þÿ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head> <title>Saint Matthew Lutheran Church</title> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </head> <body ><center> <table style="width: 800px" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><!-- header --> <td colspan="2" class='top' width=150 height=10>&nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr><!-- header --> <td colspan="2" class='header' width='650' height='120'> </td> </tr> <tr><!-- top header --> <td class='bottom' width=150 height=10>&nbsp; </td> <td class='bottommenu' width=650 height=10>&nbsp; <a href='index.htm' class='menu' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FF0000'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'">Home</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='newsletter.htm' class='menu' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FF0000'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'">Newsletter</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='calendar.htm' class='menu' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FF0000'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'">Calendar</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='findus.htm' class='menu' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FF0000'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'">Find Us</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='worship.htm' class='menu' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FF0000'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'">Worship</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='ministry.htm' class='menu' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FF0000'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'">Ministry</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='people.htm' class='menu' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FF0000'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'">People</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='learning.htm' class='menu' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FF0000'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'">Learning</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; </td> </tr> <!-- <tr> --><!-- flash --> <!-- <td colspan="2" height=100> &nbsp; FLASH </td> </tr> <tr>--> <td class='menu' valign=top align=center> <br /><font class='txtinfo'>A Congregation of Ministers<br /> <em>Including</em><br /><br /> John M. Kulczycki<br /><em>Pastor</em><br /><br /> Pam McCracken<br /><em>Choir Director</em><br /><br /> Mark Hurley<br /><em>Organist</em><br /><br /> Kathy Duvall<br /><em>Administrative Asst.</em><br /><br /><br /> WORSHIP SCHEDULE<br /><br /> 8:30 & 11:00 AM<br /> 7:30 PM Sundays<br /> <br /><br /> Office Hours<br /> 9AM - 1PM</font> <br /> <br /> <a href='http://www.elca.org/' tarner="_blank"><img src="elca_logo.gif" / border=3></a> <br /> <font size=1>Evangelical Lutheran Church in America</font> <br /> <br /> <!-- menu --> </td> <td class='content' valign=top><!-- body --> <table> <tr> <td><font class='titlecontent'><br />Learning At St. Matthew<hr width=50% /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font class='titlecontent'><br /><img src="images/learning.jpg" width=300 /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 ><font color=navy><b> Sunday School</b></font></td></font> </tr> <tr> <td align=left style='padding:15px;'><font class='txtcontent'> <p>Sunday School runs between services from 9:45 to 10:45 PM. Classes are held in our Sunday school building, which you see immediately in front of you when you drive into the parking lot. We have a variety of classes for all ages. This year 2008 the last day of Sunday school ends May 25th. Sunday School begins again in the fall the Sunday after Labor Day September 7th.</p> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2><font color=navy><b> Pre School Class:</b></td></font> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 align=left style='padding:15px;'><font class='txtcontent'> <p>This Sunday morning class is for pre school children. Basic rule in deciding if your child is old enough for the class is weather or not they are yet potty trained. Many parents come into class so until their child will acclimate. </p> </td></font> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2><font color=navy><b> Grades 1 through 6</b></td></font> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 align=left style='padding:15px;'><font class='txtcontent'> <p>This year our curriculum for grades 1 through 6 is Growing in Christ  The classes are divided into the following grade groups: 1st and 2nd grade, 3rd and 4th grade, 5th and 6th grade. </p></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2><font color=navy><b> Confirmation Class and Program</b></td></font> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 align=left style='padding:15px;'><font class='txtcontent'> <p>This class meets on Sunday mornings as well. It is for young people in the 7th and 8th grade. It is a part of our confirmation program. Our confirmation program is a two -year program. We cover traditional confirmation material that includes Luther s Small Catechism, the Bible and doctrines of the church. Each year covers for the incoming grade what was not covered the year before. </p> <p>The Confirmation program requires activities in addition to class time that confirmands are expected to fulfill. They include attending church services, special events sponsored by the church and the youth group. In recent years the Confirmation and youth of the church have gone on a weekend ski trip to Massanuten Ski Resort.</p> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2><font color=navy><b> Post Confirmation Class</b></td></font> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 align=left style='padding:15px;'><font class='txtcontent'> <p>This class informally meets in the Pastors office. Discussion revolves around topics of the classes own choosing using study programs and guides from one of the Christian publishing houses.</p> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2><font color=navy><b>Adult Class</b></td></font> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 align=left style='padding:15px;'><font class='txtcontent'> <p>This particular adult class meets on Sundays and is always open to visitors. Recently the adult class used the bible program, Reading the Bible in Ninety Days . </p> </font> </td> </tr></table><font class='txtcontent'> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </td></tr> <tr><!-- footer --> <td colspan="2" class=footer> ST. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran<br />3620 Red Rose Farm Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21220 </td> </tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>