Gustavus
Adolphus Lutheran Church offers classes and faith formative
learning opportunities for all ages. If you have questions
about any of the following programs or want to sign up,
please contact our Director of Faith Formation, Diane Ott-Hager
at 612-789-7256, ext 12. or dianeh@gachurchmpls.org
On
this page you will find information about
Sunday School--Confirmation Class--Other faith formation
opportunities
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Faith
Formation at GA-Church is
an invitation to grow
in relationship
with God.
Listen! God is calling!
The
design and intention of most of the Faith Formation offerings
is that, even the first-time visitor could jump into the
faith conversation. Check the weekly bulletin, monthly
Gazette, or the church web site (www.gachurchmpls.org)
for dates, times, updates, and other information. Listen!
God is calling! Come! Join us for the following:
Faith
Formation-SUNDAYs
9:00-9:45 a.m. Every
Season / Prayer
EAST Classroom/Upstairs/Education Wing.
We are making space for an intentional time of shared conversation and prayer. We know some have to leave the prayer time for rehearsals and other commitments. Join us weekly for whatever time you can as we gather for prayer.
11:15a.m. until Noon—Faith Formation for ALL ages
PLEASE NOTE THIS TIME CHANGE and our COMMENTS about this in the green box, below right.
SPARK! Sunday School
3-year-olds-Kindergarten
Downstairs/Education Wing
Leaders: Diana Hendrickson, Gayle Huble,
Dee Kjera, and Mary Nelson-Yunker
First-Fifth Grade Students
Upstairs/Education Wing
Leaders: Patrick Arneson, Tiffany Clark, Kim Huseonica, William Huseonica, and Donna Thotland
GA-Sunday Morning
GA-Sunday Morning-topical presentations
and/or book discussions in the Faith Room or Fellowship Hall
The "Office"
with Diane-informational and
informal conversations about scripture, catechesis and other aspects of Faith Formation |
SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME CHANGE COMMENTS
A unanimous decision for this 45-minute Faith Formation time frame was made at the December 12th Church Council meeting as a response to the November 13th Children’s Ministry meeting (which followed Worship). The earlier-and-shortened time frame will remain in place through Sunday, May 20th (the last day of Sunday School). Alternate models for multigenerational and age-specific Faith Formation offerings will be explored during 2012 in anticipation of the 2012-2013 academic year. Watch for future dialogues/meetings to offer your input. |
Other opportunities
for Sunday Morning participation—Anyone,
of any age, is invited to get involved in worship,
hospitality, or fellowship ministry by participating in worship
as a greeter, reader, musician, or usher or by serving in
the kitchen during fellowship time.
See Serving Opportunities Page or Worship
& Music Page
Sunday
Specials in JUNE:
June
3--Pastor Robert Hausman, our guest preacher will be considering
the powerful vision of Isaiah 6.
June
10--All Congregational Potluck & Fellowship to Welcome
Pastor Marggi. We will celebrate the end of our Sunday School
year, and the beginning of our time with Pastor Marggi.
Bring a dish to share.
June
17 & 24--The Council of Dads: A story of Family,
Friendship, and Learning How to Live by Bruce Feiler
Join us for this book discussion from 11:15 am.-12:00
pm.
Read more about it in our June Gazette.
Faith
Formation-MONDAYs
7:30-9:00
p.m. (weekly ongoing study)
Book
Discussion of Henri Nouwen’s, The
Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
Faith
Formation-TUESDAYs
10:00-11:00
a.m. Summer
Storytime! (begins June 5)
Each
Tuesday in June at Mount Carmel Lutheran Church--1701 St.
Anthony Parkway. Meet in the garden area on the St. Anthony
Parkway side of the building.
Join Pastor Karen for stories, games, songs, tresure hunts,
bubbles, art and lots of laughter and fun! This time is for
children and their trusted adults. It is geared toward preschoolers
and younger elementary students but siblings are always welcome.
Faith
Formation-WEDNESDAYs
12:00 p.m. —1:15 p.m. (weekly ongoing study)
Book of God Study
This group continues the conversation about Walt Wangerin’s writings/interpretations of Scripture-asnovel. Check the weekly bulletin announcements and/or call the Church Office (612-789-7256) for reading assignments.
Summer
Stretch for Middle & High School Students
ALL DAY on 5 WEDNESDAYS (beginning June 20)
Serve
the community in the morning, have lunch and go out for fun
events in the afternoons. This program, designed by Pastor
Karen, is part of our shared Faith Formation ministry with
Mount Carmel Lutheran Church.
Faith
Formation-THURSDAYs
1:00
p.m.—3:00 p.m.(weekly,
beginning June 7)
Heaven
is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to
Heaven and Back
If you missed the conversation during the Easter season
in April, now you get another chance. Join us. THis is the
true story of the four-year-old son of a small town Nebraska
pastor who during emergency, life-saving surgery slips from
consciousness and enter heaven.
For more about this remarkable, true story, visit:
http://heavenisforreal.net/
If you need a copy of the book, please let Diane
know. 612-789-7256.
7:00
p.m. Rehearsals (weekly,
beginning June 14)
2nd
Annual Summer Children's Musical
Elija! God's Faithful Servant
for more information
click here
For more about this remarkable, true story, visit:
http://heavenisforreal.net/
If you need a copy of the book, please let Diane
know. 612-789-7256.
7:00
p.m. Study (weekly,
beginning June 14)
Elija! God's Faithful Servant
for those not participating in the children's musical,
this willb e your opportunity to learn a bit more about the
prophet Elijah, his ministry, and God's message.
More Book Studies to come! Join us!
CHECK WEEKLY BULLETIN ANNOUCEMENTS FOR UPDATES ALSO!
JULY Not your ordinary beach-read:
Augustine's Confessions
AUGUST Not your ordinary beach-read II:
Orthodoxy (Gilbert Keith Chesterton)
SEPTEMBER An intentional stewardship focus:
Being Consumed: Economics and Christian
Desire (William T. Cavanaugh)
OCTOBER In honor of his anticipated Sunday,
October 21 visit to GA|A Journey of Grace:
The Formation of a Leader and a Church
(Herbert W. Chilstrom)
NOVEMBER In the midst of election-time:Jesus
for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals
(Shane Claiborne)
DECEMBER Martin Luther's Christmas Book
Confirmation
2011-2012
See Summer Stretch, Wednesdays
above!
Confirmation
at GA Lutheran Church is for students in grades 6, 7, &
8th grade. GA Lutheran Church, Mount Carmel Lutheran Church,
and Northeast Community Lutheran Church are partners in this
ministry. For more information or to sign up for classes,
contact, Director of Faith Formation, Diane Ott-Hager. Contact
info is listed at the top of this page.
Reconciling
in Christ
On May 3, 2009 in a Special Congregational
Meeting Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church passed a motion
to become a Reconciling in Christ congregation. To
get some general information about RIC, click here.
Aveda Cap
Recycling Program
The Sunday School children are participating in the Aveda
Cap Recycling Program. You may join the children in being
good stewards of God’s creation. Simply bring your clean,
rigid polypropylene plastic bottle caps to church and
deposit them in the boxes on the bookshelf upstairs by
the office. Caps that meet the guidelines include shampoo,
water, pop, milk and other beverage bottles, flip top
caps on tubes and food product bottles (such as ketchup
and mayonnaise), laundry detergent and peanut butter jar
lids.
SPECIAL NOTES: Only rigid plastic caps that screw-on
are acceptable. So, no yogurt lids or margarine or cottage
cheese covers, please. And no caps from medicines are
accepted.
When we have a sufficient supply, we will ship them
to Aveda. The children appreciate your support of this
project.
If you have any questions, please contact Tracey.
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