Operation Christmas Child Kick Off
November 3rd. Be a part of sharing the greatest gift this season with a simple shoebox gift. No matter your age, you can take part in this mission project.
- Pack a Shoebox: Shoeboxes are available for families to fill and return beginning November 3rd at Doors 4&7 and in the Narthex, but any regular shoebox is welcomed. To find out what to put inside the box, visit stjohnsbuffalo.org or the back of this sheet.
- Shoebox Blessing: Participants are asked to return their shoebox to church by November 24 as we bless the boxes during service and ask God to bless the children who will receive them. Following the second service, boxes will be loaded into vehicles and brought to the nearest drop off location. The loading and transporting of the boxes is another great way to get involved!
- Donate Items: Not able to pack a whole box? Donate items listed below to our Sunday School Packing Party.
The Children and Family Ministry has been collecting items all year so the Sunday School can pack over 100 boxes.
However, we are short a few items. Any of these items are greatly appreciated. Please bring in your donation by November 13th.
Items still needed:
Markers / Crayons/ Colored Pencils
Small stuffed animals/ balls/ cars
Who: All ages are welcome!
When: December 6th 6:30pm
Where: St. Johns Lutheran Church, Buffalo, MN
(302 2nd St NE Buffalo, MN 55313)
Cost: Free—no ticket required – just RSVP below
What: Join us for this year’s Advent Kick-off event …. Gingerbread Bash!
This fun, hands-on Christmas event for kids and families is full of ways to kick off the season. During this event, families will build gingerbread nativities, hear the Christmas story from the Bible, sing songs, and discover what Christmas is all about! Reserve a table for your family today!
Sunday School Registration
Registration open now for the 2024-2025 school year. Classes begin September 8th.
Worship & Wiggles (0-2yrs)
Welcome to Worship & Wiggles…a Sunday school class for children birth-3 years old. Come for one Sunday or come for them all, you are always welcome to join in the fun! This class will begin in September and runs from 9:15-10:10 upstairs in the nursery.
Sunday School Classes (3yrs-12th grade)
All classes meet Sunday mornings from 9:15 – 10:15am. Children ages 3 years – 5th grade gather in the Family Life Center for our opening then move upstairs into smaller classrooms.
6th – 12th graders go directly to their classrooms.
Children must be 3 years old by September 8th and potty trained to register.
Sunday School Mission Project
Each month a new mission project is select for a Sunday School Offering Project. The money collected in children’s and Sunday school offering will go to this project, organization or mission. Some of the organizations we support are local food shelf, Feed My Starving Children and more.
Milestones
Faith Milestones are all about helping children, families and adults see God in their everyday! We take common events or moments in our lives and the lives of our children to celebrate and ask God to bless them, guide them and be with them. We hope to equip and encourage our families to see that being with God is more than just something we do on Sunday, but that God is a part of our everyday. No matter if we are celebrating the beginning of school, learning something new or welcoming them into the family of God…all these moments are God moments.
(Toddlers)- First Faith Steps
(Preschool)- My Church
(1st Grade)- Teach Me To pray
(3rd Grade)- Bible Basics Class
(5th Grade)- Love Thy Neighbor
(8th grade)- Confirmation
( 12th Grade)- Graduation Celebration
Cradle Roll
When your children were baptized, their sins were washed away and they became a part of the family of God! As your church family, St. Johns seeks to equip parents with tools and resources to fulfill the promises you made to raise your children in the Christian faith. One way to do this is through cradle roll…
What is Cradle Roll?
- Monthly E newsletter with devotions and developmental insights and tips to encourage and support families
- A Baptismal Birthday gift each year for children 3 years and younger.
- Invitation to our milestone ministry class, ” First Faith Steps”.
Kid Connection Child Care
Our nursery is equipped for infants thru 4 years old. Need a quite place for to change diapers, breastfeed or rock you little one to sleep? Please be sure to check out our infant room filled with age appropriate toys, extra diapers in case of little accidents and much more for parents needs.