Today we heard the story from 1 Samuel 17:4-11 about David and Goliath. David defeated Goliath because God was on his side, and we learned that God is always by our side too! To help remember the story the kids made "stones" out of clay and put them in pouch like David's that we made out of a brown paper lunch bag and some yarn. The kids also practiced their song more with Kari Owens getting ready to sing in worship next week (November 15).
Recap 11/01/26
On All Saint's Day we talked about the saints in our lives and decorated picture frames that we can use to put display a photo of one of those saints. In grades 3-5 we also had fun getting our pictures taken with a vintage Polaroid camera. The kids were fascinated by that technology and how the picture just spit right out of the camera and they could watch it develop! The youngest grades also talked about the Beatitudes from Matthew 5:3-12 and made a special craft to help remember that lesson.
At the beginning of the Sunday School hour the kids practiced more with Kari Owens for their song they will sing in worship on November 15.
Recap 10/25/26
This past Sunday after the 9:00am worship service ended, kids came out to the parking lot in their costumes and visited the decorated trunks to collect candy. We had over 60 kids visit almost 20 trunks! There was even a Reformation Station featuring a life-size cutout of Martin Luther and some Confirmation students handing out temporary tattoos of the Luther Rose. We had great weather and a lot of fun!
Recap 10/18/26
Today we got to watch a movie in the theater about Martin Luther. We learned that Martin Luther helped people learn more about the Bible by translating it the best he could for them to read. We learned Martin Luther taught people that God forgives our sins and that Jesus died for our sins to be forgiven, they didn’t need to pay for every sin to be forgiven.
Recap 10/11/26
We started out today in the Sanctuary, with Kari Owens teaching the kids a song they will sing during worship in November. After music time we learned a story from Chapter 20 of Exodus, about the time when God called Moses to the top of Mount Sinai to give His people special rules on how to live - the Ten Commandments. We learned how the first three Commandments are rules for loving God, and the other 7 Commandments are rules for being kind to other people.
The older grades made a folded paper "fortune teller" which had all 10 of the Commandments on it. The younger grades played games and also made crafts to help them remember the story (and the Commandments!).
Recap 10/04/26
Our story today was from chapter 14 of Exodus, in which God parts the Red Sea to create a dry path for the Israelites to escape from Pharaoh's army which is chasing them. Once His people safely cross, the waters crash back down, saving the Israelites and defeating the Egyptian army.
The older grades learned and performed a puppet show about this story for the younger grades. We had extra special guests in the audience too, as Kelvin Miller and his entire family came to watch! Before the puppet show, the younger grades played some games to help them remember the story. After the puppet show, all of the kids sang a song for Kelvin - the classic "I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N"!
To see a video of the puppet show, click here; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CuVPXtGgLt5L9hdZA3v_Xu6ZEy-hQdid/view?usp=sharing
Recap 09/27/26
Our story today was the one from Genesis 12:1-9 about how God called Abram to leave his home and trust Him, promising to bless him and make his family into a great nation that would bring God's blessing to the whole world. This story teaches us that when we obey God and trust His plans, He can use us to do amazing things for others!
Since today was the day the 3rd Graders got their Bibles, the students in grades 3-5 also reviewed how to use the Bible: the difference between the old and new testaments, how to look up a book, chapter and verse, and even how to use the table of contents. They also played a game where they raced to see who could use their Bibles and put tiny wooden "books" of the bible back in the correct order first. The girls insisted we play "girls against the boys," so we formed two teams and it ended up in a tie!
Recap 09/20/26
Everyone was excited to be back in Sunday School this week! We started with some music time, and then we learned the story about Noah's Ark from Genesis Chapters 6-9. The youngest kids played an animal memory game and worked with animal sewing cards. The older grades did all kinds of crafts and activities, including sticker puzzle animals, "paint with water" pictures and puzzle sheets. Since it's also the beginning of the school year, we filled out a "My School Prayer" sheet with what we are excited about, nervous about, how we can be kind, and who we want to pray for in the coming school year. Lots of activity today - it's great to be back!
