Christian Education
- Release Time Classes:
- On Wednesday afternoons from 1:45 - 3:20 p.m., September - April, 4th,
5th, and 6th Graders from Aitkin Public School have an opportunity to
attend Religious Release Classes at St. John's. Permission slips are
sent home from the school at the beginning of the year. Parents who wish
to have their child attend must sign and return the permission
slip.
- Confirmation Instruction:
- On Wednesday after school, September - April, 7th and 8th Grade
Confirmation Instruction classes are held. Luther's Small Catechism is
the main text book. At the end of the two years of instructions the
students are eligible to become communicant members of St. John's.
- Sunday School:
- On Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m., September - May, children ages 3 and
up can attend Sunday School so that they can learn from the Bible
Stories that are taught. Each Sunday School day ends with time for
Closing Worship, where new and old songs are sung and an offering is
taken to support mission work at home and abroad. Each year the students
also have an opportunity to prepare for the Children's Christmas
Service.
- Vacation Bible School:
- Each year, usually the first full week after end of the school year for
Aitkin Public School, Vacation Bible School is held for students ages
3 - Grade 6.
- Adult Bible Studies:
- The following Bible Study opportunities are available:
- Sunday Morning at 8:00 a.m. (September - May)
- Tuesday Women's Bible Study at 1:30 p.m. (September - April)
- North Home Bible Study (as scheduled)