Sunday School, Youth & Nursery News
June 11, 2017
First Sunday after Pentecost
and Trinity Sunday
Hello parents & teachers!
This Sunday, the children will be continuing their Sunday School lessons with Jennifer and Acolyte and Helper, Joshua. It will be the last Sunday School class before summer break, but we already are looking forward to starting Sunday School again in the Fall with all of the great kids we are blessed with here at St. Nick's! This week's lesson is titled:
Trinity Sunday
The First Sunday After Pentecost is Trinity Sunday, one of the seven principal feasts of the church year. Trinity Sunday celebrates “the one and equal glory” of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, “in Trinity of Persons and in Unity of Being” (Book of Common Prayer, p. 380).
We honor the Blessed Trinity every time we make the sign of the cross and also when we say the “prayer of praise”: “Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.”
In Sunday School this week, the children will learn to have a better understanding of the three persons of God also known as the Trinity. For example, there are several popular legends about how St. Patrick used the shamrock to help explain the mystery of the Trinity, comparing the single plant with three leaves to the One Triune God with three separate and distinct Persons. During this week's lesson, we will discuss this story. We will watch a short video, and talk about the video.
Next, we are going to make a craft which combines St. Patrick’s Shamrock with the “Glory Be” prayer, creating a poster to help us remember to always profess our faith in the Blessed Trinity.
Current & Upcoming Events at St. Nick's:
POTLUCK LUNCHEON AT THE NEW HAMBURG YACHT CLUB and TEACHER APPRECIATION
Please, all try to join us this Sunday, June 11th immediately following the 10am service, when we will be having a potluck luncheon to commemorate the final day of Sunday School before summer break, thank all of our Sunday School teachers, and give everyone a chance to meet and greet with our new Rector, Reverend Leigh Hall. Please join us for this exciting celebration!
Our SUMMER READ-A-THON PROGRAM is underway! The Read-a-Thon supports the ministry of The Friends of Darbonne, providing scholarship money for children attending the St. Esprit School in Darbonne, Haiti. For anyone who has not yet received their information packets, we have more information packets available to anyone who'd like to participate in our Read-a-Thon this summer, that directly funds such an important and life-changing cause.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is July 17 - 21, 2107 from 9:30am-12 noon
A planning meeting for all interested volunteers will take place with Mother Leigh presiding, after the 10am service on Sunday, June 18th. We hope to see many of you, and welcome any ideas you may have, as well!
We can always use a few extra helping hands, so if you would like to volunteer any of your time at all to assist us this year, please come to the planning meeting, or you may also contact Jennifer Klein at jklein71@optonline.net, or Dana in the office at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com. Mark your calendars and help us spread the word! With the arrival of our new Rector, this year's VBS is sure to be a great one!
PERSONAL CARE PANTRY needs help stocking their shelves for families in need. If we were to buy even ONE extra item during our own family's grocery shopping trips, and brought it to church the next Sunday, the difference we could make in so many local families' lives would be tremendous! The items currently most needed are: Paper towels, toilet paper, tissues, laundry detergent, hair conditioner and dish washing liquid. Non-perishable food items are always needed, too.Linens Ministry could use gently used blankets and new pillows.Furniture Ministry needs able bodied volunteers to help with pick-up and delivery. Please see Liz P. or Eileen D. for more info. Thanks!
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you,
St. Nick's
Sunday School is for kids ages 4-12 and takes place in the undercroft from 10-10:30. Teachers, the current teaching schedule can be found here. Please let Jennifer Klein know if you need to make any changes. Thanks for all you do!
June 11, 2017
First Sunday after Pentecost
and Trinity Sunday
Hello parents & teachers!
This Sunday, the children will be continuing their Sunday School lessons with Jennifer and Acolyte and Helper, Joshua. It will be the last Sunday School class before summer break, but we already are looking forward to starting Sunday School again in the Fall with all of the great kids we are blessed with here at St. Nick's! This week's lesson is titled:
Trinity Sunday
The First Sunday After Pentecost is Trinity Sunday, one of the seven principal feasts of the church year. Trinity Sunday celebrates “the one and equal glory” of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, “in Trinity of Persons and in Unity of Being” (Book of Common Prayer, p. 380).
We honor the Blessed Trinity every time we make the sign of the cross and also when we say the “prayer of praise”: “Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.”
In Sunday School this week, the children will learn to have a better understanding of the three persons of God also known as the Trinity. For example, there are several popular legends about how St. Patrick used the shamrock to help explain the mystery of the Trinity, comparing the single plant with three leaves to the One Triune God with three separate and distinct Persons. During this week's lesson, we will discuss this story. We will watch a short video, and talk about the video.
Next, we are going to make a craft which combines St. Patrick’s Shamrock with the “Glory Be” prayer, creating a poster to help us remember to always profess our faith in the Blessed Trinity.
Current & Upcoming Events at St. Nick's:
POTLUCK LUNCHEON AT THE NEW HAMBURG YACHT CLUB and TEACHER APPRECIATION
Please, all try to join us this Sunday, June 11th immediately following the 10am service, when we will be having a potluck luncheon to commemorate the final day of Sunday School before summer break, thank all of our Sunday School teachers, and give everyone a chance to meet and greet with our new Rector, Reverend Leigh Hall. Please join us for this exciting celebration!
Our SUMMER READ-A-THON PROGRAM is underway! The Read-a-Thon supports the ministry of The Friends of Darbonne, providing scholarship money for children attending the St. Esprit School in Darbonne, Haiti. For anyone who has not yet received their information packets, we have more information packets available to anyone who'd like to participate in our Read-a-Thon this summer, that directly funds such an important and life-changing cause.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is July 17 - 21, 2107 from 9:30am-12 noon
A planning meeting for all interested volunteers will take place with Mother Leigh presiding, after the 10am service on Sunday, June 18th. We hope to see many of you, and welcome any ideas you may have, as well!
We can always use a few extra helping hands, so if you would like to volunteer any of your time at all to assist us this year, please come to the planning meeting, or you may also contact Jennifer Klein at jklein71@optonline.net, or Dana in the office at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com. Mark your calendars and help us spread the word! With the arrival of our new Rector, this year's VBS is sure to be a great one!
PERSONAL CARE PANTRY needs help stocking their shelves for families in need. If we were to buy even ONE extra item during our own family's grocery shopping trips, and brought it to church the next Sunday, the difference we could make in so many local families' lives would be tremendous! The items currently most needed are: Paper towels, toilet paper, tissues, laundry detergent, hair conditioner and dish washing liquid. Non-perishable food items are always needed, too.Linens Ministry could use gently used blankets and new pillows.Furniture Ministry needs able bodied volunteers to help with pick-up and delivery. Please see Liz P. or Eileen D. for more info. Thanks!
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you,
St. Nick's
Sunday School is for kids ages 4-12 and takes place in the undercroft from 10-10:30. Teachers, the current teaching schedule can be found here. Please let Jennifer Klein know if you need to make any changes. Thanks for all you do!
