Children and Youth

Seasonal Activities

Thanksgiving collection for St. Martin DePorres Shelter for Women and Children
In November children make Thanksgiving cards and pictures for the residents of this shelter for women and children.  On Thanksgiving Sunday, the children receive donations of food and money brought by the congregation and arrange them around the altar, climaxed by a joyous celebration.  After church, the older children deliver the food to the Shelter. 

 

Christmas Pageant

  
 

Introduction

Seasonal Activities

Guidelines

Calendar

  
 
  HPUC children, Children's Choir, and the Adult Choir present the story of Christ’s birth during the Lesson and Carols service every December. Rehearsals begin shortly after Thanksgiving and are held during Sunday School or Children's Church and Choir.

    
 

 


Valentines for Senior Church Members

    
Each year the children make and deliver Valentines for the older members of the church.

Palm Sunday Pageant

This combination of readings and scene enactments tells the story of Jesus’s entry to Jerusalem and prepares the congregation for the observance of Holy Week.

Heifer Project International

Children raise money for Heifer International, a non-profit ministry that helps to provide a means of sustenance for the poor throughout the world. During the spring, the children present an animal poetry reading for the congregation. Preparation for this happens during Children's Worship and Choir.

Children’s Sunday

The year concludes with Children’s Sunday, a Teacher Appreciation Worship Service and Graduation ceremony for the children.