Begins June 8th. Multi-age class for 3yrs old through 3rd grade. 4th grade and older will be in church.
Children’s Religious Education
and Faith Formation
“Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it. And he took them up in his arm, laid hands on them, and blessed them. Mark 10:14-16.
Jesus shows us that children have a sacred relationship with God. As a church we are called in our baptismal covenant to support and nourish our children and to stand with parents in growing their children in this relationship. The Bible and the liturgy (prayers and sacraments) are the fundamental sources for growing children in their Christian life. We honor the spiritual values of childhood and the developmental stages of faith formation.
Time and location:
St Clare’s Catholic School, Edwards CO
10:30-11:30am, Sundays
Children begin in the service at 10:30 am. After the Children’s Homily they are escorted to their class. At approximately11:25 the children return to the service for Holy Communion or a blessing, and remain with their parents throughout the rest of the service.
Classes:
Preschool - 3 year olds
Kindergarten - 4 & 5 years old and/or in kindergarten
Primary - 1st through 3rd grade
Intermediate - 4th and 5th grade
Curriculum:
Our curriculum is the “Episcopal Children’s Curriculum”. It is “biblically based” and liturgically oriented”.
We also teach using “Godly Play” a Montessori method of religious education.
