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As members of the family of God, children occupy an essential place in the life of St. Philip's. Our Children's Center is home to programs in Christian education and music, as well as a fully staffed nursery. We seek to create settings where children can explore, learn, play, worship, and enjoy one another as part of the entire St. Philip's community.

Summer Programming: On the second Sunday of the month, at 9:15 a.m. in the Children's Chapel, we offer our "Comfy Space" service, designed for those who tend to wiggle during worship and those who worship with them. On the third Sunday of the month, at 9 a.m. in the Church, we offer an All-Generations Service in which there will be a Story in place of the sermon, and youth will do the readings. Families are invited to meet in front of the Church at 8:50 to process in with the worship party. Childcare continues during the summer.

Childcare: Each Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for infants and children up to 5th grade. Non-ambulatory infants and toddlers are kept in a separate area with separate activities from the older children.

Worship with Us: Each Sunday during the school year at 9 a.m. for children age 3 to 3rd grade, in the Children's Center, room 8. Children have the opportunity to participate in music, movement, and art as they explore the Gospels and worship. Each gathering begins with "setting" the worship table with the colors and symbols of the liturgical season. Parents are always welcome. On the third Sunday of each month children join their wider community for worship in the church.

Church School: Each Sunday during the school year at 10:15 a.m., age-group classes (age 3 through grade 6) meet in the Children's Center for Church School. Children are invited to hear and tell stories and engage in a number of response activities as they grow in their knowledge about and relationship with Jesus, themselves, and each other. Our preschoolers and kindergarteners will enjoy time learning in our classroom "atrium" using Catechesis of the Good Shepherd curriculum, while our older children will use a variety of materials, including the Hands On! Bible Curriculum.

Solemn Communion Preparation: A Lenten class for children in 1st-3rd grades and their families, Solemn Communion is a once a week for five weeks course to teach children about the Holy Eucharist in the Episcopal Church. There is a retreat on the final weekend and a very special Eucharist at the 9 a.m. service that Sunday to celebrate the accomplishments and learning of our children and their families.

St. Philip's Summer Arts Camp: This special summer program scheduled each summer for a week in June. The program is available for children ages 5-3rd grade and 4th grade-8th grade. Here we focus on honoring God through the visual arts, drama, and music.

After School Music and Homework Help Program: Meets Monday-Thursday after school during the school year for children primarily in grades 3-5. In certain circumstances, children younger or older are accepted. Through singing in a choir, music theory training, learning to play a musical instrument and receiving daily supervised homework sessions, children develop their creative talents, improve their school work, experience team work while making new friends who share their interests.

St. Nicholas Choir: This choir is open to children and youth and sing at the 9 a.m. worship service on the third and fourth Sundays of the month during the school year. Rehearsals are weekly.

Special Events: There are several family-oriented special events throughout the year.

For more information, or to enroll a child in any of these activities, call Bruce Phillips at 299-6421, ext. 68 or e-mail.