Lutheran Schools Week

March 1-7, 2009

During Lutheran Schools Week 2009 ELCA schools and early childhood education centers will be asked to use their hands to do God’s work. You will learn with your students that it is our responsibility to care for God’s creation, work as his disciples, promote peace and justice in his name, and to care for each other. To accomplish this you will work together to serve others, pray for peace, justice and equality for all of God’s people, live your lives fully through the gospel message, and reach out to the world with love and courage to make a difference.

So take the challenge of using your hands to do God's work to affect change in your school, family, congregation, community and yourselves. 

All School Activities 

Lutheran Schools Week Graphic

Curriculum for Early Childhood Education:
Preschool 1
Preschool 2
Preschool 3

Curriculum for Early Elementary

Curriculum for Upper Elementary

Chapel Resources:
Chapel Resource 1
Chapel Resource 2
Chapel Resource 3

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by Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson 

During this week, when our schools will be celebrating Lutheran Schools Week, please accept the gratitude of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for your creative, faithful, joyful ministry of education. We are grateful for:

• Bringing strength and expanded mission to congregations through outreach into communities. Schools are unique because they are faith-based, community-connected, and congregation-centered, providing an excellent educational experience for students who would not otherwise enter a church building.
• Teaching the children who come to learn. These children learn about the world, words, and numbers, but they also learn about God’s love for the world and for each of them.
• Modeling inclusivity by celebrating the gifts of a multicultural student body and staff.
• Practicing generosity. Last year Lutheran schools raised over $5,000 to purchase supplies for schools recovering from last fall’s hurricanes.

Lutheran schools are places where God's work is done through our hands. Your ministries make a difference in the lives of your students, your congregations, and your communities. On behalf of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, please accept our grateful thanks.