Children’s Ministry at Trinity
All children are welcome to come forward during communion. Those who have been baptized are welcome to receive communion. Those who have not been baptized are welcome to come forward for a blessing by the priest. If you are interested in having your child baptized, please contact Father David via the “Contact Us” button below.
We also believe that children have a role to play in leading us in worship as acolytes. Kids aged 8 and up can sign up to be acolytes. Acolytes help lead worship by things such as lighting candles, carrying torch candles in procession, serving as crucifer, and bringing offerings to the altar from the ushers. If you are interested in learning more about how we involve children in our community life or want to sign them up to be acolytes, please contact us through our website’s “Contact Us” button in the lower righthand corner. We look forward to welcoming your whole family into our worship time!
We offer a weekly Sunday school class for children, age 5+, from September through May. Class begins at 9:30am and concludes at 10:15am. We use a Montessori-based Christian curriculum called Godly Play that emphasizes teaching the stories of the Bible. Fiona Reynolds, our youth pastor, is studying education at Marshall University and has a passion for engaging children in the Christian faith. All of our teachers and assistants must go through a background check and safeguard training in order to make sure everyone is safe and welcome at Trinity, especially children. Safeguarding policies may be viewed here.
We strive to be an intergenerational community here at Trinity, which means including children in our life together. Children are welcome participants at all of our worship services. Some kids learn to enjoy the predictability and participation of the liturgy as they learn the various parts of it, such as the Lord’s Prayer and Eucharistic liturgy responses. From September through May we offer nursery and
childcare for children under age 5 during our 10:30am service with drop off at 10:15am.