Godly Play

Program Description

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Sunday School 2008 Schedule
Godly Play class

January 6          Epiphany
January 13        Baptism
January 20        Parable:  The Good Shepherd
January 27        Parable:  The Great Pearl
February 3       Parable:  The Sower
February 10     Lent begins.  The Mystery of Easter
February 17     Easter I & II (birth, boy in the Temple)
February 24     Easter III & IV (Jesus’ baptism, temptation in the wilderness)
March 2           Bishop Beisner visits.  Stay in church.
March 9           Easter V & VI (healer & last supper)
March 16         Palm Sunday.  Easter Eggs
March 23         Easter.  Easter VII (risen Christ)
March 30         Appearance to Mary
April 6              Vocare weekend.  The Good Samaritan
April 13            Road to Emmaus (Margaret will complete story kit)
April 20            Earth Day.  Parable:  The Leaven
April 27            Parable:  The Mustard Seed
May 4              Parable:  The Great Banquet
May 11            Pentecost
May 18            Paul (Margaret to make story kit)
May 25            The Unwritten Book (Margaret to make story kit)
June 1              Crosses (please bring variety of crosses with explanation of symbolism)
June 8              Visit from Altar Guild (new lesson)
June 15            Graduation celebration (plan)
June 22            Ken Davis to choose lesson
June 29            The Lord’s Prayer (use storyboard and hand-signing; ask Mary Dabel)     
July 6               Feeding of 5000 (new lesson; Sandi Smith)
July 13             Prodigal Son (new lesson; Nancy Nelson )
July 20             Ken Davis to choose lesson
July 27             Preparation of feast (new activity; Margaret Drumm)
August 3           God’s call (new lesson about  Moses, Samuel, & Paul’s call; Sandi S.)
August 10         The log in the eye (new lesson; Nancy Nelson)
August 17         Introducing Godly Play I (worship center & lesson time)
August 24         Introducing Godly Play II (response time)
August 31         Introducing Godly Play III (feast)
September 7     Jesus and the Little Children (new lesson; Sandi Smith)
September 14   The Books of the Bible
September 21   Creation
September 28   The Flood and the Ark
October 5        Blessing of the Animals.  Stay in service.  St. Francis
October 12      The Great Family
October 19      The Exodus
October 26      The Ten Best Ways
November 2     Exile and Return
November 9     The Prophets
November 16   Jonah
November 23   How the Church Tells Time
November 30   Advent I
December 7     Advent II
December 14   Advent III
December 21   Advent IV
December 28   Christmas
**On Ascension, Father Bill will tell a Godly Play story, May

Storyteller Rota
1st Sunday—Sandi Smith (964-1035)
2nd Sunday—Nancy Nelson (937-4099)
3rd Sunday—Ken Davis (937-1014)
4th Sunday—Nancy Nelson
5th Sunday—Margaret Drumm (964-8721)

Substitutes:  Margaret or Ken

Doorperson scheduler:  Georgia Frey (964-3709)

Doorpeople to date:  Charla Thorbecke, Kathe Charters, Annie Dickson, Karen McDonnell, Sandi Liljberg, Kathleen Johnson, Anne Blanton, Dewey Turner, Dave and Anne Turner, Georgia Frey, Bob Crawford, Mary Dabel, Roy and Carol Ann Falk, Sue Makovkin, Nancy Nelson, Sandi Smith

Some “missing” and possible lessons
Palm Sunday—triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Daniel, Jacob, David
Beatitudes
Wise & foolish maidens
House built on a rock
Mary and Martha
Elisha
Cain & Abel
Healing of the paralytic
Persistance in prayer parable
Lord’s Prayer
“Newer” prayers, e.g. Serenity Prayer, Prayer of St. Frances, Wesleyan prayer…
Prayer book
The 10 lepers—giving thanks
Many gifts, one body
The Great Commission, sending out the disciples
The Greatest Commandment
I Corinthians 13 (if I have not love…)
Hypocrisy/Log in the eye
Rich man
Job
Psalms & proverbs
Footwashing/servant ministry
Instructions for Marriage (Paul)
What not to worry about (sparrow, hairs on head)
What to worry about (wealthy man and barns; wealthy man and beggar)
Myth, legend, history, science, fable:  the difference
Abraham and Isaac
Prayer & kneeling & standing
Church tour