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Trinity Kids - Sunday School at Trinity Lime Rock  Programs for young people at Trinity

 

A few highlights:

 

 

ACOLYTES

New acolytes in training at Trinity Lime Rock

 

Click the photo to see this year's acolyte team! More pictures are on our Acolytes photo page

CHRISTMAS

PAGEANT

Angels at the Manger at Trinity's Christmas Pageant

 

All about our Christmas Pageants -- 2007 was our 65th year of Christmas Pageants at Trinity.  Lots of pictures! (and a video)

SUMMER

SOCCER

Summer Soccer 2007 at Trinity Limerock

We're proud of our Summer Soccer program2007 was our third year, and we had 96 participants. Lots of pictures and more information on our Summer Soccer pages Now it's time to sign up for Summer Soccer 2008.

SUNDAY

SCHOOL

Maddy and Hayley welcome you to Sunday School at Trinity

 

Trinity's Sunday School meets each Sunday until June at 10:20 AM in our newly expanded facilities.  For more information, check our Sunday School page.  More pictures are on our Trinity Kids photo page

...what we do

Trinity Lime Rock is a small parish, but we are a community that is (and has always been) particularly welcoming to young people. 

Young people at Trinity have a series of opportunities for experiences at church in many contexts in addition to the traditional Sunday School classroom.  Through our efforts to involve our young people in all aspects of our church life, we try to make many of our activities for Trinity Kids a "teaching moment" -- This applies whether it's Sunday School itself, rehearsing for the Christmas Pageant, joining a circle to say the Lord's Prayer before Summer Soccer, getting involved in an outreach project, or serving as an acolyte or a youth usher on Sunday mornings.

Work, school, travel, extracurricular activities, sports, music lessons, Scouts, riding lessons, all can combine to make family life hectic and disconnected.  For most of us, in fact, Sunday is the only day of the week we have an opportunity to be a real family. Church is a wonderful place to be part both of our own families and the larger Trinity family at the same time. 

It's for this reason that we make a real effort to combine our week-to-week Sunday School curriculum -- as well as the special events and activities mentioned above -- with our worship.  Of course we provide a nursery for infants, and many of our older young people are involved in specific worship roles.  Our Sunday School joins the main worship service for the Holy Eucharist each Sunday, and, on special Sundays, we encourage our young people to sit with their families or with their classmates and friends during worship. 

People ask whether it's realistic to expect young people to "sit through" church, even on major Sundays of the church year, like Easter.  Yes, we recognize that young people are not likely to have the same focus on the spoken word as adults do, nor the same attention span.  In some churches this would be a problem.  However, as Episcopalians, our church is a liturgical church -- which means there is constant, predictable activity, with little chance for children to become bored. If you have ever been a part of the celebration and pageantry of an Episcopal service, you will recognize this aspect of our worship. We also provide our young people in church with materials related to the service that appeals to their interests and is appropriate for their developmental stages.  And, we are are always very much open to suggestions for improvement.

But, most important, we are always glad to welcome young people of all ages at Trinity.  We know that many of our young people are not in the area every weekend, and our current lectionary-based Christian Education helps us welcome newcomers, visitors, and those who cannot regularly be here without disrupting a rigid lesson plan in a traditional Sunday School class.  Yet, as flexible as we are, our Sunday School still imparts the basics of Christian education -- and the kids have a great time in the process!

Of course, Trinity's facility provides us with unrivaled flexibility for a parish our size, both indoors and out.  And young people have plenty of opportunity to be with -- and have fun with -- their peers in Sunday School, after the service, during hospitality hour, and when involved in our youth activities.

So, even if you are "just looking" or only in the area for a short time -- or, like many of our families, simply unable to make the time commitment regular Sunday morning Sunday School attendance entails -- we encourage you to visit us at Trinity any Sunday.

 On this page (and the linked ones) you'll find pictures and information about some of the great (and, we hope, instructive) times our young people have had over the past six or seven years, and we'll continue to bring you more pictures occasionally.  We hope you enjoy them!

  Confirmation for young people at Trinity Lime Rock  

We don't have a Confirmation Class for young people every year at Trinity.  We're a small parish, and there simply aren't enough young people reaching Confirmation age each year to warrant it.  However, we had classes in 2003 and 2004 (you can read about them below, and click the links to see photos of them) that also incorporated students from nearby Indian Mountain School.

When we schedule the next class depends on when our next crop of young people is ready. We have several who are coming along right now, so our next class will be starting within the next year or so.  If you're a young person in seventh or eighth grade -- or already in high school but somehow missed out on being confirmed during your middle school years -- contact the church office or one of the Wardens.  If you're still in sixth grade, why not come visit us anyway?  There is plenty for you to do at Trinity, and you'll get to know the kids who will be in your confirmation class soon!

OUR 2004 CONFIRMATION CLASS  

Our 2004 Confirmation Class was confirmed Saturday, May 22, by Bishop Ramos-Orench as part of the annual Litchfield Deanery confirmation service at Trinity Torrington.  We got some great pictures of the big day, and we hope everyone will enjoy them!   Our 2004 Confirmands were Oise De Saint Phalle, Natalie Jones, Matt Lancto, Anna Moller, and Olivia Novik. 

  See the Confirmation Class of 2004 at Confirmation and  watch this class as they prepared for Confirmation throughout the year.  

We had an even larger Confirmation Class in 2003!!  They were Confirmed by Bishop Smith on Saturday, May 17, 2003 at St. Michael's Church, Litchfield, in a big Confirmation service for the whole Litchfield Deanery.  2003 Class Members were  Ben Lancto, Tyra Lindholm, Jessica Marshall, Cammie Naylor, Hilary Novik, Sarah Warnke, and Caitlynn Watt. Read about the curriculum and to see photos of class and some of the reception in Litchfield.

OR -- read some additional information about Confirmation for Young People at Trinity Lime Rock. 

Our innovative Summer Soccer program was bigger and better in 2007!!

 See pictures from our 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons, and for more information about our Summer Soccer program,

just click the soccer ball!

 

 Summer Sunday School Soccer at Trinity Lime Rock

Our Sunday School's primary age group created a magnificent Lego model of Trinity (and the cemetery across the street).  Click on the photo below to see a large picture of them -- and their model, which they showed us at hospitality hour after the 10:30 AM Holy Eucharist

 Primary girls

That same day, some of our young people enjoyed jump rope in the new cloister (Trinity Field, our eight acre back yard, is in the background).  Click on the photo to see a larger image.

 Girls jumping rope

Looking for pictures of a recent Baptism at Trinity?

You'll find them in our parish photo album

Our young people are important to our parish community!  

Trinity Kids -- Welcome to Trinity (and to our Sunday School!)  

WEEKENDERS!!  

We're very happy to welcome young people to Trinity and our programs even if you don't live here full-time and can't attend regularly.  Lots of our young people come "to the country" only occasionally.  And we understand that family and other obligations can make it impossible to always attend even when families are here.  

People sometimes wonder if they (and their children) will be accepted if they don't live here or don't attend every Sunday.    Will you feel like you're REALLY welcome?  The answer is "yes, definitely". 

Parents:  here's a message for you!

 

See photos of our Palm Sunday crafts!!.  And, how about taking a look at our new and improved Young People's Flower Garden!! 
See our pantomime of the 2006 Visitation of the Magi -- (the kids really enjoy our theatrical activities -- and so do we!)
Trinity Lime Rock -- Girl Scout Sunday  was here at Trinity in 2003!  See PICTURES!

“Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” 

Photos of our Sunday School of our Trinity Kids!!
See pictures of our famous Christmas Pageants. (There are six years of Pageant pictures!!  Christmas Pageant 2000, Christmas Pageant 2001, Christmas Pageant 2002, Christmas Pageant 2003, Christmas Pageant 2004, Christmas Pageant 2005 (as well as our inaugural pantomime of the Visitation of the Magi (2006), Christmas Pageant 2006 -- and Christmas Pageant 2007, our 65th consecutive year of Christmas Pageants at Trinity!!
Watch the process as Trinity Kids  become great ACOLYTES.  Great acolytes are definitely a tradition at Trinity! Caitlynn as the Maundy Thursday Crucifer at Trinity Lime Rock
Our young people are actively involved in Outreach to those who are less fortunate.
Are you a parent who is thinking about Trinity for your child? Are you a parent who thinks your child might be too young for our programs for young people at Trinity
In a photo taken in early 2003,  a group of 4th to 6th grade Sunday School students works on a special project: Learning about the lives of the Disciples  (and eating popcorn). 

This picture was taken before construction of our new addition.  It's done now, adding great flexibility for projects like this one.

See pictures of this Sunday School project team making their presentation to the Parish (they're on our photo album page)!!

4th to 6th grade Sunday School kids

 

Don't miss the PICTURES OF TRINITY'S FAMOUS

 CHRISTMAS PAGEANTS!!!

See photos of our Christmas Pageants 

 

 Young people are welcome at Trinity Lime Rock

 YOU are welcome at Trinity Episcopal Church, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville, Connecticut!

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Website updated Saturday, April 26, 2008 07:00 PM