Nursery care: The nursery is located off the corridor between Huntington Hall and the Guild Room. Child care is available from 8:45 – 11:45 a.m. You are welcome to stay with your child as necessary to help him or her adjust to the nursery setting. Children can be brought to the church for Holy Communion if you wish.
Family Worship Resources: At the entrance to the church from Huntington Hall there are items families can use for their children during the services. Crayons, children’s service leaflets (that explain the Gospel reading,) stuffed animals and dolls, paper for drawing, children’s books relating to the liturgical season, copies of articles of interest to families, and Children’s “Books of Common Prayer.”
9:00 Family Service: This Service was instituted on a trial basis in 1996, and has become a much-loved worship here at All Saints. It is designed to be accessible to young and growing children, but many adults enjoy it for its comfortable informality and sense of joy. Children are encouraged to participate at all levels: to greet people as they come to worship, to read the first lesson, to write or draw their prayers on “prayer cards” (which are collected and read as the Prayers of the People,) and to bake the bread for Holy Communion. Children in third grade and up can be Acolytes, and Confirmed young people can be Chalice Ministers. Some children and teens have participated in the sermon as actors in Gospel skits. The Choir Director, Peter Stolzfus-Berton, chooses hymns with children in mind, and repeats them for several weeks so that they can be learned by heart.
Summer Courtyard Service: mid-June – early September-
The 9:00 Family Service meets in the courtyard, weather permitting.
10:30 Holy Eucharist: A beautiful, traditional Episcopal service, complete with full choir and organ music. Children and youth in grades 3 and above participate in the choir, and children and youth in grades 4 and above can be Acolytes.
Confirmed youth can participate as Lay Eucharistic Ministers or Lay Readers with training.
Courtyard Service: During the summer months, the 9:00 Family Service meets in the courtyard, weather permitting. (June 19-September 4)
| Christian Formation for Children and Youth |
• Nursery (ages 2 and 3)- first floor, Nursery (15 minutes long)
• Grades Pre-school & Kindergarten- third floor front
• Grades 1 & 2 - second floor, classroom # 1
• Grades 3 & 4 – first floor, Library
• Grades 5 and up - second floor, classroom # 2
For better or worse, we live in a society that is fast-paced. How do we spiritually refresh the family in the midst of our hectic schedules? We don’t want to add to the busy-ness of life, yet worship, church community and spiritual growth can encourage all of us,
52 Sundays of the year.
Summer Spirit Time
(A half-hour program for children from either the 9:00 or 10:30 services)
9:40 a.m. Sundays from June 15th to August 24th
We will do one or two activities from Vacation Bible School Curricula, (outdoors if possible) to refresh the spirits of young people from kindergarten through 6th grade. (Parents/godparents/older siblings/grandparents are welcome, but not required to participate.) Bring friends, visitors, or relatives with you!
Nursery Child Care expanded during 10:30 Service.
Infants through age 3 (in the Nursery)
plus children ages 4 through 8 (in the Guild Room)
from the beginning of the 10:30 service through The Peace.
Parents are responsible for coming to get their children for Communion.
We will need five volunteers per Sunday (two for Summer Spirit Time,
two for Summer Teen Corner, and one for the Nursery (10:20- around 11a.m.)
If you would like to be involved in any of these ministries,
please speak with Celia Demers, Children’s Spiritual Life Coordinator.
(Contact information above.)
All Saints Church
10 Irving Street
Worcester, MA. 01609
Children’s Spiritual Life Coordinator
(508)752-3766 x 22
celia@allsaintsw.org
SUMMER TEEN CORNER
Sundays, June 15th to August 24th
For better or worse, we live in a society that is fast-paced. How do we manage to be true to ourselves, stay energetic, and handle upsets (friends, work, parents) while so much is going on? We don’t want to add one more activity to the list, yet worship, church community and spiritual growth can encourage all of us,
52 Sundays of the year.
upstairs in Vinton Hall
with fans
short Bible study, game, or art project
Cold drinks & “hanging out”
Two awesome adults to enjoy spending time with the youth of the parish.
Please talk with Celia Demers, Children’s Spiritual Life Coordinator.
(Contact information above.)