Since March of 2020, we’ve gotten used to “things are a little different,” or “we’re finding a creative way to do this,” or even “thanks for bearing with us in these unprecedented times.” And Sunday School is no different. We’re outside, in tents, setting up...
Why do we do the Family Gathering? Many churches have a midweek class time for children where parents drop them off and pick them up. Honestly, there’s nothing wrong with that. But we want to try a different approach. Our midweek class includes parents. Why...
https://youtu.be/1anbfUmbhX8 Hello First Presbyterian Church! This month I’d like to give you a little sneak peek into what the Christian Education Committee has been working on for the past year. While some of our fall plans are a little unsure with changing Covid recommendations, I look forward...
During this summer season, while Christian Education classes are taking a break, rest assured that the CE committee is working diligently for the upcoming fall. And we can't wait to tell you what's coming in next month's newsletter! For now, I want to encourage you to...
For more information about our regularly scheduled children and youth classes and events, check out our Christian Education page....
This school year has been a strange one. We started off the fall with something new and adapted as the weather got colder, but we made it! Here’s what happened and what you can look forward to in the Fall. The Family Gathering on Wednesday nights...
In Ephesians 6:10-20, Paul gives us such an appropriate mental image of the Christian life. Not only do we sit in our position of Christ, and walk in his ways, but we stand, as soldiers, outfitted properly, against the devil’s schemes to distract us. His...
This week's passage gives specific instructions to children and to parents. But it starts with a call to everyone, husbands and wives, children and parents, masters and slaves, to submit to each other. Not to say who was in charge in each situation, but as...
This week, Paul writes about putting off our old selves, like an old stinky outfit, and putting on our new selves, like a brand new set of clothes. Much like trying to stop a bad habit, we will never be successful unless we replace it...