YOUTH & CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES AT ST. ANDREWS

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A little change during the summer
For four Sundays this summer, June 15 through July 6, our parish children aged 5 and up will join us for the entire 10:30 AM service. This gives our hardworking Children's Chapel teachers a break, and it gives the children an opportunity to experience our entire beautiful liturgy from start to finish. To make the service a little more child-friendly (and adult-friendly?!), on these four Sundays we will be offering a three minute children's homily and then a five minute homily for adults in lieu of our usual full-length sermons. These Sundays will also provide a special opportunity for our young acolytes to practice new skills as service leaders. Look closely, and you'll see them up front, helping the clergy after communion!

Vacation Bible School
July 28-31, 5 to 8 PM
This summer, St. Andrew's and Hilton Presbyterian will again be hosting VBS – ROAD TRIP: ON THE GO WITH GOD, July 28-31 (Monday through Thursday) from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The evening will include a simple dinner, and LOTS of fun crafts, activities, music, and MORE! Click here to register your child. Volunteers are needed. Please contact the church office to volunteer.

Nursery
The nursery is open Sunday mornings 9 am to noon for children newborn to age 3. It is staffed by paid professionals who have completed Safe Church training and a background check. 

Children's Chapel
Children aged 4 through 5th grade are invited to join us every Sunday during the school year during the 10:30 worship service. Meet the teachers on the Ferguson Ave. playground at 10:15. After some recreation time, the children go inside and are separated into older and younger age groups for a lesson based on that Sunday's lectionary. Children return to parents in worship in time for Communion. All our Children's Chapel volunteers are safe-church trained and background checked. 

Tweens Children's Chapel
Beginning Fall 2025! Children in grades 5-7 will have their own children’s chapel once a month, concurrent with the usual children’s chapel of younger children during worship. The year will begin with an assessment of spiritual gifts, to help these growing youngsters discern where in church life they have gifts and how they can get involved. They will have a space just for them, where they will meet for Tween Children’s Chapel and even just hang out. We will have two events outside of worship per semester: one service project and one purely fun event.

Youth Group
St. Andrew's partners with Hilton Presbyterian for a Youth Group for grades 6-12.  Contact Ginny Chilton, Supervisor of Children's & Youth Ministry, at St. Andrew's, to learn more. If your youth has any questions about what to expect, Ginny will be delighted to talk to you both. We look forward to seeing you and your friends there!

Acolytes
Children and youth are invited to participate in worship, performing a variety of ceremonial duties during the service. Contact the church office if your child would like to join this ministry.