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Sunday School at Trinity
At Trinity, we think that Sunday
School is an important part of growing up. It's where young people learn
about God, and where they have an opportunity to meet and have fun with other
kids whose parents feel that Sunday School is a real benefit for young people
today.

Sunday School begins
with Children's Chapel each Sunday at 10:20 AM, usually held in the side chapel
in the main church building, and begins with a welcome and a short prayer by the
Priest. Following this, the young people break out into groups
based on ages and interests to do
crafts and have children's education activities with teams of volunteers from the parish,
under the direction of Gretchen Hachmeister, assisted by Cheryl Duntz, and Marian Browning.
These classes are held in the Sunday School rooms in our new addition. The
Sunday School joins
the Holy Eucharist in progress in the church around the time of the Offertory.
Sunday School at Trinity resumed on Sunday, September 13, 2009 -- but you can start
attending any time!
If you are interested in having your young person participate, please feel
free to just show up, or, if you wish, an e-mail to
trinity@trinitylimerock.org
will usually get into the right hands. You can also call Trinity, at (860)435-2627.
Please leave a message, and someone will get back to you promptly.
Since January, 2010, we've been trying something new to
us: having our Sunday School students take an active role in leading
worship in "big people's church". Our Vicar provides a homily that's not
too theoretical to be interesting to kids, we have an adult usher to help the
kids out, and we have an adult minister of communion (as well as our usual choir
and music director, of course). But the rest is done by the kids.
Ushering, reading, leading the prayers of the people -- and, of course, acolyting. Why not?
We look forward to welcoming you and your children for Sunday
School!

"The Apostles Project 2008" -- by our
Sunday School |

Parents and the Easter Egg hunters |

Two parent volunteers
in a Sunday School classroom |

We had balloons for the first session of
Sunday School for fall 2007 |

The kids took full advantage of the
courtyard (and the beautiful weather) on "Chocolate
Sunday" 2007 |
Click here to see a page of photos of
some of our Sunday School kids.
If you think you would like your young person
to come to Sunday School at our church, we certainly invite you to come visit
us. (Need driving
directions?)
| Trinity also offers other
notable programs for young people:
--Summer
Sports -- a program for the community that meets
during the summer months in
the Sunday
School time slot. Sports activities for young people at other
times of year include bowling trips.
--Acolytes
-- our older young people serve on the altar regularly throughout the
year, following a formal acolyte training program. On the last
Sunday of each month, our young people serve as ushers, assisting the
day's head usher, and as readers, intercessor, and in most other
worship leadership roles.
--Christmas
Pageant -- our young people have presented a Christmas Pageant
annually here at Trinity for 67 consecutive years.
--Confirmation --
when our young people reach an appropriate age, we either hold
confirmation classes for them here at Trinity, or hold them jointly
with other Episcopal parishes in the area. |
If you're a parent considering Sunday School
at Trinity, please read our page for parents, as well
as our Policy for the
Protection of Children and Youth. |