Sunday School News

Sunday School Over!   There was a Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day Celebration on May 11th - the last day of Sunday School until fall.  A program honored our teachers and Mark and Kari Erickson made breakfast for everyone. Afterwards, our Sunday School students  provided special music for the congregation. Youth Softball Youth Softball begins in June! There are two groups - Junior youth for 5th grade and younger, and Senior Youth for grades 6-8. Sign up on the sheet in the entryway if you want to play! First Communion Instruction On March 17th, the fifth graders learned about the Sacrament of Holy Communion and also helped make some bread for the Maundy Thursday service when they would receive Communion for the first time. Each student shaped a loaf for themselves as well. See some photos of the bread making and also of the kids on Maundy Thursday as they get ready for their First Communion. Sunday School Christmas Program This year’s program, “The Dream,” was performed on December 16 Stacey Weidewitsch  directed our 3-year olds through 5th graders.  See some photos from the program. Elementary Retreat at Camp Onomia The 4-6th graders spent a funfilled weekend  at Camp Onomia February 15th and 16th - games and skits and swimming (indoors!) and music and time with friends and time in worship. See lots of photos of the weekend! Good News and Bad News   We have good news and bad news: The good news is that our Sunday School is growing by leaps and bounds; the bad news is that this leaves our teachers in need of helpers in the classrooms. Please consider volunteering to be a helper in your child’s classroom. Extra sets of hands are always a blessing!  We are also looking for more people to be on our substitute teacher list.  Please prayerfully consider joining the Christian Education team at Zion, contact the church office if you are interested and willing. Rally Day 2007 Rally Day 2007 was a huge success!  Our theme this year is “Put on the Armor of God” taken from Ephesians 6:10-18.  This theme encourages our kids to put on the helmet of salvation, the breast plate of righteousness, the belt of truth, the shoes of peace, and hold the sword of the spirit and the shield of faith as they ‘battle daily occurrences with sin; it helps us live for God with the protection we need, and helps us to reach our maximum endurance on the spiritual battlefield without becoming a casualty.  Several classrooms have explored this theme in their activities and we will have upcoming projects relating to them throughout the year. Look for these to be coming home, and feel free to ask your child about the armor of God and discuss how to use it daily to live for God! Lutheran World Relief School Bags   We assembled 53 Lutheran World Relief school kits and sent them up with the ladies to the WELCA Fall Gathering. Plus we still have more kits to assemble. Fun Stuff Online games and printable fun from ChristianAnswers.net Zion's Kid's page with puzzles to print and solve Zion's Bible Coloring Book