Christian education at FLC

For Children and Youth

Sundays 9:15-10:15 a.m. (September - mid-June)

Confirmation class making Communion bread

• Pre-K - K
  Children's Center (downstairs) with Marjorie & Wendy Lundeen
• Grades 1-3
  Children's Center (downstairs) with Kathryn Singh & Wendy Lundeen
• Grades 4-6
  Upstairs with Vince Barich, Amber Stime and Kathy Dechow
• Grades 7-8
  Confirmation, upstairs with Pastor Kemp
• Teens/FLY (First Lutheran Youth group)
  Youth Room upstairs or other locations tbd with Jeremy Serrano
  See the FLY page for more FLY activities.
• 6-7 grade mentoring program, 2nd Sunday of the month,upstairs

More opportunities for Children & Youth

• Confirmation Class, Sundays 9:15-10:00 a.m.
  Confirmation class is a two-year study of the Christian faith from a Lutheran point of view. It leads to the Rite of Confirmation in which the young person affirms the covenant with God and the church made by parents and sponsors at her or his baptism. Meet upstairs in the Youth Room with Pastor Kemp.
• Baptism. Children or Adults who have not been baptized and want to become members of Christ's church through this sacrament are encouraged to speak with the Pastor.
• Holy Communion class. This class is for young children who are beginning to be more mindful of their faith journey and relationship with Christ and the church. Children, and parents, will be invited to a class or two to explore the meaning of this sacrament. The class is offered during the Epiphany or Lenten seasons as scheduled.
• Mount Cross- Lutheran Outdoor Ministries of N. California. See http://www.mtcross.org/ or contact Sally Mendiola for more information

For Adults

Sundays 9:15-10:15 a.m.

• Adult Forum
  Meet in the Library for a mix of Bible study, guest speakers, discussion of life/faith issues, ministry in daily life. In the summer Forum studies the readings of the day. Through the rest of the year the topics are chosen by Ken Schreiber.

  Upcoming topics:

  May 27, 2012
  • The Rev. Jose Luis La Torre Cuadros, Assistant to the Bishop in Sacramento, will be joining us as preacher for the day and participating in the Rite of Confirmation.
  June 3, 2012
  • Jon Dechow will lead the first part of a discussion of \"The Controversies of Nicea\" (313-451 C.E.), highlighted by his published article, presented at Kraków, Poland, in 2009, on a key monastic persecution in 400.
  June 10, 2012
  • Ken Schreiber will lead the second part on the fifth-century church councils featured in Philip Jenkins\' book, The Jesus Wars (2010), on the person of Jesus Christ.

  More opportunities for Adults

  • Seasonal Devotional Books. Seasonal Devotions available for adult personal study and Davey & Goliath Devotions for family/young children You can find them in the Parish Hall
  • Wednesday Bible study at Channing House sponsored by First Women.
  • Thursday morning Lectio Divina, 10-11am, church library. Under the leadership of Pastor Segerhammar, we look at the Gospel lesson for the coming Sunday, using the Lectio Divina method. This method uses a prayerful approach, letting the text speak to each of us, rather than dissecting it intellectually. (Though we also discuss context and history.)
    
    Read, ponder, share, pray.
    Lectio Divina yields
    new revelations.