Children

Children & Family Ministry Committee

A lay group charged with planning educational and service opportunities for children birth to 5th grade and their families, including Church School organization. Welcome to New Families and Special Services and Events of interest to families can be found here.  Please contact Dana Campbell for additional information.

Children & Family Education Programs

Church School: Classes for two-year-olds through high school age taught by teams of adult parishioners from 10:20 to 11:05 a.m. each Sunday during the school year. If you did not complete a registration form in 2010-2011, please do so this year and return it to the Christian Formation office.  Gretchen Jordan

Children's Chapel: A Sunday morning service in the chapel that provides the first liturgical experience for children ages two through kindergarten. Children’s Chapel includes music, stories, prayer and the teaching of familiar responses heard in “Big Church.” Except in inclement weather, children meet on the playground before processing to the chapel. Children's Chapel is held during the 9:00 service except in summer, when it is held during the 10:00 service. During rainy or exceptionally cold weather, children gather in the Campus Center. Please complete the Sunday morning child care information card here.  For questions, please contact Boykin Bell.

Youth Saints: Children in the 3rd grade and older who do not participate in choir are invited to serve as assistants in the Children's Chapel Program. Please fill out the application. Boykin Bell

Worship Class for 2nd Graders:  For second graders transitioning from the Children’s Chapel to the “Big Church” service. The class meets in Room 30 (upstairs near the choir vesting room) at selected times throughout the year at 9:00 AM.  The focus is on the liturgy and Holy Eucharist.  Parents are encouraged to pick up their children after the Breaking of the Bread so the children can join the congregation for Communion. Please watch the weekly announcements for sessions. Gretchen Jordan.

Vacation Church School: A week-long morning program in the summer for children who have completed pre-school through elementary school ages.  The dates for 2012 are June 25 to June 29.  Boykin Bell.

Intergenerational Events: Occur throughout the year and provide education and fellowship for all ages during the church school hour. One of the most popular "intergenerationals" is the Advent Wreath making and Jesse Tree event held at the beginning of the Advent season.

Outreach/Mission Events: Global stewardship and concern for those in need are encouraged throughout the year. Opportunities are provided to fill a Heifer International "ark," give to the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza and support Chapel of the Cross missions in Honduras and South Africa.

God and Me/God and Family: Small groups for children ages third-fifth grade. These groups are open to all children but allow boy and girl scouts the opportunity to earn scouting awards, including the boy scout "purple knot." Frank McBride.

Serving the Church: Children and youth can serve the church in many ways, including singing in the choir, volunteering as a youth lector oracolyte, joining a group of Christmas carolers visiting the homebound, assisting in Children's Chapel as a Youth Saint or helping at the ABC Sale.

Sunday Morning Child Care: Care for infants through five-year-olds is offered during both the 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services and during the church school hour. In the summer, nursery care is available only during the 10:00 service. Children ages two and older (and out of diapers) are encouraged to participate in Children's Chapel and Church School when it is offered. The nursery is located on the second floor of the Church School building and is staffed every Sunday with well-trained and loving caregivers. Please complete the Sunday morning child care information card here. Joy Gattis

Guild of the Christ Child: The Guild of the Christ Child is a group of parishioners whose primary responsibility is to welcome new babies into our parish, whether as new families or as new babies born to (or adopted by) existing parishioners. Click here for more information.