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Alleluia! Jesus lives. And, through our baptism, He lives in each of us also. What a great privilege it was to celebrate this new life that we have in Christ at the New Life Festival just one month ago. So many gave their time and talents to this awesome out-reach event—there were over seventy volunteers. Wow! This is one way Saint John’s shares the love of Jesus with friends, family and special guests.
Next month we will have the opportunity to again share that Good News at our Friends and Family Night Vacation Bible School. “High Seas Expedition - Exploring the Mighty Love of God” will be held June 21–25. Supper will begin at 5:15 pm and the opening will begin at 6:00 pm. Keep building a relationship with those around you so that they will be open to your invitation to come along with you to VBS! If you have children, think about the friends they could invite. And bring the whole family! Most of all, pray that the Holy Spirit works through His people at Saint John’s, that they be given words to tell others about Jesus. Pray that the Holy Spirit give you courage to be strong in your faith and share the love of Jesus to others. Pray that the Holy Spirit work through those you invite so that they can come to and grow in faith. May God bless us all in our walk with Him and with His peace and joy!
The month of April brought a special unit on prayer to the Sunday School. The Kids In Prayer (KIP) Club began as a way to teach children more about prayer. Special little prayer pins were given to the children as they grew in their knowledge and understanding of prayer. How wonderful that we can go to our heavenly Father at anytime and anywhere. He loves to hear from His dear children and wants them to come to Him. Remember that old saying: “The family that prays together, stays together!” May you be blessed as you pray together as a family.
Summer Sunday School begins June 6. Because families travel on vacations over the summer months, our attendance becomes a little slimmer. Therefore, we combine some of the classes so that the children still have other children to be together with as they learn about and praise their Savior. The Parents, twos and young threes will not be meeting in the summer. Instead, the Tender Care Nursery will be available at that time. Preschool through second grade will combine and third grade through sixth grade will combine. The theme will be “Even the Wind and Waves Obey Him.” The children will see how God uses His creation for His purpose. There will be snacks, games and singing along with this summer’s Bible curriculum by Concordia Publishing House. If your children have friends or family visiting, be sure to bring them along too!
On Rally Day, Sunday, August 29, all the children will “jump” up to their next class level.
As this school year draws to a close, be thinking about how you can use the extra summer time your child has to be in God’s Word. Children’s Bible story books are great summer reading! I encourage you to share in these awesome adventures together!
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