Sunday Morning Children's Formation
Open to all children toddlers through Elementary school, our Sunday morning formation time is an opportunity for young children to learn more about their faith and build community with one another.
- This is a family-focused Formation program where households of all ages are encouraged to come all together at 9:15 a.m. in our formation space in Sherrill Hall. Children should be accompanied by at least one parent.
- There will be activities, stories and discussion prompts for children and youth to do together with their care-takers and with the Lay Associate for Parish Life.
- If we are able, we may shift this to a drop-off program. Volunteers are needed, and if we get a critical mass of children, parent volunteers will be invited to assist on assigned Sundays on a rotation to ensure that we have enough adult presence.
Our primary curriculum is be drawn from an intergenerational, monthly, digital curriculum based on the Revised Common Lectionary that is entitled Mini Revolutions. It is also enhanced by supplemental materials from the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and Godly Play (both grounded in Montessori pedagogy).
From the Illustrated Ministry team:
"Churches and families will practice the rhythms and experience the seasons of the church year through the revolutions
of the liturgical calendar.
The Christian Church follows the circular nature of the liturgical year in a revolution like the earth orbits the sun. At
the beginning of each revolution, we anticipate and celebrate the birth of Christ through Advent, Christmas, and
Epiphany. The season after Epiphany is a season of growth as we prepare for Jesus’ death and resurrection through
Lent and Easter. We celebrate God’s promise and the gift of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, and the season after
Pentecost is another period of growth for the life of the church. We begin the revolution again with Advent.
We often think of time linearly, with starting and endpoints. And yet, we display time in a circular fashion on our
analog clocks. Our days, weeks, and years are structured by the earth’s rotations on its axis and revolutions around
the sun. Creation—life itself—also follows a revolution through the cycles of new life and death. From ash to ash, dust
to dust, creation repeats endless revolutions. As we embrace this cyclical way of observing time and moving through
the seasons, we experience sacredness and rhythm. Every cycle can feel like a fresh start filled with hope and new
opportunities for growth."
Lay Associate for Parish Life
