Sunday School
Notes From the Sunday School
Dear Friends of Our Savior’s Sunday School,
“I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.”
So said Forrest Gump to the love of his life. Jenny had searched long and hard for peace. She had tried pretty much everything the 60s and 70s were selling – and had paid the price for her experimentation. But she finally realized that Forrest did know what others did not – that love reveals its true nature in self-sacrificing action which never gives up on its object.
Like Jenny, we perhaps do not realize the extent to which we have been loved. We too can be disillusioned as the people and things to which we look to fill our emptiness cannot live up to our hopes. But the good news is that the love of God is truly present and active every day of our lives. He gives and blesses in countless ways that we neither see nor give thanks for. He gives us strength for each task and the peace that passes understanding. Most of all, in the self-sacrifice of Jesus, His Son, He gives us what no one else can give us – the promise of life forever in the home He has prepared for those He loves.
The love we experience and share on this earth is a wonderful gift which we will celebrate this month. But let us also be sure to celebrate the Source of all love – our perfectly wise, relentlessly giving God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Little Lambs Lessons
January 29: A Storm
February 5: The Woman at the Well
February 12: Jesus Blesses the Children
February 19: A Sinner is Saved
February 26: Martha and Mary
K-5 Lessons
January 29: Jesus and the Little Children
February 5: Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man
February 12: Jesus Heals Jairus’ Daughter
February 19: The Transfiguration
February 26: Jesus Calms a Storm
Grade 6 Lessons
January 29: The Beatitudes
February 5: Jesus Fulfills the Law
February 12: Jesus Teaches About Prayer
February 19: Jesus Teaches About Worry
February 26: Jesus Makes Us Whole
Junior High Lessons
January 29: Jesus’ Ministry in Capernaum
February 5: Kingdom Parables
February 12: The Trip Across the Sea of Galilee
February 19: Galilean Miracles
February 26: On the Eastern Shore
Please join us in praying for and remembering our fifth-grade teacher, Ramona Wilkening, and her family as they mourn the death of Ramona’s husband Maynard on January 16. We pray that the certain hope of resurrection which Jesus won for Maynard and which his baptism secured for him will sustain Ramona and her children and grandchildren in the days to come.
What are you doing between services? We encourage all Sunday School parents to stick around while their children are in Sunday School. If you haven’t checked out the parent room yet, please stop in. It’s a great place to connect with other parents and browse through some family resources. The parent room is located just off the east entrance to the building.
Music Note Grades 1-6 will sing at the start of the 10:30 worship service on Sunday, February 12. We’ll be sharing one of our Epiphany season favorites!
Offering News Our winter quarter offerings are designated for the Orphan Grain Train a ministry of the Lutheran Laymen’s League, which is active in providing relief to the families devastated by the Joplin, Missouri, tornado this past summer. On Sunday, February 12, we will watch a DVD which explains the mission of OGT and will help us better understand what our offerings are doing. Everyone is welcome to join us in the chapel at 9:30 to watch the video with us.
K.I.D.S. Program Don’t forget to check in at the KIDS table regularly for KIDS savings stamps! KIDS is a wonderful way to practice “share, save, spend” to the glory of God!
We’re so proud of all the students who participated in this year’s Children’s Christmas Service! You did a wonderful job sharing the joy of Jesus’ birth! Thank you! :)
Memory Work Tip: It’s not too late to start this year’s memory work with your child. An easy way to do memory work with young children is to include it in your bedtime routine each night. Start on Sunday and your little one will say it back to you by Wednesday!
“What did you learn today?” Kids and parents can find out together about the weekly Bible story with a fun interactive Web quiz! “Bible Quizzes Online” covers the lessons from our “Growing in Christ” materials and is a great way to review the story together! Check it out at:
http://www.biblequizzesonline.com/
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Welcome to the Sunday School page! Sunday School meets from 9:15-10:15 a.m. during the school year for students age 3 through 8th grade. Through study, discussion, play, and music, we learn the stories of God's love for us in Jesus and grow together in sharing that love with others
Christian Education Program
Our program uses a variety of different approaches and materials to give our students a comprehensive Christian education.
-Preschool students receive “Read and Learn Bibles” for use with their families at home.
-Third-graders will take a six-week Bible overview course this fall, after which they will receive their own “Faith Alive” Bibles.
-The fourth-grade year is invested in the study of Luther’s Small Catechism.
-Junior high engages in a fast-paced Bible overview as well as in a first introduction to a more adult approach to Bible study. Elementary-age students (other than those mentioned above) follow a traditional story-based program using Concordia’s “Growing in Christ” curriculum. And something new is always in the works at some level! Every week is an important week in Sunday School.
Ruth is in the office Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
Office: 385-2183 Home: 389-9780
Parents are their children’s most important faith teachers.
Opportunities to talk about God’s work in our lives are all around us every day. We at Our Savior’s are committed to helping parents learn the language of “faith talk” with their children. The weekly flyers contain lots of ideas for bringing faith home – the place for its earliest and most solid foundations.
Kindergarten & Grade School
Elementary-age students are welcome to Our Savior's Sunday School at any time during the school year. Our curriculum is currently the "Growing in Christ" curriculum from Concordia Publishing House.
The elementary staff of the Sunday School consists of over 25 teachers, aides, office assistants, and other administrative helpers, working with an enrollment of over 100 students in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Confirmation & Jr. High School
Junior high Sunday School classes at Our Savior's are same-gender groups of eight to ten students, led by a staff of seven teachers. The small-group atmosphere is intended to help the students get to know and trust each other and to stimulate discussion.
Confirmation classes are also held for junior-high students on Wednesday evenings during the school year. Contact Pastor Lauer for more information.
“The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One
is understanding.”
Proverbs 9:10
