CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
Our Children’s ministry provides a fun and safe environment for children ages 3-11 with trained teachers and volunteers. Our schedule on Sundays from September – May includes a 9:00am education hour for children of all ages. During worship at 10:00am throughout the year, children are not only invited, but encouraged to sit in our “Prayground” (a space just for kids located in the front of the church on the Choir side) where they can color and craft and be themselves. We know some children need extra space to wiggle around during the service!
Children’s Chapel – All Ages
Following the Gospel reading during the 10AM worship service there is an interactive “Children’s Moment” with the Rector who gathers the children to briefly explain the Bible passage or theme of the day. Children are then dismissed to attend “Children’s Chapel” with our Children’s Minister and other leaders in the chapel and return to the worship service in order to take Communion with their families at approximately 10:40am.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd – Ages 3-6
Sundays at 9:00 AM in the Atrium / Classroom 3 – Parish Hall (Sept – May)
Our innovative program for young children invites children to explore the mystery of God in the church’s brand-new learning space “just for kids” called “the Atrium.” Inside the Atrium everything is child-sized and designed with sensory materials that reflect beauty and simplicity for young children to explore, learn, and grow in faith. The church recently trained 5 members in the child-centered “Catechesis of the Good Shepherd,” a curriculum first developed in Italy in 1954 by a Biblical scholar named Sofia Cavaletti and a Montessori educator named Gianna Gabbi. The philosophy behind CGS is that children are innately spiritual and their faith is nurtured when they are provided the space and time to reflect and contemplate, in an experiential way, on lessons from the Bible. The Atrium is open to all children, ages 3 through 6, on Sundays at 9:00am and lasts until just before Communion at the 10am service (approximately 10:40pm) when the children join in the worship service and may take Communion at their parent’s discretion.
Children’s Sunday School – Ages 7+
Sundays at 9:00 AM in Classroom 1 – Parish Hall
Our older elementary school aged children meet for Bible lessons ever Sunday with our Children’s Minister and leaders to learn more about the Bible and how it applies to their lives along with related games and crafts. Sunday School ends at approximately 9:45am so that children may participate in the 10 AM worship and Children’s Chapel.
Additional information
Nursery and Childcare
Children’s Choir
Children’s Sunday School – Frequently Asked Questions
Volunteer Policy
Vacation Bible School