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Christian Education Sunday School: Sunday School is offered for children age 3 through High School for one hour each Sunday from September through May. Preschool (3's and 4's), 7th/8th Grade, and
High School meet in self-contained classes. Grades K-6 meet in Fellowship Hall for singing and prayers at Sunday School Opening, and then travel
by age groups to a different workshop each week. The Workshop Rotational Model takes into account children's need for repetition and their love of experiential learning. Our goal is in-depth learning about and familiarity with the most important stories of the Bible by the time our children reach Middle School. Each year, we emphasize a different theme, and study five or six stories related to that theme. This means that our children spend about five weeks learning about a single story, instead of just one! Instead of reporting to the same classroom and the same teacher each Sunday, children attend a different workshop each week to experience the story in many different ways. Over a five-week period, children rotate through five workshops such as arts & crafts, science & nature, cooking, video, games, storytelling, and more. We use our own curriculum for our Workshop Rotational Sunday School and our teachers are our parents! Congregational members, staff, grandparents, and youth are teachers too. The Bible: An Owner's Manual (3rd Grade): We present Bibles to 3rd Graders on Reformation Sunday. Children and parents are invited to attend a two-session Bible Introduction class before this.
Wednesday, October 21,2009, 6-7:30 p.m. (dinner provided) Sunday, October 25, 2009--Bibles presented to Third Graders at the 11:00 a.m. service First Communion Preparation (3rd Grade): 3rd Graders prepare to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion with a series of five classes, including a special bread-baking retreat at which students bake the bread used for communion on their First Communion Day.
Sunday, May 9, 2010--First Communion Class II (during Sunday School) Sunday, May 16, 2010--First Communion Class III (during Sunday School) Saturday, June 5, 2010--Bread Baking Mini-Retreat (Fellowship Hall), 9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon Sunday, June 6, 2010--First Communion Sunday Vacation Bible School: We offer a week of VBS each summer. In 2007 and 2008, we offered VBS jointly with First Presbyterian Church and North Congregational Church, both in Farmington Hills. Our joint VBS has used the "Holyland Adventure" curriculum; in 2007, we "visited" Jesus in Galilee, and in 2008 we were with Jesus in Jerusalem. In 2009, we joined with our two sister churches; the theme was "Rome: Paul and the Underground Church." VBS is offered for children entering K-5th grade. All are welcome to register for a nominal fee. Older youth and adults are invited to volunteer for VBS as we share Jesus' love with the children of our community. Youth at Antioch - Youth Activities: Antioch's youth participate in 7th/8th grade and High School classes and youth groups. Events include visits to The Gathering of Michigan Lutheran Youth, car washes and other fundraisers, and service to the church. Youth can serve on committees, as acolytes and communion assistants, and as Sunday School and VBS teachers. In Summer 2009, Antioch's youth will attend the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans: Jesus, Justice, and Jazz. Confirmation: Confirmation is a two-year program, beginning in 7th grade. We use a Small Group Model and a curriculum we have developed ourselves, "So What?". Confirmands have the opportunity to develop strong relationships with each other, their Guides (caring adults who lead the Small Groups), the Pastor and Intern, and other teachers. Confirmation involves study, service in and out of church, and time for fun. Confirmands also attend a week of Confirmation Camp at Camp Michi-lu-ca in the summer between their 7th and 8th grade years. All classes begin at 6:15 PM and end at 8:30 PM unless otherwise noted below:
Sunday, October 4, 2009--Confirmation Class I Sunday, October 18, 2009--Confirmation II Sunday, November 1, 2009--Conirmation III Sunday, November 15, 2009--Confirmation IV Sunday, December 6, 2009--Confirmation V Sunday, December 20, 2009--Confirmation VI Sunday, January 3, 2010--Confirmation VII Sunday, January 24, 2010--Confirmation VIII Sunday, February 7, 2010--Confirmation IX (lunch meeting after 11:00 a.m. service) Sunday, February 21, 2010--Confirmation X Sunday, March 7, 2010--Confirmation XI Sunday, March 14, 2010--Confirmation XII Sunday, April 11, 2010--Confirmation XIII Sunday, April 25, 2010--Confirmation XIV Sunday, May 2, 2010--Confirmation XV Sunday, May 16, 2010--Confirmation XVI Sunday, May 23, 2010--Confirmation Day Adult Sunday School: Adult Sunday Classes are offered throughout the year and cover a variety of topics. The current Adult Sunday School Schedule will be listed on the homepage of our website.
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