Sunday School
A new year and new programs!

Sunday School 9:45am classes kick off the new year with Rally Day on September 13th.

K-6: Seasons of the Spirit
With the new year, we are trying something different in the Sunday School. Instead of breaking up into smaller classes, the Kindergarten-6th grade classes are being taught as one. Lisa Ramsay-Barnes, Kristi Ray and Theresa Kotvis have taken on the challenge of teaching the group as a team--although additional teachers and helpers are always welcome! This year's curriculum is "Seasons of the Spirit," which follows the lectionary reading. A benefit of this is that it will reinforce downstairs in Sunday School what children are hearing upstairs during worship!

Pre-School Co-Op
The pre-schoolers are once again being taught by a dedicated group of parents in the "Pre-School Co-Op," which is organized by Sokha Kwan. For lessons, they are taking the lead from "Seasons of the Spirit," but modifying the material to appeal to our youngest Sunday Schoolers.

Confirmation

Confirmation Meeting for all 7th & 8th graders and their parents Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:20 PM at SOV

Debbie Johnson is teaching the Confirmation Class, which is now being offered as a two year program. We are continuing with the "Here We Stand" Confirmation materials that we introduced with our last confirmation class. This class is meeting upstairs in the youth room.

Comfirmed Youth: Faith Lens
Post-Confirmation Sunday School is back and it is CAFFEINATED! Because of space constraints at the church, Mindy Ott is taking our confirmed youth to Starbucks for java and discussion. We are using the ELCA's "Faith Lens" curriculum, which takes the lectionary readings and applies them to current events.

We have a number of activities coming up for the Sunday School and Youth programs, so mark your calendars and look for further details for these events in the Sunday bulletins!