Our First Day (Sunday) School program for children ages 5-13 provides an opportunity to learn about Quakerism, explore their understanding and beliefs about the divine, and connect with each other and the Meeting community.  Children sit for the first 20 minutes in Meeting for Worship, and then go to their First Day School (FDS) group.  Group activities typically involve a story for younger children or lesson for older children, discussion, and a game or craft activity.  The FDS group concludes at the same time as worship, after which children rejoin their families.  The size of the group will depend on children attending each First Day (Sunday). 

 

COVID UPDATE:  For many Sundays over the last two years, our older children have met by Zoom.  We have not had people in the Meetinghouse.  There are still no pre-scheduled FDS groups meeting in person.  However, at this point (winter of 2022) we are having hybrid Meeting for Worship. Please contact the Religious Education Committee with questions or concerns.

 

If you are interested in bringing children to our in-person Meeting for Worship, please contact us at by Thursday afternoon prior to the Sunday you wish to attend Meeting with children.  We will plan for a Providence Meeting member, prepared with a lesson, to work with children in a small group.  We ask that all children be masked, and we will be masked and keep doors open to provide airflow. 

 

Note: We understand that people aren’t always able to plan ahead. We’ll make every effort to accommodate families – especially as the COVID situation evolves.