Chapel Information
CHAPEL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS 2026-2027
We love to celebrate the birthdays of all children whose classes attend Chapel as an integral part of our Chapel services. Children will be called to the front of the room, given a birthday sticker, a birthday blessing, and we will all sing Happy Birthday!
- Birthdays are celebrated each week. Those with birthdays Sunday through Saturday of the current week are honored. Summer birthdays are recognized in May. You are welcome to attend chapel for your child’s special birthday blessing.
- If Chapel doesn’t occur during a specific week, we will celebrate all birthdays that fell within that time during the next scheduled Chapel. Similarly, if children are absent during their birthday week, we will celebrate their birthdays during the next Chapel they attend.
Please let your teachers know if you want your child’s birthday celebrated a different week from the one in which it normally would.
Summer Birthdays
We will celebrate summer birthdays during a designated week at the end of the school year along with the regularly scheduled birthdays.
There will be no Chapel:
October 14 and 15: Fall Conferences
February 3 and 4: ECMC – SLDS Closed
March 10 and 11: Spring Break
May 5 and 6: Spring Conferences
Parents are welcome to join their child every week for this special tradition!
Chapel Etiquette
In order for our chapel services to be a meaningful time for the children we have created chapel etiquette guidelines:
- Please be on time so that your child can come to chapel with classmates.
- If chapel has begun, do not send your child in. The chapel usher will open the door in time for late arrivals to join the birthday celebration and music.
- Strollers and large bags must be left outside the chapel. Parents who arrive late must deliver their children’s belongings to the classrooms.
- Parents are asked to model chapel manners for their children. Enter quietly, participate joyfully in the service, listen respectfully without talking, and remain for the entire service.
- When guests attend chapel, we request that they sit on the benches at the back so that children can see the worship leaders.
Chapel Sharing Days and Service Projects
There are opportunities throughout the year for our children to learn about caring for others. Age-appropriate Sharing Days are planned, including canned food donations at Thanksgiving, a special Christmas donation, canned food (“Souper Bowl”) in January, and others in the spring. Various community agencies benefit from these donations. Additionally, each PreK/TK class selects their own service project to initiate during the school year.