Spirit Safari News

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spirit Safari Club had a fabulous start on September 11th.  We celebrated the kids’ return with a homecoming party.  We played games had some snacks and talked about what the kids did over the summer.  We prayed and thanked God for all of our many blessings over the summer and for our return to Spirit Safari.  Everyone took balloons home.  We had an awesome time.

 

On September 18th we started to learn about Jesus' Family Tree.  The kids are learning to weave on a loom, craft, make bookmarks on the Bible and much more!  Come join us at 9 a.m. every Sunday

 

The 5th through 7th grades meet on Sundays at 9 a.m. in the Youth Room with Katie Jackson.  The current curriculum is titled "The Way I'm Wired".  They will be taking trips to the coffee shop and some other fun stuff, so come join us!

 

Stephanie Dicke

Director of Christian Education

 

 

 

 

 

SPIRIT SAFARI CLUB

The rotation system of Sunday School was begun in September 2004. Parents and Sunday School staff expressed enthusiasm about this new way of educating our young into the ways of Christ and His church.  The Sunday School rotation system involves using different learning techniques, different activities, different teachers each rotation, flexible commitment periods for teachers and less cost by using our own resources.

In 2005, the Board of Christian Education continued the rotation program, with plans for room alterations and decorations to convey a child-friendly atmosphere.  The implementation of the rotation Sunday School program was approved by Council in the spring of 2005.  The name of this program was to be "Spirit Safari Club.”  During that summer, five of the Sunday School rooms plus three of the corridors of the Educational Building were renovated/painted, each room having a different function in the Spirit Safari. The rooms used for Spirit Safari were named “Tribal Hut” (worship, music), "Monkey Business” (arts, crafts, cooking), “Jungle Mania” (storytelling, mission), “Congo Computers” (computer learning), and "Night Owl Theater” (movies, drama).

 

Tribal Hut

Monkey Business

 

 

Jungle Mania

Nite Owl Theatre

 

 

Jungle Mania

Congo Computers

 

Due to the remodeling for Spirit Safari, the Sunday School was not in session during the summer months of 2005. Sunday, May 29th, was the last session before the summer break. Classes resumed on Sunday, September 11, 2005.

College student Kim Monnier from Sidney was engaged to paint the hallways in the Educational Building. A host of other artists, painters, carpenters, pillow makers, computer fixers, etc. contributed to the renovation of the Sunday School rooms. The total cost for all renovations was $18,734.65.

Over 60 members of the church volunteered to help with the new rotation Sunday School, “Spirit Safari Club”.  One family committed to fund the “Monkey Business” room for $2,375.39.

Computers were donated for the “Congo Computers” room.  A gift of software was also received. This software is directed mostly towards the New Testament - it has pictures, stories, Bible studies, games, maps, etc.

Larry & Ann Kuhn donated 25 theater seats and Dan & Kathy Nedderman donated a popcorn machine for the “Nite Owl ­Theater” room.

A semi was provided by Lloyd Schroer to store some of the extra items from the clean-up & remodeling of the Sunday School rooms, and Tom Thieman provided storage space for the semi at Thieman Stamping.  So many people in our church gave and shared so graciously. We are very blessed! 

The Spirit Safari Club held its grand opening on September 11, 2005, for the Sunday education of St. Paul’s children.  There was a great turnout for the grand opening. Everyone was so excited!

Various themes for the rotations have been “Creation”, “Advent, the Christmas Story”, "Jesus at the Temple", “The Spread of Christianity", "Daniel & the Den of Li­ons”, "Jeremiah's Blessing", “Communion” and “This Train is Bound for Glory”.

The Spirit Safari Club does not hold classes during the summer months, but resumes in late August.