Sunday School Reception

We had a lovely time at the reception honoring Covenant's Sunday School teachers, students and other staff. Each class had a spokesperson who was to relate something special about his/her class. Clever, creative Karen Jackson volunteered to speak on our behalf. Below is a copy of her presentation. We are so grateful to her and to all of you who helped make this first year so successful. Enjoy!

Woman-to-Woman Sunday School Class 2007-08

Our Woman-to-Woman Sunday School class draws quite a crowd—
Could be due to our motto, “No men allowed!”
We began in September with, “Calm My Anxious Heart,”
Searched for serenity—a great place to start.
We studied God-sent contentment with author Linda Dillow,
Learned to let go, a head filled with joy on our pillow.
The “what ifs,” “if onlys, “and “whys” belong to God—
Trust Him—not ourselves—should that be so odd?
Worry is like a rocking chair—moving but going nowhere,
But if we trust God with our future, all is secure.
After Christmas we switched gears—don’t hold us liable—
Moving from “Anxious Heart” to “Bad Girls of the Bible.”
Our first ‘bad girl’ was Eve and that little piece of fruit—
With one bite she lost her innocence and God’s favor to boot.
We dissected Samson and Delilah, a cosmetologist to beware,
Who stripped Samson of his strength as she snipped away his hair.
We could not leave out Jezebel, whose very name denotes the worst,
She along with husband Ahab put God last, evil first.
And the woman at the well? Not so bad, but needing drink--
Jesus met her, blessed her, and gave her cause to think.
With Liz Curtis Higgs we explored the less savory of our gender,
Reinforced God’s love and forgiveness, so freely rendered.
We truly had a great year, crying and laughing at the same time,
Believing together that with Christ there is reason and rhyme.
We hope Woman-to-Woman class will still draw a crowd—
Incidentally, we’ve revised our by-laws: there is one man allowed—JESUS!
Karen Jackson
May 18, 2008

Sunday School - Wrapping up for 07/08

Click on the picture to link with the website for more information on this Book.

It seems like this Sunday School year has flown by and we are coming up on the final two weeks! This coming Sunday is Mother's Day and we have opted NOT TO HAVE CLASS. Then, on May 18th, we will meet briefly to discuss what we've done and what we hope to do next year; followed by a reception for all Sunday School classes, which will include short remarks by a member of each class on something that was really memorable to them. (Karen Jackson has agreed to make a comment for our class.)

I have really enjoyed the DVDs we viewed the last few weeks. "Bad Girls of the Bible" was a great summarizing of our in-depth work through the book and "Embracing Grace" has given me a valuable, uplifting lesson in "accepting the gift". We hope it has been worthwhile to you all as well.

Planning is about to commence for the annual WTW Fall Event. Mark your calendars for October 22, 2008. More info to come.

Blessings to you all. Have a safe summer!

P.S. - here is a link to Today's Christian Woman. The April issue contains an article about Sapphira (remember her?). Enjoy.