Children

Children’s Ministries

At St. Alban’s, we believe that a child’s spiritual growth is as significant as their physical and intellectual growth. Our goal is to help children name and value the presence and love of God in their lives. We do this through various means – by providing stable and consistent adult mentors, encouraging strong peer relationships, and supporting parents in their families’ faith lives at home.

We offer Nursery care each Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. during the program year. Our nursery is on the 2nd floor of Satterlee Hall.

Children’s Chapel

Children are always welcome for the entirety of our liturgies, but we also offer Children’s Chapel for children ages 2 to 5th grade during the 9 a.m. service (10 a.m. during the summer). Parents are welcome to drop little ones off in Nourse Hall by 9 a.m. or remain with them for the whole of the children’s service. Folks in Children’s Chapel join “big church” at the Peace. To learn more, contact The Rev’d Mark Randall James.

Sunday School

We offer a variety of Godly Play Sunday School classes for children ages 2.5 to 5th grade. Our classes meet on the 2nd Floor of Satterlee Hall after the 9 a.m. service from 10:15 to 11:05 a.m. For more information, please contact The Rev’d Mark Randall James.

Kids' Table

We also run children’s programming during our regular Wednesday evening adult formation. Children ages 2.5 to 5th grade are invited to Kids’ Table to share a meal, sing and pray together, and learn a Bible story. Kids especially love sampling a surprise food related to that week’s lesson! Kids’ Table meets on the 2nd Floor of Satterlee from 6 to 7 p.m. To learn more, contact The Rev’d Mark Randall James.

... and more!

There is a lot more going on besides our weekly children’s programming, including:
– Regular Parents’ Nights Out, where we take your children for up to four hours so parents can enjoy some time to themselves.
– Our Parents of Young Children Roundtable (Sundays from 10:30 to 11 a.m. in the Church Office Library), a place for parents to meet other parents and find spiritual support as they juggle life as a parent.
– Children’s Musicthrough our Choristers and Cherub Choristers programs.
– Special events like our Christmas Pageant, our Easter Egg Hunt, Advent Wreath Making, and more.

For more information, please contact The Rev’d Mark Randall James.