St. Paul Presbyterian Church -Christian Education

The LOGOS program has the following elements:

--Snacks (not shown on schedule) are served as the elementary students arrive from school.

--Recreation is a time for structured play under the supervision of a recreation leader. The games promote respect, mutual understanding and Christian principles.

--Bible study is an age-appropriate exploration of the meaning of God’s Word for our lives. It is intended to supplement, not replace, the Sunday School curriculum.

--Worship skills is a time to learn worship songs and learn about the various aspects of the Sunday worship service.

--Dinner is “LOGOS family time.” Children of all ages are seated with “table parents” who promote conversation and appropriate behavior. The meal usually has a theme, described in the menu/schedule.

IMPORTANT DATES

Sr. High Student Ministry -- High School Mission Trip

During the first week of August, seven of St. Paul's own will be on a mission trip to Kokomo, IN.  Such a trip takes financial resources, a caring adult taking time off of work, time out of summer activities, lots of preparation, hard work, and the support of families and the congregation.  Is it really worth it?  Here's what youth ministry guru, Mark Oestricher, had to say about the subject.  
"Q: Why are (or why aren't) mission trips good for building students' character? How high of a priority should they be in youth ministry?

A few years back, a handful of thought leaders in youth ministry were in a room that I also happened to be in. We were talking about what spiritual growth actually looks like in teenagers. But we experimented by starting the discussion with stories from our own lives of when we experienced significant spiritual growth. 
After we'd all told a bunch of stories, and themes from the stories had been placed with sticky-notes all over a wall, we noticed something interesting.  All of the stories fell under one of four umbrellas, or contexts: meaningful community, pain or failure, victory or success, and perspective-altering experiences.

Missions trips offer all four of those contexts. Seriously, what else do we do in youth ministry that offers all four of those contexts in a compact span of time? There's some bad short-term missions trips out there, to be sure.  Drive-by missions, or missions-vacations, or "lets go see the poor and destitute so I can feel both bad about myself, then better about myself because I felt bad about myself" trips. But a theologically and missionally thoughtful trip can from what I've observed have a more lasting impact on the faith formation of a teenager than anything else I even did in youth ministry."  (http://youthworkers.adventures.org/?filename=qa-with-mark-oestreicher-discipleship-missions-the-evolution-of-youth-ministry)

Thank you for your support! We look forward to sharing our mission trip experiences with you! 

CHAOS Update -- Chaos Capers

Never let it be said that a little(!!!) heat slowed the kids down. One day early in July, ten middle school members went to work. Yes, work. They loaded 3 vans full of food from the DMARCC food distribution center and transported it to the Crown Point location for the food pantry. Numerous heavy boxes and bundles were carried downstairs to the new site, where the existing Clothing Closet is located. Not to let a good day go unfinished, we then headed to the All Play fun center. Along with pizza and pop, they shared and supported each other in rock climbing and the laser maze. We also played some great video games, redeemed our tickets, and gave thanks for a day well spent.

Chaos will continue again with work at the food pantry while on a camp out in August.

CHAOS Calendar