Church School Programs

Registration for Church School at Christ Episcopal Church is Open Now!

What is the role of Church School in our busy lives today?

At Christ Episcopal Church, we recognize that children have innate experiences of God – and Church School offers children and youth room to share, make sense of, question, and explore those experiences, as well as their own identities in Christ.

Church School is a space where young people can build community with peers, where they are seen and loved as their whole selves, and where the great Mysteries of our faith are cracked open for our collective wonder. To commit time to these questions and this type of community is countercultural.

Through the use of Godly Play (PreK-Grade 3) and the Episcopal Children’s Curriculum (Grade 4-Grade 8), we offer developmentally appropriate programs where children’s natural curiosity leads the way.

Whether you’ve been attending Christ Church for years, are church shopping, or just visiting the area, your children are always welcome to join us in Church School and/or Worship. Each of our Worship spaces are equipped with enrichment materials for children and we embrace the joyful noise that may accompany worship with our youngest participants.

Learn more about our programs at the links below or just get in touch!

2026-27 Church School Calendar

Church School children will be welcomed back for a Backpack Blessing on Sunday September 13 during the 10am service, with Church School classes resuming the following Sunday September 20. Children in PreK-Gr. 3 should meet their teachers in the Godly Play classroom at the back of the Chapel, while Grades 4-8 meet on alternating weeks with opportunities for leadership with various ministries, such as being an usher, acolyte, or lector or participating in worship with the wider community.

Registration

We welcome new students at any time during the school year! If you’d like to learn more or check on our current schedule, contact Bird Treacy, the Children’s Programming Coordinator. Christ Church members can register online through this Google Form. New to CCN? Feel free to email Bird or contact the Church Office to connect with our programs.

Safe Church Policy

God’s house is to be a place of safety for all people. To this end, Christ Church complies with all Safe Church Policies per the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. All volunteers with our Church School programs have undergone background checks and appropriate training in abuse prevention and healthy communities, all of which are renewed at least every three years.

Children’s Programming Coordinator: Bird Treacy

Bird Treacy is a Godly Play trainer, church programming consultant, and writer originally from Staten Island, NY. Raised in the ELCA, she is the third generation in a line of Sunday School and children’s programming leaders and began serving in children’s ministry in her early teens.

Over the last decade, Bird has taught Godly Play in large churches like St. Bartholomew’s Atlanta and Trinity Church Wall Street, as well as in smaller communities like St. Paul’s Holyoke. More recently, Bird has participated in the Godly Play Foundation’s Equity Audit process, led children’s programming at the Wild Goose Festival, and directed the children’s program at St. John the Evangelist, Hingham on Boston’s South Shore. Bird is the writer behind the weekly newsletter Wiggles & Wonder, and her writing has been featured on Grow Christians, Building Faith, and Forward Day by Day. Bird lives with her wife, a veterinarian, and their five cats in Worcester. e-mail Bird