Children/Youth 2008-2009
10:00 am Sunday School
- Preschool (2 - 4 years) Room 4
- 5 years - 4th grade Room 2
- 5th & 6th grade Room 208
- 7th - High School Room 201
DRAMA ---- MUSIC ---- SETS ---- DANCE
"The Story-Tellin' Man" is a musical for children and youth by Ken Medema. Jesus was a Teacher who told lots of stories, from happy to sad and adventuress to thought- provoking. Every story had an important lesson. This musical tells some of those stories with speakers and music.
Every Sunday for nine weeks they will learn about one of the stories in the book, sing the songs, build sets and costumes and learn dance movements.
The performance will be at 10:00 am on November 9.
Following that performance, they will begin rehearsals for the Christmas program on November 16. The Christmas program will be presented on December 21 at 10:00 am.
ALSO ON SUNDAY MORNINGS:
At 9:00 am on Sundays, we have Sunday school on the 1st,3rd, and 5th Sundays for all age groups and Kid's Church on the 2nd and 4th Sundays in the Chapel. There are also classes during the 11:00 am worship. See the age groups and room numbers from above. As always, we encourage 4th grade and older students to attend a worship service.
Adult Education Program 2008-2009
FAITH LINKS/SOCIAL PRINCIPLES
Faithlink is a study for use by groups who want to apply their United Methodist beliefs to current faith issues and world events. This guide will not only motivate Christians to consider their personal views on important contemporary issues, it will also encourage them to act on their beliefs. The weekly lessons are based on current events and are written from the perspective of Biblical faith and United Methodist teaching and includes Core Bible passages, activities, and discussion questions.
Begins on September 7 for 12 weeks. Meets on Sunday mornings in the downstairs Parlor
FACES ON FAITH VIDEO SERIES
This series has leading religious and secular thinkers who respond to age-old questions of beliefs and their meanings. Each tape focuses on a leaders questions and illuminating thoughts and makes for a powerful study into faith which moves people into action in their own lives.
- Huston Smith
- Renita Weems
- Daniel Berrigan
- Marion Wright Eldeman
- Rita Nakashima Brock
- Alan Jones
- Joan Chittister
- Catherine Keller
- Amy-Jill Levine
- Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz
- Kathleen Norris
- Parker Palmer
Begins on September 10 for 12 weeks. Meets on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the Parlor
Small Groups and Clubs
Also at Rose City Park UMC for adults:
- Small Group for Women
- Small Group for Men
- Book Club
Contact the church office for details.
INVITATION TO PSALMS by Michael Jinkins
Protestant Reformer John Calvin called the Psalms "Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul". He says, "There is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious, that is not here represented as in a mirror." This study is designed to provide three means of access to the Psalms: Prayer, Poetry and Faith. It will invite you to engage the Psalms at the deepest levels of your heart.
Chapter titles are:- Word of God, Words of Prayer
- The Prayer Book of God's People
- Praying the Psalms
- The Language of the Heart
- A Geography of the Imagination
- A Theology of the Imagination
- Lament (and Praise)
- Grace and Repentance
- Love and Wrath
- Hallelujah and Amen
Begins on September 11 for 10 weeks. Thursdays at 7:00 pm in the Parlor
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS by Crosson and Borg
In this book, two of today's top Jesus scholars, Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, join forces to show how History has biased our reading of the nativity story as it appears in the gospels of Matthew and Luke...here they explore the beginning of the life of Christ, peeling away the sentimentalism that has built up over the last two thousand years around this most well known of stories to reveal the truth of what the gospels actually say. Borg and Crossan help us to see this well known narrative afresh by answering the question, 'What do these stories mean?' in the context of both the first century and the twenty first century. They successfully show that the Christmas story, read in its original context, is far richer and more challenging than people imagine.
Begins November 30 for 4 weeks. Sundays at 10:00 am in the Parlor