St. Augustine's In-the-Woods Episcopal Church

Freeland, Whidbey Island, Washington

 
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A prayer for our parish:
Almighty and ever living God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
 
   
 
       
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Christian Formation

Adult Forum

The Adult Forum is held in the Parish Hall Sundays at 9:15 am. We welcome those of you who attend the 8:00 am service to stay for the Adult Forum, and for those of you who attend the 10:00 service to come early. Topics are announced on the home page.

We also offer seasonal adult education programs. Details are shown on the home page.

Young People's Ministries for 2007-2008

Nursery

We provide childcare during our Sunday morning 10 a.m. service and other major parish events. This childcare will include playtime and activities which will teach and express our Christian faith. Please contact the Church office to see if childcare will be available for a specific event or program.

Godly Play - Pre-kindergarten through 3rd Grade

Godly Play is a Montessori-based program for forming our younger children in faith. In Godly Play, our young people will explore our faith through play, interaction and arts. We are blessed with the passion that David Close and Sue Idso have for this program, and their deep interest in sharing it both with the children of our parish and with the adults. Our Godly Play participants will join their families in Church at the Peace during the 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

'Tween Ministry - 4th through 7th Grade

On Sunday morning, young people in the group will gather in the undercroft at 9:50. We will explore the Bible lessons for that day, and through arts and music help young people apply those stories to their lives and apply their lives to those stories. This group will join the rest of the community at the Peace during the 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

Kids' Club

Our evening group is a time for our young people, 3rd to 7th grades, to have fun while growing the their understanding of Christ and of Christ's Church. We will have movie nights, followed by a discussion of the movie. We will participate in outreach ministries. We will play loud and fun games. The Kid's Club meets at 5:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month.

Youth Group

Our Sunday evening time will be dedicated to activities our youth desire and assist in planning for. We will include theological discussions, movie nights, outdoor activities, game nights, and outreach opportunities. The Youth Group meets at 5:00 p.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month.

Youth Acolytes

Our youth group members who wish will become members of our Youth Acolytes and will provide liturgical leadership one Sunday per month at the 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

Newletter Archive

An archive of the weekly newsletters for our Christian Formation programs is here.