The Christian Education team is collecting spare change for our neighbors in Türkiye and Syria. Would you join us as we help our neighbors in need? Please drop coins and dollar bills into the large jar on the cabinet in the front (right) of the church sanctuary, next to the doorway leading to the parlor. …
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March 2023 Join us on our journey to Easter as we learn how Jesus helps us face our challenges, change our lives, and move forward with faith. Here is our schedule for March 2023.
As part of their study of Jesus’ life, on Sunday, February 12, 2023, children and youth tasted the types of foods Jesus may have eaten. The special meal was prepared by Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell. After a lesson and discussion about customs in Jesus’ time, children and youth gathered in the parlor to …
February 2023 All God’s people have faith The Bible teaches us about people with faith and talks about the circumstances or decisions that showed their faith. We will talk about the kinds of actions people take in these stories of faith. How would you describe the connection between faith and action? In what ways has …
Ms. Wendy Donnell, director of Christian Education, attended a one-day retreat entitled “Ave Maria! Walking Barefoot with Mary” in December 2022. The program took place at the Rolling Ridge Retreat Center. The Reverend Dr. Stephanie Rutt led the session, which explored Mary’s close relationship with God and featured reflections on Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from …
Live justly, love mercy, and walk humbly A biblical man named Micah spent his life showing people what is good and what the Lord requires of us. He was an Old Testament prophet and is known for his prophecy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. Even now, two thousand years later, we can …
Children and youth added figures to a ceramic crèche and talked about the meaning of Jesus’ birth on Sunday, December 11, 2022. The activity was led by Ms. Wendy Donnell, director of Christian Education.
Thanks be given Thanksgiving is more than a way to say thanks–it is an opportunity to use our hands and feet and whole bodies to do Thanksgiving. When we share, when we help others, when we do the things God wants, we are showing our thanks to God for all that God has done. In …
Children and youth were treated to a spooky Halloween party on Sunday, October 30, 2022, planned by Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell. Partygoers enjoyed seasonal snacks, coloring sheets, and a game that involved identifying “body parts” while blindfolded.
Children and youth gathered on October 23, 2022, for play and learning.