Family Events
SCHOOL YEAR 2011-2012
- R&R: Renew and Restore
- Wednesday evenings from 5-7:30pm. Children, youth, and families of all ages! Education Time. Confirmation. Church School. High School and Adult Education. All at the same time! Families and individuals have opportunities to connect in faith, community, and Christian education. 5-6:15pm: Community Meal, 6:15-7:30: Preschool-6th Grade will be in Church School, 7-8th Grade Middle School Youth will have Confirmation small groups and large group, Senior High School Students (9-12) will be discussing faith and life, as well as topics that youth want to talk about. From 7:30-8:30pm the Youth Center will be open for youth of all ages for Coffeehouse.
- SERVE the Lord!
- Go in peace, serve the Lord! Let’s serve God by serving our neighbors, community, and people around the world. About twice a month all youth (middle school and high school), adult leaders, and families are invited to participate in service right after the last worship service on Sunday morning. Stay up to date via the Messenger, email updates, as well as announcements at worship!
Links to Faith Resources for Families
- Ministry in Daily Life
- ELCA - Growing in Faith - Ministry in Daily Life
- Youth and Family Ministry Links
- Gives a list of links to other resources for youth ministry
- Exemplary Youth Ministry
- exemplarym.wordpress.com
- Spirituality and Study
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This website has a lot of links on it to different ELCA devotionals for families and youth.
- Movie Discussions
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A list of regular in the theater movies and questions to ask about faith afterward
ELCA - Growing in Faith - Movie Discussion Guides
-You can click on the link that says Movie Discussions for a list of movies and questions to ask. (This seemed like a really great resource for families and finding a way to jump into questions of faith, spending time together, and watching pretty good movies)