Sunday School “Counting the Blessings” after our 2018 Community Drive Up – Drop Off Food Drive
Category Archives: Children & Youth
2018 Events
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2018 Polar Blast VBS
Register by calling us at: 812-623-3410, or send us an email and we’ll get back to you soon! stjohns@etczone.com
Or here’s a link to the Registration form. Print it out and mail it to us at: St. John UCC Penntown 8917 E County Road 1300 N Sunman, IN 47041 https://g.christianbook.com/ns/pdf/201804/polarblastregistrationform.pdf?event=VBS|1012515
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2018 Funday Sunday
Bible Heroes
Our Bible Heroes program continues to go well, offering lessons about Jesus’ love, in a fun environment, to children in our church community and beyond.
9:15am at St. John’s, all are welcome!
February 25 – One Great Hour of Sharing offering during Lent
March 11 – Date changed due to Spring Break
April 1 – Easter! Egg Hunt following Worship!
(Tentative Plans for kids to sing during Easter 10:30 worship)
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2017 – Back for December!
Come with us December 3, 10, and 17 as we dig a little deeper into the Christmas story.
Our Children’s Christmas program will take place December 17 at 6:30pm. Please join us!
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VBS 2016
Download link is below… Print, complete, and return it to church to register your child by June 30!
If you have trouble downloading or printing, please send all pertinent info to stjohns@etczone.com to register!
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SonSpark Labs VBS 2015
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Great Lakes Regional Youth Event 2014
This summer, United Church of Christ youth from across the Great Lakes Region (Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana-Kentucky, OhioMichigan Conferences) will join together in fellowship and fun at the 2014 Great Lakes Regional Youth Event. The event takes place July 10-13 at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisc. and is open to all youth in grades 6-12. The cost for the event is $300. Youth group will pay half (or more if fund raising is successful).
All registration happens online. See Pastor Lynne if attending! Registration Deadline June 1!
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SonTreasure Island VBS 2014
Vacation Bible School was held June 8 – 12, 2014 with a great attendance. Kids learned all about God’s love and had a great time while on SonTreasure Island!
Many thanks to our leaders Kim Mitchell, Emily Prifogle and James Robertson, as well as our teachers, helpers, and anyone who donated time or talents to this ministry of ours!
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2013 Food Pantry Challenge
Sunday School Fall 500:
Once again, the challenge is on to collect 500 items for the less fortunate in our community. This year, we have a “head-start”, as we collected 140 toothbrushes, toothpaste & floss for HEADSTART preschool programs in 5 counties. Rachel Luers spearheaded this collection as part of a community outreach project she’s working on in her nursing classes, as she works toward her RN. Now we need 360 food, personal care products and/or laundry products to reach our goal by Sunday, November 24. The Sunday School is asking both our churches to help us reach this goal. Canned fruit is the canned food item in most need.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. Matthew 25:35
On December 8, we will help pack food baskets at the Food Pantry, 1-3 pm. Sunman Food Pantry expects to give out about 200 food baskets this year. Looking for something special to do during the holidays? It’s right here, literally, in our own back yard! Families are welcome (and encouraged) to help. Children 9 & up can come on their own. Those under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.
Update: As of November 24, we had reached – and far exceeded – our goal. 692 food & personal care items were collected at St. Jacob’s and St. John’s!! Wow! Thank you to all who helped achieve this goal! What a great way to start the Advent season!
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