Children’s Chapel
Children (ages 3-10) are welcome to join Children’s Chapel. Parents are always welcome but not required to attend; volunteers are assigned.
Children’s Chapel occurs most Sundays during the 9 a.m. service. We typically do not have Children’s Chapel on the first Sunday of the month during the program year (September - May). Children’s Chapel isn’t offered during the summer.
The service bulletin will note whether Children’s Chapel is offered. During the hymn before the gospel reading, you will see a children’s processional cross and children starting to gather at the baptismal font. At the conclusion of the gospel, children are given the opportunity to follow the cross up the main aisle of the sanctuary and process to the Lilly Room for a liturgy of their own. The children return during the exchange of peace.
The aim of Children’s Chapel is to provide time for children to gather in community, sing, hear the gospel in a simpler format, reflect on the readings in their own voice and to offer the Prayers of the People and listen to God in their own way. Parents then have an opportunity to listen and pray by themselves for part of the service.
Below are samples of some of the songs used in Children’s Chapel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9rZHvTqm0E
