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Sunday School Talent Competition 2010 
[Information on Sunday School Web Site]

Area 1 talent competition

Location :  TO BE ANNOUNCED

Date       :   TO BE ANNOUNCED (Generally 1st week of Oct)

 

 

 

 

Grades*

*(As of Jan09)

Solo

Song

Story

Telling

Elocution

Bible

Quiz

Group Song
1

Nursery

Kindergarten

All

grade

levels,

but best

three to

be

chosen

to

represent

each

parish







 

All grade levels,
Minimum 3 from

a church to Participate. Only

one prize

for the winning parish will be given.
Songs from

Aradhanageethangal from Kurbana, Namaskaram, Kudasa or Perunalgeethangal






2

Grade 1

Grade 2

3

Grade 3

Grade 4

4

Grade 5

Grade 6

5

Grade 7

Grade 8

6

Grade 9

Grade 10

7

Grade 11

Grade 12

 

Rules:

Rules:
Solo Song: Can participate in Malayalm or English of your Choice. (Not Both)
   • Only Christian songs of appreciable quality in Malayalam or English
   • Song sheets are permitted
   • Time limit: 3 MINUTES ONLY (WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED)
Group Song:(Minimum 3 from a parish to Participate)
   • Only Aradhanageethangal from Kurbana, Namaskaram, Kudasa or Perunalgeethangal
   • Song sheets are permitted
   • Time limit: 3 MINUTES ONLY (WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED)
Elocution:
    • Time Limit: 5 MINUTES ONLY (WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED)
    • No written aids will be allowed
    • The subject will be randomly chosen just prior to the start of the competition
Story Telling:
    • Time limit: 3 MINUTES ONLY (WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED)
    • No written aids will be allowed
Bible Quiz:
    • Time limit: 1 hour
    • 50 questions from assigned books of Bible (RSV)
Mike system may be used if available at the venue
The decisions of the judges will be final for all competitions

A. ELOCUTION TOPICS

Group 4 (Grades 5 & 6 as of 1/1/10))
1. The importance of going to Church
2. What Jesus has taught us about Love?
 

Group 5 (Grades 7 & 8 as of 1/1/10))
1. Your Understanding of the Lord’s Prayer
2. How to be an ambassador of Christ?

Group 6 (Grades 9 & 10 as of 1/1/10))
1. Challenges facing the youth today
2. How to deal with difficult people

Group 7 (Grades 11 & 12 as of 1/1/10))
1. How can you witness Christ in a Secular world?
2. How do we deal with terrorism?


Rules:

Time Limit: 5 Minutes (Strictly enforced with point reduction)
Topic will be selected on site and at random
Reading is not allowed
Judge’s decisions are FINAL



B. Reference for Bible Quiz: RSV Bible books: Leviticus, 1 Samuel, and St. Mathew