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Updated · Church News · Jun 11
LDS Church Issues Sept. 6 Sunday Schedule Guide for 25-Minute Classes
Updated
Updated · Church News · Jun 11

LDS Church Issues Sept. 6 Sunday Schedule Guide for 25-Minute Classes

3 articles · Updated · Church News · Jun 11

Summary

  • A June 11 letter to ward and stake leaders released an implementation guide for the Church’s new Sunday meeting schedule, which takes effect worldwide on Sept. 6.
  • The plan sets 1 hour for sacrament meeting, 25 minutes for Sunday School and 25 minutes for Relief Society, elders quorum, Young Women and Aaronic Priesthood quorum meetings, with 5-minute transitions.
  • Aug. 30 will serve as a preparation Sunday: youth, parents and leaders will watch a “For the Strength of Youth Curriculum” video and discuss the coming changes.
  • Sept. 6 classes will use new videos on Sunday School, the Sabbath and sacrament meeting, and Relief Society and elders quorums; youth begin the new curriculum that day while Primary keeps its normal schedule.
  • Sunday.ChurchofJesusChrist.org hosts the guide now, and additional resources including instructional videos are due in the first week of August.

Insights

Is the Church's new schedule a spiritual revelation or a strategy for member retention?
Will shorter, weekly church classes deepen faith or weaken community bonds?