MINISTRIES: Children and Youth

Steering Team

The Children's Ministries Steering Team meets quarterly to provide oversight and leadership for the ministries that work with children and youth. In addition to the Formation Programs for Nursery, Preschoolers, School Age children and Jr Hi/Sr Hi Youth, the Steering Team plans for ongoing Outreach Projects and Educational/Support Opportunities for the Children and Families of the parish.

Nursery

Nursery Care for infants through approximately age 4 is offered at the 10:00 Sunday service. Parent volunteers and a youth staff member care for the children each Sunday. This is a great way to meet other parents of our youngest members.

Youth Group

The Trinity Youth Group is open to youth in grades six through twelve. The Youth Group meets regularly on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 4-6 PM although there are occasional changes to that schedule. The program has four areas of activity: Recreation (outdoor activities, trips, fun stuff); Outreach (community service projects; fund raising; help in the parish ministries) and “Inreach“ (spiritual questions, retreats, age-appropriate games (like “Stump the Priest“), discussions and Bible study). The activities are generated from the youth themselves and organized by a Youth Advisory Council that is made up of youth and interested adults.

Sunday School

The Trinity Sunday School program for 2007-2008 begins on Sunday, September 9 during the 10:00 a.m. service.

	Nursery Care - Infants and Toddlers
	Story Time - ages 3 through ages 6/7 (Kindergarten and Pre-K)
	Sunday School - ages 6 through Fifth Grade
	SAM4U - Grade Six through High School

Prayer Curriculum Outline 2007-2008

Unit 1: Prayer in the Church Community (September 9 - November 4)

9/9 Church as a community, not a building. God wants us to be in relationship with Him.

9/16 Relationships need tending and prayer is part of our relationship with God.

9/23 Prayer in the church: Types of prayer - The Lord's Prayer

9/30 Prayer in the church: Praise and Adoration - Music as prayer.

10/7 Prayer in the church: Penitence and Oblation - Confession

10/14 Prayer in the church: Thanksgiving - Eucharist

10/21 Prayer in the church: Intercession & Petition - Prayers of the People

10/28 Prayer in the church: Pumpkin Sunday - Concluding worship service

11/4 Prayer in the church: All Saints - Procession before service and hosting coffee hour.