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YESS stands for Your Excellent Super School Saturdays. This is a youth program for 6th - 12th grade students. Events are on the first and third Saturdays of the month and include activities such as: game night, ice skating, dances, sports, scavenger hunts. Please follow our link for times and places of upcoming events. Non-member youth are welcome. |
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This group meets weekly on Sundays during teh education time at Atonement in the green room. (See the Home page for times) . The discussions can be a Bible study, sermon review, or current concerns. The format is such that one can attend regularly or occasionally. Everyone is invited to attend. Sugestions of speakers and topics are most welcome. Past discussions have included topics on Faith in Action. |
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This group is a social organization to provide support for educational and recreational reading and discussion. They meet on the third Monday of each month at someone's house at 7:30 p.m. One of the past book discussions included Because of Winn-Dixed by Katie DiCamillo. Anyone who is interested is welcome to join this group. |
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This happens every Thursday from 6:30 - 8:15 a.m. at RJ Riches Family Restaurant - great food, great prices, and great service. This group is extremely laid back and opent to new members any time. Each wee they try to use some resource to introduce a topic of discussion. Then, they are off and running. Some previous discussion have been around the book The Main in the Mirror by Patrick Morley. |
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The Women's Circles meet once a month at someone's home? Meetings typically start around 7:30 p.m. The Elizabeth Circle studies chapters of the Bible. Recent sessions included discussions on Becoming a People of Grace, a study of the book of Ephesians by Charles Swindoll. |
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Sunday School & Confirmation First communion classes are offered to any student in the fifth grade or older and his/her parents who wish to learn more about the sacrament of Holy Communion and begin to receive Holy Communion. This is a part of the Faith Stepping Stone program where parents lead their children in their faith development at various stages in their lives. All eligible students and parents are invited to begin the classes which usually are offered in November with completion by the first Sunday in December. Confirmation Confirmation is known as "Wednesday Night Workshop," or "WNW." WNW is a program for the 7th and 8th graders featuring both large and small group study, fellowship, and service activities. WNW meets on the first three Wednesdays of each month from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Study centers around Luther's Small Catechism, emphasizing how our relationship with Jesus makes a difference in our daily lives. Ninth grade students meet during Sept. and Oct., in a 6 week program called GIFT (Growing in Faith Together). This program includes Bible review, faith issue discussion in small groups and a "final preparation" retreat. Confirmation is on Pentecost Sunday. Sunday School Sunday school meets weekly from September through May, except holidays, in the church's education wing. Please click Sunday School to see more details. (See the Home page for times) Cradle Role The Cradle roll recognizes children who are baptized at Atonement by placing a lamb, with the child’s name and birth date on it, on a wall hanging in the nursery; and supports parents and sponsors to raise their children in God’s word. When the child is old enough to start Sunday School (age 3) they are presented with their named lamb at a Faith Stepping Stone worship service. |
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Senior Choir and Contemporary Worship Team The Atonement Senior Choir meets weekly during the school year at 7:30 p.m.each Wednesday. The choir sings at morning worhip, primarily during the Traditional Service. The choir is reponsible for leading the congrgation in the singing of hymns and liturgy at worship. In addition to preparing their anthems, they also present a large musical work each year. The Contemporary Worship Team will leads the Contemporary Service each week. These musicians will rehearse on Wednesday evernings during the school year at 6:30 p.m. See the Home page for service times.
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Relational Small Groups (Launched fall 2002 and growing) The small groups meet for a specified period of time for two primary reasons: 1. Building relationships through Christian community 2. Accomplishing a mission The types of groups are Study, Service, Support, Seeker, Situational, or Social. No matter the type of focus of the group, there are five key elements that happen whenever a group meets: Community building, Bible Study, Service, Prayer, and Fellowship. Some activities may receive more attention during one meeting time than others. Depending on the type of group, others may happen only a few times during a year. For instance, a discipleship or Bilble study group may engage in a service activity two or three times a year: however, a service group may serve everty time it meets, since the act of serviing defines the group's purpose for meeting. |