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Families & Children

Trinity serves all children, youth, and families, providing formation and education that model our core values and nurture every individual’s relationship with God.

 

Find out how your family can get involved at Trinity!

Questions?  Contact Charissa Simmons, Canon for Children & Families

or Jill Osburn, Missioner for Youth

Upcoming Events

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    Oct 01, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    Qualified staff care for our youngest members every Sunday from 8:30 to 11:30 am.
  • Oct 01, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    Join us for our family-friendly Eucharist service! Bring your stuffed animals for a special blessing during the service as we celebrate the feast of St. Francis!
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    Oct 01, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    All middle school students are invited to join us every first Sunday for conversation, service projects, snacks, and more!
  • Oct 01, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
    Bring your furry and feathered friends for a very special service of Choral Evensong for the Feast of St. Francis, sung by the Cathedral Choristers, followed by the Blessing of the Animals!
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    Oct 08, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    Godly Play is a method of spiritual practice that uses stories & imagination to help children explore the mystery of God's presence in our lives.
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    Oct 22, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
    A class for parents and godparents exploring the history, symbols, and meaning of baptism, and how families can live into the baptismal promises they make for their children.
  • Oct 28, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
    Join us for pumpkin carving, pumpkin snacks, and a fabulous family-friendly Halloween organ concert PipeScreams! Bring your own pumpkin and come in costume!
  • Oct 28, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT
    Join Trinity’s organists for a family-friendly evening of creepy-crawly music for the Halloween season, hosted by Portland entertainment icon, Clare Apparently!
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    Nov 18, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
    All high schoolers are invited to join us for a monthly dinner with other students and leaders. Meet at Trinity and we will walk to a restaurant nearby!
  • Dec 03, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
    Celebrate the beginning of Advent with food, music, and activities for all ages! Make an advent wreath and pick up some resources for observing this season at home.
  • Dec 10, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST
    C is for cookie—and church—and Christmas! Join us as the three meet for a very special Christmas cookie potluck.
  • Feb 04, 2024, 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM PST
    The Choristers & Training Choir lead a special service of Evensong for Candlemas.
  • Apr 07, 2024, 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM PDT
    The Cathedral Choir and Choristers offer seasonal music for the Easter season at our monthly service of Choral Evensong.
  • Jun 16, 2024, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    Qualified staff care for our youngest members every Sunday from 9:30 to 11:30 am on the lower level of the parish house. Parents are given vibrating pagers just in case they are needed in the nursery. Childcare is also offered during some evening and special services.
  • Jun 16, 2024, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
    Preschool and elementary-aged children are invited for liturgy, storytelling, and crafts during the first part of the 10:00 am service. Children will join their families in the cathedral for communion.

Children's Ministries (birth-grade 5)

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Baptism

Anyone is welcome to be baptized at Trinity! In baptism, we welcome new members into the church, commit ourselves to support them, and rededicate our own lives to Christ.

Baptism takes place throughout the year on designated Sundays.

Contact:

Charissa Simmons

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Church School

(Sundays at 10 am, ages 3 - grade 5)
Godly Play is a creative, imaginative approach to Christian formation and spiritual guidance for children. In Godly Play, we hear Bible stories, model liturgical worship, and explore symbols and rituals of our Christian tradition in a space designed for children to come close to God. Children’s faith is nurtured through wonder, play, and loving adult mentorship.

Contact:

Charissa Simmons

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Childcare

(Sundays, 8:30-11:30 am)
Qualified staff care for our youngest members every Sunday on the lower level of the parish house. Parents are given vibrating pagers just in case they are needed in the nursery.

Childcare is also offered during some evening & special services.

Contact:

Charissa Simmons

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Children's Music

Music for all ages on Sunday mornings & beyond! Trinitots (age 3-K) and St. Cecilia Choir (1st grade & up) meet Sundays at 9 am.

Older children can enroll in the Trinity Choir School (grades 3-12) for a more comprehensive church music experience and choral education.

Info at trinity-episcopal.org/choirs

Contact:

Katie Webb

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Church at the Commons

(First Sundays at 10 am)
Our monthly intergenerational, family service that gives children and youth a chance to participate fully in the liturgy and leadership of the service. Held in Kempton Hall.

Followed by a family outreach project for all ages.

Contact:

Charissa Simmons

Youth Ministries (grades 6-12)

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Trinity Choir School

(Grades 3-12) The Trinity Choir School offers young singers a world-class musical education at no cost. As participants, choristers experience the cathedral model of choral singing as they join adults in mature, challenging, and rewarding music-making; they also lead worship as a separate treble ensemble.

Info at trinity-episcopal.org/choir-school

Contact:

Katie Webb

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Acolytes

Youth in grade 6 & older are invited to serve as acolytes for Trinity’s worship services! Acolytes serve about once a month at the 10:00 service.

Trainings occur throughout the year, and experienced acolytes take on additional responsibilities. No experience necessary!

Contact:

Helen Sudbury

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Middle School Hour

(First Sundays at 11 am)
Calling all middle schoolers: join us for youth community time on the first Sunday of every month! We'll spend time together and consider a wide variety of topics that affect us in our daily lives. Delicious treats always provided!

Contact:

Jill Osburn

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Youth Support Team

Trinity’s Youth Support Team is a group of dedicated adults who offer support to youth & their families. We seek to honor the uniqueness of this stage of life, and support our youth in the realities of a changing world.

The most important ministry we can offer our youth is relationship focused on compassion, availability, and support.

Contact:

Jill Osburn

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Confirmation

(Confirmation class occurs annually January-May)
Confirmation is an important decision for young people who are baptised Christians. Trinity's youth confirmation class, which runs every spring, is led by our Missioner for Youth Jill Osburn and supported by mentors from the congregation. Open to 8th-12th graders.

Contact:

Jill Osburn

Family Ministries
Youth Ministries
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