Christian Education
Yearly events
The following are some of the yearly events organized by our committee:
May - Youth service,
Confirmation & Reception
June - Teacher Appreciation Brunch
September - Rally day, Confirmation retreat
October - First Communion, Bible Presentations and Acolyte training
Sept-May - Sunday School and Confirmation classes
December - Christmas pageant
Godly Play!
Godly Play® is really a young people’s church service. It parallels what we do in “regular church". We have scripture, we understand what part of the church year we are in, and we have a “feast” or communal celebration. It is amazing experiential learning!
You ALL are invited to check out Godly Play® as helpers, observers or participants. You are also invited to find youngsters who will learn all about church in a fun and joyful way and bring them to us on Sunday mornings.
Anyone wishing to provide funds for our Sunday School Godly Play® initiative, please make checks payable to St. John’s, with “CE curriculum” in the memo line and place in the offering plate.
With Godly Play®, we tell Bible stories to children and encourage them to enter into the stories. This helps them wonder about them and relate them to their personal experiences. (Feel free to check out their website)!
Sunday School
Here you will meet the teachers and find information on our programs and events. Please contact Kerry Anderson, Youth Director or Jeanne Hendricks, Committee Chair, with any questions or to volunteer.
Sunday School Teachers and Staff
Kerry Anderson - Youth Director
Sunday School opening
Pre-Kindergarten
Heather Earle/Madelyn Harris
Kindergarten and 1st grade
Heather Earle/Madelyn Harris
2nd and 3rd grade
Michele Snead & Melinda Dishong
4th grade/First Communion
Shirley Mueller/Wendy Myers
5th and 6th grade
Shirley Mueller/Wendy Myers
Confirmation class
Jess Freeman
Attendance sheets and offering
Jeanne Hendricks
Christmas pageant
Fran Halley & Kerry Anderson
Adult class
John Halley
Sunday School Outreach:
We are pleased to report that the first Sunday collections and the loose change collections were again donated to Glade Run. Glade Run is a youth group home in Zelienople with whom we have “partnered” for many years.
