What Is Adult Instruction?

• Adult instruction prepares adults for membership in the Lutheran Church.

Why Should I Come?

• To grow in your personal faith
• To meet other Christians seeking greater understanding
• To become more familiar with the basic teachings of the Bible
• To rest secure in the salvation that Jesus Christ has won for you and all people by his suffering, death and resurrection
• To find that life is meaningful and has a purpose
• To have sense of community and deeper relationships
• To feel that one is growing in the faith
• To learn what your child is being taught at Memorial
  Lutheran School
• To have practical help in developing a mature faith

What About Child Care?

• All children will receive free child care in the church nursery when the class is held after worship in the spring. During the fall sessions children older than 3 are encouraged to attend Sunday school.

Who Teaches the Class?

• Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray, Memorial’s Senior Pastor
• Pastor Murray has two decades experience teaching the faith to adults
• He holds three advanced theological degrees including a Ph.D.

Is There a Cost?

• There is no charge for the course

What If I Miss a Class?

• Although it is preferable to be present at every class, recordings of past sessions are made available online to keep those who cannot be present up-to-date. Ask Pastor Murray which video you should view for the class you missed.

After Class is Over, Then What?

• You are prepared to become a member of Memorial Lutheran Church, if you share the faith you were taught in adult instruction
• No one is ever coerced into joining Memorial Lutheran Church

Memorial Lutheran Church offers many opportunities for bible study during the week and at special events throughout the year.  Adult bible classes are offered on Sunday mornings between services, from 9:45 AM to 10:45 AM.  On Tuesdays there is a 6:30 AM “Bagels and Bible” study, and a study from 10 AM to 11:30 AM.  “Christian Education Night” on Wednesdays in the fall, winter and spring includes a dinner at 5:30 PM followed by a variety of studies from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.  A Men’s Study meets Saturday mornings at 7:30 AM for breakfast and topical theological discussion.  For more information, contact the church office.

It is important that children come to Sunday School and church every Sunday to start a healthy practice that will continue throughout their lives. We are working to make our faithful teaching of God’s Word captivating and interesting for 2 year olds through high schoolers. We follow Concordia Publishing House’s Growing in Christ curriculum. We are pleased that our Sunday School attendance continues to increase, with total average attendance nearing 100. We hope to continue to grow as the Lord wills, and can share the truth of God’s Scriptures and the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all the children the Lord brings to us!

2 year olds meet in Room 116 with parents

3s, 4s and 5s meet in Room 113 for opening

1st – 6th grades meet in the Music Suite for Choir

7th-8th grades start in Room 215

9th-12th grades start in the Youth Room

Memorial’s junior confirmation program is designed to prepare 7th and 8th graders to confess their faith publicly and be admitted to the Lord’s supper in late spring of their 8th grade year. 7th and 8th grade members who attend Memorial Lutheran School receive their instruction as part of the regular curriculum. Students who are members but do not attend the school receive instruction Sunday evenings from 5 to 6:30 PM. Both Pastor St-Onge and Pastor Murray teach the class, alternating years of instruction. Students will memorize the essentials of the Small Catechism including the 10 Commandments, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Lord’s Prayer and their explanations, and gain a deeper understanding of the Sacraments of Baptism and the Altar and of Confession and Absolution.