Every Sunday for children from 10:50 to 11:45 - While parents are in worship

Nurturing Childhood Spirituality
Deep respect for children and their spiritual lives is at the heart of Faith & Play. Each story session might be called a “meeting for worship with attention to story” and attends to the Spirit’s ongoing activity in children’s lives.

Adults do not need to give children a spiritual life; each child already has one. The method used with Faith & Play and Godly Play stories helps children access their spiritual lives and it gives them words and images for expressing what they experience of the Divine in each day. Adult mentors create and maintain an open, safe, and welcoming classroom environment that nurtures wonder and loving community.

Children are drawn deeply into their own individual experience of Spirit and corporate experience of spiritual community. Through their responses to experiential wondering questions, children have opportunities to express where they find themselves in the stories.

Children are invited to think about their own experiences, share their ideas, and explore what the stories might mean to them. There are no right or wrong answers. Our goal is to create a safe and caring space where children can wonder, ask questions, be creative, and experience a sense of community.
 

Who Will Be With the Children?
Faith & Play is guided by caring adults from our Meeting - our teachers and volunteers take turns leading stories and activities and spending time with the children during free and outdoor play - We want this time to feel relaxed and welcoming.