St. James Gettysburg Sunday School Newsletter

1. December, 2010
Volume 1, Issue 4 “The Buzz”
St. James Sunday School News
Upcoming Events:
December 19 9:30am:
Christmas Pageant/New Day Worship
New Day December 19 at 9:30am!
Worship/Pageant (Bring a Come as you are. Leave changed.
canned good!)
December 24 The story is familiar, but it Sing the carols. Listen to
Christmas Eve Services means something different the story. Pray the
5:00pm: Quiet to us each time we hear it! prayers. And allow God
Communion Service to change your heart this
Join us for a rockin’ New
Christmas.
6:30pm: Family Service Day Worship on
with Children’s Message December 19! The
children will be bringing
8:00pm Candlelight the message. (Hint: it
Communion Service involves shepherds,
angels, a young mother
10:30pm Candlelight
and a baby!)
Communion Service
December 25
Christmas Day Service
Social Media You Should Know About!
10:00am Christmas Day
Communion Service There’s an app for that!
January 6
Epiphany
6:15pm Light Supper
7:00pm Bilingual English-
Spanish Service Facebook Groups Blogs
• St. James Lutheran Church • stjamesgettysburg.wordpress.com
Gettysburg Sermon blog
Congregation FB Group
• stjyouth.blogspot.com
• We <3 St James YG!! Youth Group blog
Youth Group FB Group
• fritzfoltz.com/teaching/
• 20’s and 30’s Group Online teaching blog
Christian Education Young Adults FB Group
Committee Members:
• livinglutheran.com/blog/
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Blog for Lutherans
Kim Guise (Chair)
Kathy Avery
America
Julie Dunlop Our National Church FB
Pr. Jeanette Leisk Group
Shirley Sanders
Lori Steinour
Wendy Stoner

2. Sunday School News
Faith Inkubators (Confirmation) News
Confirmation Day for our This week, Jim Dunlop will
9th graders will be Sunday, lead discussion on the Upcoming
June 12 (Pentecost)! topic of “Sex and Love.” Confirmation Dates
Please save the date and
Our Confirmation Youth Dec 26: Service
let family and friends
are reminded to bring $5 project; bring $5
know!
on Sunday, December
During our learning 26. We will be walking to Feb 18-20: 9th Grade
sessions since the last Kennie’s and purchasing Retreat
newsletter, the youth items for the food pantry
covered the 5th and 6th for our service project. Mar 25-27: 8th Grade
“Confirmation Day for our Commandments: “You Retreat
Note for 7th graders who
9th graders will be shall not kill“ led by
missed the 7th grade June 12: Confirmation
Sunday, June 12 Wendy DuBois and “You
retreat: Pr. Jeanette will Day
shall not commit adultery”
(Pentecost)!” be contacting you after
led by Alicia Smith.
Christmas to schedule
make-up time.
Our Own Zach Hartzell In Concert!
Zach Hartzell will present Let’s come out and show
a trumpet recital in our our support for Zach!
worship space on
Tuesday, December 28 at New Bible Study Beginning in January
7pm.
This is the culmination of For beginner Bible students or for those who have it
his independent study practically memorized….an overview of the Bible in
project. He will be 16 weeks!
accompanied by Timothy
Braband, our Minister of Wednesdays Noon-1pm (beginning Jan 19)
“Zach Hartzell will or
Music.
present a trumpet Sundays 6:30-7:30pm (beginning Jan 23)
recital…on Tuesday,
December 28 at 7pm.”
Latino Ministry Marks Three Kings Day with a
Bilingual Spanish-English Epiphany Service
.
The Gettysburg Epiphany marks the end
Conference Latino of the Christmas season.
Ministry Task Force is It is the day we remember
hosting an Epiphany the entrance of the 3 kings
Service here at St. James to see the baby Jesus and
on Thursday, January 6. their departure to spread
the news to the world!
There will be a light
supper at 6:15pm followed St. James member and
by worship at 7:00pm. Latino Missioner Sharon
Kaya will bring the
message that day.