germany memorial services were held in ROCOR churches, including the Cathedral of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia and St. Nicholas in Munich and in the church in Augsburg.

According to RIA Novosti, the dean of the Munich Cathedral, Archpriest Nikolai Artemov, the rector of the Munich Cathedral, Archbishop Mark of Berlin and Germany, due to the death of the patriarch, cancels a trip to New York, where a regular meeting of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Church Abroad is scheduled for December 8-9. After that, Father Nikolai said, Vladyka Mark would most likely also go to Moscow.

Italy

Representatives of the Italian Episcopal Conference (IEC) mourn the death of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’.

In a statement, the head of the IEC, Angelo Bagnasco, and the organization’s general secretary, Mariano Crochat, say that Alexy II “was a guide for all Christianity.”

“He was actively involved in promoting the ecumenical dialogue,” the document says.

In turn, the Bishop of Terni, head of the Episcopal Commission for Ecumenism and Dialogue Vincenzo Paglia noted that he was personally acquainted with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, during the conversations the Patriarch spoke warmly about Pope Benedict XVI.

“He expressed hope for further rapprochement between the Russian and Catholic Churches,” he stressed.

Ukraine

Representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, whose canonicity is not recognized by most Orthodox churches, said that the Church would pray for the repose of the deceased Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko also expressed regret over the death of Alexy II.

He stressed that the versatile activities of His Holiness the Patriarch to a large extent influenced the religious revival in the countries of the former USSR, contributed to the return of society to Christian roots.

“While visiting Ukraine, Alexy II inspired our compatriots with a sense of deep faith, struck with his balance and wisdom,” Yushchenko notes.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko expressed her sincere condolences on the death of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’, the press service of the government reports.

“The earthly path of His Holiness will be an example for all believers,” the prime minister said in sympathy.

“Patriarch Alexy had a difficult but noble mission of reviving Orthodoxy in a very difficult historical era. This was reflected in the return to faith in God for millions of people,” Tymoshenko said.

The Prime Minister also noted that during the time of the patriarchal ministry of Alexy II, churches were renewed in large numbers, the spiritual and educational mission of the church was activated, which activated the spiritual renewal of society. The Prime Minister noted that “she is sad at this mournful time and asks God to give us all strength of spirit.”

The leader of the Ukrainian Party of Regions Viktor Yanukovych expressed condolences on the death of Patriarch of Moscow and All Alexy II. This was announced on Friday by the official website of the politician.

“The world has lost a great man who devoted his whole life to serving God and humanitarian values,” Yanukovych is quoted as saying by his website.

Yanukovych will travel to Moscow for the farewell ceremony and funeral of the deceased Patriarch Alexy II, the party’s press service reported on Friday.

Latvia

President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers expresses his condolences to all Orthodox on the death of Alexy II, RIA Novosti reported. press secretary of the head of state May Celmin.

“The President of Latvia expresses his deepest condolences to the entire Orthodox world, as well as to his family and friends on the death of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’. In 2006, the Patriarch visited Latvia, and this visit contributed to the improvement of relations between Latvia and Russia”, Celmina said.

The Latvian Orthodox Church is mourning the death of Patriarch Alexy II, Metropolitan Alexander of Riga and All Latvia told reporters on Friday. He plans to take part in the funeral ceremonies in connection with the death of the Patriarch.

“He was an outstanding hierarch of the 20th-21st centuries. In this difficult time, he took upon himself the heavy burden of reviving and strengthening the Church. Everything that His Holiness the Patriarch did was successful and brought fertile fruits. He was a man of honor, deeply believing, kind “, merciful, understanding the human soul. Through his labors, the ROC and ROCOR united, with pastoral visits he traveled to many dioceses and churches, everywhere affirming Holy Orthodoxy, trying to cheer up people, betray them optimism,” said Metropolitan Alexander.

Estonia

The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EPTSMP) deeply mourns over the sudden death of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’, who was born and began his service to the Church in Estonia.

Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’, who headed the Russian Orthodox Church for more than 18 years, died on Friday in Moscow at the age of 80.

“In the hearts of all Orthodox living on Estonian soil, the death of the First Hierarch resounded with especially acute pain. It was here that his church path began, here he went through all the steps from the reader and subdeacon to the bishop. At the Tallinn cathedra – from Bishop to Metropolitan – the deceased served almost 30 years in the difficult years of godless Soviet power,” the EOCMP message received by RIA Novosti, signed by Metropolitan Cornelius of Tallinn and All Estonia, reads.

On Friday, memorial services for the repose of the soul of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy were performed in the parishes of the EOCMP.

A memorial service for the newly reposed Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ Alexy II was served at the Tallinn Cathedral of St. Prince Alexander Nevsky. Metropolitan Korniliy of Tallinn and All Estonia, who called on the faithful to pray especially fervently in connection with the death of the deceased Archpastor, served a memorial service.

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves sent condolences to the Russian leadership on the death of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’, the office of the President reported.

“I express my sincere sympathy to all the Orthodox of Russia and all the people of Russia. I recall with gratitude our last conversation with Alexy II in the summer, at his residence. The meeting was unusually warm, sincere and spiritual,” Ilves’ message says.

According to the Estonian President, the Patriarch has always expressed a sincere interest in the events in Estonia in correspondence and in conversations, while showing a rare understanding of the problems.

“I am sincerely sorry that Alexy II did not have time to visit Tallinn again and the grave of his parents in the Pukhtitsa Monastery, which is of particular importance to him. I will always remember Alexy II as an unusually wise man who was respected by both believers and secular people “, – wrote Ilves.

Patriarch Alexy II was born in 1929 in Tallinn in the family of priest Michael von Rüdiger and Elena Pisareva.

Mayor of Tallinn Edgar Savisaar on Friday sent condolences on the death of Alexy II, who was born and began his ministry in the Church in Estonia, to Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, RIA Novosti was told at the Tallinn City Hall.

“The Patriarch has never cut ties with his homeland – Estonia – and the people of Estonia have experienced his spiritual support and care for decades. The memory of the great compatriot will never fade in the hearts of believers and other people of Estonia,” the mayor’s message says.

“I had the opportunity to meet this outstanding person, whose spiritual greatness and firmness in upholding the positions of the church, high moral principles will forever remain in memory,” said Savisaar.

“Together with thousands of residents of Estonia and Tallinn, I deeply mourn the death of our great compatriot, Patriarch of the Orthodox Church Alexy II,” the letter from the Mayor of Tallinn says.

The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church expressed deep condolences to the Moscow Patriarchate and the entire Russian Orthodox Church on the death of Patriarch Alexy II.

“Patriarch Alexy of Moscow and All Rus’, who was born in Estonia and began his church service here, had good and friendly relations with the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church,” says the obituary signed by Archbishop of the Lutheran Church Andres Põder.

“Patriarch Alexy II was one of the founders of the Estonian Council of Churches, his activities were accompanied by significant aspirations for ecumenism, peace and justice. We honor the memory of Patriarch Alexy II, our brother in Christ and good friend, and pray for a peaceful repose and joyful resurrection of the eternal Matins,” the obituary says.

Georgia

The opposition Labor Party of Georgia also expressed its grief over the death of the Patriarch, according to a statement released by the party on Friday.

“Alexey II until the end of his life fought for the unity of the entire Orthodox world. One of the clearest examples of this is the jurisdiction of the Georgian Orthodox Church in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region, confirmed by him after the August events,” the statement says.

Georgian Laborites believe that such personalities as Alexy II “create an era and the memory of them is eternal.”

Armenia

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Friday sent condolences on the death of Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ Alexy II, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the head of the Armenian state.

“The life and work of the patriarch has been and remains an example of serving the people,” Sargsyan said.

According to him, all 60 years of Alexy II’s stay in the church connect the periods of the modern history of Russia, many years of which were especially difficult in the light of relations between the state and the church.

“Today we can say with confidence that the patriarch has made a huge contribution to the revival of the worthy role of the church in the public life of the country,” Sargsyan said.

The President of Armenia noted that the most important achievement of the patriarch was the reunification of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad with the Russian Orthodox Church.

Sargsyan stressed that the Patriarch was known, loved and deeply respected in Armenia, and noted that Alexy II also made a great contribution to the development of relations between the Armenian Apostolic and Russian Orthodox Churches.

“We remember and appreciate his efforts to strengthen peace in the Caucasus,” the President of Armenia said.

Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II on Friday sent his condolences to the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on the death of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’, RIA Novosti was told in the press office of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

“It is with deepest sorrow that we learned of the untimely and unexpected death of our beloved brother Patriarch Alexy II. God called him to live next to the good and brave shepherds of his flock. Nevertheless, our hearts are saddened by parting with him,” – Garegin II said.

According to him, filled with the wisdom of the Patriarch, the Russian Church was able to withstand the difficult Soviet years.

“Alexy II did a lot to strengthen the Church, when, after the collapse of the Soviet system, it became possible to freely act and preach. Under his patronage, the believing soul of the Russian people appeared in a new brilliance, reflected in the newly erected churches as evidence of the revival of the age-old traditions of the Russian Church,” – said the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

According to him, Alexy II made a great and valuable contribution to the creation of a new Russia, to strengthening its statehood and building a peaceful and free life.

“His Serene Highness the Patriarch experienced joy and peace from the reunification of the Russian Church, which will contribute to its even greater strengthening and power. Through the efforts of Patriarch Alexy II, the Russian Church has made a great contribution to inter-church and inter-confessional life, the establishment of peace and stability throughout the world,” – Garegin II said, adding that all Armenians will always remember with gratitude his mediation efforts in the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

“We can note with satisfaction that the relations of our Churches have always been warm and fraternal, and this was manifested during our mutual visits and meetings. We will always keep in our souls the memory of these meetings, his love and fatherly care for those living in We pray to the Almighty to accept the soul of the righteous Alexy II, and send consolation to the flock of the Holy Orthodox Russian Church,” the Catholicos of All Armenians said.

Azerbaijan

Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ Alexy II made a significant contribution to the development and enhancement of Azerbaijani-Russian relations, the message of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev says in connection with the death of the Patriarch.

“Dear Dmitry Anatolyevich, with deep regret I accepted the sad news of the death of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’, His Holiness Alexy II,” says the text of the message distributed by the official media, which also says that “Patriarch Alexy II made a significant contribution to development and enhancement of traditionally friendly Azerbaijani-Russian relations, in strengthening the atmosphere of mutual understanding and trust between our peoples.”

“In these moments of sorrow, please accept, dear Dmitry Anatolyevich, my sincere condolences to you and all the people of Russia,” the message of the President of Azerbaijan also says.

In connection with the death of Alexy II, a memorial service will be held in Orthodox churches in Azerbaijan on Friday evening.

“Tomorrow morning, in the temples of the Baku and Caspian diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, a funeral liturgy will be served in connection with the death of the Great Patriarch,” Father Methodius, secretary of the Baku Diocesan Administration, told Novosti-Azerbaijan.

The priest expressed sincere condolences on the death of the Patriarch.

According to him, the Bishop of Baku and the Caspian Sea, Vladyka Alexander is now in Moscow, where he takes part in memorial events.

Kyrgyzstan

An outstanding figure of our time, whose name is associated with an entire era, has passed away, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said in a condolence message on the untimely and sudden death of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus’.

“All the activity of this outstanding person was devoted to the development of state-confessional relations,” the head of the Kyrgyz state believes.

Bakiyev noted that “the tireless pastoral service of Patriarch Alexy II, aimed at strengthening the spiritual and moral principles in a person’s life, won him the boundless love of the Orthodox of the whole world, the well-deserved respect of hundreds of millions of people of different faiths and nationalities. ”

“I am sure that the role of Patriarch Alexy II in history and the spiritual heritage of His Holiness are duly appreciated by humanity,” the telegram says.

Bakiyev also conveyed his condolences to the entire Russian people at this sad time.

2. Muhammad in the New Testament – Islam as it is

According to the Qur’an, Jesus predicted in his Injiliy (Gospel) that after him, mankind should wait for another prophecy – Muhammad: “And so Isa, the son of Maryam, said:“ O children of Israel! I am the messenger of Allah to you, confirming the truth of what was sent down before me in the Torah, and proclaiming the messenger who will come after me, whose name is Ahmad (Muhammad) ”(Quran, 61: 6).

In this regard, many prominent medieval Muslim theologians believed that information about Muhammad should have been preserved in the modern New Testament. Therefore, on their part, attempts were made to analyze his texts and identify this prophecy. However, it should be noted that all the results of this analysis are non-specific and polemical.

At the beginning of the 20th century, David Benjamin Keldani, a Catholic priest, who after his conversion to Islam was known as Professor Abdul Ahad Daud, deserves attention on this topic. He has published a series of articles on the subject.

In his article “Periqlytos means Ahmad”, the object of his research is the following verse from the Gospel of John (14:16): “And I will ask the father, and he will give you another Comforter (Greek: Paraklytos) to be with you forever” [7 , c. 1150].

Revealing the identity of the “Comforter” becomes the object of reflection by AA Daud. The identification of this term with the Holy Spirit, he considers inappropriate for the context of this verse from the Gospel of John and the doctrine of Christianity in general: “The belief that the death of Jesus on the cross delivered believers from the curse of original sin, and that his spirit, courtesy and presence at the Eucharist (baptism) remains with them forever, deprived them of their need for comfort or the coming of a “comforter”. On the other hand, if they needed such a “comforter”, then all Christian assumptions and claims regarding the sacrifice at Calvary become groundless. The promise that the Comforter would be sent by God after Jesus had already gone indicates the complete failure of all hopes for the triumph of the Kingdom of God” [13, p. 197].

In addition, AA Daoud stated that the Greek word “Paraklytos” does not literally mean the word “Comforter”. In this sense, the Greek word “Parakalon” is used. “The Hebrew word ‘Comforter’ (mnachem) in the Septuagint, in the Lamentations of Jeremiah (I. 2, 9, 16, 17, 21, etc.) is translated as ‘Parakalon’, from the verb ‘Parakaloo’, which means ‘to call upon’ , “invite”, “exhort”, “comfort”, “pray”, “beg”. It should be noted that after the consonant letter “kappa” in the word “Parakalon” there is a long alpha, which is not in “Paraklytos”. The sentence “He who comforts us in all our sorrows” uses “Parakalon” and not “Paraklytos” in the sense of “I admonish or invite you to work. ” In the meaning of “Comforter” and “Leader” another Greek word “Porygorytys” is used. Concerning the different meaning of “intercessor” and “advocate” which is given to the ecclesiastical word “Paraklete”, I again insist that “Parakalon” and not “Paraklytos” can have a similar meaning. In Greek, “lawyer” is “Sunegorys”, and “intercessor” or “mediator” is “Meditea”” [13, p. 193-194].

After that, A. A. Daoud put forward his solution to the problem of the Gospel verse from John (14:16). He considered the word “Paraklytos” to be a distorted form of the word “Periqlytos” [13, p. 193-194], which literally fits more into the context of the gospel narrative. The fact is that after the word “Paraklytos” actually does not have the meaning “Comforter”, which church tradition gives it, then this word in the Gospel of John loses all meaning. Therefore, A. A. Daoud believed that this verse was distorted by later interpreters and should be read like this: “I will go to the Father, and He will send you another apostle, whose name will be Periklitos (Periqlytos), who can remain with you forever. ”

“Periqlytos” means in Greek “the more glorified one who is praised”. The word Ahmad (Muhammad), which is given in the Koran from the words of Jesus, translated from Arabic also means “more glorified, praised.” Thus, A. A. Daud came to the conclusion that Periklitos is Ahmad (Muhammad), and Jesus had in mind exactly him. The name Ahmad (Muhammad) for the first time, according to the Muslim tradition, was named Muhammad from birth and no one before him had this name.

In conclusion, A. A. Daud wrote: “The revelation of the Qur’an that Jesus, the son of Mary, declared to the people of Israel that he is the one who announces the messenger who will come after him, whose name is Ahmad, is one of the strongest proofs that that Muhammad was truly a prophet and that the Quran is a real divine revelation. He will never know what Periklitos meant Ahmad, except through suggestion and revelation. The authority of the Qur’an is decisive and final, since the literal meaning of the Greek name exactly and indisputably corresponds to Ahmad and Muhammad” [13, p. 200].

Later, besides A. A. Daud, another Muslim biblical scholar and polemicist A. Didat studied the same topic. Unlike A. A. Daud, he does not focus on the origin of the word “Paraklytos”, believing that “it does not matter whether we call him “Comforter” or some other equivalent term of fundamental importance” [14, c.23] . “Christians are justly proud of having translated the Bible into hundreds of different languages ​​of the world, and the New Testament, which abounds in this prophecy, into more than 2,000 different languages ​​and dialects. Thus, the Christian genius invented over 2,000 different names in over 2,000 different languages ​​for one candidate, the Comforter. The closest pronunciation to the original words of Jesus in the Christian scriptures is the Greek word Paraklytos, which must also be rejected because the Master (i.e. Jesus) did not speak Greek” [14, p. 24]. Therefore, he proposes to take as a basis precisely the official church interpretation of this word in the meaning of “Comforter”, and refer it to the meaning of the holy spirit.

After that, A. Didat cites evidence from the New Testament in favor of the fact that there, by the name “spirit”, it means not God, but man. He gives the following verse as an example: “Beloved! Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have appeared in the world.” (I John 4:1) [7b p. 1221].

After that A. Didat wrote: “You may notice that the word “spirit” is used here as a synonym for the word “prophet”. The true spirit is the true prophet, and the false spirit is the false prophet. But for those Christians who look at everything with an emotional eye, I recommend that they take up C. I. Scofield’s authorized King James Version, who, with an editorial committee of nine Doctors of Divinity, added his observations and comments to it. When they get to the first word “spirit” in the above verse, they will be instructed to compare it with Matthew 7:15, which confirms that false prophets are false spirits. Thus, according to the Gospels of John, the Holy Spirit is the Holy Prophet, and the Holy Prophet is the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad.”

As if anticipating counter-objections A. Didat further writes about how to distinguish true spirits from false spirits. And here he refers to the biblical verse: Know the Spirit of God thus: Every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God” 1st John (4:2) [7. With. 1221].

To prove the truth of Muhammad as a messenger (spirit) of God, A. Deedat cites evidence that he (Muhammad) “confessed Jesus”:

“Jesus is mentioned in the Holy Quran by name at least 25 times. He was honored with names:

1. Isa ibn Maryam – Jesus, son of Mary;

2. As-Salih – a righteous man;

3. Kalimat-u-llah – The Word of Allah;

4. Ruh-u-llah – Spirit of Allah;

5. Masih is the Messiah. [14, p. 27].

Thus, A. Didat, in contrast to A. A. Daoud, gives his arguments in support of the version “Comforter” is Muhammad, based on the word “Paraklytos”.

Despite the difference in approaches to the meaning of the word “Comforter” in the Gospel of John, A. Deedat and A. A. Daud expressed similar positions on the issue of the meaning of the expression “Another Comforter” in the Gospel of John 14: 16. They were both one in the opinion that this expression can not be attributed to anyone other than Muhammad, and this point is in perfect harmony with the Qur’anic verse (61:6), given at the beginning of this chapter.

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UPS delivers careers

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A great career is more than a job, it is life changing.

UPS is one of the few places where anyone can grow a great hourly job with benefits like healthcare and tuition assistance into a lifelong career.

A career in numbers

• 14,000

  Part-time employees who advanced to full-time jobs at UPS in 2021.

• $42

  Average hourly wage for full-time parcel delivery drivers after four years on the job.

• 72,000

  New Teamsters jobs added since 2018, a growth rate of 25%.

• $25,000

  Lifetime maximum education assistance for most U.S. employees.

Explore the hundreds of jobs at UPS that can deliver a career

Small package delivery drivers

UPS full-time small package delivery drivers receive an average total compensation package of $145,000 per year. That includes $0 healthcare premiums, up to seven weeks of paid annual leave, plus paid time off for holidays, sick leave and option days. UPS also makes contributions to a defined-benefit pension plan for each employee. 

Long-haul drivers

Our long-haul team drivers average $172,000 per year in total compensation. UPS pays $0.95 per mile after four years, nearly double the trucking industry average. This pay is in addition to the same industry-leading healthcare, paid time off, annual leave, holidays, sick leave and pension contributions as our full-time small package delivery drivers.

Local articulated lorry drivers

Our local articulated lorry ‘feeder’ drivers average $162,000 per year in total compensation, which includes $0 healthcare premiums, paid time off for annual leave, state holidays, sick leave and option days. UPS also makes contributions to a defined-benefit pension plan for each employee.

Part-time operations employees

Part-time operations employees earn $20 an hour on average after 30 days. These part-time jobs have consistent hours and come with the great benefits we offer our full-time employees, including $0 healthcare premiums. Part-time employees also receive paid annual leave and holidays, tuition benefits for most, and contributions to a defined-benefit pension plan.

Strength in numbers

What separates a job from a career? Upward mobility. For more than 100 years, UPS has been working with the Teamsters to meet the needs of employees, customers, and the communities where we live and work. That means making sure we are providing one of the best compensation packages in the industry. And that we are providing a path for our employees to grow, earn a good income and succeed.

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Best Guide About Salary For UPS Drivers

If you want to know more about UPS Company, I will provide you with valuable information including salary for UPS drivers, benefits for working at UPS, cons, and pros for being a UPS client and more.

All what you have to do is to read this article then answer the question at the end of this article.

Table of Contents

• 1 What is UPS?
• 2 Company Role and Achievements:
• 3 What are the Benefits of Working as a UPS Driver?
• 4 What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of UPS for Clients?
  • 4.1 UPS Pros
  • 4.2 UPS Cons
• 5 How Much is the Salary for UPS Drivers?
• 6 Who is a UPS Driver Helper?
• 7 Do You Need CDL for Driving at UPS?
• 8 How Long Does it Take to Get Hired at UPS and What are the Steps Along the Way?

What is UPS?

First, let’s take a look at USP Company, UPS stands for United Parcel Service which is an American multinational package delivery and supply chain Management Company.

USP was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1907.

According to Macrotrends.net, in 2019, UPS achieved earnings of $4.440 billion with annual revenue of $74.094 billion, an increase of 3. 1% over the previous year.

Besides, UPS scored a rank of 41 in the list of the 2019 fortune 500 of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.

Nowadays, UPS is operated by more than 495,000 employees connecting more than 220 nations and territories across roads, rails, air, and ocean.

Company Role and Achievements:

UPS is one of the leading company in the trucking sector, according to the companies site, here are some numbers related to UPS Company achievements that you need to know

• 11.5 million Pick-up and delivery customers.
• 5.5 billion Packages delivered per year.
• Up to 10,300 alternative fuel and advanced tech vehicles.
• 495,000 employees.
• 294.9 million Online tracking requests daily.
• Up to 220 nations and territories served.
• They have approximately 125,000 package cars, tractors, vans, and motorcycles.
• More than 1,800 operating facilities.

What are the Benefits of Working as a UPS Driver?

As a driver who looks forward to applying for UPS driving jobs, you may be concerned about the benefits that you will get.

UPS offers its drivers a lot of advantages, are you interested to know them? Read the following list:

• 401(k) Plan
• Profit Sharing.
• Stock Bonus.
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan.
• Health Insurance.
• Life Insurance
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• Temporary Disability Insurance.
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.
• Long-term Disability Insurance.
• Prepaid Legal.
• Education and Training.
• Paid Sick Leave.
• Paid Holidays.

What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of UPS for Clients?

Such as any type of job, being a UPS client has advantages and disadvantages, check the following list:

UPS Pros

• Guaranteed express shipping that gives you peace of mind.
• Speedy delivery that arrives on the same day as well as next-day delivery.
• Sometimes they may have more affordable pricing for heavy shipments.
• Chances to negotiate and lower your rates for high volume discounts.
• Comprehensive tracking services which give you a sense of security.

UPS Cons

• Shipping costs can be higher and the service charges are higher as well. This is because they add extended area surcharges, residential surcharges, and more to their base rates.
• There is no offer for free package pickup service
• They don’t offer free Saturday delivery, as they offer this as a “value-added service”.

How Much is the Salary for UPS Drivers?

Talking about Salary for ups drivers, actually, UPS is employing different types of drivers in various fields.

According to indeed.com, check the following list to know the average pay for ups drivers:

Local Driver: the average wage for ups driver who works as a local driver is $22.71 per hour.

Tractor-Trailer Driver: pay for ups driver who drives a tractor-trailer is $31. 09 per hour.

OTR truck driver: OTR truck driver in UPS Company receive $27.83 per hour.

Team Driver: average pay for ups drivers working in team is $100,000 per year.

Driver: the annual salary for ups drives is $83,659 per year.

Driver (Independent Contractor): they get an average wage of $12.18 per hour.

Courier Driver: Courier driving employees of UPS get $11, 51 per hour.

Delivery Driver: the annual salary for ups drivers in the delivery department is $84,215 per year.

Owner-Operator Driver: owner-operators in UPS receive an average annual wage of $199,764.

Route Driver: the average wage for ups drivers working as route drivers is $91,340 per year

Van Driver: Van drivers get a $42,748 pay per year from UPS.

Who is a UPS Driver Helper?

Have you ever heard about a driver helper job before or even the role of a driver helper? A UPS helper assists the UPS driver on the delivery road.

His role is to help the driver expedite the delivery of packages from the truck to the customer at his/her home.

The driver helper will deliver the package to the customer’s door. The UPS driver prepares the next package for delivery while the driver is delivering the package. The driver helpers are not allowed to drive the delivery vehicle.

The main job responsibilities of UPS driver helpers include the following:

• Loading and unloading the UPS vehicle.
• Helping the UPS driver with various package deliveries.
• Maintaining an image that meets or exceeds company grooming standards.
• Dealing with customers directly to relay information from the distribution center.
• Other duties as assigned by the upper management team.

If you want to work as a driver helper, you will be on call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during weekdays. Because of this, there is no guaranteed amount of hours.

However, driver helpers work an average of 40 hours each week, and this number goes up to 50 hours on a busy holiday.

What about the salary for the UPS driver helper? According to indeed.com, pay for ups driver helper is $13.05 per hour.

Starting salary for ups drivers helper varies based on the area where you live.

On an average basis, the average starting salary is about $11 per hour. However, some areas may start as high as $19 an hour.

Do You Need CDL for Driving at UPS?

Like many other companies, driving at UPS requires you to have a commercial driver’s license (CDL) in some types of driving jobs such as tractor-trailer and freight driving.

However, there are some types of jobs at UPS that doesn’t require a CDL such as delivery drivers.

How Long Does it Take to Get Hired at UPS and What are the Steps Along the Way?

If you are looking forward to working as a UPS driver, you may ask about the way by which you can apply for such a company.

So first you need to apply online, get a date to tour the facility, and then go through training, afterward you start your job.

This process usually takes about two weeks to get hired from start to finish at UPS.

But from the very beginning when completing a DOT physical, which is a road driving test, and then a 40hr/week classroom course, time is longer.

This process takes from 3-4 months from the physical to the first day to drive for UPS, so you have to be patient.

Keep in mind that time to finish this process depends on your center.

Finally, let me ask you a question after you know this valuable information about UPS, do you think that working as a UPS driver really worth it.

If yes, prepare yourself well and meet the company’s requirements and apply for the most appropriate position for you.

How much does UPS pay? Average employee salary

UPS was originally called the American Messenger Company, and at the time of its founding it was primarily a telegraph business.

UPS currently provides package delivery, specialized transportation, and logistics services through its ground delivery services, retail stores, and air transportation divisions, among others.

UPS employees have access to a wide range of benefits, including great health plans, competitive pay, flexible work hours, and training assistance. nine0003

In this article, you will learn more about ups, the benefits of working for ups, and how much ups pays its employees on average.

What is UPS ?

UPS is a US-based multinational shipping company that offers a variety of supply chain management solutions. The corporation was formed in 1907 and today it employs over 340,000 people and operates in more than 220 countries around the world. UPS is divided into three business divisions; U.S. Domestic Parcel Division, International Parcel Division, and Supply Chain and Freight Division. UPS is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. nine0003

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How much does UPS pay?

How much does UPS pay? The question everyone who wants to work for UPS asks. Parcel handlers make about $14 to $15 an hour. RPCD (Regular Drivers) earn approximately $20 to $35 an hour, while UPS Feeder drivers earn approximately $28 to $30 an hour.

UPS is well known for paying above average rates in general, and the longer you work for the company, the more money you make. You’ll be able to earn six figures every year, excluding benefits, and you’ll get guaranteed raises every year. nine0003

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How much does UPS pay drivers per hour?

Regular UPS drivers often start at $20 an hour and go up to $39 an hour the longer they work. Although their salary will vary depending on their length of service and where they work. UPS drivers typically earn over $100,000 a year, and UPS breadwinners earn even more.

For delivery drivers, the annual allowance is typically between $0.70 and $1.00. In four years, you will earn the biggest money. By 2022, most high-end UPS drivers in major centers will be earning over $40 an hour. nine0003

Income alone can be a good reason to consider partnering with United Parcel Service.

When you have four years of driving experience, UPS driver money is the best. If you can start as a driver this is a fantastic alternative. However, in most cases, you should start as a package handler and work your way up to becoming a driver. Then a regular driver, at which point you will start making the most money.

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How much does UPS pay package handlers?

UPS package handlers typically earn between $14.50 and $15 an hour. And the pay scale is the same for both part-time and full-time parcel handlers. This, of course, will depend on the geographic location of the event.

However, in some places, loading trucks pays much more than $15 an hour. Some places pay up to $24 an hour or more. This is unusual, although there are several large metropolitan areas such as Chicago and Seattle where you can make so much money. nine0003

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pluses and minuses of work in UPS

Pros

1. Safety

All personnel are issued by protective clothing to prevent any accidents at work. The organization pays great attention to strict safety procedures and is extremely active in conducting in-depth training of personnel on labor safety issues. nine0003

2. Union

UPS has a strong employee union that fights tirelessly for the rights of its members and the creation of good working conditions.

3. Maternity Leave

UPS provides its employees with paid parental leave, which is an important motivational element for families working in the company.

4. diversity

The organization strives to employ a diverse workforce that supports race, age, education, physical ability, cultural and religious diversity. As well as gender balance to create a more inclusive workplace. Throughout the organization, every employee is allowed to participate fully in the successful growth of the company. nine0003

5. Company Core Values ​​

Honesty, humility, education and philanthropy are at the core of the company’s core values ​​and culture, which are strengthened daily. When it comes to cases of sexual violence, the organization has a zero tolerance policy. As a result of such strong ideals, employees strive to promote favorable working conditions.

6. Career advancement

Employees who start their careers at the lowest level have the potential to advance to the management level. They are provided with advice and mentorship to help them advance in their professional development. UPS uses a lot of internal hire. If you work at the company long enough, you may be able to move up the career ladder in the direction you like. nine0003

7. Competitive compensation package

Because employees receive high salaries, they have opportunities for personal and family improvement. Employees receive generous benefit packages that help boost their overall morale. As a result, UPS provides superior retirement benefits to its employees, making them a rewarding career path. The hourly compensation packages are excellent and as you progress through the ranks your compensation and benefits increase as well. nine0003

8. experience

Working for UPS will give you a vital and huge experience, especially when it comes to logistics and transportation management. This will give you invaluable abilities that will help you move up the career ladder.

9. Health Insurance

UPS part-time employees are eligible for Teamsters Care coverage, which covers a wide range of services. These include dentistry, hearing, mental health, vision, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pharmacy and prescription drugs, and medical treatment and hospitalization. Permanent employees are also eligible for additional benefits such as life insurance weekly disability and Accident and dismemberment insurance .

10. Compensation and Savings Plans

Through the Employee Discount Purchase Program and the 401(k) plan, UPS provides its employees with the opportunity to purchase company stock. Thereby encouraging long-term ownership of the company.

Cons

1. There are time limits

Required workers who constantly work overtime, take short breaks. They must also always arrive on time to avoid any delay or inconvenience to customers around the world.

2. management

UPS management puts pressure on employees because they are more concerned with numbers than anything else, and this can lead to employees experiencing work-related stress.

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3. Complex systems

The organization has a large number of software systems and complex internal procedures that are difficult to manage. This makes it difficult to complete the process in a reasonable amount of time.

4. Work in a dynamic environment

UPS operates in a rapidly changing environment. Especially when handling items on a conveyor belt, which moves quickly and requires the employee to be extremely vigilant to avoid misloading. It takes the ability to handle the stress of a large number of packages with limited time on hand. Drivers are expected to arrive on time and complete the delivery without any delay. nine0003

5. Excessive background noise

There is a lot of noise in the warehouse. This creates a very confusing work environment and can also make it difficult for employees to focus on their responsibilities. Warehouse workers suffer the most from high noise levels. This causes them to experience regular feelings of exhaustion, fatigue, and headaches.

6. Hot/Cold Storage Environment

During summer and winter, buildings are either too hot or too cold, which can create undesirable working conditions. It also poses a health risk to employees, especially those with health issues, depending on the season. nine0003

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7. Doing this job is physically exhausting.

Employees must be able to lift 50 pounds of product. During peak season, they may be responsible for loading up to ten truckloads of goods unaided. These working conditions can be extremely exhausting and can also be detrimental to your physical health.

8. Understaffed

In the event of a shortage of personnel, a person is obliged to fill the gaps without receiving additional compensation for additional job duties. Tired employees are less productive due to understaffing and many mistakes can happen as a result.

9. Traffic

Because delivery drivers have to deal with traffic jams to deliver packages on time. Most drivers must report to their stations earlier than expected to meet deadlines. nine0003

10. Training

Less staff training costs because most of the training is simple and takes place in the classroom. This results in less impact on hands-on learning. New hires are provided with a large number of training videos and are expected to be familiar with their work group and their responsibilities.

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Are there any benefits to using UPS for business delivery ?

Here are some business benefits of using a UPS:

1.

Provides guaranteed express delivery

If you need to get your product as soon as possible, UPS is a great alternative. UPS offers a variety of shipping options, including same day and next day delivery. Guaranteed delivery gives you the confidence that your goods will arrive on time. This will allow you to delight your customers and keep your business running smoothly. nine0003

In case of heavy supplies, this is a reasonable price (at times). While the United States Postal Service (USPS) is the most affordable alternative for lighter items, rates for heavier items skyrocket. If you are shipping packages over two pounds, please pay attention to UPS shipping charges.

He may be able to deliver your packages faster (and safer) for less than what you’re used to paying now. In addition, if you ship in large quantities via UPS, you will be able to take advantage of available volume discounts. However, you must provide documentation of your previous shipments in order to qualify for a discount. nine0003

2.

Unrivaled Tracking

UPS provides an unrivaled thorough tracking service. Clients can see the progress of their packages from start to finish. By carefully tracking UPS, your customers will feel more secure, which is also beneficial for you. When you call UPS, they can tell you exactly where your packages are at any given time. When shipping via UPS, it is unlikely that you will lose track of your delivery. nine0003

Disadvantages of Using Ups for Business Delivery

Although UPS is a fantastic service in many ways, it is not without its drawbacks. If you ship via UPS, you will have to make some concessions in the following areas:

1.

It’s more expensive

Although this is not always the case, UPS services can be prohibitively expensive and shipping costs are exceptionally high. A variety of factors contribute to this. But the fees and surcharges that UPS adds to its base rates are two of the most significant. Examples of this are fuel surcharges, extended territory surcharges, and other charges. You need to take these fees into account, especially if you are shipping overseas, because they can be quite high. nine0003

2.

No free package delivery service

Although the United States Postal Service (USPS) provides free scheduled delivery, UPS charges a fixed amount for the same service. Although UPS charges a flat fee for this service (as opposed to FedEx , which is billed by weight). Too bad UPS doesn’t provide this service for free, like the US Postal Service does.

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3.

No free Saturday delivery

UPS is the only carrier that doesn’t do this as part of its standard service. This may delay delivery by up to two days. Saturday delivery, on the other hand, is offered as an “extra service”. To receive your items on Saturday, you will need to hire qualified delivery services and pay an additional fee.

Frequently Asked Questions How much UPS pays

The highest paid job at UPS is probably a strategic account manager with a salary of around $132,000 per year.

This is probably one of the highest paying jobs you can do without a degree. Even part-time workers get benefits, so you also have good job security. Regular UPS drivers can reach 100,000 in many areas of the US and even go beyond being UPS feeders. nine0003

On the other hand, it can be very demanding and stressful, with long hours of work. It’s not for everyone, but gives a lot of rewards.

UPS drivers typically start at $20-$21 an hour and then increase incrementally over the years depending on location. The maximum salary is $39 an hour and it takes about 4 years for a UPS driver to reach it.

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La Petite Academy of Greensboro in Greensboro, NC | 2305 Fleming Road

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Welcome to Our School

Welcome to La Petite Academy in Greensboro, NC! My name is Tiffany and I am the center director. I have been with the company for more than 18 years and hold a bachelor’s degree in communications.

We offer an excellent curriculum for Infants, Preschoolers, Pre-K, and School-Age children. Classrooms are taught by our highly motivated staff that strive each day to provide a loving and secure environment. Majority of our staff have been with us for more than five years and have more than 80 years of combined experience. All of our teachers receive monthly training and ongoing education to ensure we provide you with the most up-to-date educational practices.

We are excited to offer an array of technology in our School-Age classroom. These enhancements include iPads featuring educational apps as well as apps to create art, music, videos, tripods for movie-making, robots for coding and more!

We’re committed to keeping you connected throughout the day while your child is in our care. Get access to live streaming video of your child’s classroom, plus other real-time updates, with our exclusive mobile app for families, SproutAbout.

We invite you to stop by for a tour of our center to hear more about the exciting things that are happening at our school! Schedule a tour of our amazing La Petite Academy in Greensboro, NC today!

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For an additional fee, go beyond regular classroom learning experiences with our enhanced series of fun, interactive enrichment programs exploring a variety of activities. We offer:

Gymnastics, Soccer, Music, Yoga, Spanish, Phonics, Handwriting & Advanced Math

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Our School-Age classroom is a perfect setting for productive, engaging mornings and afternoons, where children become thinkers, makers, and doers. Some enhancements in this classroom include:

• iPads with keyboards and educational apps
• Robots for coding challenges
• Grow Fit-friendly video games that encourage collaboration and movement

 

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Meet Our Staff

Tiffany Adams, Director

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a Concentration in Public Relations and Level III Early Childhood Administration

Certifications: CPR and First Aid, Early Childhood Certification, SIDS, Playground Safety, and BSAC

I have a passion for children’s education and creativity. As an administrator, I love that I can interact with all age groups and see how they grow as individuals at each stage of development. I love being able to support my team and families to promote a community of learning in our school.

Local School Phone Number: 336.665.9596336.665.9596


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Prices for buying an apartment

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Greensboro, city in USA located in North America. The coordinates are 36.07264 latitude and -79.79198 longitude. The city is located at an altitude of 260 meters above sea level. The population is 279639 people. Time zone: America / Triathlon (GMT: -5.0).

Greensboro cost of living estimate

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Prices for visiting cafes and restaurants

Meals in an inexpensive restaurant

890.80
₽

Meals for 2 people, Mid-range restaurant, three courses

4,454.02
₽

Poppy menu at McDonalds or alternative fast food

519. 64
₽

Homemade beer, 0.5 liters

296.93
₽

Imported beer, 0.33 liter bottle

371.17
₽

Cappuccino

311.78
₽

Coca-Cola, 0.33 liter can

141.04
₽

Food prices

Water, 0.33 liter bottle

109.12
₽

Milk, regular, 1 liter

56.42
₽

Loaf of fresh white bread, 0.5 kg

190.78
₽

White rice, 1 kg

343.70
₽

Eggs, pack of 12

180.39
₽

Local cheese, 1 kg

809.89
₽

Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, 1 kg

689.63
₽

Beef tenderloin, red meat, 1 kg

857.40
₽

Apples, 1 kg

409.03
₽

Banana, 1 kg

266.50
₽

Oranges, 1 kg

435.75
₽

Tomato, 1 kg

212.31
₽

Potatoes, 1 kg

245.71
₽

Onion, 1 kg

231.61
₽

Lettuce, 1 head

135.85
₽

Water, 1.5 liter bottle

161.09
₽

Bottle of wine, average price

890. 80
₽

Homemade beer, 0.5 liter bottle

185.58
₽

Imported beer, 0.33 liter bottle

167.03
₽

Pack of cigarettes

445.40
₽

Transport

Single ticket, local transport

111.35
₽

Monthly pass, regular price

2,969.35
₽

Landing fee, average

185.58
₽

Taxi, price per 1 km, normal fare

86.85
₽

Taxi, price for 1 hour of waiting, normal fare

890.80
₽

Gasoline, 1 liter

44.54
$

Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car)

1,707,374.50
₽

Utilities, per month

Basic utilities for 85m2 Apartment, including electricity, heating or cooling, water and garbage disposal

10,118.05
RUB

Internet, 60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable / ADSL

4,629.21
₽

Sports and recreation

Fitness club, Monthly fee for 1 adult

1,846.93
₽

Tennis court rental, 1 hour on weekends

1,670. 26
₽

Salary and financing

Cinema ticket, 1st place

705.22
₽

Average monthly net salary, after taxes

224,482.63
₽

Mortgage interest rate in percent for 20 years fixed rate, annual, fixed rate

4.35%

Expenses for children

Private preschool or kindergarten, monthly for 1 child

.11.11
₽

International Primary School, annually for 1 child

1,484,673.48
₽

Clothes and footwear

A pair of jeans in branded clothing stores

2,542.50
₽

Summer dress in a brand clothing store

3,153.45
₽

Pair of sneakers, average price

4,964.75
₽

Pair of leather shoes

6,588.24
₽

Rental prices, per month

Apartment, 1 bedroom, in the city center

72,377.83
₽

Apartment, 1 bedroom, Out of city center

57,300.23
₽

Apartment, 3 bedrooms, in the city center

141.043.98
₽

Apartment, 3 bedrooms, Out of city center

109,759. 68
₽

Prices for the purchase of an apartment

Price per m ² for the purchase of an apartment in the city center

130,451.58
₽

Price per m ² for the purchase of an apartment outside the city center

82,538.20

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Our School – South Lakewood Elementary

Please take the time to read South Lakewood’s Mission and Vision. It will give you a good picture of who we are, and what we believe as educators. 

 

“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now, so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.”

Bandura,1997 MISSION: “In a safe environment that respects and celebrates diversity, the South Lakewood Elementary community will prepare all students to be responsible, productive citizens, and lifelong learners. South Lakewood Elementary Climate Vision South Lakewood Elementary is a caring community where everyone feels valued. We promote open communication, appreciation of diversity, and strive for high standards through collaboration of teachers, students, parents, and the community.

We will achieve this through:

• Welcoming Environment – our school is inviting, safe, and friendly.

• Communication– we have respectful dialogue among parents, students, and staff that is honest and supportive, where everyone is comfortable expressing themselves. 

• Reputation– we are a strong, resilient school with great staff and students who are passionate about learning. • High Expectations- we are supportive and accountable for growth regarding behavior and academic standards.

• Diversity– we embrace differences, accept everyone, and treat people equally.

• Professionalism– we take initiative within our field to further our expertise while recognizing and trusting each other’s strengths.

• Attitude– we are positive, hard working, and passionate about supporting and teaching all children.

• Teamwork– we value each other’s strengths and work cooperatively together. 

• Trust and Support- we have a safe environment where supportive leadership encourages positive risk taking, trust, and honesty.

• Values– staff, students, family, and the community are recognized and appreciated for their time, efforts, and achievements. South Lakewood Elementary Curriculum Vision Through meaningful collaboration, the South Lakewood Elementary staff will use innovative implementation of Jeffco curriculum that reaches all students. 

We will achieve this through:

•  Instruction – We implement district CAP documents, provide systemic instruction, and integrate content areas with clear and challenging goals for all students. Professional development is ongoing to ensure a guaranteed and viable curriculum. 

• Best Practices – We provide systemic and highly engaging lessons that increase students’ depth of knowledge through teacher modeling, student interaction, and independent practice.

• Instructional Support/Resources – We ensure that instructional support and resources are embedded within the curriculum to provide success for all students through accommodation, differentiation, and intervention.

• Differentiation – We strive to reach all students by differentiating the Jeffco core curriculum based on essential learning, prioritized benchmarks, and technology.

• Assessment and Data Decision Making – We use multiple assessments to monitor progress and make instructional decisions to meet individual student needs.

• Technology –We engage in professional development and training to effectively utilize technology and to provide enriched, differentiated instruction that ensures student proficiency.

• Teamwork/communication – We communicate and give each other frequent feedback to accomplish vertical and lateral planning that moves the school toward our vision.

• South Lakewood Elementary Community Partnership Vision – South Lakewood Elementary believes that a high performing school is dedicated to maximizing the potential of every child through a collaborative partnership among parents, teachers, students and the community.  

We will achieve this through:

• Communication – We support a welcoming environment that promotes consistent, frequent and open communication through a variety of methods that keep stakeholders up to date on student progress, school activities and events.

• Community Resources – We build strong community partnerships to obtain and utilize multiple funding sources and encourage collaborative neighborhood support to enhance student learning and the school environment.

• Volunteers – We encourage volunteerism by fully utilizing parent and community member talent. We provide multiple opportunities for involvement at various levels of commitment both within and outside of the school day. We also provide training and support where applicable.

• Parent Connection – We develop strong parent and staff relationships by utilizing enhanced communication tools and encouraging collaborative decision-making.

• Student Learning – We provide exemplary enrichment and support opportunities to all students in a variety of subject areas through partnerships and mentor programs before, during, and after school.

Schools in Lakewood, CO – Elementary High School Middle and Private

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Lakewood, CO has 56 schools, 28 of them are Elementary, 5 Middle Schools, 12 High Schools and 4 alternative Schools.

Elementary schools in Lakewood

Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 289

Bear Creek K-8 School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 8
Students : 1086

Belmar Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 319

Colorado Digital Academy – Elementary

District of Byers School District No. 32j
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 440

Deane Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 501

Dennison Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 625

Devinny Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 554

Eiber Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 392

Emory Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 686

Foothills Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 314

Glennon Heights Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 239

Great Work Montessori

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 3

Green Gables Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 288

Green Mountain Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 447

Hutchinson Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 356

Irwin Preschool

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : PK

Jefferson County Open Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 231

Kendrick Lakes Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 456

Lasley Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 479

Molholm Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 503

Patterson International School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 481

Rooney Ranch Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 575

Rose Stein International Elementary

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6

Slater Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 335

South Lakewood Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 518

Stober Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6
Students : 296

Vivian Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 202

Westgate Elementary School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 573

Middle schools in Lakewood

Carmody Middle School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 8
Students : 542

Colorado Digital Academy – Middle

District of Byers School District No. 32j
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 8
Students : 229

Creighton Middle School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 8
Students : 689

Dunstan Middle School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 8
Students : 635

Manning Options School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 8
Students : 443

High schools in Lakewood

Alameda International Junior/Senior High School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1239

Bear Creek High School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1594

Brady Exploration School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 272

Colorado Virtual Academy (Cova)

District of Byers School District No. 32j
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 523

Green Mountain High School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1142

Jefferson County Open Secondary

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 12
Students : 343

Lakewood High School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 2116

Longview High School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 52

Mc Lain Community High School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 8, Highest grade : 12
Students : 110

Mc Lain High School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 12
Students : 384

New America School

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 281

Warren Technical Central

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 49

Alternative schools in Lakewood

Addenbrooke Classical Academy

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 12
Students : 242

Elevate Academy

District of Byers School District No. 32j
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1093

Miller Special Education

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 12
Students : 91

Sobesky Academy

District of Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 12
Students : 85

Private schools in Lakewood

Augustine Classical Academy

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 9
Students : 75

Bethlehem Lutheran School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 320

Concordia Lutheran Preschool

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : K
Students : 110

Jefferson Hills – Lakewood

Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 12
Students : 31

Our Lady Of Fatima Catholic School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 257

Primrose School Of Bear Creek

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : K
Students : 16

St Bernadette Catholic School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 164

Lakewood SDA, Saskatoon

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Lakewood Suburban Area (SDA) 900 Canada It is part of the Saskatoon community on the east side.