Sunday School Recap 12/14/25

This week was the Children’s Christmas Program! Before worship, we gathered in one of the Sunday School classrooms to color pictures and do Christmas crafts. Then it was time for the kids to come into the Sanctuary to tell the Christmas story through the songs they have been practicing. They did such a great job! Afterwards we did have a regular Sunday School class where we heard from Luke 1:39-45 about the time when Mary visited Elizabeth. We then did more Christmas crafts and ate some of the many treats that were served during the coffee hour. Later, the kids in Grades 3-5 worked together to assemble a 3-D foam nativity for our classroom. It was a very fun day!

Sunday School Recap 12/07/25

This week we heard the story from Luke 1:26-38 about how the Angel Gabriel visited Mary to tell her she was going to have a baby who was to be the Son of God, and she was to name him Jesus. Grades 1-2 made a story strip with drawings and verses from the story. And the older grades solved a couple of puzzle sheets then made accordion-fold angel ornaments.

Sunday School Recap 11/30/25

On the first Sunday of Advent, our lesson was all about Advent - the symbols we see at church, how it's a time of waiting, and the Advent Wreath. We talked about the different colors and meanings of the candles on the wreath, and then for our craft we made a version of an Advent Wreath. The youngest grades made a paper plate version and the older grades had a choice: a "stained glass" candle with a handprint wreath, or a wreath made of pipe cleaners. We also practiced music for the Christmas program this morning - it's coming along nicely!

Sunday School Recap 11/23/25

Today we had some
pre-Thanksgiving fun. The youngest grades played a "Find the Turkey Feathers" game. Grades 1 and 2 made Pumpkin Pie Spinners to highlight what they are thankful for. And Grades 3-5 played a giant Thanksgiving-themed matching game, made Thanksgiving cards and did Thanksgiving puzzle sheets. We had a lot of fun and were able to talk about what we are thankful for!

Sunday School Recap 11/16/25

It was a busy day today! We began by meeting in the sanctuary to start learning the songs for the Christmas Program with Kari Owens. We then watched a video about a woman born in India who received a shoebox from Operation Christmas Child when she was a kid 20 years ago, and now she packs shoeboxes herself!  Then we got to pack shoeboxes and write notes to the kids who will receive them. And most importantly, we prayed over the shoeboxes, asking God to help get them safely to their destinations and to bless the children who will receive them.

We don't know where our boxes will be going - we will find out in January! The kids were so excited to pack the shoeboxes and did a fantastic job.

Sunday School Recap 11/02/25

Our story this week was from 1Samuel chapter 3, in which Samuel hears a voice while he is sleeping. After waking up Eli several times, he finally realizes it is not Eli but God who is calling him. When he says, "Speak, for your servant is listening," God speaks to him. We learned that we can listen for God's voice too, through reading the Bible, or by praying. And God has a plan for us and knows each of our names. 

For our craft, the older grades made a "matchbox" bed for Samuel, with a  two-sided Samuel picture inside - sleeping and awake. The quilt folds down when Samuel is awake to show the message that Samuel said in verse 10.

Sunday School Recap 10/19/25

Today we heard the story from Exodus 3:1-15 about the time when God appeared to Moses in a burning bush to ask him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. At first Moses does not think he is qualified to do what God is asking him to do. He asks, “Who am I that I should go to Pharoah?” In verse 12 God tells Moses, “I will be with you.” We learned that God is always with us, he sees our struggles and has a plan to help us, just like he helped Moses. We talked about times when we have been asked to do things we don’t want to do, or don’t think we would be good at, and how we can rely on God to help us in those moments.

For our craft, we focused on the burning bush. Grades 1-2 made a tissue paper flame that glows when held up to the light. And in Grades 3-5 we used Mod Podge to paste tissue paper to a clear glass and made a drawing of a bush on the outside of the cup. We placed battery-operated tea light candles in the cups so it looks like the bush is burning!

Sunday School Recap 10/12/25

This week we watched a movie in the theater about the Old Testament story of Esther. She was the brave queen who saved her people, even though doing so potentially put her own life in danger. After the movie we took all three levels of the quiz on the DVD and the kids proved they had been paying attention! 

Sunday School Recap 10/05/25

This week in Sunday School we were treated to a lesson on Stewardship from Pastor Jenny!  All of the kids were in one classroom to hear about our Time, Talents and Treasure. We listened to Pastor Jenny read us the Bible story about the Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25:14-30. And then we split into three teams to brainstorm about each of these three areas, and each group told the rest of the class about their ideas. We learned that to be a steward means to care for something, so we all promised to find ways to be good stewards in our lives and take care of what God has entrusted us with!

Sunday School Recap 09/28/25

Today was a big day, as 3rd Graders received their Bibles!  The story we learned today was about Adam and Eve, from the very first book in the Bible, Genesis, chapter 2. We practiced looking it up and spent time discovering more about the Bible. We then played a game in which two teams raced to see who was fastest to put miniature wooden "books" of the Bible in the proper order on their shelves. They got some practice in using their Bibles to help them figure out the order. We will continue to use our Bibles each week in Sunday School now that all Grade 3-5 students have their own. And the students got a special Bible bookmark that was homemade by members of our church.

Grades K-2 made an apple tree craft using tissue paper, construction paper and a pipe cleaner snake.

Sunday School Recap 09/21/25

Today we heard the story from Luke 10:38-42 about a time when Jesus visited the home of his friends Martha and Mary. Mary sat and listened to His teaching while Martha was busy preparing dinner and doing all of the work. Martha was upset, but Jesus told her that sometimes it is important to take time to stop working and listen.  

The kids in Grades 3-5 learned a puppet show about the story. Once we had practiced it a couple of times we invited the kids in Pre-K through Grade 1 to come watch and it was a lot of fun. After the puppet show the performers came out from behind the puppet theater to let the audience have a chance to meet the puppets!
Here is a link to the video of the puppet show for anyone who
wants to watch it:

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xqf_r3O2T1ztasTTEGnufo5Ejsh8UmU5/view?usp=sharing

Sunday School Recap 09/14/25

Sunday School started up again today!  It was also the Ministry Fair so our activities today included a Sunday School Scavenger Hunt and a visit to some of the booths in the Narthex. There were games, prizes, treats on a stick and even some extra balloons!  We're off and running...it's going to be a fun year!

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