Rally Day, Mission Festival, & Sunday School Promotion
September 10, 2023
The Church Council & the Sunday School Department invites the ENTIRE congregation to join us as we celebrate Mission Festival and kick off the 2023-2024 Sunday School year on Sunday, September 10. We will have picnic food, inflatables, and other fun games at the church pavilion from 11:00-1:00. Please bring your lawn chairs and blankets to sit on for an afternoon of fellowship, food, and fun!
September 9th , 2023
- 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Worship Service
September 10th , 2023
- 9:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service
- 10:15 - 11:00 Sunday School Promotion/ Pastor Morlock in Dier's Hall
- 11:00 a.m. Light Lunch Served (hot dogs, brats, & chips). Snow cones from Island Snow to Go
- 11:00 - 1:00 Sunday School Kick-off with outdoor games, inflatables, & activities
- 7:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Mission Festival Worship Service, followed by refreshments
Please RSVP for accurate food counts. There are 2 ways to RSVP...
- By signing up on the paper signup form on the bulletin board across from the
church office
- By completing the Google RSVP form
Facebook event page where any updates may be posted is https://www.facebook.com/events/312451848107106.
Our Mission Festival speakers this year will be Pastor Jeff Morlock, Director of Vocational Discernment for our seminary (NALS), and Pastor Andy Jones, Pastor of Prince of Peace in St. Joseph. Pastor Morlock will be preaching for us Saturday evening and Sunday morning, speaking to the need of the NALC to develop (as of 2020) 300 new pastors over 10 years and his and the NALS's role in meeting that need. Pastor Jones will be speaking to us on Sunday evening, discussing his involvement in the Malawi Orphan Care Project.
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DIRECTIONS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSROOM PROMOTION AT 10:15AM on 9/10/23…
Incoming 3-year old children (Nursery 1): Please come to the classroom immediately at the top of the south stairwell in the Sunday School Building to meet your new teachers and be welcomed.
4-year old children (Nursery 2) - 6th Grade: Please meet in your opening rooms from last year (room 18 for Nursery-1st & room 17 for 2nd-6th) and then be "promoted" to your new classroom from there.
7th & 8th Graders: Please meet in the walk-through room in the basement.
High Schoolers: Please meet in the High School classroom across from the women's restroom in the basement.
Information on Sunday School (including curriculum and 2023-2024 Sunday School teachers/helpers/staff) can be found at http://flatvillechurch.com/youth-education/sunday-school.