Dear St. John’s parents,
This Sunday is Youth Sunday/All-Ages Worship. We will be recognizing our amazing teachers, high school graduates, and confirmands. We need readers, acolytes, and ushers! Please let me know if your child is interested in participating. Also, I have a fun little gift for each child to help them kick off the summer. They will be available on the Narthex table after the service.
Coming Up: June 8 is Summerfest and Pentecost! Please join us for an outside service at 4 p.m. to celebrate the end of the program year. There will be lots of food and special crafts and activities for the kids for Pentecost.
Summer Sunday School begins on Father's Day (June 15) with a lesson on honoring our parents and caregivers. We will be starting a wonderful summer program called The Abundant Life Garden Project on June 22. We will have two classrooms this summer: one for grades Pre-K–2nd and the other for grades 3–5. This program was developed by Episcopal Relief and Development, an organization that was founded to respond to human suffering in the world. The curriculum is modeled after a garden and each week a different component of the garden is covered. There are many interesting aspects to the program, which include Bible stories, creation-care related activities, stories from the field (real world issues about the environment), and a faith at home component. The program ties in really well with our Creation Care ministry and will be a lot of fun (see picture at right of Ms. Margaret, Isla, and Kendrick helping to clean up our playground).
Summer Sunday School Schedule
June 15 (Fathers’ Day)
Lesson: Honoring our fathers and caregivers
June 22
Lesson: Abundant Life: Water (part I)
June 29
Lesson: Abundant Life: Water (part II)
July 6
Lesson: Abundant Life: Soil (part I)
July 13
Lesson: Abundant Life: Soil (part II)
July 20
Lesson: Abundant Life: Seeds
July 27
Lesson: Abundant Life: Animals
August 3
Lesson: Abundant Life: Harvest
August 10
Lesson: Abundant Life: St. Francis
Warm regards,
Alexis
Alexis MacElhiney
Sunday School Director & Youth Coordinator