The Charter for Lifelong Christian Formation
NURSERY
During the Sunday School classes, the nursery is available for infants to three years old from 8:45 a.m. through the ten o'clock service. Please see the nursery below for important information!
Each week, students focus on these four areas:
1. Connecting with each other and with God's Word.
2. Studying God's Word together and finding key themes and takeaways.
3. Exploring key themes and takeaways through activities and crafts.
4. Responding to God's Word by applying it to life.
Godly Play (AUGUST - MAY) / Pre-School through Fifth Grades / Lower Level Classrooms The Godly Play curriculum, created by Jerome Berryman, is used for our Sunday School classes for children ages 4 through 5th grade. The Godly Play approach helps children explore their faith using stories from scripture and our liturgical tradition. It allows children to “play” with the language of God and God’s people through sacred stories, parables, liturgical actions, and silence. The silence in particular gives time for children to “wonder” about the stories told. Without being given packaged answers, children in Godly Play are invited to make observations about God and God’s people out of their own experience. This allows children to become more fully aware of the mystery of God’s presence in their lives. The program follows a story-wondering-response model, followed by prayers and a “feast” that concludes the class each Sunday. Parents are encourage to read "Beginning the Godly Play Year" here or below for more information, what happens in class, and ways parents can support their children.
We ask all parents to complete the registration form below so that staff and leaders have emergency contact information on hand for each child/youth:
CHILDREN and youth REGISTRATION
Children's Chapel / Ages 4 -7 / 10 a.m. Gather in the SanctuaryOffered year-round - except the first Sunday of the month, which is when all children are invited to join us for family service and a children's sermon. Children's Chapel includes age-appropriate songs, prayers, and lessons. Parents are asked to check-in children using our check-in station located as you enter church prior to the 10 a.m. service. After checking in, children will join their families for the start of service and be escorted to Children's Chapel at the Gloria. The children are escorted back to their parents in church at the Peace to share in Holy Communion with their family and the rest of the congregation. We ask all parents please read the important Children's Chapel Parent Letter here or below.
The nursery, housed downstairs in the church office building (parish house), offers childcare for infants and toddlers up to age 3. The nursery offers a safe, pleasant, and spacious play space for our littlest parishioners, full of fun and age-appropriate toys and activities. Nursery is available every Sunday 8:45 a.m. through the 10 a.m. service. Nursery children may be picked up and brought into church at the Peace during the 10 a.m. service to participate in communion with their families. We encourage you to fill out a nursery registration form if you’d like to register your child in our nursery program. Please refer to our parents handbook for important information.
Help us keep your child safe by completing a registration form each school year or upon first attendance. This form is kept confidential and will be kept on file in the by Trinity's program directors.
For nursery: Nursery staff will require more information such as feeding and diaper information. Please remember to let staff know at drop off (Sunday mornings) if you wish your child to be brought to Eucharist at the 10 am service.