Children’s Formation

“Children are a heritage from the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is a gift.”
Psalm 127:4

Children’s Formation at the Cathedral is a vibrant program of faith exploration. This is the age when our children begin their life-long faith journey, and we use lessons that are designed for where they are in their personal development.

Our teachers, chapel and homily leaders help our children share in the word of the Lord. We welcome all children to join our nurturing community!

We celebrate the abundant blessings of the Lord with our children!

Autumn 2011-Spring 2012

Children’s Formation • 9:15 a.m.

Godly Play • Pre-K and kindergarten
Godly Play is a Montessori-inspired way of teaching Bible stories to our youngest children. We tell stories from scripture, then guide the children as they recreate aspects of the stories by using small hands-on pieces and models. The children find their own way through exploration and discovery to learn what the Bible is teaching us.
Learn more at the Godly Play Foundation website.

Weaving God’s Promises • Grades 1-5
Weaving God’s Promises teaches our older children how God’s promises of salvation are inextricably woven into our lives. Through this church school curriculum, we hope to foster the spiritual formation and growth of our children in Christ’s love and mercy, to teach the spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation, and to send our children out into the world as Christ’s ambassadors.
Learn more at the Weaving God’s Promises website.

Children’s Chapel • 10:15 a.m.

Our Children’s Chapels are geared toward bringing children into our Episcopalian worship. We use Bible lessons, short prayers and songs to bring a comparable liturgical experience to what their parents are doing in “the big church.” On most Sundays, children age 3 through kindergarten worship in the Lambs Chapel, with grades 1-3 in the Disciples Chapel. Older children can come to the Disciples Chapel or join their parents in the Nave.

Children’s Formation is ready to help fulfill your New Year’s resolutions

If one of your goals/resolutions in 2012 is to get more involved, Children’s Formation and Chapels have the following needs:

Formation Gate Keeper: This adult would be on hand during the 9:15-10:15 a.m. formation class time. They would assist the teachers as necessary and direct children/parents where to go. After classes start they would get snacks ready for the classrooms and then be our ‘hall monitor’ and assist with bathroom duties or supply needs.
Chapel Assistant: The Cathedral is blessed to have enough children to warrant a Lambs (non-readers to 1st grade) and a Disciples (readers through 4th grade) chapel. Two chapels means at least two adults in attendance, if possible. While we have some leaders, we certainly don’t have enough adults to be the second adult with up to 15 children. This adult would need to be available from 10:10 until the sign of the Peace. An assigned Sunday a month (i.e., the 1st or 3rd Sunday) is how we currently schedule.
Craft Setter: The wonderful Weaving God’s Promises curriculum we use in Formation class for the 2nd through 6th graders uses crafts as a touch stone for discussion. During the week the craft is selected and the supplies gathered from the resource room. If someone is of crafty intent and would like to gather these items from the resource room during the week and/or early on Sunday morning that would be a wonderful assistance.

If any of these opportunities appeal to you, please let Brenda Colburn know at childrensformation@ghtc-kc.org.

Thank You to our Children’s Formation Volunteers!!

Thanks to our volunteers! During January we will continue to use our Weaving God’s Promises curriculum and explore the season of Epiphany. Thank all your fellow parishioners for their time in chapel and/or formation: Kelli Walker, Barbara Reynaud, Christine Morrison, The Three Musketeers (aka Cady Sommer, Camille Moore and Sophia Marrs), Phineas Gita and Debbie Marrs!

Are you interested in volunteering to serve in Children’s Formation? Fill out this form and we’ll contact you.