♦ "Train children in the way they should go. When they grow old, they won't depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 ♦
Welcome to St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Children's Education!
We are glad that you are here!
We welcome parents, grandparents, and children of all ages into our caring community.
What we teach and how:
- Children can find books, activity bags, and clip boards in the parlor on the way into the sanctuary to use during the service. Children may like to join in worship as full participants. We encourage readers to follow along with the music and prayer responses printed in the bulletin.
- Elementary age children, from kindergarten to fifth grade, meet with the teachers for music, prayer and activity-based learning, such as art, drama, games, cooking, and/or discussions. Each week one or more of the readings/lessons/scriptures from the Sunday service/daily lectionary is the topic for our activities and study. Class convenes until 12 noon when children meet their parents in the Great Hall. Parents, grandparents, and/or care givers are welcome to observe and participate in our class at any time.
- The Christmas Pageant practices will take place during church school class time in December to prepare for their Christmas eve performance.
- We may also participate in intergenerational events during special seasons, such as: St. Francis Feast Day, All Saints Day, Advent, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost.
- Parents with busy toddlers and preschool age children have the option to participate during the service, play in the parlor at the back of the sanctuary, or go to the nursery playroom downstairs with two church care givers.
No program would be complete without the generous help of volunteers.
We need caring people who are willing to dedicate an hour on Sunday to work as teachers and assistants. If this sounds like you, click the button below to sign up for a Sunday. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Schedule of classes through December
Sept. 10 - Church Party & Registration
Sept. 17 – First Class-Forgiveness
Sept. 24 – Parable of the Vinyard
Oct. 1 – Exodus- God Provides
Oct. 8 – St. Francis Pet Blessing
Oct. 15 – Exodus-Worship God
Oct. 22 – Give to God What is God’s
Oct. 29 – Love God and Neighbor
Nov. 5 – All Saints Day
Nov. 12 – Serve the Lord
Nov. 19 – Gifts and Talents
Nov. 26 – Intergenerational Fun
Dec. 3- Pageant Practice
Dec. 10 – Pageant Practice
Dec. 17 – Pageant Practice
Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve Pageant
Dec. 31- No class
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Meet Our Director Of Religious Education -- Mrs. Pat Wagner
My husband, Bill, and I have attended St. Philip’s our whole lives, except for two years at St. Mary’s Episcopal, Mohegan Lake, NY. I have studied the Bible and taught church school for many years. I’m a retired teacher and reading tutor. Our oldest son lives in Colorado; our middle son lives with his wife and six children an hour away; our daughter, her husband, and their son, whom I babysit, live an hour south.