Thank you 2014/15 Sunday School Teachers!

Sunday, May 17th is the last day of Sunday school for the year. We will have a special celebration and THANK YOU! for our incredible Sunday school teachers on Sunday, May 17.

Please consider joining the amazing volunteers who help our children grow in Christ’s grace. No skills are needed – just a genuine care for our children. Your time commitment would be no more than one Sunday per month. Contact Martha Herbert if you think you can help, or speak to one of our current volunteers: Aaron Achartz, Casie Budolfson, Nancy Lovaas, Kirsten Pedersen, Annika and Karen Saboe, Nancy Weflin, Alicia Kerber or Sara Hauge. We appreciate your commitment and dedication to making Children's Ministry a vital part of our congregation!

Sunday School April & May 2015

Here’s what’s happening during the upcoming weeks:

April 26 & May 10:  The Apostle Paul traveled to Macedonia to spread the word about Jesus.  One of the people who heard him was Lydia, a business woman who sold purple fabric to wealthy people.  1^st – 6^th grades will learn how Lydia used her gifts and influence in the community to spread the word about God’s love for everyone.

Helpful Bible verse:  Acts 16:9-15

Optional family activity:  Find a container (or make a pouch if you’re really “crafty”) and cover it with purple fabric, paper or paint.  While you work on the containers, ask your child what they are good at doing – feel free to help them.  On pieces of paper, write down their gifts and talents and put the pieces of paper in the container.  Talk about how they can use their gifts to show others about God’s love. 

April 26th:  Following  the lectionary, Pre-K will learn how Jesus is like a shepherd taking care of his sheep – He cares for and loves each of us and keeps us safe.  Even if we get “lost”, He will find us and bring us back home.

Helpful Bible verse: John 10:11-18

Optional family activity: Using a treasured stuffed animal (or a real animal if you have one), talk about things we do to take care of things that we love.  Tell your children it’s the same with Jesus who loves us, cares for us and protects us no matter what.

May 10^th:  Pre-K will continue with the lectionary lesson telling about when Peter was speaking to a crowd about Jesus and the Holy Spirit came down in a great wind and opened the hearts of the people.

Helpful Bible verse:  Acts 10:44-48

Optional Famiy activity:  Go fly a kite with your children.  Talk about how just as the wind helps to lift the kite and make it fly, the Holy Spirit lifts our hearts and opens us up to God’s love.