If you have children, you already know that play is essential for their learning and development. That’s why Godly Play is the cornerstone of All Saints’ spiritual formation program for children ages 4 to 10. We offer Godly Play on the first, second, and third Sundays of each month at 10 am, just prior to the 10:30 am worship service.

On Godly Play Sundays, children are invited to gather on the rug in the front of the church for a greeting and a story. Once the worship service has commenced, the children may leave, join their caregivers in the pews, or stay with the storyteller and door person (the co-teacher) for the duration of the service; art materials and Godly Play stories will be provided for the children to work with so they can respond to the story they’ve heard, create a new one, or express what is on their hearts as they participate in the liturgy. The practice of Godly Play is informed by the understanding that children already have an innate understanding of God, and that accessing the language, signs, and symbols of the Christian tradition can help them speak about their unique experiences with God.

If you’d like to learn more about this unique approach to Christian formation, please call Alexandra Stephens at (530) 945-8892 or email her at luddites@sbcglobal.net. We hope to see you soon!