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Sunday School this week was held for "Littles" only This Week in Sunday School - Theme - What is Advent? Littles - Sunday, Dec. 1st, is the first Sunday of Advent this year. Since we won’t have Sunday School that day due to a special baptism and reception into the church, today our Littles talked about the meaning of Advent. The season of Advent is the beginning of the church year. “Advent” means “the coming.” The first Sunday of Advent is always 4 Sundays before Christmas. During Advent we are preparing for the birth of Christ and we anticipate his second coming. The color for Advent is usually either purple (for royalty) or blue (for peace). We also talked about the things we do in our homes to help get ready for Christmas. Craft/Activity - We made an Advent Countdown Chain. BEGINNING NEXT SUNDAY, DEC. 1st, each day during Advent, your child can take a link off the chain and do whatever task is suggested on that link, or you can come up with a task on your own. We hope this will help them to keep the spirit of the season, keep God and Jesus in their thoughts, and help them countdown to Christmas! Upcoming Schedule Dec. 1 - 1st Sunday in Advent AND Baptism and Reception ALL GROUPS WILL STAY UPSTAIRS - There will be NO SUNDAY SCHOOL Dec. 8 - Littles will come downstairs. Middles and Youth will stay upstairs. Dec. 15 - ALL groups will come downstairs. Dec. 22 - Littles will come downstairs. Middles and Youth will stay upstairs. Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve - Festive Christmas Eve Service in the evening with no Sunday School ALL STUDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO WILL BE PART OF A SPECIAL PRESENTATION DURING THE SERVICE Dec. 29 - NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
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Sunday School was held for ALL STUDENTS this week, Littles, Middles, and Youth This Week in Sunday School - Theme - The Baptism of Jesus and Our Own Baptism Littles - Today we read about John the Baptist in our Spark Bible. John the Baptist appears in Judea to proclaim the coming of the kingdom of heaven. He warns the people to repent of their sins in order to prepare for the Lord’s coming. He also talks of the one who will baptize the people “with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” Jesus then appears and insists that John baptize him. Then we talked about how we are baptized as well and what happens during a baptism service in church and what it means. Craft/Activity - We made Baptism Remembrance Boxes to remind us that Jesus was baptized and that we were baptized too. The top of the box illustrates Jesus’ baptism. Inside the box are pebbles to remind us of the River Jordan and that first baptism. Also inside are reminders of our own modern day baptism service, a white candle like to pascal candle that is lit, a shell to remind us of the river and the water poured over our heads, and a passage that is said in the prayers, “We are sealed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and marked as Christ’s own forever.” Middles and Youth - We talked about the sacrament of Holy Baptism and what it means. We read through the service of baptism and looked for mentions of “love” as we also connected baptism to Part 2 of our theme of the Love Fruit of the Spirit for this month. Upcoming Schedule Nov. 24 - Littles will come downstairs. Middles and Youth will stay upstairs. Dec. 1 - 1st Sunday in Advent AND Baptism and Reception ALL GROUPS WILL STAY UPSTAIRS - There will be NO SUNDAY SCHOOL Dec. 8 - Littles will come downstairs. Middles and Youth will stay upstairs. Dec. 15 - ALL groups will come downstairs. Dec. 22 - Littles will come downstairs. Middles and Youth will stay upstairs. Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve - Festive Christmas Eve Service in the evening with no Sunday School ALL GROUPS WILL BE MAKING A SPECIAL PRESENTATION DURING THE SERVICE Dec. 29 - NO SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School was held for Littles only this week. This Week in Sunday School - Theme - I am strong with God Littles - They heard the story, “Daniel’s Night in the Den” which tells the bible story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den. We talked about trusting in God, turning to God in times of need, and getting strength from God. Craft/Activity for Littles - They made a beaded bracelet that says, “I am strong with God.” Upcoming Schedule
Sunday School was held for ALL STUDENTS this week, Littles, Middles, and Youth Before the worship service and Sunday School, Kathy Sullivan worked with all of the kids to practice some percussion accompaniment for use during the closing hymn today. This Week in Sunday School - Theme for Littles - God’s Wonderful World Theme for Middles and Youth - Fruits of the Spirit - Love Part 1 Littles - They heard the story, “Dear God, Your World is Wonderful” by Annie Fitzgerald. This book talks about some of the wonderful things in the world that God has created for us. After the story they further discussed things they notice about God’s wonderful world, and in particular, the changing of the seasons. Craft/Activity for Littles - They made “I Be-leaf in God” fall leaf mobiles Middles and Youth - Today was Part 1 of our lesson on the Fruits of the Spirit, Love. We began by listening to and discussing the sermon about love that Presiding Bishop Michael Curry delivered at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle last year. Bishop Curry talked about love as referenced by several bible verses, and by Martin Luther King, Jr. He asked listeners to imagine a world governed by the power of God’s love and what that would look like. We discussed ways God shows us love. The kids are bringing home copies of this sermon. You can listen to this powerful sermon and read the transcript of it at this NPR website: Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's Sermon - The Power of Love Upcoming Schedule
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OUR PROGRAMWe hold Sunday School every other Sunday, Sept. through May, during the 10:00 Worship Service. Our program includes students of all ages, from Preschool through Grade 6 Archives
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