Youth Education Program

MARCH ADULT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Six SUNDAY MORNING Classes

from 9:40 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., March 2 – May 26, 2008

1. Mary Bryan Hollister Class ~ The Present Word

Leader – Nancy Chiles – Session House Parlor

Booklet: God, the People and the Covenant

2. The Shalom of God in the Midst of Empire

Leaders– Carol Doty, Stacey Griffith, Charlie Monteiro & Brent Schlottman, S.H. Great Room

Book: Peacework: Prayer • Resistance • Community, by Henri Nouwen & Pamphlet: PCUSA: Peacemaking: the Believer’s Calling

3. Home Builders Class

Leader – Shared Discussion Leaders – FC Room 104

Book: The Purpose Driven Church, by Rick Warren

4. Koinonia Class

Leader – Shared Discussion Leaders – FC Room 101

Book: Workbook on the Christian Walk, by Maxie Dunnam

5. Pilgrims on Sacred Paths

Leader – Lloyd Griffith – Session House – Old Library

Book: The Art of Pilgrimage: Ways of Making Travel Sacred, by Phil Cousineau

6. The Bible in One Verse

Leader – Eleanor Bryant – Office Work Room

Book: John 3:16 ~ The Numbers of Hope, by Max Lucado

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Two WEEKDAY & EVENING Adult Educational Opportunities

Monday 7:00 p.m. ~ March – May 19 ~ S. H. Parlor

1. Women’s Bible Study

Leaders– Bettye Bryant, Marice DeBruhl, Mimi Dixon, and Sally Saggio;

Book of John, (until Mar 10); Christian Community, by Rob Suggs

Thursdays Noon ~ February 7 – March 20 – Lighthouse

2. Centering Prayer Group: Enhancing the Lenten Journey

Leader – Lloyd Griffith

Book: A Clearing Season, Sarah Parsons

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION - Children and Youth

Nursery

A crib nursery for children birth – 18 months and a toddler nursery for 2 year olds is available upstairs in the office building on Sundays beginning at 8:00am.

Children’s Sunday School

The Children’s Sunday School Classes meet in the Pre-school classrooms found in the Murphy Smith Center. All children’s classes will be using the PC (USA) We Believe curriculum.

PreK (3 & 4 year olds) Room 102

K – First Grade (ages 5-6) Room 202

Second & Third Grades (ages 7-8) Room 203

Fourth & Fifth Grades (ages 9-10) Room 204

Specific room assignments subject to change

Youth Sunday School

Sixth & Seventh Grades

This class meets in the Lighthouse and uses the We Believe curriculum.

Eighth Grade

The eighth grade class at First Presbyterian is a confirmation class. The curriculum used is Discovering, Choosing and Following Jesus Christ by the Reverend William H. Venable. This class is open to all youth eighth grade or older who have not made a public profession of faith and would like to take part in the confirmation experience. Students will be confirmed at the Ash Wednesday service February 21, 2007. The class will meet in the Session House Library.

Ninth – Twelfth Grades

This class also meets in the Lighthouse and uses the We Believe curriculum as well as topical lessons.