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Kids at St. Paul's

      


                                                 

                                                          

                                                                              






“It Takes a Church....”

St. Paul’s both treasures its kids and relies on them for tasks.     









                                          





How are our children involved in the life of St. Paul’s?

  • Preschoolers may join parents at the services or participate in the child care activities.
  • At baptisms kids gather at the baptismal font.
  • Kids serve as bell-ringers, crucifers, and acolytes.
  • At least once a year kids take charge of the principal service--as far as is possible canonically.
  • The Junior Choir performs monthly during the school year.
  • Kids join with adults in outreach projects such as recycling redeemable cans for a project in Belize.
  • Kids have created UTO boxes and brought them to UTO Sunday.
  • Kids join adults at social events such as potlucks.
  • In spring and fall at a local park kids and adults take part in a combined service, picnic, and softball game.
  • To honor St. Francis of Assisi in the fall, kids and adults bring live or stuffed creatures to be blessed at the principal service.
  • In the spring kids and adults mark Earth Day with projects such as planting bulbs or by taking trips to the Aquarium or an Audubon Sanctuary.


St. Paul’s Church School’s Simpler and Greener Christmas

Kids and adults who took part in a “simpler and greener” Christmas, created the banner above which was later posted in the parish hall. They all worked together to compose “Christmas coupons” for family and friends and made pine-cone bird feeders as they excitedly talked about the meaning of Christmas. The kids’ items were displayed at the coffee hour table complemented by a decorated cake honoring the occasion.

The kids also took part in an “Ecological Ornament Exchange” and decorated the parish hall Christmas tree. A couple of our children joined their parents in beautifying the pews, altar railings, and steps of the church and the kids (and adults) produced a moving Christmas Eve Pageant with Baby Jesus played by our newest parishioner.