Sunday school will start at 9:00 on January 26. The Annual Meeting will take place on this day, which means there will be one service that morning at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the meeting at approximately 10:15. Activities for children are offered downstairs while adults attend this important yearly all church meeting.
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Starting March 1, Elaine Oxenbury is offering a 5-week Communion instruction series during the normal Sunday school class time. It will be presented as part of the 3rd-5th grade Sunday school class, but is open to all children pre-k and above. Depending on the ages of the children who will participate (please RSVP), the kids may be divided into 2 age groups for either the entire time or just the second half of Sunday school each week. It will be tailored to the needs of the child and will honor your child’s Communion experience, whether this will be their first time taking Communion or not. It will be a preparation for the celebration of First Communion or a continuation of the exploration of the meaning of why we celebrate this Sacrament. We will recognize the participants of this class and celebrate with those who will receive their First Communion at the service on April 19 at 10 a.m. Elaine will be in contact with parents and provide further details. If you have a child who is not in the 3rd-5th grade class, please contact Elaine to let her know your desire to have your child join this class. Children don’t need to be baptized to be in the class, but for your child to receive Communion, they will need to be baptized. For more information on being baptized, please contact Rev. Gary.
Sunday school begins at 9:45 every Sunday, except as noted above, when Sunday school will begin at 9 on January 26. As a reminder, there is one Godly Play classroom, for children aged three years through 2nd grade. Grades three, four and five are using Living the Good News.
The Godly Play classroom will have hands on presentations every Sunday in January, led by either Elaine Farrell, Susie Street or myself with either Emma Blackburn, Kaitie Blackburn, Jackie Algermissen, Sally VanWeldon or myself helping. These presentations will include:
· January 5th: Epiphany
· January 12th: Jesus is Baptized
· January 19th: Choosing the 12
· January 26th: Armor of God
Elaine Oxenbury is the faithful every week teacher in the 3rd, 4thand 5th grade class. The liturgical teachings (meaning it follows what is being taught in the church service) for January will be:
· January 5th: Refuge in God’s Goodness (Jesus came into the world to shine the light of God’s love on all people…John 1:1-18)
· January 12th: God’s Own Dear Child (Baptism is a sign that we belong to God’s family…Matthew 3:13-17; Acts 10:37-38, 42-43…Jesus’ baptism)
· January 19th: Lamb of God (Like the first disciples, we too follow Jesus, the Messiah, the Christ…John 1:29-34)
· January 26th: Chosen to Follow (Jesus calls us to help “fish” for people…Matthew 4:18-23…the calling of the first disciples)
Thank you for making church a priority and sharing your child with us on Sunday mornings. We consider it a privilege to come alongside you as we together help your child along their spiritual journey.