Bethlehem’s Sunday School Program

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Humility - “God, please cultivate in my children the ability to show true humility toward all”
Titus 3:2

Compassion - "Lord, please clothe my children with the virtue of compassion” Col.3:12

Learning Hour begins every Sunday at 9:15am and ends at 10:10am

• The Preschool-5th grade meet in the sanctuary for opening time and then proceed to their classrooms in the Fellowship Hall. Each classroom is clearly marked with a colored flag.
• The 6th-8th grade class meets in the Youth Room for their learning hour. This room is located in the East hallway at the end of the hall.
• The 9th-12th grade class meets in the Youth Ministry Office, which is located on the West side of the building.
• The Adult Forum is in the Fireside room each Sunday morning. This room is located in the middle of the church and is also where the church library is.

Taking Faith Home in the “New Year”

As we begin a New Year I would like to encourage each one of you in your New Years resolutions! How quickly we all are to make lists every year of all the ways we will “improve” our daily life. Whether it be with diet and exercise, better communication with our spouse or children, better use of our time, better organization, the lists could (and have for me) go on and on.

May I suggest this year that our list for such self “improvement” be based on something, or actually someone who does promise us the ability to change! What a best seller that would be!! If we were promised, with an unconditional money back guarantee, that dedicating our time and energy to a certain resource would have a significant, life‐long impact on who we are, wouldn’t we all be willing to give it a try! (Especially if I new I could get my money back!) If we knew without a doubt that we could increase our happiness, our confidence, our joy for living and have internal peace, we wouldn’t be able to get to the store quick enough!

The Taking the Faith Home inserts have been a blessing to many members of our congregation. They are meant to help us begin a relationship with our Creator or to continue to foster an ongoing one. They are also meant to help in the relationships of those around us, in our families and in our daily life. I challenge you in this New Year to make Christ your New Years Resolution. That you resolve to let Him walk with Him daily in your joy and in your pain. That you foster a relationship with Him through scripture and in your intentional obedience to grow in your knowledge for a God who deeply desires to walk with us.

And you will find happiness, confidence, joy, and yes even peace, in the most painful and trying times that this world can throw our way. He already gave His life, what better guarantee is there?

Firelight Sunday School

Pre-school-5th Grade

The preschool through 5th grade will continue on their Living he Catechism Rotation this month beginning on Jan. 4th through Feb 1st. This rotation will be an in depth look at The
Lord’s Prayer. This unit will cover why God wants us to pray nd how it reflects our relationship with God and His desire o be in relation with us!

Middle School

6th-8th Grade - Here We Stand! Sunday Morning

All 6th‐8th Grade are invited to join this class during learning our. Below are the topics that will be discussed during the onth of January!

We hope that as the New Year begins that we continue to lace importance on the spiritual development of these children. Please remember that Sunday morning class and Wednesday class tie together very intricately.
Jan. 4th — Fellowship
Jan. 11th —The Anatomy of Baptism
Jan. 18th — Saved by Grace through Faith, Not by works
Jan. 25th — Important in Today’s World

Confirmation

Here We Stand! Wednesday Nights

The class will continue to rotate through the four different themes for the month. The month of January has 4 Wednesdays, thus the 4th Wednesday will be the night that the kids do not have class. Please see the youth page to know what type of service project the kids will be doing for the month of January.
Jan. 7th — Remain Faithful
Jan 14th —Top 5 Luther Myths
Jan. 21st — World Issues
Jan. 28th — Service—Class Does not meet tonight

High School

9th-12th Grade

All youth 9th ‐12th grade are welcome to join this class each Sunday a.m. in the Youth Ministry Office.

Jan. 4th — How Do we Share our Faith
Jan. 11th — Fellowship‐‐‐Place to be determined☺
Jan. 18th — Facebook/MySpace
Jan. 25th — Peer Pressure—Substance Abusel

Sunday Morning Adult Forum

Join the Adult Forum in the Fireside room during Learning Hour as we move through the Bible with The Book of Faith.
 
COME TO THE FEAST! - THE E.L.C.A. BOOK OF FAITH INITIATIVE
Rediscovering the Bible and its meaningful stories for believers in the 21st century.
The Feast will take place during the Sunday Adult Forum time! It is a church wide initiative designed to help believers become more knowledgeable in the Bible and equip them to become better disciples of Jesus Christ.
Jan. 4th—Budget Update
Jan. 11th—Book of Faith
Jan. 18th—Book of Faith
Jan. 25th—Book Faith

Lenten Mentoring of Confirmands

A 6 week commitment to journey together with a youth in our congregation. Mentoring is intended to help confirmands develop and keep a sense of belonging to a church community that cares about them and about their spiritual, emotional, and intellectual growth.
There will be two 1 ½ ‐hour training sessions on January 8th and February 5th from 6:30 to
8:00 p.m. at church.

 

Mentors are supposed to be:
• A supportive and loving presence;
• A listening ear;
• A trusted friend;
• A teacher of wisdom;
• A companion on the journey of faith;
• A role model;

 

What mentors are supposed to do:
• Hold their youth in their hearts and prayers;
• Contact the youth weekly and whenever necessary;
• Meet at least once a week;
• Provide support;
• Ask good questions;
• Help youth find their own answers to life’s questions;
• Enjoy what they are doing and share that joy:

 

At the end of the Lenten season we’ll meet shortly for evaluation of the program. Please
contact Pastor Lili if you have any questions or would like to partner with a young person for
this Lenten season journey.

Blessings,
Dawn

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