Level 3 children in the atrium last September with catechist, Vanessa Woods. 

May 27, 2022

Dear Trinity Families of Children & Youth,

This week has been overwhelmed by tragedy. I hope you are finding space to express the sadness, anger, helplessness, and love you may feel. Many of Trinity's catechists are teachers; please add them to your prayers. I am lighting candles of gratitude at home this week for all we get to encounter together on Sunday mornings and the safe & nurturing space that the atrium offers the children at Trinity. 

This Sunday, at the 10am service, is Graduation Sunday where we'll honor our two high school graduates Liam Hess and Izzy Sweda. We'll also recognize all children who are moving into a new level in the atrium (children turning 3.5+, going into grade 1, and going into grade 4) and children heading to the 7th grade and Trinity's youth group. We will also honor the catechists who have worked so faithfully and patiently this year as we returned to the atria amidst the pandemic. What incredible models of love & service our children get to spend time with each Sunday morning. 

Youth Group will gather in the Youth Room this Sunday after the 10am service for the cereal bar and a chance to connect with each other. 

Our final CGS Sunday will be June 5 and we'll celebrate Pentecost together! The children will help lead the worship service and the Children & Youth Council invites families to help contribute to coffee hour to make it something festive and special so we can celebrate together on the labyrinth. Please sign-up to help with coffee hour on June 5th here.

And then, what a treat, Summer Sacred Arts begins Sunday, June 12. There are still opportunities to volunteer. The MSP schedule is going out soon and the sign-up board will still be out on the labyrinth. 

Peace and thanks,

Diana Small

Director of Children & Youth Ministries

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS)

May 29 - Children & Youth Sunday

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) program begins as early as 9am. The children moving into Level 2 and Level 3 next year will be introduced to their future atriums and will be acknowledged at the end of the 10am service. This will be the children's final Sunday in the atrium (because next Sunday, we'll use our CGS time to prepare for the Pentecost service). It will be a time for reflection and preparation for our transition to Summer Sacred Arts. 

In the children's building, we host children who are too young to receive vaccinations. For this reason, we require that all people (children and adults) wear masks when in the children's building.

Registration for CGS children, age 3 through 6th grade is here.

Youth Group

May 29

Cereal bar in the Youth Group Room

Woohoo! Let's hang out in the Youth Group room until noon! Joined by Youth Mentor Rachyl Pines. 

Registration for youth group, grades 7th - 12th, is here.

Honor our Graduating Seniors

Liam Hess and Izzy Sweda

Coffee Hours, May 15 - 29

Your final chance is this Sunday! Bibles and notepads will be on a table at coffee hour for parishioners to write notes of encouragement to place in the bibles of Trinity's two graduating seniors, Liam Hess and Izzy Sweda. 

CGS Pentecost Sunday and

Final Sunday of CGS

June 5

At the 10am worship service, we will celebrate Pentecost in the model of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd's "The Gifts" presentation. 6th grader, Claire Carey-Pisani will preach and children will help lead the liturgy.

Families! Please sign-up to help with coffee hour so we can celebrate a year of CGS together. 

CGS will still begin as early as 9am this morning and this will be our final CGS gathering. Summer Sacred Arts begins June 12th as early as 9:45am in the Parish Hall. 

Volunteer Opportunity

Summer Sacred Arts starts June 12

Diana Small, Director of Children and Youth, is gathering volunteers to work with children in the Parish Hall for Summer Sacred arts every Sunday in summer during the 10am service, starting June 12.

We are still looking for folks to volunteer as a Project Leader! Perhaps you have a creative project to share with the children (visual art, music, sciences, anything creative that piques the spiritual curiosity of the child). A sign-up sheet will be at coffee hour on Sundays or email Diana at dsmall@trinitysb.org if you are interested.

Volunteers would need to arrive by 9:45am and assist helping the children for roughly an hour, until communion time.

We celebrate graduating high school seniors Liam Hess and Izzy Sweda.