{"id":201,"date":"2013-04-14T22:01:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T02:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stmattspringfield.org\/\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2024-10-28T17:02:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:02:09","slug":"christianeducation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stmattspringfield.org\/?page_id=201","title":{"rendered":"Christian Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Christ<a href=\"http:\/\/stmattspringfield.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WordItOut-word-cloud-3122897.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1263 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/stmattspringfield.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WordItOut-word-cloud-3122897-300x186.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmattspringfield.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WordItOut-word-cloud-3122897-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/stmattspringfield.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WordItOut-word-cloud-3122897-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/stmattspringfield.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WordItOut-word-cloud-3122897.png 1024w, https:\/\/stmattspringfield.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WordItOut-word-cloud-3122897-485x300.png 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>ian education is a life long process. Saint Matthew offers a variety of educational opportunities for children, youth, and adults.\u00a0 Together, we ponder, discuss, learn and grow our faith, connecting to God and to each other. Current educational opportunities include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Sunday School<\/b> \u2013 3 yrs to high school age &#8211; September through June, Sunday in conjunction with 9:30 am worship.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Adult Classes and Bible Studies<\/b> &#8211; September through June, on Sundays.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>New members<\/b> &#8211; Classes are taught by the pastor two or three times each year, along with Baptismal instruction for parents and for adults who have never been baptized.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>First Communion<\/b> &#8211; Instruction, provided to students in fifth grade, takes place during the Lenten Season, and is taught by Pastor Richard and a Sunday School teacher.\u00a0 Fifth grade students receive their First Holy Communion on Easter Sunday. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Catechetics<\/b> &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"> Instruction takes place on once a week during the evenings throughout the school year for youth in 7<sup>th<\/sup> and 8<sup>th<\/sup> grades.\u00a0\u00a0Students study Old Testament in 7<sup>th<\/sup> grade, New Testament in 8<sup>th<\/sup> grade.\u00a0 Students study Luther&#8217;s Small Catechism in 9<sup>th<\/sup> grade. Upon completion of instruction, worship and service requirements, students affirm their Baptism and participate in the Rite of Confirmation on All Saints Sunday. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Library <\/b>&#8211; In order to help members of all ages learn more about the Christian faith, Saint Matthew Church has a free lending library of Christian literature.\u00a0 Our library contains over 1,000 resources including books, videotapes and audiotapes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stmattspringfield.org\/?page_id=214\"><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Saint Matthew Christian Nursery School<\/span><\/span> <\/b><\/a>\u2013 Well respected and very popular pre-school programs for children three to five years of age; waiting lists do exist several years in advance so please contact the School if interested as early as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian education is a life long process. 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