b'yo uthf o r ma tionThis academic year, we are continuing to refine our youth formation efforts. Based on input from the families of our young people, we are focusing our youth programming on monthly events and quarterly retreats. The quarterly retreats will become the center of programs to educate and equip young people for Christian practice. During the retreats, we will focus on living out our baptismal identity as children of God, and what it means to follow Jesus as Episcopalians. These quarterly retreats will also serve as steps toward confirmation in the Episcopal church. On Sunday mornings and during the monthly events, we will continue to emphasize fellowship and service in worship as well as on outreach in our community for youth and their families.c h i ldren sprepa ra tion f o r co m m un i o nOn each of the first four Sundays in October, children in third through fifth grade are invited to join our Associate Rector, the Reverend Paul Evans, and our Childrens Minister, Mrs. Kate Given, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. for a series about Holy Communion. If you have been waiting for your children to begin receiving this sacrament, or if they have been receiving the bread since they were toddlers, this series will serve to deepen their understanding, and to prepare them to participate more fully in this holy practice. Some questions to be answered are, what happens when you approach the altar? Why is it set up like that? Why do we receive communion? We invite your child to learn the answers to these questions, and we will encourage them to ask questions of their own. Then, during the November 6 thservice of Holy Communion celebrating All Saints Day, children who have participated in this series will be invited to receive the sacrament with a new understanding of its meaning. We are thrilled to launch this formation opportunity for our young parishioners.Confirmation Retreat at Roslyn (March 2022)FALL 2022 | 7'