children & youth

Come explore our many exciting programs serving Central’s youngest community members! Want to learn more? Reach out to Jennifer Anderson, Director of Music and Youth Ministry, to learn how your child can be more involved in faith formation opportunities or how you can serve as a volunteer in these wonderful programs.

HAVE QUESTIONS OR IDEAS?
Jennifer Anderson, Director of Music & Youth Ministry
(651) 224-4728 ext. 103

Easter at Central

Sunday, March 31

Worship at 10:30 a.m.

CHILDREN AGE BIRTH – 6: Our beautiful nursery is staffed by professional caregivers and full of fun toys and good friends. Childcare is available from 9:30–11:30 a.m. today.  Following worship, please join your child upstairs as we prepare to participate in the Egg Hunt.  (Since some of the eggs contain smaller items as well as candy, please open them with your child and confirm that they are safe for them.)

GRADES K – 5:  Following the Time for Children, children grades K – 5 are invited to go upstairs for a morning of engaging, meaningful learning!   The children will wait upstairs after worship while we prepare for the Egg Hunt.  They will be released from the upstairs to the sanctuary to find the eggs. 

GRADES 6 – 8:  Middle Schoolers will stay in the Lifeboat pew (or with their family) today, and immediately after the postlude, gather by the piano in the sanctuary to hide the eggs for the younger children. 

If you are new to Central, or have questions about ministry for those under 18, we invite you to reach out to Jennifer Anderson at jennifera@centralforgood.org.

Egg Hunt

Children will be ready for the Egg Hunt upstairs this year (rather than meeting in the Friendship Room) and will be released to the sanctuary as soon as the youth hide the eggs!  Please note that there are small objects and candy in the eggs, so parents please supervise small children when opening the eggs.  The eggs will only be hidden in the Sanctuary (not balcony), and narthex/hallway around the sanctuary.

Youth Sunday!

Sunday, April 28

Join us for worship on April 28 while our 6th – 12th graders teach us important lessons from the book of Ecclesiastes.  You won’t want to miss what our young people have to say!

Waterpark FUN!

Sunday, May 5 after church

 Come celebrate a wonderful year of ministry together at the Shoreview Community Center’s “Tropics Waterpark” and “Bamboo Bay”!  Water slides, zero-depth entry pools, water features, and lots of fun! 

 Tickets are limited, so please sign up with Jennifer (kids must bring a parent/guardian, and everyone is “ticketed” even if you don’t plan to swim.)  No cost.  Please bring a snack to share!

EVERY SUNDAY FROM 9:30 - 11:30 A.M.
IN THE UPPER LEVEL NURSERY

Infants through age 6 children are invited to spend the morning in our air-conditioned nursery - playing, learning, and building friendships together.

EVERY SUNDAY FROM 10:50 - 11:30 A.M.
MEETS IN WORSHIP, THEN GOES UPSTAIRS

After ‘A Time for Children’ in worship, elementary age children are invited upstairs for a special time to hear Bible stories and engage with them in new ways - including skits, projects, art, or songs.

OCCASIONAL SUNDAYS DURING WORSHIP
(SEPTEMBER - MAY)

SPARK! is an opportunity for kids in grades K – 5 to learn about worship in a fresh new way, then share what was learned as leaders in worship on the first Sunday of the month.