LEARNING FOR ALL AGES Seasons of the Spirit Sunday School is for preschool to 6th grade.
This is a scripturally focused program that uses the reading for Sunday worship
each week. Students will not be permitted to leave the Sunday School floor unattended
and will be released after classes to a parent or guardian. This Sunday School class meets on the 2nd floor of
the education building. All Bible all the time! Confirmation Midweeks: The midweek
classes for our Confirmation fall midweeks start in September! Classes resume September 7. Come join our
senior high students in Founders Hall at 9:45 a.m. LEARNING
FOR ADULTS (all year 'round)
Learning in August: August 31st: New Zealand Travelogue with the Blews. Learning
in September: The
Fall Schedule Begins! Adult Spiritual Formation: September
7th: Adult Education will emphasize the stewardship of the earth, also known
as ecology, this month. Special Guest KeeKee Pregracke will speak in the Chapel.
She is the mother of Chad Pregracke, founder of Living Lands and Waters.” September 14th: Biblical Basis for the Stewardship of our Creation
in the Chapel and Seasons of the Spirit adult Scripture study of the readings
for this Sunday in the MPR. September 21st: Going Green
as an Act of Faith in the Chapel and Seasons of the Spirit adult Scripture study
of the readings for this Sunday in the MPR. September 28th:
Greening our Congregation in the Chapel and Seasons of the Spirit adult Scripture
study of the readings for this Sunday in the MPR. Companions
in Christ: On September 4th we will resume the Bible study, “Women of the
Bible” with Moses’ mother. Note: We will not meet on August 28th. New Member Class:
We’re still working on a good date for September – inquiries welcome! From
the Children and Family Minister's Desk During Vacation Bible School
(VBS) in the RAINFOREST ADVENTURE (July 21-25, 27) we heard the Word, understood
the word in activities (through recreation, gardening, snacks, music, science,
and crafts), and then actually acted on the Word:
WE SHARED…the building
space on Monday with many who had no power, a Celebration of Life Funeral service
that afternoon in the Sanctuary, and then in the evening with Blessed Beginnings
for an Open House in the Multi-Purpose Room. On Sunday we shared our voices at
the second worship service and our crafts to decorate the Ice Cream Social.
WE
GAVE…10 lbs. of tabs to help sick children whose families need to stay at the
Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City. Others helped us to create a VBS Garden for
Trinity Church
in celebration of our going "green" by recycling cans
and paper. (You can find the garden outside the door to the Sanctuary's elevator;
take a look!)
WE GREW… in our faith by singing, making craft projects,
doing scientific tests, playing games, memorizing Bible verses, and worshipping
together.
WE LOVED…others, because we were loved first by our Lord. We
invited others to worship and to come to our Ice Cream Social. Several showed
their love by taking the Jesus doll to their home for a night.
WE PRAISED…at
snack time we learned how to lead an echo Prayer. Ava asked the hot pink Macaws
to say: Dear God…Dear God,
Thank you for this snack…Thank you for this snack.
Thank you for this church…Thank you for this church.
Thank you very, very,
very much for VBS…Thank you very, very, very much for VBS.
And, God, help
us to be even better next year…And, God, help us to be even better next year.
There
isn't anything that can say thank you to so many better than Ava's prayer.
Hope to see you at VBS next year and in church and beyond its doors now,
Jennifer Jordening Children
& Families Minister | 