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  • Visit
    • Sunday Service
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    • Sacred Grounds
    • Directions
  • About
    • What to Expect
    • What We Value
    • Open & Affirming
    • Denomination
    • History
    • Governance
    • Staff
    • Ecumenical & Interfaith Partners
  • Connect
    • Connect Weekly
    • Our Newsletter
    • Getting Involved
    • Choirs
    • Children's Ministry
    • Youth Ministries
    • Confirmation
    • Women's Group
    • Men's Group
    • Tuesday Fellowship
    • Spring Musicals
  • Events
    • Calendar of Events
    • Season of Lent >
      • Easter Service
    • Vacation Bible School
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      • Weddings >
        • Tours & Booking
        • Rental Information
        • Wedding Venue
        • Wedding Packages
        • Wedding Floor Plans
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        • Wedding Gallery
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        • Rentals
        • Event Gallery
      • Contact Us
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CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

ON-CAMPUS KIDS SERVICES SUSPENDED

Kids classes will not be meeting on-campus until after April 7th as we support our community’s efforts to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus. We hope you and your kids will enjoy your own FCCPA Kids experiences at home by joining us online.
Backyard Sunday School: Sundays in the Backyard are now becoming Sundays in YOUR Backyard (or living room, or family room, etc.)! We are excited to invite our Backyard community together for a morning of all-ages Sunday School, every Sunday at 11am on Zoom. Todd and Dave will lead us as we sing some songs, share a Bible story, enjoy an activity or two and pray together. Join us at this link for our weekly Backyard Sunday School meeting.
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Thursday Storytime: Please join Todd Erickson, Director of Children's Ministries, and Pastor Dave Howell for a weekly storytime on Thursdays at 7pm on Zoom. We will check in with each other and Todd/Dave will read a story or two as our day winds down and bedtime draws near. Join us at this link for our weekly story time.

Sunday School
Led by a dedicated group of volunteer teachers, our Sunday School program helps children to know the spiritual traditions of our faith, while encouraging them to understand more deeply how to love God and their neighbors. Our classes meet during our 10 a.m. worship, following the time with children, typically at about 10:15 a.m. Students in the 4
th through 8th grades remain in worship on the first Sunday of each month. We need every child attending our program to register so that we know your child's needs and how to contact a parent should the need arise. 

Sunday School Classes
Infants – Welcome in worship or with parent in Narthex
Toddlers through 2s – The 2’s Room
3s and 4s – Room 3 (Redtail)
Young 5s and K – Room 4  (Yellowtail)
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st-2nd Grades – Room 5  
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rd-5th Grades – Room 7
Middle School – Youth Room

Music Programs for Children
Cherub Choir for K-2
nd Grade
Children's Choir for 3
rd-5th Grades
Youth Choir for 6
th-12th Grades
Christmas Pageant – 2nd Sunday of Advent
Annual Spring Musical – April 24
th, 25th, and 26th at 7 p.m.

Annual Events for Children and Families 2019 - 2020
Friday, August 9
 to Sunday, August 11 – Church Camp-Out
Sunday, August 25
 – Animal Blessing Sunday
Sunday, September 8
 – Homecoming Sunday
Sunday, December 1
 – Advent Wreath-Making Event
Sunday, December 8th
– Christmas Pageant (morning)
Sunday, December 8th
– Evening in Bethlehem (evening)
Tuesday, December 24th
– Christmas Eve Family Services (3:30 & 5:30 p.m.)
Family Movie Night (to be announced)
Sunday April 12th
– Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday, May 10th
– Presentation of 3rd Grade Bibles
Monday, June 15
to Friday, June 19 – Vacation Bible School
Thursday, June 18
 – Dog Days Church Picnic



Contact
For more information about Children and Families events at FCCPA, please
contact David Howell.
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Choirs
Cherub Choir (K-2)
Children's Choir (grades 3-5)
Youth Choir (grades 6-12)




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Vacation Bible School
A one week themed summer music and art camp, June 25-29, 2018. For more information, go to
the VBS page.
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The Christmas Pageant
A musical version of the Christmas is told by our children and youth on the second Sunday of Advent.




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Church Camp-Out
Join us for an August weekend in the redwoods with great food, camping, and lots of family activities.
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Evening in Bethlehem
Our Social Hall is transformed into the town of Bethlehem the night Jesus was born. There are live animals, authentic food, and activities in the marketplace.


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Confirmation Classes
8th grade confirmation classes are held each year, meeting on assigned Sunday afternoons. We celebrate confirmation in May.


​FCCPA.ORG
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1985 Louis Road Palo Alto, CA 94303
​650-856-6662
We gather as a church, welcoming people of all abilities, backgrounds, ethnicities, and those who are LGBTQ+, to become more aware of the love of God in our lives and to make real that love in the world through worshiping, serving humanity, and seeking to follow in the ways of Jesus.  

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