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Children & Youth Ministries
Mission Statement: The Epiphany Youth Education Committee is dedicated to fostering a joy-filled love of God. We strive to make Epiphany a home for all children, and a place they long to come to and want to stay. We nurture and educate our children in the Christian Faith and the Episcopal Church. At every phase of education, we use scripture and liturgical practice and tradition. As we foster the confidence that God is at work in our lives to engage our Holy Imagination, we hope to inspire a long-lasting relationship of peace, outreach, understanding and stewardship.
Parent Volunteers Our parents and parishioners are our greatest resource! If you would like to volunteer in any capacity - from helping with snacks 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.	Join our Young Families Facebook Page. Watch a YouTube video about Godly Play. View the Godly Play Story Schedule. Register your children for Sunday School.
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. Childcare Epiphany offers Nursery care for infants and toddlers on Sunday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. plus a Bible Story, songs and activities right in the Nursery for children during the Sunday School hour. The nursery is staffed by one professional care giver and at least one parent or other adult volunteer. Wednesday night child care is provided by volunteers. We offer child care during some special events: Agápe Dinner, and others as announced. We encourage families to bring children back into church for Communion. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. 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-age groups with volunteer teachers trained in this wonderful and nurturing program. Club 56: Grades 5 and 6 use 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. Students (and parents are welcome to join) will meet in the church on the second Sunday of the 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). Starting this year Club 56 will have a monthly outreach project. 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 6th and 7th 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. J2A is for 8th and 9thgraders. In the first year the group goes on an urban adventure and in the second year, goes on a pilgrimage. The last group explored parts of Atlanta they'd never seen before. They worked on the Jumble Sale this summer to raise money for their pilgrimage next summer. The final destination is still to be determined. YAC for 10th and 11th graders. YAC, or Young Adults in the Church, move their foundation of faith into choosing ministries in which to participate in the church. The YAC group prepares for Confirmation. Epiphany Youth Group Sunday nights at 5:00 p.m. from August 21 to May6, 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. Here are dates for the coming year: St. Francis (10/2), All Saint's (11/6), St. Nicholas (12/4), Epiphany (Our Feast Day, 1/6), Palm Sunday (4/1), Holy Saturday Quiet Day (4/7), and Easter Egg Hunt (4/8). We plan special activities for children and their families. Look for current information on our web site or newsletter, The Epiphany Star. 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. Except where otherwise indicated, the contact for Children's Ministries is The Rev. Cynthia Hizer, 404.373.8338 or Vestry Chair, Lydia Ogden lydiaogden@gmail.com	Liefy Smith painting in the nursery Dates to Remember for Children August 14, 2011 Rally Day and Ministry Fair, scavenger hunt for children in the gardens. August 21, 2011 Sunday School begins 10 a.m. October 2, 2011 St. Francis activity during Sunday School hour. Holy Eucharist and pet blessing at 6 p.m. November 2, 2011 All Saint’s Review at 6:30 p.m. (Potluck at 5:30 p.m.) December 4, 2011 Feast of St. Nicholas Family Festival during the Sunday School hour February 21, 2012 Bury the Alleluias for Lent (Shrove Tuesday) 5:30 p.m. April 1, 2012 Palm Sunday with Mary Frances the donkey at both services April 7, 2012 Holy Saturday Quiet Day, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. April 8, 2012 Easter Sunday Easter Egg Hunt: 10 a.m. May 6, 2012 Sunday School last day May 13, 2012 Rite 13 Celebration, 8:45 service with reception

 
Founded in 1898, Epiphany is a parish in
          the Episcopal
          Diocese of Atlanta, The Right Reverend J. Neil Alexander,
          Bishop.

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