Sunday School

Christian Education at FPC 

Sunday School (9:45am) In-person and Zoom Hybrid Classes

How do We Tell the Story in These Tough Times? 

Christians have asked that of themselves for 2000 years!  We have told the story of God’s love in secret in homes and catacombs. We have shared by telling stories orally to people who were illiterate. God’s people have passed on the narrative through print materials, pictures, film and now we find ourselves in a new time and are asking the question again. There are some new ways that we will try, some old models that we will keep. Some old ways will fade away. Our call is to continue to tell the Story. There will be many failures, but there will be many successes. Welcome to 2022!

Godly Play  

Godly Play resumes on August 13th 2023! 

Ages three through 5th grade will meet in a hybrid class. There will be an in-person class that will meet every Sunday in CE Room 210 at 9:45am. 

Children ages 3 through 5th Grade participate in "Godly Play". This Montessori-based program is a unique approach to religious education, inviting children to wonder about themselves, God and the world in a way that is playful and meaningful to them.  Godly Play respects the innate spirituality of children and encourages them to use their curiosity and imagination to experience the mystery and joy of God. All of our teachers and volunteers attend Safe Church Training and submit to a background check. 

Our teachers follow the PCUSA "Godly Play" and "We Believe" curriculum, which teaches children who God is, who and whose they are, and what they are called to be and do. Our "Gateways to Worship" program offers kindergarteners a year of introductory lessons to worship, sacraments and the church year.

 

Youth  

6th through 12th grade Youth Ministry meets with Pastor Matthew Miller in the Christian Education Building Room 220.

 

Through the Bible Class 

This class will meet weekly at 9:45am in CE Room 219 using The Present Word curriculum. 

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Adult Study on the Book of Romans (Part Two): Cornerstone of Our Christian Beliefs

Summer is almost over. Time to get back to the Book of Romans. We took a break in the spring but we are back in August.

We will be restarting our adult bible study on Paul's Letter to the Romans (Part Two) on

Sunday, August 20 and on the following Sundays through the months of September and October in the Kerygma Room starting at 9:45 AM. We will pick up our study with Chapter 8 (the best chapter in the whole Bible) and then go through the remaining chapters.

We will be led by N. T. Wright's book Paul for Everyone - Romans, Part I and Part 2. You do not need to purchase the book to attend. Please join us!

You do not need to have attended the first part of the classes in order to attend any or all of these classes.  Make as many as you can.

If you have been attending worship recently, you may have noticed that this year's lectionary readings include some readings from Romans, but this is a chance to deepen your

understanding of this wonderful epistle (letter).

Stephen Rhoades will be leading the discussion.

Come and see what gifts for you this letter contains.

August 20th Recap: https://youtu.be/8kGC1dT3bCI

August 27th Recap: https://youtu.be/jUehNOpYTmU

September 3rd Recap: https://youtu.be/ioCkm-qNg_E

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