Here’s a list of what’s happening this week in our Church School classes. We offer Christian Education classes for persons of all ages, from infancy through adulthood, on Sundays, 9:45–10:45 am, unless otherwise noted. Read more about our adult classes and children and youth offerings.
Children and Youth
Our children and youth are deeply spiritual people with great theological questions. To foster these gifts and to help students learn the stories, vocabulary, and actions of the Christian life in a loving community, ELPC offers Church School classes for kids and youth from pre-K–grade 12. Class locations are listed below. Parents, please register your child online. Email Sara Hackett for more details.
Pre-K | Nursery
K–Grade 3 | Room 206
Grades 4–6 | Room 211
Grades 7–12 | Second Floor Parlor
Journey with Scripture | Fellowship Room
For the next few months, we will relate both the Psalms and the liturgical calendar’s Gospel of Mark with the “Heavenly Hosts.” The Scriptures will expand and deepen our understanding of our “Reformed, Ever Reforming” legacy.
Parenting Circle | Room 213
We gather weekly to talk about raising children in our faith. This is an informal time where we can chat, drink our coffee, and share snacks—all while talking about our experiences parenting. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Heather.
Seekers | Garth Overlook Room and Zoom
Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard
Ecologist Suzanne Simard has spent a lifetime documenting the forests of North America and the Arctic. Rather than simple collections of individual plants, these forests are complex communities of interdependent species that share resources and rely on one another for survival.
Simard shares fascinating insights into how trees have evolved to perceive one another, recognize their neighbors, and remember the past; how they elicit warnings and mount defenses; and how they compete and cooperate with one another. She talks about how these trees were valued and cared for by the First Nations, and how that knowledge is being lost by today’s corporate logging.
Join us in person or contact Gwen Puza for Zoom details.
Soul Food | Good Samaritan Room and Zoom
We will discuss chapters 21 and 22 of Between the Dark and the Daylight, by Joan Chittester.
New participants are welcome in person, online, or by phone. If you’re interested in joining our class, email the Rev. Joe Hajdu.