SUNDAY SCHOOL

Children's Classes (9:30-10:30 a.m.)

Nursery, Room 103
3 – 4 year olds, Sue Elliott & Vera Odei, Anna Hendrix, music, Room 102
Kindergarten, Jeanie Fite & Amy Ball, Room 100
First Grade, Hillary Lewis & Laurel Fritz, Room 101
Second & Third Grades, Debby Ishee, Kitchen in the Rec. Center
Fourth & Fifth Grades, Marissa Glassschroeder, Treehouse Room in the Rec. Center


Youth Classes (9:30-10:30 a.m.)

Element (Sixth & Seventh Grades), Teresa Andress & Brenda Jordan, The Den
Confirmation Class (Eighth Grade), Joel Hays, Room 201
CREW (Ninth through Twelfth Grades), Brandon Lewis, Room 205


Adult Classes (9:30-10:30 a.m.)
Breakfast Club, Room, 206/208
Disciples’ Roundtable Room, 209
Java Jive, Room 203
Mighty Acts, Room 100
Pastor’s Class, Fellowship Hall
Sojourner Class, Room 202

Claimed in Baptism, Nourished in Communion
Parlor
February 10, 17, 24, 9:30 – 10:30 am
Brandon Lewis, Michael Ball, Lisa Patterson, Paula Flowerday

What does it mean to belong to God in both life and in death? What does it mean to be claimed in love even before we become aware of the claiming in order to respond? The Reformed tradition teaches us that we are claimed through God’s loving initiative before we can respond in faith. And we are invited to the table not because we are worthy but because our host, the Risen Christ, claims us as his own.

Join us as we learn more about the sacraments of the church and experience how they can shape and transform our lives. We will answer questions as we struggle together to discern what it means to be claimed and set apart as the people of God.

Breakfast Club
Room 206/208
Todd Cook

The seven-week study, Krazy Kinfolk: Exploring Dysfunctional Families of the Bible, by Barbara J. Essex, is the basis for spirited discussions about what “family” means in the Bible and how we are to understand the term in today’s context.

Disciples’ Roundtable
Room 209
Paula Flowerday, Doug Waring

"What is the kingdom of God like?" Jesus answered this question through numerous parables and we will begin this 10-week study by discussing the purpose and essential properties of the parables, as well as the "proclaimers" of the parables – Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Then we’ll study how the various parables can inform our choices in our daily lives as we strive for God's kingdom on Earth. We’ll use Alyce McKenzie's 2007 The Parables for Today, published by the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, as the primary text in this study. McKenzie is an associate professor of homiletics at Perkins School of Theology at SMU in Dallas.

Java Jive
Room 203
James King, Lisa Patterson, Linda Steger

We will continue to use The Life of Meaning:  Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World as the springboard for our discussions. Join us as we turn our attention to those important questions that we never seem to have the time to discuss. Lively discussion is a staple of this class, as we hear and then reflect on a new essay each week.

Mighty Acts
Room 100
Elinor Caldwell

Luke:  God’s Call to the Christian Community, the study for this quarter, looks at various passages in the Gospel of Luke that deal directly or indirectly with the way in which God calls the community of faith to live out the purpose for which it was created.
  Unit I: God’s Call at Christmas and Beyond
  Unit II: The Awareness of God’s Instruction
  Unit III: God Summons Us to Respond

Pastor’s Class
Fellowship Hall
Fred Cassell, Steve Plunkett

Fred Cassell will lead the class the first three Sundays in January, completing the survey of Donald McKim’s Introducing the Reformed Faith. After the McKim study has concluded, Steve Plunkett will resume leadership of this class.

Sojourners
Room 202
Diane Smith & Hope Edwards

We’ll complete the DVD series “Saving Jesus” on January 20^th and then begin a new study, on Philippians and Galatians from the Interpretation Bible Study materials, the following Sunday. We’ll round out the semester with a VHS series, led by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, entitled “What’s God Up To?  Bible Stories Through New Eyes,” when we’ll examine six familiar Bible stories from a new perspective. Join us as we explore the New Testament during the winter/spring semester. Visitors are always welcome!


For more information please contact our Director of Christian Education, Lisa Patterson at the church office (940) 387-3897 or you can e-mail her at lisa@saint-andrew.com.