Children & Families
VBS 2025 at Palma Ceia Presbyterian included 141 children, 40 Youth volunteers & 50 Adult volunteers. We allowed God’s “Waves of Wonder” to wash over us and be inspired by the beauty & majesty of what God has created! Through Bible study, music, art, science explorations & active games, we deepened our understanding of the importance of water & joined God in caring for this natural resource. We enjoyed tie-dying t-shirts & Kona Ice kept us cool. THANK YOU to everyone who made this amazing week happen for our community of faith! Special thanks to Alexa Koulouris-Parker & Kim Carswell for directing this year.
Cedarkirk Day Camp Transportation Registration is Open
July 28-Aug 1, PCPC will be providing daily transportation to Cedarkirk for a week of day camp. This is open to completed Kindergarten to completed 8th grade. Participants DO have to sign up through Cedarkik to attend officially. Below is the form for those who wish to be transported from PCPC to Cedarkirk during week 8.
Transportation from PCPC form: https://app.onechurchsoftware.com/palmaceia/forms/129
Cedarkirk Registration: https://cedarkirk.campbrainregistration.com
The Nursery
Nursery Care is available throughout Sunday mornings for children from birth to preschoolers. It is equipped with capable staff that are current in First Aid and infant, child, and adult CPR certifications in addition to being background checked. Children of all ages will hear a Bible story and music which shares God's love with them.
All children need to be checked in using the tablets and printers when you drop off. You can use any tablet located throughout campus.
If you forget the diaper bag at home, no worries, we have extra clothes, diapers, and wipes if your child needs them.
The Nursery is available during Faith and Fellowship Hour. They will be learning the same stories.
Make a Tag for Your Bag!
When checking in your child in the nursery, follow these instructions so that we can properly know what items belong to whom and what the child's name is.
Search for anyone in your household's name. If you have a common name, please add first and last names.
Select the child(ren) who will be going to the nursery by hitting the box to the left of the child's name.
Before you hit "finish and print" make sure you select the number 2 at the bottom left hand corner of the screen.
Once you hit print and finish, there will be three stickers printed from the printer. The one that says the child's name goes to the child, one of the security labels goes to you (or another approved pick-up adult), and the other security label goes on your diaper bag.
Godly Play
Godly Play (a supervised sharing of the Bible story that follows the year of the Bible worship pattern) is offered for Pre-K 3 - 1st grade during each of the three Sunday morning worship services. The children will hear a Bible Story, enjoy a feast (snack), and then they have the chance to work with the story and explore what they feel from the Bible story that they experienced. Parents typically drop off the child and then return to the worship service, but please know parents are always welcome to stay and observe.
Faith & Fellowship Hour is on Summer Break! See you August 24, 2025 at 10am for our Faith & Fellowship Hour “New Season” Kickoff with Breakfast in Fellowship Hall
Pre-K 3 - 5th grade meets in the Chapel at 10:00 am (located in the breezeway near the main Sanctuary, facing the Courtyard) for singing and to introduce the day’s Bible Story. Parents/Guardians should check in through our tablet check-in stations. The check-in stations are outside the chapel, nursery, and the gym. You can check in through any of the stations. Just make sure it says Kids Faith Formation (insert grade).
Children Pre-K 2 and under will check in through the nursery.
At 10:15, we break into age groups and disperse to the following classrooms:
Birth -Pre-K 2 meet in Eastminster 104
PreK3 and PreK4 meet in Eastminster 102
Kindergarten -2nd Grade meet in Westminster 207/209
3rd - 5th Grade meet in Westminster 206
Parents pick up in classrooms at 10:50.
If you have any questions, contact Allison Kelly, Director of Children & Families: Allison@palmaceia.org.
Music and Movement is on Summer Break for 2025.
Resuming August 20, 2025, the group will meet 5:10-5:40 in WM202/204
Music and Movement is a free class offered for children, infants through Pre-K 3. This time together, led by Anna Shuford, includes songs, rhythmic rhymes, movement, and instrument play. Activities are informal and non-performance-oriented — appropriate for children and easy for parents.
Meets Wednesdays, 5:10-5:50 pm in Westminster 202/204, resuming for fall August 20.
Children's Choir rehearsals are on summer break for 2025.
PreK4 through 1st Graders may join the Joyful Noise Choir when it resumes on August 20. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays 5-5:45pm. Leaders are Sarah Stichter, Kelly Slovinac, and Accompanist Pat Handly.
Grades 2-5 may join the Junior Choir when it resumes on August 20. Rehearsals are in the Sanctuary on Wednesdays 5-5:45pm. Your leaders are Ms. Nancy Callahan & Ms. Ashley Greenfield.
Questions about children's choirs? Email Callahan@palmaceia.org.
Play Group on the Playground will resume in September 2025!
Play Group provides a fun and safe environment for all children where parents/grandparents/caretakers can enjoy fellowship. We play outside on the PCPC playground always from 4:00 - 5:30 pm usually three times per month. These are open to anyone in the community! You can enter the playground either from the parking lot side or the courtyard side. To receive reminders when future play groups are happening, contact anna@palmaceia.org.