St. Alban's Christian Education

Christian Education is available in many forms for all ages. Sunday School is offered for all ages at 9:30 a.m. from September - May.

Children's Activities

A traditional Sunday School is offered for about ages 8 and up. A nursery is provided for children up to the age of about 2 for the Sunday School hour and 10:30 service.

Godly Play is offered for children from about the age of 2 to around 8. An intermediate version of Godly Play is offered for ages 7-10. Both sessions begin at 9:30 with lesson and work time and continues until the children enter the sanctuary at the beginning of the Eucharistic Prayer.  For those arriving at 10:30, the story is re-taught and work time is offered.  A worship component for all is also added after 10:30.  You may walk your child to the classroom (beside the nursery) when you arrive.

For those children who are ready to participate in the full service, but need some enrichment during the sermon, activity sheets are available which follow the lessons for the week. 

Activity/coloring sheets are also available for younger children who need something to occupy them. 

Youth Activities

Traditional Sunday School is offered through grade 12. The elementary class uses the "All Things New" curriculum published by Morehouse. It is an Episcopal curriculum offering a rich mix of age-appropriate activities centered on scripture and Episcopal "basics". Through the use of A Children's Book of Common Prayer, children learn more than a dozen of the most familiar prayers of the liturgy.

Both the middle and high school classes use the Episcopal Curriculum for Youth, which challenges young people to test their values in the context of their Christian faith. The younger youth (middle and junior high) segment makes biblical characters come to like as real people. It also includes a "basics" section, which covers the foundations of the Anglican tradition. The older youth (senior high) segment helps young people explore the issues, values and faith that will become life-long spiritual resources.

Adult Activities

Adult Sunday School is available between the services at 9:30 a.m.  A bible study class covers the lessons used that day in the liturgy. It gives adults a deeper knowledge of the lessons for the day and further connects them with the sermon. A "doughnut club" group meets during the Sunday school hour to discuss current events and their relationship to Christian teachings.

Education for Ministry class meets most Sunday evenings. This is a four-year program through the University of the South (Sewanee). 

For more information about any Christian Education activities, contact the vestry person in charge of Christian Education. 

St. Alban's Episcopal Church
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