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Home Nursery:
Children are accepted into the congregation at Baptism. Following
Baptism, children are entered into the Home Nursery from birth until
two years of age whereby contact with newly baptized members is
maintained via a monthly Newsletter. At two years of age, children
are encouraged to attend Sunday School.
Sunday School: (9:30 – 10:30 Sunday September
through May)
Sunday School classes are offered to children from 2 through 18
years of age. This includes an opening music and worship
session, classroom lessons and intergenerational events. A Youth
choir is a part of the Sunday School program for children of all
ages.
Youth Group:
Senior Youth – 6th grade through 12th grade – meets
first Sunday monthly from September until June from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m. to plan fellowship and outreach activities. Among the many
things planned by senior youth is a trip to the Lutheran
Convention held every three years in one of three U.S. cities.
Youth are planning to attend the ELCA
Youth Gathering
ELCA
Youth Gathering Home2009
The 2009
ELCA Youth Gathering
New Orleans,
Louisiana
July 22-26, 2009
STEW NEWS
Junior Youth – kindergarten through 5th grade – meets
first Sunday monthly from September until June 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Various activities are planned for the junior youth. One popular
activity is the Black and White night. Dressing in black and
white for a night of games, ice cream (chocolate and vanilla
only) and more games is planned.
Other events planned by the youth groups include:
Fellowship Activities |
Outreach
Activities |
| Ice Skating, Snow Tubing & Bowling |
30 hour Famine to raise money for hunger |
| Christmas Caroling |
Helping with food pantry |
| Black & White Night |
Mission Week |
| Camping and Biking |
Prepare and serve food for various groups such as Church
Council, Food Pantry Volunteers, Veterans, etc. |
| Dances |
Make crafts for nursing home residents |
Eight Faith
Factors
Special bible study programs are offered to meet
congregational needs.
New Members’ Classes are held as needed. New member
classes vary in length and are conducted by Pastor. People join
the church by publicly reaffirming their faith. Call the Church
office for more information regarding new members’ classes. |