Families with Children and Youth

Families are where faith formation begins. Our active children and youth ministries welcome all ages into a warm, loving environment in which to grow in faith. At St. Paul’s, your family will have the opportunity to participate in many faith-filled, fun activities together. Our parish community values, supports, and ministers to children, respecting the unique perspective children bring to their faith. It is truly through their eyes that we behold the face of God, allowing them to minister to us.

Christian education and formation begins at infancy, within the family. It continues at baptism. In the waters of baptism, we are lovingly adopted by God into God’s family, which we call the Church, and given God’s own life to share and be reminded that nothing can separate us from God’s love in Christ. Education and formation continue through participation in church events such as Sunday School, vacation Bible school, youth groups, and Confirmation classes.

At St. Paul’s, we nurture faith and spirituality by providing opportunities for the children and youth to explore their relationship with God, and their relationship with each other and the world. Each child is nurtured in ways that help them figure out who it is that God has created them to be. Even the youngest children can learn, early in their faith journey, to try to live into the promises made for them at their baptism through the Baptismal Covenant, and that they will affirm for themselves at their Confirmation. At Confirmation, young people and adults make a mature public affirmation of their faith, recommit themselves to the responsibilities of their baptism, and receive laying on of hands by a bishop. St. Paul’s feels blessed to accompany them on this journey.