Children, Youth, and Family Ministries at All Saints

Nursery

While Christians of all ages are always welcome in worship, sometimes very young children have difficulty sitting through services. Should this occur, childcare is available in the nursery during all Sunday morning worship times, and often available during other events in our common life together at All Saints. It is available for infants and children up to age 3.

 

Godly Play

All Saints by-the-Sea has ministered to the Santa Barbara community for over 125 years. For the past ten years, the cornerstone of our children and youth ministries has been the Godly Play program. Godly Play is a Montessori approach developed by Jerome Berryman that invites children to engage their theological imaginations as they learn the key stories of the Christian faith.

Godly Play meets on Sunday mornings in the Parish House from 10-10:30ish am. Children are brought back to the sanctuary for communion with the whole church family.

Godly Play is for children age 4-5th grade.

 

Youth Group

Youth Group meets once a month for fun, fellowship, and formation. Activities are announced seasonally.

Past activities have included:

  • pizza and a movie
  • games a fun with our own air hockey table
  • rock climbing at the Santa Barbara Rock Gym
  • pool days at Lake Casitas Water Park
  • camping at Rancho Oso
  • Gospel of Mark Bible Study

Other Ways to Get Involved

The second Sunday of every month, children and youth are invited to help prepare sack lunches for Transition House in the kitchen of the Hall.

Our Director of Music, Steven Thomson, plans seasonal opportunities for children and youth to be involved with worship music.

Each fall our children and youth prepare a Christmas and Epiphany Pageant with the performance held the following January.

We have an engaging Acolyte Program for children and youth 4th grade and older.

Many other special activities as we live out the Christian year together!