Children's Ministry
Easter is Coming!
Saturday, April 19, 9:00am: The children are invited to dye Easter eggs and plant a flower for the Easter Garden. Please bring 3 hard-boiled eggs per child for egg dying. A snack and drink will be provided, and the morning will conclude with an Easter story.
​Easter Sunday, April 20: The annual Easter egg hunt begins after the 10:30 service. The youth members are responsible for hiding the eggs. We’re looking forward to this fun day!
Sunday School
Preschool through Elementary school age kids are welcome to St. Jude's Sunday School! Join new friends for fun and age-appropriate lessons every Sunday during the 10:30 a.m. service. Children will re-join their families in the Sanctuary during the passing of the peace so they can participate in communion. Children must be potty-trained to attend Sunday School. Of course, the nursery is also available during both services for littler ones.
Interested in volunteering to help with Sunday School? A teacher and volunteer observer are needed for each classroom every week. An online "safe church" training class is required. Please talk to one of the members of the Children and Youth Ministry team or one of the adults in the Sunday School classrooms for more information.
Nursery Volunteers needed!
The nursery is still short on volunteers.
A volunteer observer is needed for each classroom every week. An online "safe church" training class is required. Please talk to Stacey Grant for more information.
Youth News
​​Youth News
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I hope you’re all enjoying this lovely spring weather! Here are the youth group dates for the rest of the school year:
April 20th
April 27th
May 4th
May 18th (last youth group meeting!)
On May 11th, St. Jude’s will have a children and youth led service for Mother’s Day. I’ll be sending out an email with more details after Easter.
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Saturday, April 19, 9:00am: The children are invited to dye Easter eggs and plant a flower for the Easter Garden.
Please bring 3 hard-boiled eggs per child for egg dying. A snack and drink will be provided, and the morning will
conclude with an Easter story.
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Easter Sunday, April 20: The annual Easter egg hunt begins after the 10:30 service. The youth members are responsible for hiding the eggs. We’re looking forward to this fun day!
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​​​Keep in touch:
​Our Youth Ministry Team sends out regular emails to keep in touch. Please let Samantha Richard know if you would like to be on the distribution list!
Safeguarding God's Children
St. Jude's Episcopal Church is committed to ensuring it provides a safe and caring environment.
We aim to create safe environments within which our welcome to all is matched by proper and effective safeguards.
Having employees and volunteers well-trained in abuse prevention is essential in creating a safe environment for everyone.
More information about the required training can also be found on the Diocese website at www.diocgc.org.
The Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast requires everyone who works with children and youth to take online Safe Church / Safe Communities training.
St. Jude's also maintains a policy of two-person integrity in all situations involving children and youth.
Interested in our annual events handbook for children and youth? Access it here
