Dates to Remember for Children: | September 13 | | Sunday School begins 10 a.m. | | September 27: | | Urban Plunge Presentation by J2A | October 4: | | St. Francis Holy Eucharist 6 p.m. | November 1: | | Godly Play Open House for Parents | November 1: | | All Saint's Family Festival, 4 p.m. | December 6: | | Feast of St. Nicolas Family Festival, 4 p.m | February 16: | | Bury the Alleluias for Lent (Shrove Tuesday) 5:30 p.m. | March 28: | | Palm Sunday with Mary Frances the donkey both services | April 3: | | Holy Saturday Quiet Day | April 4: | | Easter Sunday Easter Egg Hunt: 10 a.m. | Palm Sunday Dance | May 2: | | Sunday School last day | | May 9: | | Rt 13 Celebration, 8:45 service with reception afterwards | |
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| Our parents and parishioners are our greatest resource! If you would like to volunteer in any capacity - from helping with snack on Sunday morning, fixing a bulletin board, teaching, or helping with Youth Group - we want to hear from you! Please contact The Rev. Cynthia Hizer, 404.373.8338. Except where otherwise indicated, the contact for Children’s Ministries is The Rev. Cynthia Hizer, 404.373.8338 or Vestry Co-chairs, Cecilia
Democko, 770.934.9511 or Dave
Thompson, 770.982.6170 |
Everyone loves our Palm Sunday Donkey, Mary Frances |
| Children & Youth Formation Committee |
Our Christian Education Committee is vibrant and busy. We plan the programming for children and youth, train teachers and offer on-going teacher support.
Co-Leaders: Lynn Holden, 404.373.2984 and Heather Knapp, 404.664.6923 |
For Teachers
Click here for the meeting and program schedules for Training and Support, J2A Teachers' Meetings and Christian Ed. Committee Meetings |
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| Childcare | |
| Epiphany offers Nursery care for infants and toddlers on Sunday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Wednesday evenings during the school year and for many special events. We employ professional caregivers during that time, with parent volunteers assisting. We encourage families to bring children back into church for Communion. |
| Children’s Chapel |
| Children's Chapel is held during the 8:45 a.m. service on Sundays during the
school year. It is a fun, worshipful and love-filled period, with liturgy,
music, homily and prayers. We learn to set the table, reverence, cross ourselves
and learn the stories and song of the liturgical year. We then process back
to "big church" to join our families during the Peace, and remain
for the celebration of Holy Eucharist. |
| Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. |
- For 2-3 year-olds we offer a modified Godly Play classroom, with dolls, puppets and flannel board Bible stories, song, music and snack.
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- Ages 4 through Grade 4: We proudly offer Godly Play, a Montessori-based program that develops the natural religious potential of the child through parables, sacred stories, silence and liturgical action. We have three classrooms of mixed aged groups with volunteer teachers trained in this wonderful and nurturing program.
- Grades 5 and 6 uses the Episcopal lectionary-based program Living the Good News. Children learn more about liturgy, the Book of Common Prayer, Saints, and scripture, and have their first experiences being acolytes. Starting this year, students, teachers (and parents are welcome to join) will meet in the church once a month during the Sunday School hour with the acolyte master to practice and gain confidence for Sunday liturgies, seasonal (Christmas, Lenten Season, Easter) and special liturgies (Holy Days, Evensong, funerals).
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Learn about
Godly Play
Click here to view a YouTube video about Godly Play | | Sunday
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here for a form to register your children for Sunday School. If you would
like to volunteer in any capacity, contact The Rev. Cynthia
Hizer at 404.373.8338. |
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| For Teens |
| The Journey to Adulthood Program encompasses youth from grades 6-12. Classes meet from 10 to 11:00 a.m. each Sunday. Each group runs for two years and offers many opportunities for community building with themselves and with the other groups. |
- Rite 13 is for 7th and 8th graders. Rite 13 offers a safe and responsible environment for questioning and testing their faith and a meaningful Rite 13 ceremony to mark their movement away from childhood toward adulthood.
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Save the Date! | Rt-13 Celebration
November 8
For students who have turned 13 since May the Rt-13 Sunday School class will hold a special ceremony at the 8:45 service and have a reception between services
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- Rite 13 is for 7th and 8th graders. Rite 13 offers a safe and responsible environment for questioning and testing their faith and a meaningful Rite 13 ceremony to mark their movement away from childhood toward adulthood.
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- J2A is for 9th and 10th graders. The J2A group prepares for Confirmation. In the first year the group goes on a mission trip and in the second year, goes on a pilgrimage. This summer J2Aers took the train to New Orleans for their "urban plunge" experience. They worked on the Jumble Sale this summer to raise money for next summers' pilgrimage. Now they are in the final stages of choosing a pilgrimage destination.
- YAC for 11th and 12th graders. YAC, or Young Adults in the Church, move their foundation of faith into choosing ministries in which to participate in the church. This year's new YACs have just come back from a mission trip to New Orleans. They will be sharing their story with the parish on October 19 during the Sunday School hour.
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Our Youth at Camp Mikell |
| Epiphany Youth Group |
| Sunday nights at 5:00 p.m. from September 21 to May, youth and dedicated adults gather for activities from putt-putt to planting trees, laughing and eating, sharing stories and their lives in a relaxed setting. |
| Special Events |
We help our children experience Holy Days with special events. Here are dates for the coming year:
St. Francis (10/4), All Saint's (11/1), St. Nicholas (12/5), Epiphany (Our Feast Day, 1/6), Palm Sunday (4/5), Holy Saturday Quiet Day (4/11), and Easter Egg Hunt (4/12). We plan special activities for children and their families. Look for current information on our web site or newsletter, The Epiphany Star.
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| Vacation Bible Camp |
| A fun-filled week in late June with Chapel time and theme-based program of art, games and music. Morning and after-care available. |
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Vacation Bible Camp this year had a green theme, so each group had a "green" name: Fern, Jade, Emerald, Shamrock, Camouflage. |
 | Epiphany rents out our Sunday School space during the weekday to The Oakhurst Cooperative Preshool. For more information about the preschool, visit their website at http://www.oakhurstcoop.com/ |
