children and youth education

Ongoing Formation Offerings:

Nursery

Available to infants through non-toilet trained toddlers. The nursery (located in the Preschool Red Room) opens at 9:45 am; parents are asked to sign their kids out of the nursery immediately following the Mass. The nursery is staffed each week by one of our preschool teachers and a helper, except for the 5th Sunday of the month when we will need parent volunteers. Parents need to bring diapers & wipes, a comfort toy or blanket, and any bottles/snacks/water/juice that their kids might need.

Preschool and Kindergarten

Available to toilet trained toddlers through children in Kindergarten. The classroom (located in the Preschool Blue Room) opens at 9:45 am; the children are brought to their parents in church between the Lord’s Prayer and the Agnus Dei, so that families can receive communion or a blessing together. Shelley Weitzel, assisted by Kristin Poon, lovingly teach this age group each week. On the few Sundays that Shelley is not able to be present, parent volunteers will be asked to stand in for her.

Grades 1 through 5

This age group gathers in the Preschool Yellow Room no earlier than 9:45 am, with the exception of the 2nd Sunday of the month when the kids meet in the Parish Hall for a Children’s Chapel & Communion (sorry, parents, but this is for the children only!). On Sundays when there is no Children’s Chapel, the children are brought to their parents in the church at the Peace/Offertory for the Eucharistic Prayer and to receive communion.

Parent volunteers will be needed to teach and be present with this age group on all Sundays except the 2nd Sunday of the month. Please sign up by emailing Deacon Susie Fowler.

Kristine Eller and Kate Mulligan are the Coordinators for this age group—they work together on lesson planning, parent recruitment, and developing occasional special events for kids and their families.

Youth (Grades 6 through High School)

Deacon Robert gathers with the youth of our parish on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month after the 10 o’clock Mass. Youth will meet in the Youth Room (naturally). Also keep an eye out for special youth gatherings.