This is a program for all kindergarten through fifth graders that meets Tuesday's during the school year from 5:30 to 8:00 P.M. The program includes a meal, a Bible story, and a variety of fun, interactive, group-building games. All members of the church are welcome to stay for meals on Tuesday night. Also on Tuesday evenings, the Children's and Alleluia Choirs practice during this time. Call the church office for more information.
Sunday School is offered at Central every Sunday during the school year from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. Classes range from three-year-olds to eighth grade, and activities include study, crafts, games, discussion, and music. There are also several special Sundays during the year with special music and activities. Sunday School for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders is linked closely to the Confirmation program. Sunday School does not meet during the summer.
Calendar
SEPTEMBER 2009
13 Intergenerational RALLY SUNDAY in Parish Hall at 9:30 AM, Music, Games & Registration for Sunday School (Sunday School Team Installation during 10:45 service, 12:30 – Picnic at Morse Ranch! 20 Bible Sunday: 2nd/3rd & 6th Graders read Scripture and have Bibles presented at 10:45 Service, Sunday School 27 Sunday School
OCTOBER 2009
4 Care 4 Creation: Blessing of Animals in Columbarium at 9:30, Bring Your Pets to Church Day! (No formal Sunday School) 11 Consecration Sunday, Sunday School – Begin promoting our Shoe Box Ministry to First Place Family Shelter, Sunday School 18 REFORMATION SUNDAY, Sunday School 25 Chi Rho Sunday, Sunday School
NOVEMBER 2009
1 ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY, *FALL BACK -Daylight Savings Time Ends*, Sunday School 8 Sunday School 15 Consecration Sunday, NO Sunday School – Catered Meal after each service 22 Shoebox Ministry Dedication (both services) Bring filled boxes to church!, Sunday School 29 NO SUNDAY SCHOOL – (THANKSGIVING WEEKEND) Video in Gathering Room
DECEMBER 2009
6 ADVENT FAIRE - Intergenerational Sunday School at 9:30, Lessons & Carols at 4:36 13 Sunday School Christmas Program (9:30 between services) 20 NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (4J Winter Vacation) Christmas Video in Gathering Room Caroling in afternoon 27 NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (4J Winter Vacation) Christmas Video in Gathering Room (Homeless Shelter in Sunday School Rooms Dec 28-Jan 3)
JANUARY 2010
3 No Sunday School (Homeless Shelter) 10 Sunday School 17 Sunday School 24 Sunday School 31 Youth Sunday, Sunday School (unless CONGREGATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING is scheduled on this Sunday…)
FEBRUARY 2010
7 (Super Bowl Sunday) Sunday School 14 (Presidents’ Day Weekend) Sunday School 17 LENT BEGINS –ASH WED 21 Welcome Table – 1st Communion Preparation Class with Pastor John, 5th Grade Communion Study with Pastor Kegel, Sunday School 28 Welcome Table – 1st Communion Preparation Class with Pastor John, 5th Grade Communion Study with Pastor Kegel, Sunday School
MARCH 2010
7 Welcome Table – 1st Communion Preparation Class with Pastor John, 5th Grade Communion Study with Pastor Kegel, Sunday School 14 *SPRING FORWARD -Daylight Savings Time begins*, Welcome Table – 1st Communion Preparation Class with Pastor John, 5th Grade Communion Study with Pastor Kegel, Sunday School 21 5th Grade Communion Study with Pastor Kegel, Sunday School 28 PALM SUNDAY, No Sunday School (Spring Vacation –4J, March 20-29) Video in Gathering Room, 5th Grade (& Family) Passover Meal 5PM
APRIL 2010
3 First Communion & 5th Class Communion both at 2 hour Easter Vigil Service on Saturday, April 3 @ sunset 4 EASTER SUNDAY, Easter Breakfast, NO Formal Sunday School/No PACE, Intergenerational Easter Egg Hunt & Resurrection Video (Meet in Parish Hall at 9:30) 11 Sunday School 18 Sunday School 25 (Eugene Marathon-allow extra time to find parking!) Sunday School
MAY 2010
2 9:30 AM Sunday School Sunday Practice in Sanctuary, 10:45 AM Combined Youth Choir Appreciation & Sunday School Sunday, Youth Bake Sale 9 Mother’s Day, No Sunday School Video in Gathering Room 16 Graduation Sunday, Sunday School 23 PENTECOST, Confirmation Sunday -All Middlers and Highers attend 9:30 Reception, Sunday School 30 Memorial Day Weekend, No Sunday School Video in Gathering Room
JUNE 2010
6 Chorale: Mass, LAST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL, Singing/Slideshow/Crafts/Popsicles in Gathering Room, Teacher’s Appreciation BBQ/Recruitment for 2010-11 Evaluation, – Feedback, Ideas for Next year @Falk’s, time TBA 13 Congregational Meeting 20 Summer Schedule Begins (9AM and 10:45AM services/ Sunday School resumes in fall)
Weekly Gatherings The purpose of weekly gatherings is to provide a safe place for relationships to grow and faith to deepen. Youth need a regular opportunity to connect with each other and with adult volunteers/mentors, and Sunday School and Confirmation are meant to fill that need. This is the place where lives are enriched and transformed!
Sunday School —9:30-10:30 Sunday mornings in the Luther House Basement.
Confirmation Tuesday Nights, Central Lutheran Church is the place to be and to bring your friends. This is not the same ol' Confirmation (i.e. boring) your parents went through; this Confirmation is fun, fast paced, interactive and well worth your time. Music, games, discussion, small groups, multi-media… we're cramming the evening full of interesting stuff! We'll be using the humorous “Lutheran Handbook” (costs $12) and the “Here Ve Shtand” (think: Here We Stand with a German accent) curriculum to guide our learning. Make Tuesday nights at Central a priority—you'll be glad you did!
Schedule for the Evening: 5:30—Alleluia Choir Practice (grades 4-8)
6:15—Family Dinner
6:45—Confirmation Check-In
6:45—Music/Game/Skit
7:00—Large Group Learning
7:40—Small Group Discussion
7:55—Closing Circle with Music & Prayer
8:00ish —Check-Out/Hang-Out time and go home
Middle School 2009-2010 Schedule. In addition to Sunday School 9:30-10:30am, and Confirmation on Tuesdays (6:15 dinner) 6:45-8:00pm, here's whazzup:
Sept. 13thRally Day- Parents get your kids registered! Sept. 15th Pot Luck Dinner and Orientation Night Sept. 20thSunday School begins, attending Highers’ PACE presentation Sept. 22ndConfirmation Begins & Acolyte Training Oct. 2-4Fall Retreat at Camp Lutherwood Oct. 31stServant Event: Trick or Treat for Canned Food Nov. 24-29NO Confirmation/Sunday School (Thanksgiving Break) Dec. 8thAdvent Craft Fair and Music Recital Dec. 13thService Project: All ages Caroling Dec 20-Jan 3No Sunday School or Confirmation (Christmas Break) Jan. 5thEpiphany Party and Holiday Dinner Feb. 16thShrove Tuesday Pancake Supper (no Confirmation) Feb. 20th Snow Day at Willamette Pass Feb. 23-Mar.16 Lenten style Confirmation & Worship (& Soup Suppers) March 21-Apr 4th NO Confirmation or Sunday School
(Spring Break & Holy Week) March 28thPalm Sunday Passover Seder Dinner (6th & 7th grade servers) April ???Spring Retreats at Camp Lutherwood May 8thServant Event: Food For Lane County Grass Roots Garden May, a Saturday TBA, Confirmation Prep Day Retreat for 8th Graders May 16thGraduation Sunday (including 8th graders) May 18thConfirmation Rewards Party May 23stConfirmation Sunday for 8th graders (Pentecost) June 18thDunes Day June or JulyLutherwood Confirmation Camp July or Aug - Rafting on the McKenzie (depends on Conf Camp dates) Late August - Mini-golf at Camp Putt
*** Youth Board meets 2nd Thursdays of each month 7-8:30pm
Weekly Gatherings The purpose of weekly gatherings is to provide a safe place for relationships to grow and faith to deepen. Youth need a regular opportunity to connect with each other and with adult volunteers/mentors, and Forum and WNL are meant to fill that need. This is the place where lives are enriched and transformed!
Sunday “Coffee, Jesus, and Me”—this is our gathering on Sunday mornings during the Sunday School hour (9:30-10:30). We hang out together in the Luther House as we enjoy a time of sharing, praying, and Christian conversation. This is not a class with lectures, but more of a discussion group where we can learn from and support each other. Drinks from Pray-a-Latte are welcome! Other Sunday morning options include attending the adult PACE presentations or helping teach Sunday School for the younger kids.
Weekly Youth Gatherings— Each Friday we gather to fellowship, serve, have fun and grow in faith. There is time for checking in with each other, praying for each other, getting into God’s Word as we explore various topics youth are facing, and honest sharing. This is the place to invite friends, as we discuss topics that YOU have chosen, from a Christian perspective. We change our format and focus each week to keep things interesting! In an important way, Weekly Gathering is the core of the Youth Program at Central, so we want you to be a part of us!
Here's the basic Friday Night Weekly Gathering Rotation:
First Fridays: Hosea House Servant Life 4:00-6:45
Second Fridays: Chat Nights at the Luther House, 6:30-8:00. Hangout & Dinner 5:30-6:30 (chat nights are informal conversations about whatever’s on your minds and a great chance to catch up and care for each other)
Third Fridays: Friday Fun Night— Movie? Game night? Scavenger Hunt? We could do all sorts of fun stuff with times and locations TBA. 4. Fourth Fridays: Faith Forum at the Luther House, 6:30-8:00. Hangout & Dinner 5:30-6:30 (Faith Forum will be an evening to go deeper and talk about faith issues, focus on scripture and worship together.)
This Year's High School Calendar! In addition to CJ&M on Sundays 9:30-10:30am, weekly gatherings (5:30 dinner, 6:30-8 group), here's whazzup:
Sept. 13thRally Day & Church Picnic- (help with kiddy games) Sept. 16thParent-Student Orientation 7:00-8:30pm Sept 20thYouth New Orleans Slide Show at PACE 9:30am Sept. 23rdWNL begins! Youth Board Elections! (6:00)7:00-8:30pm Sept.26-27Fall Lock-in Oct 4thPet Sitting for Blessing of the Animals 10:30-12:00 Oct. 15thConcert: David Crowder Band at First Baptist Oct. 17thServant Event: Habitat for Humanity Oct. 31stMid-High Servant Event: Trick or Treat for Canned Food Nov. 25 – 29thNO WNL or Forum (Thanksgiving Break) Dec. 6thForum helps with Advent Fair Dec. 13thAll Church Servant Event: Christmas Caroling Dec. 20-Jan 3rdNo Forum or WNL for Christmas Break Jan. 4th & 9 or 10thYouth Fundraiser: Christmas Tree Pickup Jan. 6thEpiphany Party Jan. 22-24Snow Retreat at Mt. Bachelor Jan. 31stYouth Sunday (rehearsal on Jan 30th) Mar. 21-31No Forum or WNL (Spring Break and Holy Week) Apr. 4thEaster Breakfast Apr 9-11Spring Fling Retreat May 1stFundraiser prep: unload flower truck & baking party May 2ndYouth Fundraiser: Gourmet Bake Sale & Flower Sale May 16thGraduation Sunday and Brunch May 23rdConfirmation Sunday & “Buddy” Reception May 26thWNL “Celebrate Seniors” End of the Year Party July 4-10Highers Canyoneering Summer Trip Summer Dates TBA: Rafting Retreat, Other Meet-ups
** Youth Board meets the 2nd Thursday of each month 7:00-8:30pm
Day Camp. Our big summer event involves all kids age 5- High School for a week of songs, dance, games, crafts, Bible adventure, nature appreciation & worship. Day Camp meets one week during the summer. Call the church office for a current schedule.
Camp Lutherwood. Central supports the ministry of Camp Lutherwood by helping to send over 30 youth per year to this summer camp. For the second year, Central will participate in confirmation camp, sending over 20 middle schoolers in the last week of June. Call the church office at 345-0395, or Camp Lutherwood at (503) 657-7107 for more information. Take a look at Camp Lutherwood's Website.
