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Children's Worship Guides and Bags
Children belong in worship. At First Presbyterian Church, we celebrate children as part of our worshiping community. We know that children are wonderful gifts from God and that God has entrusted them to our care to help them know God's love and grow in their love of God. We also know that children grow in the faith through their regular inclusion and participation in the worship of the congregation.
We honor our partnership with you, parents, in our shared roles of raising our children to be faithful followers of Jesus Christ. We designed several tools for you to use with your child(ren) to guide them in worshiping God.
Click Above for this Week's Guide
The worship guides, Let Us Worship God Together, are available Sunday at the entrances of the Sanctuary. The Guides are updated weekly to follow along with the subject of the sermon and scripture readings. The purpose of the Guide is to help children (Kindergarten-3rd grade) understand the order of worship and the meaning of the different parts of the service, in order to bring them into the larger communal worship group.
Children can use the Guides to learn when to listen, when to pray, when to sing, and when to give to God. Included in the Guide are questions about the sermon to help your child engage in and listen to the sermon.
This Guide is a complement to the Worship Bags, located right next to the Guides. The Lord's Prayer, as a finger tracing, has been added to the Bags, as well as the Seasons of the Church Year. The Guide gives a visual clue so that children can locate the current season using the calendar.
Children can use these Guides and Worship Bags, with minimal parental help, to follow along, enjoy, and participate in the Worship Service.
Please take the time to introduce your child to these wonderfully helpful guides to the worship service. Christian worship joyfully gives all praise and honor, glory and power to the triune God. It is in worship that we acknowledge God present in the world and in our lives. When we respond to God's claim and love for us, we are transformed and renewed. Children need worship, just as adults do! As parents, we want our children to enjoy coming to church – not to dread it! With a little help, our children can learn to follow along and be an active part of our Sunday morning worship. Rather than simply keeping them distracted and quiet during the service, these Guides can help your child become a participating member of the service!
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Young Children and Worship
A new season of Young Children and Worship begins each Fall. This ministry is offered during both 8:30 and 11:00 worship services and meets in Room CW-110, which is located in the Children’s Ministry Wing. Mickey Fitts and Deb O’Brien serve as worship leaders each week.
Young Children and Worship is a ministry of worship preparation for young children and their parents. Parents and their children who are ages 4 or 5 and not yet in kindergarten (Faith, Hope, Love classes) are invited to participate. This ministry is offered as a support to parents and children. It provides a transition time from the church nursery to hour-long worship in the Sanctuary in which our Kindergartners fully participate. Worshipping God is the central act of our Christian faith.
 
Participation in Young Children and Worship is optional (parent’s choice). Young children are welcome to attend the entire Sanctuary worship service at any time parents feel they are ready to participate fully. We know, however, that it is helpful to some children to have a kid-friendly introduction to the traditions, the order of worship and some of the elements of worship.
Parents are asked to serve as “greeters” at least one Sunday per month in the Young Children and Worship ministry. This assists the parent in guiding their child in worship. Parents also get to meet their child’s church friends, too.
Our desire is that our young children will fully participate in weekly worship with the gathered community of First Presbyterian Church and encounter the one, true Living God in this sacred time. Contact Deb O’Brien with questions (dobrien@fpcnashville.org). Families will receive enrollment information in the mail soon.
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