Children's Ministry
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Childcare
St. John’s offers professionally staffed children’s nurseries every Sunday; summer hours are from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Nurseries are located on the bottom floor of the preschool wing (through the double doors across Alfriend Hall and down the steps). Parents will receive a pager for use during church services.
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School is set for July 5-9 and registration forms are now available! Click here to download the VBS Registration Form for 4-year-olds to rising 5th graders. For rising 4th & 5th graders, please also download the Service Squad Permission Form. We need lots of volunteers! If you are able to help with snacks, opening & closing sessions, art, storytelling, preschool, or with setup & preparations, please contact VBS Coordinators Paige Loggins or Holly Dickinson.
Sunday School
Preschool children and Kindergarteners meet upstairs in the preschool wing for Godly Play, a Montessori-based approach to religious education which teaches children the art of using religious language - parable, sacred story, silence and liturgical action - helping them become more fully aware of the mystery of God’s presence in their lives.
Our dynamic First Grade program meets upstairs in the Parish House. We bring first graders together each Sunday morning with teachers and clergy to learn what it means to be part of God's Christian Family, how we worship God in church and in our everyday lives, and what baptism really means. We share with others less fortunate through Thanksgiving and Christmas "giving" projects, and explore the church by "crawling" through the organ pipes, ringing the tower bells, and having a treasure hunt in the church. All of our exciting activities culminate in our study of the Last Supper and in preparation for the Festal Eucharist at the end of the school year.
Second through fifth grades utilize the Leader Resources’ WorkshopCycles in our well-established, dedicated classrooms by grade. This curriculum takes seriously the spiritual development of children while providing creative, hands-on activities to help children learn the stories of God and God's people. Children work on the same story or concept for several weeks, with new workshops each week in Art, Drama, Music, Story, Computer, Movie and Kitchen. Our Sunday School Committee has chosen five cycles for January through May, each lasting 3 weeks: "12 Who Changed the World," "The Body of Christ," "Miracles of Jesus," "The Mystery of Easter," and "Let There Be Light."
Wednesday Evening
Childcare for infants and toddlers is available in the nursery downstairs off the Parish Hall from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Launching Wednesday, September 16 – Wednesday Night LIVE, a Children’s Ministry program for Pre-K through 5th grade, runs from 6:15 to 7:30 PM upstairs in the Parish House Sunday School rooms.
Middle and High School Youth
Visit our Youth page for information about ongoing programs for youth in grades 6 - 11.
