| Christian Education Opportunities LCI provides a wide range of Christian education opportunities for children, teens and adults. Learning together helps us stay centered on Christ as we grow in faith. We offer Sunday morning classes for all ages and additional learning opportunities during the week. Our education program incorporates Festival Celebrations and includes a First Communion class and instruction for young people to become confirmed members of the church. All are warmly invited to participate in LCI’s vital education ministry on a regular or occasional basis. Visitors are always welcome. For more information click on the links below or contact Debbie Kennedy, Learning Committee Chair at (530) 756-8812 or ptkdkk@dishmail.net.
NURSERY MINISTRY Loving and responsible nursery care is provided each Sunday morning from 8:20 a.m. to 12:00 noon for children birth to age 5. LCI also follows the “Growing in God’s Love” program, providing resources and information for parents and children from birth to age 3.
SUNDAY SCHOOL At 9:30 each week LCI offers Sunday School for all ages, including a Toddler Class (age 2-3), Together in the Boat (a workshop rotation program for children Pre-K through Sixth Grade), Junior/Senior High Learning, and Adult Learning.
This rotation schedule, a work in progress, is available in pdf format by clicking here. Check out the latest Sunday School news blog by clicking here, and curriculum ideas are available at http://www.rotation.org. You can download a copy of the latest Sunday School Newsletter, and a Sunday School registration form.
FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS Festival celebrations throughout the church year mark faith milestones for children. On Pentecost Sunday the Rite of Confirmation is held, and on Reformation Sunday LCI presents fourth graders with Bibles and presents their parents with Luther's Small Catechism. Other church festivals also are celebrated throughout the year.
FIRST COMMUNION CLASS First Communion class, "A Place For You," is offered annually. Children age 6 and their parents are invited to attend. Older and younger children and their parents also are welcome if they feel the class would be beneficial. For 2006, the Rite of First Communion is celebrated on Sunday, September 10. Families may decide when their children are ready to start receiving Communion. Questions can be directed to the church office.
CONFIRMATION LCI and Davis Lutheran Church jointly offer a confirmation program for seventh and eighth graders. This program, "Develop, Discover, Do It!" is an intentional time to encounter the gospel of Jesus Christ. The program is intended to develop students' faith journey through community for the purpose of growing as a disciple of Jesus Christ. DLC Pastor Jeff Irwin and our LCI Pastor lead the class together with parent volunteers and small group leaders. Students are encouraged to bring their friends to this lively class, which is held Sundays from 4:30 - 6:00 and includes dinner. Classes are held at LCI or DLC from September through April, and eighth graders participate in a Confirmation Service on Pentecost Sunday in May.
YOUTH MINISTRY Dan Bodhiprasart serves as Youth Director for LCI and Davis Lutheran Church joint youth program. For more information on the youth program contact Dan at youtherans@sbcglobal.net or (530) 756-6132 (office), (530) 304-8676 (cell phone), or visit our Youth Ministry page. Dan holds office hours at Davis Lutheran Church on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
CAMPUS MINISTRIES LCI supports the Lutheran Episcopal Campus Ministry at The Belfry, a campus ministry serving the students, staff, and faculty at UC Davis and Cal State Sacramento. The Belfry is located at 216 A Street, and offers college students and young adults in Davis opportunities for fellowship & friendship, inspiration & learning, reflection & worship through personal relationships, small & large group activities, and spirit-renewing retreats & conferences.
STUDY AND FELLOWSHIP GROUPS LCI offers a variety of opportunities for group bible study, discussion and Christian education each week. Word on Wednesday, a chance to look ahead at the lessons for upcoming Sunday morning worship services, meets each week in the South Room from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m., with a light breakfast available. The “Book Group” meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month for informal discussions on books dealing with faith issues, for individuals and the Church as a whole. Occasional special educational forums are held on Sunday evenings and Saturdays. Additionally, a men’s fellowship group meets on the first and third Thursdays in the South Room from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., and a women’s quilting group meets on the second and fourth Thursdays from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., also in the South Room. A “Lenten Prayer Retreat” is held during Lent, facilitated by a Spiritual Director from The Bread of Life Center. Bible Studies are offered several times during the year -- please check the web page or the newsletters for details.
MT. CROSS BIBLE CAMP (VBS) Mt. Cross Bible Camp, operated by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries provides the children of Davis a wonderful fun and spiritually-filled week of Day Camp. LCI partners with Davis Lutheran Church, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church and Davis Community Church to host this annual summer event for children age 3-18. Families and children look forward to attending this camp each summer and older children and teens participate as Day Camp Volunteers. The four churches take turns organizing and hosting the camp each summer, and ALL children and young adults living in Davis are welcome to attend! |
The Toddler Class meets in the Nursery from 9:30 - 10:00 am
From September through June, LCI’s rotation workshop Sunday School program, Together in the Boat, provides fun and meaningful Christian educations experiences for children pre-school through sixth grade. The program focuses on one lesson each month, with lessons arranged in theme-blocks lasting approximately one year. The first unit was entitled, “Following,” and monthly lesson topics are Noah’s Ark, the Beatitudes, Christmas through the Eyes of Mary, Adam and Eve, the Calling of the Disciples, the Anointing of David, Peter’s First Easter, the Great Commission, Elijah and Elisha, Joseph in the Land of Many Colors, and Abraham and God’s Covenant.