Youth and Children

         May 3-7 is Teacher Apprecation Week!

Nursery Schedule

Our Nursery (0-2 years) is open 15 minute before the first service begins (9:15 a.m.) through 15 minutes after the second service ends (11:45 a.m.), staffed by a certified childcare professional in a brand new space!

Sunday School

           Sunday school teacher appreciation is next Sunday, May 9th. Please thank teachers, leaders and helpers for all they do! There will be special treats during coffee time that day.  Teachers, helpers and volunteers that have helped us throughout the year, please come down and join us between services.

           Graduation recognition Sunday is May 16th.  A reception will be held between services to honor our graduates from July 2009 thru June 2010.  If you are a high school grad, community college or tech school grad, or college grad (that includes graduate degrees) between July 2009 thru June 2010 please let the RE Coordinators know.  Give the office your name, your institution, and degree & major if applicable. 

              The Pennies for Posies collection starts in May.  If you have some spare change in your pocket or purse please feel free to drop it in the flower pots located around church.  The children will be planting May 23rd in the planters and flower boxes outside of church.  It is also the last Sunday of Sunday School.

There is no Sunday School on Sunday April 30th, the nursery will be staffed.  The summer session for 3 year-olds who have been in the preschool class thru third graders will begin on June 6th!

Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School will be the first week of August:

August 2nd through the 6th. Please mark your calendars. 

We will need help - center leaders and crew leaders and helpers. Please contact the office if interested. It’s the story of Paul - A HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE!

2010 VBS Registration Form

Youth Group News

On April 18th the youth group visited the Islamic Center in Fridley.  It was great to see the two youth groups sharing in ideas.  The youth were able to share in a prayer and discussions of the Islamic religion.  The youth group will also be hosting the kids from the Islamic Center’s youth group for a discussion and some pizza after the youth service on May 16th.  

This has been a very busy year for the youth group, we have accomplished many thing.  It is now coming to a close with the planning of youth Sunday.  However, we still have some fun things coming up, Mary D. has volunteered to host the youth at her home for an end of year BBQ.  We are also in the process of planning a youth beach party as well as a summer fund raiser. 

Youth group meets Weds. at 7- 8:30, Sept-May

Contact the church office for information.

6th grade - 12th grade welcome.

Join us as we share food, fun and friendship and

as we explore the deep questions.

Confirmation/OWL

Confirmation Classes combine 8th and 9th grades, and alternate in rotation every other year with the "Our Whole Lives Sexuality and Our Faith" program. Confirmation 2008 began in January, and met for 13 thirteen sessions, including one all-day Saturday retreat at church. A field trip to serve dinner at Simpson United Methodist Church Shelter for homeless persons educated students to the real face of homelessness in the Twin Cities, where 90% of residents at Simpson are employed at jobs during the day. A second field trip was to St.Mary's Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis, to celebrate Orthodox Easter, this allowed students to experience the wide variety of worship styles within our own Christian tradition. Confirmation Sunday was on May 11 in 2008. On that day, we celebrated the baptism of one of our students at the 8:30am service, who was then confirmed in faith, at the 10:30am Rite of Confirmation Service. The next Confirmation Class will convene in 2010.

****The O.W.L. program was a success this year.  It began on Oct 11, 2009 and ran through April 18, 2010 with 5 youth participating.  The class was taught by Sharon F., Judy S., Brad P., and Ronda H.. 

Church Office is open to
receive telephone calls:
763-421-3375
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

The office is closed Fridays and national holidays.

E-mail:1stcongo@pro-ns.net

Fax: 763-421-3093