Scholarships are available for students who attend Southminster Presbyterian Church and who are planning on attending a post-secondary school full-time for the 2023-24 academic year. Applications can be found in the church narthex or you can request an electronic version by emailing Jill Gertje or the church office. All applications must be emailed to Jill Gertje or delivered to the church office no later than 3:00 p.m. on July 13, 2023.
Sawtooth Summer Camps
Parents & Grandparents—are you looking for some summer relief? Camp Sawtooth is ready to welcome children and youth for a week of fun. They will have a wonderful time making new friends, learning about God’s love, and enjoying the beauty of the mountains, while you will have some much needed rest. Early bird registration and pricing is
available through April 15.
For more information and to register online, visit www.campsawtooth.org.
- Kids Camps: Grades 3-4 & Grades 5 (July 9-14)
- Jr. High Camp: Grades 7-9 (July 16-21)
- Sr. High Camp: Grades 10-12 (June 25-30)
Adult Ed. – Holy Land Tour
Paul Whitted will be leading discussions of video tours of the Holy Land of the Old Testament by Ray Vander Laan, who is a historian, archeologist and Bible teacher. Ray has always believed that to better understand and appreciate the Bible, you have to have a sense of the land and the culture from which it sprang.
For people who have not been to the Holy Lands, these lessons provide a way to see the places talked about in the Bible. For people who have already been to the Holy Lands, these lessons can provide additional information and
also allow them to share their impressions of this part of the world.
These classes meet weekly on Sundays after Coffee Hour in the Genesis Room. Please feel free to join us at any time!
Adult Education: Resumes Sept. 18
The fall sessions of Adult Education will resume on September 18. Classes will be held on Sunday mornings at 11:00am in the Genesis Room. This fall, Rev. David Beck is presenting the following classes – please join us whenever you can:
- Sept 18 – (1) ”How I became a New Testament Scholar” (Epistle of James)
- Sept 25 – (2) ”Taking the Modern World Seriously While Showing an Early Basis for the Christian Faith” (1st Corinthians 15:1-5)
- Oct 2 – (3) ”The Apostle Paul as the First Historian of the Church” (Galatians and Corinthians)
- Oct 8 —–Sabbath (no class)
- Oct 16 – (4) “The Evangelist Luke as the First Theologian of Church History” (Acts)
- Oct 23 – (5) “Introduction to the Synoptic Tradition” (Mark, Matthew, Luke)
- Oct 30 – (6) “Introduction to the Johanine Tradition” (John, 1st John, Revelations)
- Nov 6 – (7) “John the Baptist and Jesus” (Mark, Matthew, Luke, John)
- Nov 12 —Sabbath (no class)
- Nov 20 – (8) “The Birth of Jesus-Part 1” (Luke, Matthew)
- Nov 27 – (9) “The Birth of Jesus-Part 2” (Luke, Matthew)
- Dec 4 – (10) “A Biblical Miracle and the American Midwest”
- Dec 10 —Sabbath (no class)
- Dec 18 – (11)”The Christmas Story in Modern Garments”
Children’s Faith Formation: Sept. 18!
Exciting news! A brand new Sunday School experience for children ages 2-10 will launch on Sunday mornings beginning September 18 immediately following our worship services.
This pre-reader and early reader class is designed to activate faith using the “Spark Classroom” curriculum. Children will explore Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments using engaging resources and activities that inspire faith development.
Children will gather at 10:30am (or as soon as the worship service is over) for a 30 minute gathering while parents/guardians are enjoying coffee hour.
