The LOGOS Program

July 30, 2010

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Guest Policy

Visitors are welcome at LOGOS! After visiting twice, parents will need to formally register their child for LOGOS and set up a parent meeting with Deb. The cost of dinner for all adults and non-registered children visiting during dinner time is $5 per meal, with $2 for children in the nursery. Please call Deb by Tuesday at noon if you will be bringing a guest so that we can plan accordingly and have a place set.

Inclement Weather

If Sun Prairie Schools are cancelled, we will cancel LOGOS. In case of bad weather predicted for late afternoon or evening, we will watch weather reports and cancel, if necessary. If LOGOS is canceled, an email will be sent out by 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The cancellation will also be listed on the church answering machine. If you would like to receive a text message, please let Deb know early in the year. If LOGOS is not canceled and you are coming from communities other than Sun Prairie, always do what you are comfortable with. The safety of you and your children is our main concern.

If you are uncomfortable with driving conditions and are not able to attend, please call the LOGOS office at 837-5554, ext. 107 to report the absence.

If you would like to receive a text message if LOGOS is cancelled, let Deb know.

The LOGOS Program at Sun Prairie United Methodist Church

Puppets of Praise are part of Worship Skills in LOGOS.

LOGOS is a Wednesday evening youth ministry of Christian nurture for children and youth. It is an international program offered in churches around the world. The LOGOS program at the Sun Prairie United Methodist Church is a fun-filled program where children meet with others for fellowship and learn about the Christian faith. Dozens of volunteer and professional staff adult leaders from our church gather each week to play, teach, nurture, and care for the children who come to LOGOS. LOGOS celebrates nurturing relationships through the model of Jesus Christ.

LOGOS is about building relationships...nurturing and equiping God's children. Sociological factors influence and motivate people more than theology. Therefore, youth and children mus be given sufficient opportunity to center their friendships in church-based relationships. LOGOS provides an opportunity to explore one's identity in a Christian environment. Pastors, other church staff, and congregational leaders can become friends as well as mentors and teachers.

Who can be involved with LOGOS?

Anyone! Children and youth in grades 1-12 as well as adults can participate in the LOGOS program on Wednesday evenings. You do not need to be a member of our church to be a part of LOGOS! There are many positions available for adults who would like to be involved in this rewarding ministry .

Please call or email Deb Mulhern, LOGOS Director at SPUMC, at 837-5554, ext. 107 to learn how you can become a part of LOGOS.

The LOGOS Newsletter

March 18, 2010

We celebrated St. Patrick's Day last night with an Irish Stew dinner! Thanks to Dave Heinle and Brad Adkins for coordinating the kitchen for the past 2 years. It is a HUGE job to feed almost 300 hundred people every Wednesday evening and we really appreciate their hard work in doing so so well! Thanks too, to all of the people who worked with the different kitchen crews - it takes many people to make that run smoothly and we appreciate everyone who has had a part in that area!

Just a reminder that the LOGOS Musical is this weekend! All children in grades 1-8 should be in the pop machine room at 4:45 on Saturday and the chapel at 10:30 on Sunday. Thanks to Patricia Putnam for putting this all together and not only coordinating the musical, but writing a major part of it! Thanks to the Worship Skills leaders for teaching the songs to the kids for the last few weeks! The 3rd - 5th Grade Craft class painted the doors coming into worship to greet people for the LOGOS musical and they did a great job! Thanks to the adults that helped with this project, too!

Tomorrow and Saturday is the 30 Hour Famine that the LOGOS HIgh School class and confirmation kids are participating in. This is our first year and we have 30 youth participating - wow! Thanks to the 7 adults who are participating in the famine as well as leading games and activities for the 30 hours: Becky Haight, Beth and Bob Patterson, Deb Schenck, Brent Bresser and Rick Mulhern. We will also be selling beaded bracelets this weekend after all 3 services with all proceeds going towards the 30 Hour Famine. These have multiple benefits - the beads were bought from beadforlife.com which is an organization that pays fair trade wages to women in Uganda who are trying to get their families out of poverty. Then, all proceeds from the bead sales go towards fighting against poverty and hunger in Uganda. After we bought them, the kids will make the bracelets at the Famine this weekend and all of our proceeds will go to World Vision for the 30 Hour Famine. Checkout these websites for more info - www.beadforlife.com and www.30hourfamine.com and buy a bracelet or 2 this weekend! (Or you can still donate to the 30 Hour Famine by buying paper strips of paper to feed a child for a day for $1).

Just a reminder to turn in your evaluations! This is your chance to tell me anything you want to that you think will help improve LOGOS for next year! We had a record number of kids this year and are always looking for ways to make LOGOS even better so please feel free to tell me how your child liked the program, how you as a parent liked it and as a volunteer, what things worked well and what didn't. You can either turn in your written evaluation or email me or give me a call!

And one more reminder that we are collecting the big plastic cheese ball containers from Sams over the summer for next fall's LOGOS. Please leave CLEAN containers in the workroom or on my desk.

Next Wednesday is our LAST LOGOS of the year, and all of the Volunteers are invited to join us for pizza during Family Time at 5:50. Please let me know by Tuesday at noon if you can make it (if you already eat with us, you do not need to let me know).

Be sure and check out the LOGOS page on the church website this summer for more information, news and announcements and information on registering for next year: www.sunprairieumc.org and click on the LOGOS tab.

LOGOS Announcements

Meal for Last LOGOS of the year: Wednesday, March 24th: Pizza & Strawberry Shortcake. Tossed salad will be available, as well as an alternative of bread, peanut butter & jam. peanut butter & jam.

LOGOS Comforters!

If you need help on a Wednesday night, look for one of these people: Scott Bethke or Deb Lindholm. They have a red "flag" on their nametags!

We are collecting the big plastic cheese ball containers from Sams over the summer for next fall's LOGOS. Please leave CLEAN containers in the workroom.

"LOGOS"

In our Jewish and Christian heritage there is no word quite like "LOGOS." The term has been used to describe "WORD"…the way God has been shown to us specifically as JESUS CHRIST. It also means "only one of its kind." We are each made individually in the image of God!

The Four Parts of LOGOS

Each week the youth participate in four parts of the LOGOS program. Below is a brief description of each:

Bible Study

This part of the program helps students learn about Christ's love through discussion, regular work assignments, and outside relationships with others. The Bible is studied with the help of competent, dedicated teachers who seek to spiritually challenge all participants.

Worship Skills

Worship is central to the Christian faith. Teaching children about the love of Christ is incomplete without providing opportunities to participate in worship. LOGOS members will participate in worship periodically.

Recreation

One of the key elements of LOGOS is FUN!! Recreation time is an opportunity to let off steam in a safe environment, free from name calling, cheating, or hurtful words to one another. A variety of non-competitive games and activities are selected so everyone can have a good experience.

Family Time

Dinner! Each week the children share in a family-style meal. It is an opportunity for the youth to share important events in their lives with their adult table parents. A nutritious meal is planned each week by our wonderful kitchen staff.

Time schedule for LOGOS Wednesdays:

Grades 1 & 2

4:30 - 6:45 p.m.

Grades 3, 4, 5

4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Grades 6, 7, 8

5:15 - 8:00 p.m.

Grade 9 (confirmation)

6:00 - 8:30 or 9 p.m.

Grades 10, 11, 12

6:00 - 8:30 p.m.