Information about Sunday programming from September through mid-June
To enroll your child in any of these programs, click HERE!
Nursery Care
St. John’s provides care for children through Pre-K1 from 9:50 AM to 11:30 AM (or to when the 10:00 AM service ends).Our Nursery is staffed by our professional caregiver, Vikki Reres and volunteer parents.
Sunday School Classes
For Both Sunday School classes, students start the service in their classrooms at 10am. (This is a change from last year, when the Elements of Faith group began in the big church.)
Children’s Chapel
Our young children (PreK to 3rd grade; families are also welcome) gather at 10:00 a.m. just outside the Sherwood Room located on the second floor of the Parish Hall. Music, prayers, and a Godly Play story follow the same order of service as in the “big church,” all designed to be especially meaningful to young children. To reinforce the Godly Play story, craft and activity time will follow.
Elements of Faith
This group uses a curriculum called Shine. It focuses on Stories of God’s People. It also follows a liturgical model that begins in prayer, moves to scripture, and then engages the children in reflection.
On Morning Prayer Sundays (2nd and 4th Sundays of the month), everyone stays in their class until services are over. Parents come to pick up the younger children at the end of the service.
On Holy Baptism (1st Sunday - and includes Eucharist) and Holy Eucharist Sundays (3rd & 5th Sundays), students return to the church and reconnect with their families for Communion. Parents may want to sit in the back of the church or balcony so that they can be found easily.
Confirmation Classes
Confirmation is a sacrament in which persons make a mature, public affirmation of their faith, a commitment to the responsibilities of the Christian life, and receive the laying on of hands by the bishop. (The person is confirming the promises that were made for them at baptism.) By custom, young people who are entering at least 7th grade are prepared for confirmation through a series of courses and community service. Aside from class time, confirmation students are expected to have regular Sunday attendance and take part in the Values & Virtues program on Sunday mornings.
There will be at eight classes for students and four corresponding classes for parents. The classes will be held every other week in the months prior to the May Confirmation. The classes for confirmands and parents will follow the 10:00 a.m. service.
For more information:
Please contact The Rev. Mary Beth Mills-Curran at [email protected] or 516-692-6368 x2.
Something's Fishy
10 am, Sunday, August 27, 2023 St. John's Church 1670 Route 25 A, Cold Spring Harbor, NY This Sunday, our children's and Choir ministries will offer the Cold Spring Harbor premiere of the Musical "Something's Fishy." "From the stars in the h...
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Refreshment Sunday Musical 2023
"In the Image" Musical 10 am, Sunday, March 19, 2023 This Sunday, March 19, 2023, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, is Refreshment Sunday. Refreshment Sunday is the Sunday in Lent marked by the church during which our Lenten practices of repentance ...
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Preparing for Communion
Sunday, March 27, April 10 and April 24 - 11:15 am Recognition - Sunday May 15th at the 10am Service Sherwood Room RSVP Here
The primary preparation to receive communion in the Episcopal Church is the regular attendance of Holy Eucharist...
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Confirmation Class Meeting
Sunday, September 26th, following the 10am service We will be having an information session and orientation for people interested in going through confirmation this year. This session is for kids and their grown ups. We will be sharing t...
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Godly Play Book Group
Thursdays, May 6 and May 20, at 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm One of the foundational books about Godly Play is "Teaching Godly Play: How to Mentor the Spiritual Development of Children," by Jerome Berryman. Join this group to read the book together with...
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You can still join! Raising Faith-Filled Kids
Tuesdays at 7:30 pm on Zoom Click here to join on Zoom. Parents are welcome to join at any point! October 20 - p. 129-189 October 27 - p. 191-end
Join us for a book group in collaboration with St. John's Church, Lattingtown and St. Luke...
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Summer Stories
As our Social Distanced Summer begins, you are invited to join in a new initiative, St. John's Summer Stories .
Do you have a story that was dear to you growing up? Is there a picture book that has informed your spiritual life? Share it with ...
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Last Chance for Pentecost Flock!
Send photos of your and your dove back to Mary Beth by Friday, May 29 ! This year for Pentecost, we are asking the children of St. John's Church to help us create a flock of Holy Spirit Doves all across the North Shore of Long Island. We have...
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper & Palm Burning
Tuesday, February 25, 6 pm At The Rectory, 290 Harbor Road Shrove Tuesday is the last day before the beginning of Lent, when many people choose to take on special disciplines to connect with God. We will burn last year's palms to use in our As...
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Last Christmas Pageant rehearsal is this Sunday!
Sunday, December 22 Following the 10 am service This Sunday we continue rehearsing for the Christmas Pageant. The pageant happens at our 4 pm Christmas Eve service. Be a part of this traditional way of celebrating the coming of Christ into our...
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