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Christian Formation for Children and Youth

Christian Formation is the intentional and life-long process of faith development, of growing in our knowledge and love of God, and of equipping individuals and congregations to carry on Christ’s work of reconciliation in the world.

Christian Formation involves education for children, youth, and adults, and it includes experience, prayer, spiritual disciplines, and liturgy in deepening our understanding of what it means to be a Christian in the contemporary world. It is as much about transformation as it is about information.

Standard Youth Events Downloads

 All youth who are planning to participate in a diocesan sponsored event must complete and submit a Youth Consent Form prior to attending the event.

iconDownload the Youth Consent Form
icon Download the Scholarship Form for Youth Events
icon Policies for the Protection of Children and Youth from Abuse
icon Appendix A: Adult Participant Form for Activities involving Children & Youth
icon Appendix B: Drivers Declaration Form

Top 10 Reasons Children are Welcome in Our Church

10. Repeated exposure to the sights, sounds and symbols of Eucharist help form all Christians.

9. Children actually LIKE sitting in those usually-empty front row seats so they can see and hear what's going on.

8. It would be expensive to repaint all those signs to read "The Episcopal Church Only Welcomes Adults."

7. Practice Makes Perfect - Teaching young children to enjoy and participate in the service helps them become active and receptive worshipping adults.

6. There are no pop quizzes at the communion rail! We all experience the Eucharist as a mystery . . . you don't have to be able to explain it in order to benefit from it.

5. Children have their own unique relationships with God. Being in church helps them learn how to pray, sing, worship and otherwise strengthen that relationship.

4. If children aren't in church, who are the candy-unwrapping, restless, coughing, whispering adults going to blame for the noise?

3. Sunday services make great family-togetherness time. Use the quiet space for extra hand-holding or snuggling time that may get lost during a busy week.

2. Children teach us what absolute joy looks like - and what better place to experience that than in church?

1. . . . and the Number One reason why children are welcomed in our church: The Circle of God's family is incomplete without them!

Tracey E. Herzer, President, 2007
National Association for Episcopal Christian Education Directors
www.NAECED.org

Event Specific Downloads


Youth Leadership Training Flyer

Youth Leadership Training Application

Youth Leadership Training Recommendation Form

Upcoming Youth Events

 

Diocesan Youth Events 2012 

Youth Leadership Training 

May 25-28
Cedar Hills, Painesville
This is an event to train youth from around the diocese in Christian leadership. 

 


Episcopal Youth Event 2011

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