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Leading worship Children learn the skills of leading worship from the earliest ages. At children-led worship services, children grow from handing out bulletins with Mom or Dad to ringing the gong and collecting the offering to reading scripture and participating in sermon puppet shows or processional pageants. Throughout the year, church organizers invite children to join the rota of worship leaders by playing instruments, singing with the choirs, reading scripture, and collecting the offering. Being together The playground is the gathering place for younger children and their parents after worship. This is a time for play and friendships while parents compare notes and make plans. For youth older than fifth grade, youth group is the place to make friends and tackle larger projects.
Being the next generation of justice people Through fifth grade, service projects are led by and done with adults. In ongoing projects the children have:
This year they will join the Retired People’s Luncheon group in giving gifts to those who receive Meals on Wheels. Youth choose and run their own service projects with adult support. In past years youth have joined their peers from The Prince of Peace Episcopal Church to repair homes with Appalachia Service Project.. Youth also worked closer to home, raising funds to help those with mental illness through the Walk for Hope, running the Marketplace of Meaningful Gifts Café, preparing and serving meals at the Wright Center, and repairing the Pilgrim House basement after flood damage. |