All Kids!

All Kids! - our Children’s Ministry at All Saints Church - is structured to offer thoughtful and fun Sunday morning Christian education for children from birth through elementary school. Many of us who work in and lead All Kids! have children, so we know how challenging it can be to find a place where the whole family can worship, learn, and grow in Christ together. It is our earnest prayer that All Saints Church will be a place where parents and children alike are engaged in spiritual growth and encouraged to love and serve the Lord.

Vision and Mission

All Saints Church makes every effort to provide a safe and secure environment for children who participate in our programs and ministries. In our service to children, we seek to fulfill wholeheartedly our baptismal covenant to:

• Persevere in resisting evil
• Proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ
• Seek and serve Christ in all persons
• Respect the dignity of every human being

Our mission at All Saints Church is to become and make disciples of Jesus Christ -- people who worship God in spirit and truth, who grow together in mutual love and ministry, and who serve our local community in word and deed.

All Kids! Sunday Morning Ministries 

Nursery

The nursery is available during both services for children from birth to age three.  Children may be dropped off15 minutes prior to the worship service.  The nursery is staffed by both paid staff and adult and youth volunteers from the church.  Portable cribs are available for children needing to sleep during their time in the nursery.

Children’s Church

We want children to be involved in and connected to the worship life of the church.  Our Children’s Church program enables children to participate with their parents and the rest of the congregation in dynamic, whole-hearted, and sacramental worship while also providing Biblical teaching and age-appropriate activities with peers.  Children are dismissed to Children’s Church just after the Collect for the Children, and they return to the service in time for Holy Communion.  Our Children’s Church program comprises three classes: preschool/kindergarten (age three through the end of the kindergarten year), lower elementary (first and second grade), and upper elementary (third through fifth grade).

Our preschool/kindergarten class uses a curriculum called Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.  This is a Montessori-style approach to the religious formation of children that is rooted in the Bible and the liturgy of the church. Children gather in an "atrium," a room prepared for them, which contains simple yet beautiful materials for them to use.  The curriculum is quiet and contemplative while still very hands-on, child-sized and accessible while remaining solidly scriptural and not oversimplified.

Our lower and upper elementary classes use the David C. Cook Anglican curriculum, a Bible-based, Christ-centered curriculum that encourages children to interact with Scripture, both in the classroom and in their daily lives.  It is structured around the lectionary cycle of readings and liturgical seasons.

First Communion

Each year during Lent (Feb - April), we offer our First Communion class. Children in 1st grade and older who have been baptised and are ready to begin receiving Holy Communion are invited to participate. First Communion is a 6-8 week course designed to prepare children to receive the sacrament authentically.

Children will receive first Communion on Easter Sunday. One parent is required to accompany each child to First Communion classes.

And More...

In addition to our Sunday morning programs, special events are planned to allow families a chance to spend time together with other families at All Saints. From Christmas plays and cookouts, to Easter egg hunts and special seminars, there are many chances for family fun and spiritual formation at All Saints Church!

Contact

Children's Minister - Daniele Jackson: daniele@allsaints-chd.org