At St. Dunstan's, we strive to help our children to understand our lessons and prayers, as well as to learn the meaning woven into all aspects of our church service. A large congregational service geared towards adults can be overwhelming to smaller children.

We offer Children's Liturgy during the 9:00 and 11:00 am services for children ages 3 through Kindergarten. Children leave the service before the Bible readings, exiting with their adult Liturgy Team leaders to the Bentley Education Center. Children's Liturgy is an age-appropriate simplified version of our service: lessons, kid's sermon, prayers, offering, and peace.

The children rejoin their families midway through the service just after the Sermon and Announcements in time to have communion with their parents.

Liturgy Leaders are given thorough training, along with a notebook containing all the year's liturgy lesson plans with suggestions for activities. All of our liturgy teachers have background checks and have taken the required Safeguarding God's Children course through our church's diocese.

Useful Childrens' Liturgy Links

Liturgy Service
Campus Maps
Liturgy Teacher Resources
Call for Liturgy Volunteers

A Prayer for Childrens' Liturgy

O Lord Jesus Christ, who as a child worshipped in the temple:
We bring to you all children of this parish,
especially those who worship during Childrens' Liturgy,
that they may love you above all things. Grant wisdom,
faithfulness, patience and creativity to all of the Childrens'
Liturgists, that our liturgy may be Holy unto you, and that
these children may grow up to the praise of your holy name.
AMEN.