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Children & Youth Christian Education
Sunday school classes for children at St. Francis are designed
with the recognition that the parent is the child's primary
teacher. Learning and discussing the Bible with other children
or youth, discussing how to live in our society as child and
servant of God, as well as learning to obey God can only
solidify the religious foundation formed at home. All the youth
are welcome to attend Sunday school classes.
Children are divided into two classes grouped by age: grades 6 and up and
grades 5 and below. The youngest children (aged 3-4 and below) play in the
nursery. Classes are held at 9:30 — 10:15 am each Sunday from the Sunday
after Labor Day until the Sunday before Memorial Day with a two-week break at
Christmas
A highlight of each Sunday school year is our Operation Christmas Child
collection, taken just before Thanksgiving. Toys, school supplies, hygiene
supplies, and other small gifts are collected from the congregation to be
packed by the Sunday school youth into shoe boxes and sent around the
world, with a copy of the Gospel, by the large worldwide Operation Christmas
Child ministry sponsored by Samaritan's Purse.
Elementary Class (taught by Missy Nelson)
- From January through May, the elementary class lessons are adapted from the
Cokesbury One Room Sunday School curriculum. Each Sunday includes a
dramatic telling of the Bible story using simple props, an art or craft
activity, prayer time, and the shared feast snack. Additional activities are
drawn from supplemental material and the web.
Youth Class (taught by Doug Cooper)
- The youth class studies the weekly Bible readings and Biblical history
basics, and also reviews vocabulary and parts of the Catechism each week.
When appropriate, confirmation instruction is also provided.
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