Welcome!

We welcome children to our worship community, both in First Day School and in Meeting for Worship. Although most children attend First Day School, families may also choose to stay together in worship for the entire hour. 

Children and First Day School Programs

First Day School programs are available every Sunday from approximately 11am until 12:10pm. Child care is available starting at 10:40am for parents who are going to meeting.

It is very helpful to the children if parents can arrive early enough to show the children where meeting for worship is held and to introduce them to the First Day school teacher and other children.

For children up to age 18, the Meeting offers a regular religious education program which includes study of Quaker faith and practice, children’s Advices and Queries and Testimonies and their application in daily life, stories from Quaker history and biography, Old and New Testament study, the study of other faiths, the overall structure of Quaker meeting, and other Quaker practices. Two separate spaces house our First Day School program on the second floor of the meetinghouse, each containing age-appropriate materials and furniture.

Joining Meeting for Worship

Children are invited to join in Meeting for Worship during the first 10 to 20 minutes and then exit with their teacher (this coincides with the time meeting latecomers are admitted).  

Note: Books are available in the First Day School classroom or the library.

After Meeting For Worship

Children come downstairs during the announcements. They are invited to sit with their parents/adult caretakers. When meeting rises, children are then welcomed to join the meeting for refreshments. Every first Sunday, there is a potluck lunch for all who attend meeting. There is no organized childcare during this time.

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Questions? Contact the Clerk of the Children’s Religious Education Committee, thank you.

Thanks to Redwood Forest Friends Meeting for original ideas.