All youth in Grade 9 or above are eligible to attend Confirmation Class. This year-long program, which is facilitated by our Pastor with the assistance of the Christian Education Committee and the Diaconate, will explore the faith development of the confirmands and prepare them for full membership in the church. We use a mentor-based confirmation curriculum, Making Disciples, which pairs each youth in the program with an adult mentor from the congregation. The class will also meet as a group several times throughout the year to explore various topics and service projects, and to share some fun and fellowship with each other and their mentors. A new class forms each September. The class is confirmed and welcomed as new members of the Congregational Church in Killingworth on the first Sunday in June.

Summer Sunday School 2008! During the summer months, a multi age Sunday School class will be held most Sunday mornings during the 9:00 am worship service. All interested children and youth are invited to attend. For more information you may call the church office at (860)663-1789.

Christian Education Missions:
All children registered in Sunday School at the Congregational Church in Killingworth receive their own offering envelopes, and are invited to contribute to the Children's Offering, which is collected each week in the classrooms. (Each child's contribution is optional and entirely confidential.) This offering is not added to the church general fund; instead, it goes into a special fund, which is used to support a number of projects chosen by the Christian Education Committee and, in some cases, the children themselves. Current CE Missions projects include:

Simon Malo, our sponsored "World Vision" child, who lives with his family in Kenya. Simon is 16 years old; we have been sponsoring him since he was just a small boy, and will continue to do so until he reaches adulthood.

Heifer Project: for the past two years, we have conducted a variety of fund raising activities to earn money to buy animals for the 'Heifer Project.' Our goal is to fill a whole symbolic "ark" with animals; we are about halfway there, and hope to complete the project by filling the "ark" within a year or two. www.heifer.org

Pastor's Scholarship:
The Pastor's Scholarship Fund was established by the members of the Congregational Church in Killingworth in order to help advance the post-secondary school education of the youth of our Church. Funds for the scholarships come from memorial donations and contributions from church members, as well as from fundraising events, such as the annual Fall Harvest Dinner, held each November at the church. The scholarship is available to high school seniors who have been accepted to and plan to attend an educational program beyond high school. Application to the Pastor's Scholarship may be delayed one year; it is also open to college freshman, if they did not apply during their senior year of high school. Applicants must have attained membership in the Congregational Church in Killingworth by September 15th of the school year of application.

Application forms for the Pastor's Scholarship are available in the church office. In addition to the competed application form, applicants must submit a written essay of no more than 300 words, explaining how the church has influenced his or her life. The deadline for applications is April 15; the scholarships will be awarded in June.

Youth Fellowship:
Youth Groups are here! Our church has joined with the Higganum Congregational Church and the First Congregational Church of Haddam to form both a Middle School Youth Group and a Senior High Youth Group. The two groups began to meet in the fall of 2006, and combine fellowship and fun through social activities and outings, with opportunities for outreach, community service and spiritual growth. Both groups are led by the pastors and Christian Education staff of the Haddam churches, who are ably assisted by several dedicated adult volunteers from all three churches. These two youth groups meet regularly at the Congregational Church in Killingworth and the Lewis House at the First Congregational Church of Haddam, 905 Saybrook Road in Haddam, and both are open to youth from all three churches and their friends. All are welcome here! Check our calendar page for upcoming Youth Group meetings and events. For information or to join either Youth Group, please call the church office at (860)663-1789.

Workshops and other events - Workshops and shorter programs are offered from time to time by the Christian Education Committee, as part of our ministry to people of all ages. Recent offerings have included a screening of an inconvenient truth, dramatic presentations in the Old Town Hall building ("The Victorian Lady" and "They Called Me Lizzy . . . From Slavery to the White House"), and seasonal events for all ages, such as the annual Seder Supper during Lent, the Advent Wreath workshop, and the Mardi Gras pancake supper celebration. Watch for more intergenerational workshops and events to be announced soon.

Nursery/Child Care:
The Infant and Toddler Room is always open and available for parents and their children to use during the worship service. This room is located in the lower level of the Parish Hall, the first door on the right after you go down the stairs. The Infant and Toddler Room is stocked with age appropriate toys, books and crayons for the little ones, as well as a rocking chair and a changing table. There is a sound system in the room, so parents can listen to the worship service while attending to their children.