Families faces more challenges in the 21st century than ever, Christ Church Cathedral Church is committed to providing support and resources for children, youth, and parents.  From our loving nursery staff to preparation for the rite of Confirmation, we invest significant attention and resources in this area of our shared life.

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Christ Church Cathedral wants to be a place where parents of children from birth until they graduate from high school can find support and resources.  Ongoing information will be available on this page, in our weekly worship notes, and in our publications.

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EMAIL NEWSLETTER FOR PARENTS

Sign up for the Mini-Messenger, family ministry newsletter here.  

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Please explore the links below to learn more about each of these areas.

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VOLUNTEERING

Parents are essential to the work we do with children and youth. We are recruiting volunteers now for the 2019-20 school year. Please download and complete the volunteer form.

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CHRISTIAN FORMATION CLASSES

Sunday Formation at 9:00am

 

Elementary (Pre-K4 through Grade 2)

Fun Club (Grades 3, 4, 5)

Middle School (Grades 6, 7, 8)

EYC Wake-Up (Grades 9 through 12)



Sunday Formation at 10:00am

Nursery (Birth through age 3)

Children's Chapel (Grades Pre-K4 through Grade 3)

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Christian Formation Sunday Morning

Need-To-Know Information

 

Please register your child for all Cathedral Children's and Youth activities.

 

Nursery

• Birth through Age 3

• Gospel Light Baby Beginnings

• Lead Teacher: McKayla Cusker

• Lesson begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Nursery.*

• Nursery Procedures at a Glance

 

Elementary Class

• K-4 through Grade 1

• Spark Activate Faith

• Lead Teacher: Caroline Strand

• Lesson begins at 9:00 a.m. in the back room on the third floor.*

 

Fun Club

• Grades 2, 3, 4, 5

• Spark Activate Faith

• Lead Teacher: Nora Shea

• Lesson begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Fun Club Room on the third floor.*

 

Middle School Class

• Grades 6, 7, 8

• Episcopal Youth Curriculum by the Virginia Theological Seminary

• Lead Teachers: Carolyn Jeffers, Caroline Etherton

• Lesson begins at 9:00 a.m. in the circle window room on the third floor.*

 

High School Wake-Up/Lesson

• Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

• Lectio Divina

• Students gather to discuss their week.

• Wake-Up begins at 9:00 a.m. in the EYC Room under the chapel.*

 

Children's Chapel

• Ages 4-Grade 3

• Children participate in an age-appropriate service that mirrors the adult service

• Includes Prayers for the People, the Nicene Creed, the Gospel reading, and a Gospel discussion

• Children follow their crucifer to the chapel after the opening hymn

• Children will return to the service at the time of the peace

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MILESTONES

Our Children's and Youth (CY) Team have been intentional in structuring how we celebrate the milestones in our children's lives within the Cathedral family. Some of the milestones are new and others have been given guidelines so that we are present for our children and young families as they grow.

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BIRTH AND BAPTISM

The purpose of this milestone is to allow the church to be involved in a helpful and significant way in the life of a family and a newborn from the announcement of the pregnancy through the child’s baptism. 

 

WORSHIP READINESS

The purpose of the Worship Readiness milestone is to help children in grade 3 and their families transition the children into the Sunday morning worship service in helpful and meaningful ways that will provide children and families with the tools they need to integrate into the worship service fully. 

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CONFIRMATION

The purpose of this milestone is to engage the 8th graders in the life of the parish in the process of confirmation classes that will ultimately end in the confirmation of the 8th graders on confirmation Sunday when the Bishop has his annual Parochial visit. 

 

GRADUATION

The purpose of this milestone is to celebrate and appropriately send off the graduating high school seniors from Christ Church Cathedral.

 

Over the next few months the CY Team will communicate each milestone individually. The first will be worship readiness for our children in grades 4 and up who have not been confirmed. The class will meet on Sundays, November 10 and 17 at 9:00am in the Chapel. Dean Beverly Gibson will teach. She will talk with the children about worship and she will teach them about communion. The November class will get us "caught up" so that each year, beginning in Lent 2020, children in grade 3 will be given the same class as a way to "graduate" from Children's Chapel.

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FALL 2019 IMPORTANT DATES

Sunday, November 17 at 11:30am  EYC Delta Bike Project

                                                               Fun Club Duck Boat Ride

Sunday, December 8 at 11:30am    Making Advent wreaths

Sunday, December 15 at 9:45am    Christmas Pageant (Children age 3 through grade 3)

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​FORMATION CALENDAR

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NEW TO THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OR TO FAITH?

Adults who are new to the Episcopal Church (or new to Christianity) may wish to attend the Inquirers Class, which may lead to their wishing to be baptized or confirmed.  The Inquirer's Class is lead by Dean Gibson on _________________ at ______________.

Youth Confirmation Class:  Christ Church Cathedral confirms youth in grade 8.  The curriculum is I Will With God's Help.  The next class will begin in the fall of 2020.  Let Carolyn Jeffers (251.438.1822) know if you have a youth who would like to join the class.

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SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW

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CONTACT

Alison Mitchell, Children's Program Coordinator // email