Children's Ministry at St. Paul's provides wonderful opportunities to meet with the young in many arenas of their lives. Through worship, we offer a Sunday morning service specifically designed to welcome families with children of all ages. It begins at 9:30 and runs roughly a half-hour. It is a Family Eucharist, with all ages welcome to receive Communion. Geared toward short attention spans this service includes a shorter homily. Occasionally a children's sermon is provided allowing the children to join the Children's Minister at the front of the church.

 

 

Directly after worship, children, youth, and adults are invited to an Education Hour. For children these are graded classrooms through 6th grade with fabulous teachers who commit to teaching their classes year-round. Consistency and relationships are of utmost importance in our Education Hour. We use a lectionary-based curriculum for pre-school, 5th and 6th graders.  This gives the children, teachers and parents the opportunity to look further into the meaning of the Sunday Bible passages read during worship. They are able to explore these through art, drama, and service. Our pre-k through 4th graders are in 2 different Godly Play classrooms.

We have a Child Care Center for infants - 4 yr. olds open Sunday morning 9:15-12:15. Our Center is staffed by caring professionals who plan weekly activities. While our grade school children are busily involved in learning, a Confirmation class for 7th graders, a Youth Forum class for teenagers, and a wide variety of Adult Education classes meet. Included in the opportunities for children and families at St. Paul's is a Children's Christmas Eve Service, an exceptional week-long Summer Education program, and special activities such as drama workshops and Advent and Lenten activities help round out our family programming.

Children's Ministry meets the child on many levels. We see the child in a very holistic sense. They are physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual individuals. We at St. Paul's are very blessed to have the opportunity to share God's love with all who enter our doors.

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