Messiah Lutheran Church - Christian Education

Adult Classes are listed below the schedule.

2008-2009 Sunday School Schedule

August 10 Rally Day

August 31 Labor Day – No Sunday School

October 5 Fall Break – No Sunday School

October 12 Fall Break – No Sunday School

November 30 Thanksgiving – No Sunday School

December 17 (Wed) 7PM- Children's Christmas Program

December 21 Birthday Party for Jesus (Group SS with Christmas Sing-a-longs)

December 28 Christmas Break – No Sunday School

January 4, 09 New Years Break – No Sunday School

March 15 Spring Break – No Sunday School

April 12 Easter Break – No Sunday School

May 17 Awards Day

ADULT CLASS OFFERINGS

House Church 101 (Feb 1- Easter) led by Pastor Mark Borseth

will meet at 9:45 in Room 8 (at the end of the hall by the choir robes). What is “House Church 101” all about? Sunday worship is wonderful – faithful preaching, fantastic music, meaningful liturgy, but some people wish there were more of an interactive, personal aspect to it – maybe you feel that way. This group will provide that personal touch. We will sing a song or two, discuss issues of faith, share what God is doing in our lives and pray for each other. Pastor Mark is offering this because he has been blessed by similar groups!

A Celestial Omnibus: Short Fiction on Faith led by Bonnie Jane Peterson

edited by: J.P.Maney and Tom Hazuka. Our first story discussion will begin on Dec 7.

From the editors:

"This book is designed for those who want to explore the mystery and value of life, to consider complex moral issues, to find meaning in their experience. We chose stories from a variety of faith traditions. We looked for authors whose characters move toward moral or ethical crises which pressure them into making difficult and revealing decisions.....These are stories with substance, some of the most powerful stories of our time."

Kirkus Reviews:

This gathering of 26 stories by well-known writers on the nature and function of faith is more intriguing for the questions
it poses than for any answers it offers. After all, fiction is more about gathering evidence than about arriving at succinct solutions. That said, there are some moving and persuasive tales here, such as
Andre Dubus's "A Father's Story," about a man who violates the tenets of his religion to save his daughter;
John L'Heureux's terse "The Expert on God," concerning a priest compelled, while ministering to a dying man, to confront his own uncertainties about the nature of faith;
Flannery O'Connor's stunning tale "Good Country People," about a devout, crippled woman and a deranged Bible salesman;
and Isaac Bashevis Singer's angry "Gimpel the Fool," offering a terse commentary on both this world and the next.
Other writers here include Zora Neale Hurston, Vladimir Nabokov ("Christmas"), John Updike, Reynolds Price, and E.M. Forster. A useful and sometimes provocative gathering.

A Study of the Book Of ACTS led by Dottie Hanson

"Those other Letters/Epistles in the New Testament" led by Dick Azzam

We tend to focus most on the Letters of Paul. This class will include studying what Peter, John, and other Biblical writers have to say to us.

Foundations of our Christian Faith led by Pastor Scott

Using the text "A Handbook of the Christian Faith." More details to come....

Registration Form Click Here for Parent Letter

The Growing in Christ curriculum (by Concordia) is used by all classes from 2 years through High School. Children's classes are divided by grade with each class offering weekly Bible memory verses to learn and recite.

Adult Classes are listed below the schedule.

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