Liturgy of Mourning for the Loss of a Loved One
Liturgy of Mourning is scheduled for Sunday, March 14.
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Race and Racism
Join us this Sunday at 12:30 PM in the Meade Room for a conversation about race and racism.
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Outreach and Mission in March
Find out how you can get involved.
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Sunday School

    MLK cards

Our Sunday school classes recently created cards and gift bags for Meals on Wheels in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We look forward to our next activity and hope that you will join us!

Upcoming Events

We invite you to join us for the following specially-created Holy Week for Families events:

Palm Sunday Service, March 28 at 9:00 am

We invite you to gather with us in front of Market Square at the Town Hall (301 King Street) and process to Christ Church to celebrate a joint service with Meade Memorial Episcopal Church and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Children and parents! Be sure to look for the bell wristlets we’ll provide the children so that our Hosannas will ring out during the procession.

Maundy Thursday, April 1 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Please join us in the Auditorium for a foot washing service followed by a Middle Eastern potluck dinner. The dinner is hosted by the Christian Family Movement (CFM). A 7:00 pm service will be celebrated immediately afterwards in the Church. (Please note: no nursery care will be available for this service.)

Easter Sunday, April 4 from 9:00 am

 

Join us in the Auditorium for a special family-oriented Children’s Easter service. The lively and welcoming service will feature special music, special prayers, a children’s sermon, a soft space for young children, and opportunities for children to move, gather around the altar, and experience Easter in a new way. The service will be immediately followed by our annual Easter egg hunt in the churchyard.

All are welcome!

Will you be responsible for seeing that the child you present is brought up in the Christian faith and life?

--from Baptismal vows taken by parents in the Book of Common Prayer, p. 302

We take on a great role when we raise children. We take on an even greater responsibility when we vow to raise a child with faith. While the most crucial work is done by those who love and care for them at home, nurturing and grounding children in the Christian life takes a church community. Christ Church is here to help. Our Sunday school program is a touchstone of Christian education and community for the life of our children.

Classes

Time & Place

Sunday school is for pre-K and three-year-olds up through sixth grade and meets during the school year on Sunday mornings from 10:15 to 11:00 AM.

Three Boys

Our classrooms are located in the Fowler House.

Registration

Click here for Sunday school registration form.

Curriculum

Most grades, especially the youngest, make use of our Godly Play resources for teaching. Godly Play uses simply story telling to invite children to wonder about themselves, God, and the world in a way that is playful and meaningful to them.

Grades K-6 use the Episcopal Children's Curriculum a Biblically-based and liturgically-oriented resource that grounds children in the basics of our faith.

Teachers

To teach is to learn. We welcome those who sense a call by the Holy Spirit to deepen their own faith and join our Sunday school teaching ministry. We do require screening and training for teachers as well as participation in regular teacher gatherings. Contact Pattie Raynor, Family Ministry Coordinator (click here to send Pattie an email), or the Rev. Erika Takacs, Associate Rector for Faith Formation and Evangelism (click here to send Erika an email), for more information.

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