I ntergenerational learning activities give children an opportunity to see adults studying and growing in their fai th. At Mount Olive these events are held during the Sunday school hour on the first Sunday of each month and include prayer, devotions, clowns, balloons, songs, puzzles and games. Teaching is accomplished through stories, puppets, drama and video. Participants sit at family tables, each table bearing the name of a saint.
Families consist of parents and children as well as singles, young and old.
Each table group designs a poster and discusses the day's theme. Mount Olive is a pilot church for intergenerational learning projects. Visitors attend to learn how to set up similar activities in their congregations. The program has rapidly increased in popularity since its inception a year and a half ago. Participants are exuberant.