CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS ARE BACK!
We welcome all families to St. Paul's, and invite your children to participate in Mustard Seeds (for under 4) and Faith Quest/Sunday School (for ages 4-12), or they may sit with you during the service.
FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN (under age 4)
Mustard Seeds is designed for younger children; all are welcome. Professionally staffed nursery in the back of the church (Bride's Room).
FOR CHILDREN AGES 4-12
Faith Quest/Sunday Schools is for older children, located in the Chapter Room. 2 adult Volunteer teachers will be present. Parents are welcome to accompany children who need assistance to stay. The children will be brought back into the service at the Offertory. Curriculum will include Storymakers art and Bible storytelling, songs, as well as prayer. We can help direct you to the Chapter Room at the beginning of the service when you arrive.
When available, a Junior assistant (middle school +) will help. If your teen is interested to assist please contact Sarah [email protected] or Katie
[email protected]
FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN (under age 4)
Mustard Seeds is designed for younger children; all are welcome. Professionally staffed nursery in the back of the church (Bride's Room).
FOR CHILDREN AGES 4-12
Faith Quest/Sunday Schools is for older children, located in the Chapter Room. 2 adult Volunteer teachers will be present. Parents are welcome to accompany children who need assistance to stay. The children will be brought back into the service at the Offertory. Curriculum will include Storymakers art and Bible storytelling, songs, as well as prayer. We can help direct you to the Chapter Room at the beginning of the service when you arrive.
When available, a Junior assistant (middle school +) will help. If your teen is interested to assist please contact Sarah [email protected] or Katie
[email protected]
WANT TO SUPPORT SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAMING AND/OR BE ON OUR ROTA OF TEACHERS (2 PERSON TEAMS)?
Please let Deacon Carolyn, Sarah Smith ([email protected]) or Katie Lauter ([email protected]) know if you are interested.
All helpers get safety and program training; teachers work in teams with an experienced leader.
All helpers get safety and program training; teachers work in teams with an experienced leader.
ACOLYTES
Starting in September 2024, Acolyte practice will be held every first Saturday of the month @ 10am. We’re in need of Acolytes young and old. Please come if you feel called to serve on the Altar. See Deacon Carolyn to discuss.
St. Paul’s welcomes people of all ages to learn, laugh, worship, question, explore, and play in faith. Children and families are welcome to participate in worship during our weekly services and at special liturgies. At our 10 am service, young children can enjoy Mustard Seeds, our professionally staffed nursery and Faith Quest for ages 12 and under.
For youth over 12 we have events and activities which engage theological work via activities that respond to the needs of young people for community development, spiritual formation, and physical and emotional wholeness.
In 2024, there were several Children and Family led Sunday Services and a range of extracurricular activities including:
There is no happier sound than those of our little ones surrounding us with the sounds of life, love and hope for the future.
For youth over 12 we have events and activities which engage theological work via activities that respond to the needs of young people for community development, spiritual formation, and physical and emotional wholeness.
In 2024, there were several Children and Family led Sunday Services and a range of extracurricular activities including:
- Youth Day of Service on MLK Day,
- Youth pilgrimage to Grace Cathedral,
- Family picnic at Dimond Park,
- Rock climbing, skating, golfing, game night,
- Participation in Food Panty activities,
- Participating in youth services,
- Serving as Acolytes, Sermons, rites of Passage: Baptism and Confirmation, and
- Participation in the choir.
There is no happier sound than those of our little ones surrounding us with the sounds of life, love and hope for the future.
For information about all programs for Children and Youth, contact Archdeacon Carolyn Bolton.
YOUTH PILGRIMAGE 2024
Sunday, April 28, 12:00 p.m. (to evening, after dinner)
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Start at St. Paul's
Pilgrimages throughout the centuries have involved walking from wherever you are to a cathedral. We invite youth to meet at St. Paul's at noon to take the ferry across the bay! Meet Up With Others Connect with neighboring churches to meet up along your journey for prayer and companionship. Each participant will get a DioCal hat so we'll be easy to spot! Arrive at Grace After a long day of travel, youth and their leaders will arrive at Grace Cathedral for dinner at 5 PM and worship at 6 PM, after having gotten a taste of pilgrimage, and the way that our hearts and minds can be attuned to God in new ways when our bodies are moving in prayer! Q U E S T I O N S ? [email protected] |
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A Family Picnic in Diamond Park started off this year's events
A gathering at St. Augustine's at the start of last year's Youth Pilgrimage to Grace Cathedral
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Mustard Seeds Group Update!
The Mustard Seed Room is open each Sunday with MJ Wilson Morris supervising. MJ is making sure that your son/daughter is cared for during the Sunday service.
He is providing supervision, learning and coloring experiences, fun and excitement, stories, and learning about the bible. MJ is a graduate from St. Paul’s Episcopal School and Bishop O’Dowd High School and is currently attending San Francisco State University, majoring in Physics and Astro Physics. Come visit to see what’s new in the Mustard Seed Room. |
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2023 Youth Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Youth circumnavigated Lake Merritt and picked up trash along the way as part of the MLK service activities.
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