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                                    SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
                            For the Parents of Faith Lutheran Sunday School Students
 05/01/2008 
             
The Final Three Weeks of Sunday School
    Instead of learning about one story from the Bible during the last three weeks of Sunday school, the kids will be doing several different activities.  On May 4, all the classes will be putting together Foster Care Welcome Bags.  This will be the second time this year that the kids have put together bags for kids who are going into foster care.  In December, the Sunday school kids had collected enough money through their offering and donations for the bags to make 12 Welcome Bags!  This time the Sunday school kids have brought in even more offering and more donations so that they will be putting together 14 Welcome Bags!!!  The kids have enjoyed helping others in the community through this effort!
    On May 11 the Sunday school kids will be playing games to review all that they have learned this year in Sunday school.  The preschoolers through 2nd graders will play a “match the picture to the story” game.  The 3rd through 6th graders will be playing Family Feud to review the stories they have learned this year.
    The last Sunday of Sunday school, May 18, the kids will be learning about how God wants us to obey our parents.  At the end of the class time, they will have an ice cream sundae snack to celebrate all that they have learned throughout the Sunday school year!

Rekindle your Awareness of God’s Loving Purpose for Giving…….

In the next few weeks, you should be receiving some important information in the mail regarding the 2008 stewardship program.

The stewardship team cordially invites you to participate in mid-week Bible study sessions and other activities geared toward helping you to evaluate how God’s gift of grace relates to your stewardship commitment.
As you may already be aware (especially if you attended the April 13th budget meeting and the April 20th congregational meeting), our church is faced with many financial challenges.  However, that is just one segment of the stewardship commitment.

The stewardship sessions will shed light on some areas of the Christian response to God’s love as we faithfully commit our time, talent and our treasure.  All of these things were never ours to begin with…..they were always God’s.  When we share these gifts with others, we are only giving back in some small measure what God has given us.

At what age does giving start?  It’s probably different for each individual, but you can learn more about it at almost any age.  The 2008 stewardship program consists of lesson plans for all age groups to be used during midweek soup/study session.  It is intended to be used for family activities that can be done at midweek sessions and/or can be part of Christian education in the home.

In the Light of Grace
2008 Stewardship Program Midweek Soup/Study Sessions

Session
Date
Time
Group
Theme





Week1
May 28th
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Preschool
Grades 1-3
Grades 4-6
“The Boy Who Shared His Supper”



6:00 PM-8:00 PM Teenagers
“And the Winner Is….”


6:00 PM-8:00 PM Adults
“The Grace Gift of God”
Week2
June 4th
6:00 PM-8:00 PM Preschool
Grades 1-3
Grades 4-6
“The Widow’s Gift”



6:00 PM-8:00 PM Teenagers “Giving with an Attitude”


6:00 PM-8:00 PM Adults “The Transformation of Giving”

Adam & Eve/Creation
    All the kids learned about the story of creation and also the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.  The preschoolers and kindergarteners spent more time learning about creation and learning that God made them too.  The 1st graders through 6th graders also spent some time learning about he temptation part of the Adam and Eve story.
    As always the kids learned about the stories through games, crafts and snacks. 

Bible Bucks Store
    The last Bible Bucks Store will be on the last day of Sunday school, May 18.  There are only three more weeks to memorize Bible verses and the books of the Bible and bring you Bible to Sunday school.  Keep up the good work 3rd-6th

Thank You!
Thank you parents for bringing your kids to Sunday school!  The design team enjoys planning and writing lessons that teach the kids about the Bible using a variety of fun activities.  The shepherds enjoy teaching your children about God’s Word.  We hope your child enjoys coming to Sunday school and learning about God, Jesus and the Bible.

5th & 6th Graders  Click here for the Acolyte/Nursery Attendant Online Calendar

Shepherds
In the rotational Sunday school model, Sunday school teachers are called shepherds.  We thought you may want to know who your child’s shepherds are.
Shepherds
3 & 4-year-old

Julie Buck
Heather Groff
Brenda McKinney
Denise Swack
Shepherds
4 & 5-year-old

Shannon Fielding
Kathy Freidig
Alison Harrison
Julie Slane
Shepherds
1st & 2nd Grade

Jane Hoogerwerf
Tanya King
Mark Meade
Mike Papula & Chris Olsen
Shepherds
3rd & 4th Grade

Chris Barstad
Carl & Heidi Bailey

Shepherds
5th & 6th Grade

Chris Poux
Brent & Ellen Puckett
Carmella Talbot
Susan Umbach

Sunday School Morning Schedule
We thought you might want to know what the morning schedule is for Sunday school each week, so here it is:

                   9:15-9:30    Sunday School opening:  preschool-2nd grade - downstairs
                                                         3rd-6th grade – fellowship hall

                  9:30-9:40    Move to assigned rotational location.
                                     Shepherds greet students & take attendance.

                  9:40-10:15    Lesson time with shepherds

The Last Three Weeks of Sunday School

Sunday school will not be doing a rotation on one particular Bible story for the last three weeks of classes.  All the children will be doing the same lessons, so here is the schedule for the last three weeks of Sunday school:

May 4                Foster Care Bags Lesson

May 11              Review Games

May 18              Parents Lesson*
                           Bible Bucks store for 3rd-6th grade


*The last 10-15 minutes of Sunday school on May 18, we will be celebrating the end of another great Sunday school year.  We will be serving ice cream sundaes to the kids and their parents.  Please join your kids in the fellowship hall at about 10:00!