February was a busy month; the Sunday School classes worked with the Green Team to make birdfeeders, birdhouses, birdbaths and bat houses. All classes also planted seeds and took them home to care for. Thank you, Green Team, for continuing to educate our youth about God’s Creation!
Youth Group (7th-12th Grades): Meets 3/8 & 3/22, 4:30pm
They will be entertaining at the Fastnacht Celebration (2/25) and collecting books for BookSmiles. Thank you to all in the congregation who purchased pretzels and/or donated books to support this drive. Youth Group would also like the remind the congregation that the Middle School Retreat at Crossroads Camp and Retreat Center is April 24th-26th.
Confirmation Class (7th & 8th Grades) ~ Walk Through Holy Week
Rehearsals: 3/1, 3/15, 3/29 during Sunday School 9:45am
Final Rehearsal: Sat. 4/4, at Noon-1:15pm, with our OWL Friends.
Children’s Good Friday Service: 4/10, *11am ~ Walk Through Holy Week (*Confirmands need to arrive 10:30am on Good Friday)
For more info, contact Kim Bohley, stmatthew@stmatthew-lutheran.org.
Vacation Bible School
St Matthew and Holy Trinity Lutheran Churches welcomes Crossroads Day Camp; Monday through Friday July 20-24, 9am – 3pm for K-6. Crossroads counselors will have games, songs, crafts and lesson plans each day. Our VBS will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Maple Shade so we can combine our children to a total of 20. Pre-registration and tuition information available April 1st.