The spiritual formation of children is an important priority at Christ Church, evidenced by the work of our Sunday School program. Sunday School classes use age-appropriate material and run from September until June. Classes are offered to children from grades Pre-K through 5th or 6th grade (our youth group curriculum for teenagers runs on 2-year cycles, so this year, our church school program runs through 4th grade). Class time runs from approximately 9:45 a.m. (just prior to our 10 a.m. worship service) until roughly 10:45 a.m., when children are brought into the service to join their families for Communion. We also offer childcare, beginning at 9:45 a.m. until the end of our 10 a.m. worship service, for children who are not old enough yet to be in Pre-K. We value a safe learning environment as shown through our CORI checks and requirement of “Safe Church” training for all teachers and youth mentors.
A monthly Children’s Chapel service is held the 2nd Sunday of every month for children who are at least in kindergarten, in place of regular church school. This service, in which children play a major role, seeks to help them better appreciate worship in the Episcopal Church. Church School is not offered on Sundays of holiday weekends; instead a member of the clergy offers a “Children’s Sermon Time” immediately following the Gospel at the 10 a.m. service.
Registration for Sunday School for the 2011-12 school year is ongoing. To download and print out a Sunday School Registration Form, click here. Please direct all questions regarding this ministry to Carolyn Hughes Cuozzo. To read more about children's ministries at Christ Church, click here. For a calendar of the church school year, click here.
