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The Christian Growth Committee for 2008 consists of the following members: Melissa Ogden, Joyce Cryan, Susan Hammerle, Andrea McDonald (chair), Michele Pszenny and Jennifer Rhuda.. 

The next Christian Growth Meeting will be Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 11:00 in the Sunday School wing.  Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

There will not be a Parent-Teacher Sunday School Meeting during the month of May. If you would like to discuss an idea, ask any question or address a concern, the Christian Education Co-Directors Joyce Cryan and Melissa Ogden are always available after Sunday School each week.
 

Pre-K/K           May 4,11,18, 25          Lori Peacock

Grades 1&2      May 4, 11, 18, 25        Joyce Cryan

Grades 3&4¹     May 4, 11, 18, 25        Tina Cochran

Grades 5&6²     May 11, 18, 25            Dan Hammerle

Grades 7-12³     May 11, 25                 Chris Hoeman

¹ Class is for 3rd graders only on Communion Sunday, the first Sunday of the month.

² Class does not meet on Communion Sunday, the first Sunday of the month.

³ Class meets on only the 1^st and 3^rd Sundays of April.

Memory Verses

Each month the children will be given Bible Memory Verses by their Sunday School teachers. The Bible Memory Verse comes from the lessons for the month. Please practice the verse at home with your children and help them to memorize it. On the last Sunday of the month and on the first Sunday of the next month, children will be given the opportunity to recite the Bible verse to their Sunday School teacher. Children who can recite the verse will be awarded a special certificate recognizing their achievement.

May Memory Verses

God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9

Grades 1 and 2

Forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13
 

Grades 3 and 4

You will be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.
Acts 22:15-16
 

Grades 5 and 6

He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.
Psalm 146:7-8
 

Sunday School Good News

Congratulations to the following students who learned and recited their Memory Verses for the month of March:

Grades Pre-K and K:  Laila Blaus, Luke Llewellyn, Duncan Michaud, Jessica Palma, Kyle Peacock

Grades 1 and 2:Ariana Blaus, Darren Cryan, Elizabeth Hoeman, Ryan Peacock

Grades 3 and 4: Marcus Cryan, Allison Morin

Children’s Sunday

During the month of May, the Sunday School classes will be preparing for Children’s Sunday which will be held on June 8^th. Each year on Children’s Sunday, the Sunday School classes and MCC Youth help lead the 10:00 service.

The entire congregation is invited to the Children’s Sunday church picnic following the 10:00 service as we celebrate the end of a great Sunday School year and the beginning of the summer season! Please mark your calendars and plan to picnic with us on  June 8th!

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

As you may know, each year the Sunday School program celebrates Mother’s Day and Father’s Day by creating special crafts for each holiday. We will be looking for volunteers on May 11th (Dads if possible) and June 15th (Moms if possible). Volunteers will help the children in the different classes make their crafts. (We supply the craft idea and all materials!) Please see Melissa or Joyce if you can help.

Acolyte Class – May 18, 2008

If you or your child will be entering Grade 3 or higher next September, would like to serve as an acolyte, and have not already attended the acolyte class, you need to attend the next Acolyte Class. The next class will meet on Sunday, May 18 from 9:00 am – 9:45 am. During this class we will discuss the importance of acolytes and their role and responsibility during the MCC Worship services. We will practice lighting candles, discuss the meaning of lighting candles, and how that relates to being an acolyte.

Vacation Bible School 2008

Please join us July 7 –11, from 8:45 am – 12:15 pm as we take a thrilling ride with Jesus in the SonWorld Adventure Park VBS.  This exciting adventure is based on Joshua 24:15, “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve.”  Participate in crazy stunts during the Opening Assembly; design your own theme park in the Imaginarium; combine fun and faith in Bible Games and Bible Story while learning what it means to choose Jesus as your Savior; make cool crafts, enjoy party snacks, and have a blast in rec.  Sign up now! Contact Pam Hoeman or Joyce Cryan.

Vacation Bible School Help Wanted!  Please see the Events page.

Summer Sunday School

Summer Sunday School begins June 22nd and ends on August 24th. You can volunteer for just 1 Sunday or multiple Sundays! Curriculum and materials provided! Please see Joyce or Melissa with any questions.
 

Fall Sunday School Teachers Wanted

Would you like to make a longer commitment to the Children’s Ministry program! Do you want to have fun and spread His Word? If so, we would love to have you as a teacher or a teacher’s aide in the fall. We are looking for volunteers to teach or aid all age groups at all levels of commitment. You can volunteer every other month, one Sunday a month, or anything in between. Please see Melissa or Joyce if you have any questions or would like to be a teacher or teacher’s aide next fall.