A child and youth's full participation in worship lays the foundation of their formation.

Recognizing more words each Sunday as they follow along in the service, carrying the cross and torches, reading scripture,  bringing forth the bread and wine, receiving communion, serving at the altar, gathering to share meals and conversations.  

Some have no memory of not participating, while others remember the warm welcome they received when they first began.  Ultimately they arrive at the same place with the days turning into years and the rituals that make up shared time in community shaping their minds, bodies, and spirits in ways beyond our understanding.