Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Time: Sunday morning
during the 8:45 and 11:00 services
Children ages 3 - Kindergarten
can participate in the Liturgy of the Word. In this program
we emphasize the rituals of our liturgy and follow the structure
of the adult’s Liturgy of the Word. We pray a collect, reflect
on the Gospel of the day, collect an offering, exchange the
peace, and share our own personal prayers. When the exchange
of the peace takes place during the service upstairs, parents
come get their children and take them back for Holy Eucharist.
Where do I take my child?
Children who participate
in the Liturgy of the Word go to the Yellow Door Room in Ebaugh
Hall, which opens out into the courtyard.
Ages 3 years - 6th Grade
Ages 3 years* - 5th grade - These children participate in The
Catechesis of the Good
Shepherd (www.cgsusa.org),
an approach to the religious formation of children. It is rooted
in the Bible, the liturgy of the church, and the educational
principles of Maria Montessori. Children gather in an "atrium," a
room prepared for them,
which contains simple yet beautiful materials that they use.
*By
August 31, 2007.
5th and 6th Grade: All Saints’ also offers
a class for fifth and sixth graders called Learning and Living
the Life of Christ. This class is developed and taught by Win
Schepps, and meets in the undercroft, below the sanctuary, in
the preschool.
From the angel appearing to Mary to the upper
room on Pentecost, this class will study the life of Jesus Christ
and reflect on how we can live more Christ-like lives based
on Christ’s Final Commandment, “Love one another as I have loved
you.” Service Projects include: serving at St. Andrew’s soup
Kitchen, helping at St. Martin’s retirement home for “The Blessing
of the Animals,” preparing a meal for the homeless families
who stay at All Saints’, doing a one-hour prayer vigil on Maundy
Thursday, hosting an end of the year car wash to raise funds
for a charity of the children’s choice, and many more.
Where do I take my child?
3 years* - Kindergarten - Atrium of the Good Shepherd (*By
August 31, 2007)
This
atrium is on the ground
floor, directly under the Great Hall.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades -
Atrium of the True Vine
This atrium is on the
ground floor, directly under the Great Hall.
4th and 5th Grades -
Atrium of the Kingdom
This
atrium is on the ground
floor, and can be seen through the courtyard windows.
5th and
6th Grades - Living the
Life of Christ
In the
undercroft, below the sanctuary, in the preschool.
