Youth, Family and Education

Registration has begun for the 2024-2025 Education Program Year. You may register on-line here.

Sunday School

Beginning on September 15th, classes gather in-person on Sundays following the service from 10:45-11:30 AM during the school year:

•   PreSchool - Kindergarten

•   Grades 1 & 2

•   Grades 3-5

Classes generally do not meet on holiday weekends. Please check the Church calendar page for more the daily schedule.

All ages meet together to bond with songs, games, and a reflection before breaking out into age-based classes, which focus on Bible lessons. Family Sunday School meets the first Sunday of every month to encourage faith and relationship building between families.

Confirmation Class

Classes meet in-person on Sunday afternoons/evenings during the school year. Our 3-year program concentrates on building faith identity and relationships with God, each other, our community, and our world through the study of the Old and New Testaments as well as Luther’s Small Catechism. We incorporate family classes, games, art, and service opportunities to provide a rich exploration of our faith and how it shapes our identity. We welcome Confirmation students 6th grade and up.

Youth Group

Youth Group invites all middle and high school youth to gather to continue shopping personal identity and building relationships through faith reflections. We focus on supporting each other and our community as we deepen our understanding of God and how God supports us and works through us during our lives.

BRIDGE (Building Relationships in-between Different Generations & Experiences)

At St John, we believe that learning and working together across different generations can be a moving and memorable way to develop and explore our faith. We offer BRIDGE events several times throughout the year to provide our St John family members the opportunity to build relationships in-between all different ages—because that is how a family works!

Puppet Ministry

Puppets pop up at St John in live performances, Children’s Messages, Sunday School, and YouTube recordings. They even have their own Instagram account puppets_and_the_little_things. Puppet portrayals offer unique perspectives about our faith and our relationships with each other and God for families of all ages.

FAMILY EVENTS

We value the development of relationships between our St John family members. To that end, we offer events that bring children and their caregivers together to play and socialize. Favorite events include Lego Night, Snowman Building, playing in our newly renovated Children’s Garden, and our summertime FLASHY BBQs.