“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ ” [Matthew 19:14]​

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Christian formation is a lifelong learning process of hearing and reflecting on the grace of God for us and for others. We are formed in worship, in community, in learning about the Gospel and Scripture, in service, and in fun! Children are invited to serve as acolytes and are invited to join in all our sacraments and rites: Eucharist, baptism, and confirmation. We also provide worship bags, which have a clipboard with an activity to help them reflect on the service, a sensory/fidget toy, and a take-home prayer journal. See below for more about Sundays and specifics about kids and youth ministry!

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​​​​​​​On Sundays​​

• Elementary School age: At the 10:30am service, older children are invited to Children's Chapel for Sunday School, starting in the sanctuary and leaving together before the readings; activities, and songs, and will come back into the sanctuary to share in communion! Children's Chapel returns to its regular schedule of meeting every Sunday! We'll start in the sanctuary and then head to the chapel before the readings with our leaders and come back for communion. We play games, sing, pray, and hear stories about God's love for us, promises to us, and God's compassion and justice in the world. We incorporate reflection and social-emotional learning, and children can respond to what they learn in art and prayer.

• Children are ALWAYS welcome to stay in the 10:30am! Look for the canvas tote bags for activities/fidgets/prayer journals for kids.

• Babies-pre-K: We offer nursery care for kids, so families have a choice about how and when kids join the worship service. Kids of any age are always welcome in the service! Families may pick up the kids after the service or after the exchange of the peace so they can join in Holy Communion. Our nursery is staffed by paid professionals who have completed Safeguarding training. If you need it, we have a changing table in the middle room on the education hall too!

• Our children's table in the parish hall has books, coloring pages to pick up and family discussion cards for you to take home!

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Kids Ministry

• Email Gail to  join the kids' ministry email newsletter list! We'll share kids-specific events and updates there. 

• Trinity, in partnership with other churches, hosts Compassion Camp, a summer day camp offering in July each year

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Youth ministry

• We're starting a youth group! We'll be meeting 2x a month (one Friday, one Sunday) for outings--please help us spread the word!

• We ask that youth/parents RSVP to make sure we have enough food/snacks/supplies

 

October

Friday, 10/10: pumpkin carving + (plastic) skull decorating + dinner

Sunday, 10/ 19: Sunday youth group:

activity + dinner + middle/high school groups for discussion + close with Compline together

 

 

November

Friday, 11/7: roller-skating

Sunday, 11/16: Sunday youth group: activity + dinner + middle/high school groups for discussion + close with Compline together

 

 

December

Friday, 12/5: Caroling, 5-7pm

Sunday, 12/14: activity + dinner + middle/high school groups for discussion + close with Compline together

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