Sundays @ 9:45
resuming August 11, 2013
On Sunday mornings, children preschool through 5th grade gather for Imagine time. They get together for faith formation especially for their age group. Once a month, all ages kick off the faith formation hour with a rousing opening in the worship center.
Children preschool age engage in Godly Play. This time together centers on a storyteller sharing hands-on Bible lessons using manipulative objects (the approach is similar to the Montessori method). Children are given the opportunity to interact with the story and respond to what they have learned.
Children K- 1st and 2nd-3rd grades experience Spark!, which follows the scripture readings for that Sunday. The curriculum enables children to experience and engage with the readings they hear in worship.
Our 4th and 5th graders are part of Highway 54, a ministry intended to move them from early childhood formation experiences to Epiphany's ministry of confirmation (CIA). Highway 54 uses a small group ministry format in which the youth and their leaders put the scriptures in conversation with their lives.
Nursery is available for children too young for Godly Play gatherings.
That's the weekly opening to Pastor Rick's time with the children during worship on Sunday mornings. All children are invited to come forward for some time with Pastor Rick as he talks with them about the day's lesson. (Adults listen closely too!)
On Wednesdays, between the meal and worship, children are engaged with an action-packed half hour of singing, movement, art, and puppetry. Imagine Wednesdays invites kids of all ages to the worship center for faith-filled fun. 