{"id":22,"date":"2025-10-10T19:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T23:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:42:18","slug":"christian-formation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"Sunday School and Family Formation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22\" class=\"elementor elementor-22\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dacab9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dacab9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58aa7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58aa7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Welcome-Home-2-768x403.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8890\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Welcome-Home-2-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Welcome-Home-2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Welcome-Home-2-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Welcome-Home-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce4b65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ce4b65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7901f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7901f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Children&#8217;s Sunday School: 9:50 am, September-June<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"directory\"><p>Christ Church, Shrewsbury is a kid-friendly Episcopal parish offering families a comprehensive Christian formation program in a safe, nurturing environment. At Christ Church your children will have opportunities to experience Christian service, fun, and fellowship.<\/p><p>Our Church School offers three levels of classes &#8211; Lower Church School (Grades K-4), Middle Church School (Grades 5-8), and Upper Church School Grades 9-12). The program kicks-off with Rally Sunday in early September and concludes with a Youth Sunday celebration in June. All classes meet on Sunday mornings, and Lower and Middle Church School participants rejoin their families for Holy Eucharist after class.<\/p><\/div><h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Youth Confirmation<\/span><\/h2><p>Our 7th-12th graders are invited to join our Confirmation classes, held in collaboration with other Episcopal churches and their youth groups. Confirmation will be held in the Spring of 2027. For more information, see below&#8211;newcomers welcome!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5ee5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d5ee5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2923a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2923a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Orange-Blocks-with-Dots-Bold-Birthday-Save-the-Date-Postcard-768x593.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8840\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Orange-Blocks-with-Dots-Bold-Birthday-Save-the-Date-Postcard-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Orange-Blocks-with-Dots-Bold-Birthday-Save-the-Date-Postcard-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Orange-Blocks-with-Dots-Bold-Birthday-Save-the-Date-Postcard-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Orange-Blocks-with-Dots-Bold-Birthday-Save-the-Date-Postcard-1536x1187.png 1536w, https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Orange-Blocks-with-Dots-Bold-Birthday-Save-the-Date-Postcard.png 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b1968 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47b1968\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2975da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2975da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Family Workshops<\/span><\/h2><p>Christ Church holds intergenerational Family Workshops twice a year during the Lent and Advent seasons (spring and late fall). We&#8217;ll learn about Holy Communion, our church building, the ins-and-outs of a church service, and more! 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