Sunday School News

Grades 1-8 Vacation Bible School July 28-31 Join us at the Zion/Trinity/Onomia VBS Day Camp for youth entering grades 1-8 - a week of fun with a team of Onomia counselors! Camp will run from July 28-31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at Trinity with a family pot luck/barbeque on Thursday evening Registration fees are $10 per camper. Must bring a sack lunch and drink each day. All Zion youth will be receiving a letter in the mail soon with registration and health forms. Please contact the church office if you are willing to volunteer. Pre-school Vacation Bible School July 27-30 Youth ages 3, 4, and 5 can swing into a "Rainforest adventure" at VBS this year. This tree-top adventure into God's Word begins Sunday, July 27th at 6 p.m. and goes every day through Wednesday, July 30th , from 6-7:30 p.m. at Zion.  VBS will end with a pot luck/barbecue at Trinity on Thursday, July 31st for both Day Camp and Pre-school kids and families. If you can volunteer, please call Kim Lubrant or the church office. Want to help? ·    We need volunteers to prepare snacks and help serve the Thursday evening potluck.  To volunteer call the church office or sign up on supply lists circulated during services. ·    We also need donations of food. VBS Supply lists will be in the church office and circulated during church services. ·    If you are interested in sponsoring a child, please consider donating $10 so no child is left out. Simply take an envelope from the poster in the narthex and place in the offering plate. Thanks in advance, Zion & Trinity families, for supporting our children!  Kids your info letter will be coming soon in the mail. ZAK and Youtherans! Valley Fair Here We Come! Wed. August 6 Attention all ZAK (Zion Amazing Kids) and Zion Youtheran sign up now for a day at Valley Fair. We will meet at Zion at 9:00 AM and leave Valley Fair around 6:00 PM. The cost of tickets will be $25.00. This trip is open for all youth going into 3rd grade and older (younger children are invited if they are accompanied by an adult.) July 27th is the deadline to sign up. For more information contact Terry Hamblin or John Cook. Sunday School Over!   There was a Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day Celebration on May 11th - the last day of Sunday School until fall.  A program honored our teachers and Mark and Kari Erickson made breakfast for everyone. Afterwards, our Sunday School students  provided special music for the congregation. See some photos from Dawn Slade Youth Softball Youth Softball began in June! There are two groups - Junior youth for 5th grade and younger, and Senior Youth for grades 6-8. First Communion Instruction On March 17th, the fifth graders learned about the Sacrament of Holy Communion and also helped make some bread for the Maundy Thursday service when they would receive Communion for the first time. Each student shaped a loaf for themselves as well. See some photos of the bread making and also of the kids on Maundy Thursday as they get ready for their First Communion. Sunday School Christmas Program This year’s program, “The Dream,” was performed on December 16 Stacey Weidewitsch  directed our 3-year olds through 5th graders.  See some photos from the program. Elementary Retreat at Camp Onomia The 4-6th graders spent a  fun filled weekend  at Camp Onomia February 15th and 16th - games and skits and swimming (indoors!) and music and time with friends and time in worship. See lots of photos of the weekend! Good News and Bad News   We have good news and bad news: The good news is that our Sunday School is growing by leaps and bounds; the bad news is that this leaves our teachers in need of helpers in the classrooms. Please consider volunteering to be a helper in your child’s classroom. Extra sets of hands are always a blessing!  We are also looking for more people to be on our substitute teacher list.  Please prayerfully consider joining the Christian Education team at Zion, contact the church office if you are interested and willing. Rally Day 2007 Rally Day 2007 was a huge success!  Our theme this year is “Put on the Armor of God” taken from Ephesians 6:10-18.  This theme encourages our kids to put on the helmet of salvation, the breast plate of righteousness, the belt of truth, the shoes of peace, and hold the sword of the spirit and the shield of faith as they ‘battle daily occurrences with sin; it helps us live for God with the protection we need, and helps us to reach our maximum endurance on the spiritual battlefield without becoming a casualty.  Several classrooms have explored this theme in their activities and we will have upcoming projects relating to them throughout the year. Look for these to be coming home, and feel free to ask your child about the armor of God and discuss how to use it daily to live for God! Lutheran World Relief School Bags   We assembled 53 Lutheran World Relief school kits and sent them up with the ladies to the WELCA Fall Gathering. Plus we still have more kits to assemble. Fun Stuff Online games and printable fun from ChristianAnswers.net Zion's Kid's page with puzzles to print and solve Zion's Bible Coloring Book