

Hosanna Faith Formation News
Updated June 23, 2025
VBS Registration is OPEN!
Summer Bingo is Still ON!
Paper version of Bingo . . . Print out the PDFs below. Mark your paper as you finish each challenge. Snap a picture and send it to Jenn at 881-9781. Don't forget to add your name!
Digital version . . . take a screen shot of the PDF. Mark it in your photo app as you finish each challenge. Then send the picture to Jenn at 881-9781. Don't forget to text your name with the photo!
Fields of Grace Music Festival
This is a fabulous opportunity to enjoy a family-friendly Christian Music Festival practically in our backyard in Arlington, SD.
Media Use and Our Kids
How bad can Snapchat really be?
The article linked below is long, but it is full of facts about the real dangers kids face on Snapchat.
It is impossible for parents to be fully aware of what is happening when kids are on Snap, and I can tell you as an educator - it's much worse than you can imagine.
I am fully aware of how much peer pressure there is for kids to join Snapchat, but I pray that you will be very careful about what you allow for your children. If you want to talk more about this, please let me know!
Wait Until 8th is an excellent resource for parents trying to manage smartphone access. You can learn why 8th grade is suggested as the best age for smartphones, but you can also find lots of great resources for managing your child's online access, even if they have a smartphone.
Keeping Faith in the Center of Your Busy Life . . .
Volunteer Opportunities
Please watch this newsletter and your Remind feed for opportunities to fill in as a substitute teacher!
- Faith Formation: Substitute teachers and occasional leader for opening - let me know if you are willing to on the list when we are in need:)
- Youth Group: We are also in need of volunteers for the Youth Group - particularly to add more opportunities for small group Bible studies for teens. We could really use more men to share their faith with our teen boys!
- Mentoring: KidsHope is a mentoring partnership between Hosanna and Lincoln Elementary. If you are interested in committing an hour a week to meet with one student during the school day, please let me know! We have a need for additional mentors.
What's working for you?
What do you love about Hosanna?
What do you wish for?
Share your ideas so we keep doing the things that are working, and keep growing with positive changes.
This link will remain open all year, so drop by anytime with your feedback.
Click the picture to share your ideas!
Winter Memory Work
Third-Sixth Graders - have you memorized the entire Apostles' Creed? Say it to a teacher and you can sign the poster in the Education Hallway! Younger kids can take on this challenge, too!
The Apostles' Creed is like a faith statement - it sums up what we believe as Christians!
Your kids can pick up cards to practice memory verses, the Apostles' Creed, or the Books of the Bible from Jenn. Tucking God's word in our hearts helps our faith have deeper roots!
Fall Memory Work
Helpful Information for Parents
Faith Formation: 10:30-11:30
Preschool and Kindergarten: Ella Olson, Rylle Olson, Claire Mohr, Jersey Peery
1st and 2nd Grade: Halle Olson
3rd and 4th Grade: Melissa Gross
5th and 6th Grade: Stuart Olson
Music and AV: Angie and Dave Eickmeyer
Education Director & Opening: Jenn Brist
Busy Bags
Busy Bags are for preschool and early elementary students. Teach your children to "read the pictures" in the books included in the bags. Children may turn in completed pages to earn Faith Formation coins. You can take incomplete pages home or leave them in the bag. There are Busy Bags at both side entrances to the sanctuary.
Activity Boards
Our Activity Boards are for elementary students who can read. The board contain a variety of activities to keep kids engaged during worship. A change this fall - kids may choose to grab an art box along with a clipboard. Kids can turn in their completed pages for Faith Formation coins. Incomplete pages can be taken home and turned in another time. Extra coins are always given for completed, thoughtful sermon notes! You can find Activity Boards at both side entrances to the sanctuary.
Faith Formation Coins
Coins are a fun way to encourage kids to build good faith habits. Kids can earn coins for completing worship activities. Memory work such as verse from scripture, Books of the Bible, Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, Apostles Creed, etc. are also great ways to earn coins. Teachers may give coins during class for thoughtful participation or exceptional character.
Coins can be spent at the Hosanna Store, typically open in the Education Hallway before and after the Faith Formation hour.
Donations for the store are always welcome:-)
RightNow Media Free Membership!
Have you checked out RightNow Media lately? Every one who attends Hosanna can access all the online resources at no cost to you. If you don't have an account, just text HLW to 49775.
Access content at rightnowmedia.org or download the app!
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