Church School Chapel

At a recent Church School Chapel service, we ended with a time of joys and concerns. From the youngest to the oldest, we heard voices of joy and concern, for everything from homework, to illness, worries about the adults in their life and life in school yards. Listening to the children of the church lift their prayers up to God, it was a holy time and a sacred space.

Life in the church is made up of many things: prayer, study, service, friendship, fellowship, etc. But one of the largest parts of our regular "life in the church" is worship. For many, if not most, adults in the church, worship is a key part of church life and a part that teaches, inspires, fills, and draws us together as a community. I know for me, worship is part of what makes "Church" Church for me, and I hope that this is something we can share with children. Children can learn through Family Worship services and prayers in classrooms, through your teaching at home and also through the Chapel program.

Through the Church School Chapel program, we hope to give children of the church a chance to experience and participate in kid-friendly worship. We hope that they get to learn a better sense of what we are doing when we gather, when we hear scripture, when we give offering, and when we pray. We gather as "Church School Chapel" program several times a semester to have programs that are kid-lead, kid-friendly, and with pace of service fitting for a kid-attention span.

The first "Church School Chapel" of 2009 will be happening on Sunday February 8th (a week from Sunday). In preparation, three classes (1/2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, and 6th Grade) will be working this Sunday (Feb 1st) to prepare parts of the worship service. If your children are a part of these three classes, we hope that they will be able to join us both weeks to have the opportunity to lead worship. If your children are in other grades, we hope that they can join us for Church School Chapel on the 8th. 

We hope that all of the children of the church might find in their own way, a holy time and a sacred space.