Children's Ministry
We're ready to JUMP INTO FALL! Here is how YOU can get involved:
Fall Sunday school kicks off September 7.
Sunday school volunteers serve on Sundays from 10:15 to 11:10 am. No previous experience is necessary, training is provided, and the volunteer schedule can be flexible.
SJD Choristers provide a rich choral education for children aged 3 - grade 12.
The Second Annual Family Retreat will be held October 24-26. Make plans to attend.
Children's ministry walks alongside families with children 5th grade and younger. To shepherd children into a lasting relationship with God, the ministry introduces Jesus to the youngest parishioners, plants seeds of God's word into their hearts, and models the love of Jesus through a caring team of volunteers.
Weekly options include:
Nursery: 8:30 am — 12:30 pm
- 2 months - age 2 | First floor nursery: Rm 104
Sunday School: 10:15 — 11:10 am
- 2-year-olds | First floor: Rm 110 & 112
- Age 3 - Kinder | Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level 1 | Lower level: L07, L08
- 1st-3rd grade | Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level 2 | Lower level: L17 OR Traditional Sunday school | Lower level: L16
- 4th - 5th grade | Traditional Sunday school | Lower level: L21 (girls), L20 (boys)
You may register your child before their first visit to the nursery or Sunday school, or register on Sunday morning.
Baby Music Classes
Postponed until January
Children's Sunday School
Sundays, 10:15am
Dad's Discipleship Group
Third Thursdays, 7am
Junior Daughters of the King
Second Sundays, 9am
Moms and Munchkins
Monthly as Scheduled – Rm L11
Preparation for Communion
Sundays, 9am
The Bridge - Children's Chapel
Sunday mornings during the 9am worship service
Children's Ministry Staff
Holli Kight served as Director of Children’s Ministry at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church from 2008 to 2022. She brings a wealth of experience and deep knowledge to this vital ministry, along with a strong passion for children and the important role they play in the future of our church.
The Rev. Libby Garfield joined St. John the Divine in 2023. She holds and Master of Divinity degree from Nashotah House Theological Seminary and a bachelor’s degree from Sewanee: The University of the South. Prior to ordained ministry, she worked in youth ministry in Louisville, KY. She is a certified Level I Catechist with Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
St. John the Divine has been a second home to ReBecca and her family. She has been blessed to have her four children baptized and confirmed in this parish. More importantly, they are all active members of this amazing community.
Luci is from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and came to the United States as a nanny. She got her Associate in Teaching here in Houston and started working at SJD in 2006 as a Nursery Worker. She became the Nursery and Preschool Associate in 2018. She loves working with children because she believes they are angels sent by God to bring joy to our lives!
Tany is a native Houstonian and attended The Kinkaid School and The University of Texas at Austin. She was a buyer for a boutique clothing store and went on to be Director of Recruiting and assisted with marketing at Chamberlain, Hrdlicka law firm.
She has four grown children and one grandson. Tany spent many years as a “professional volunteer” with the Junior League of Houston and at her children’s schools, as well as with numerous non-profits in Houston and serving in board positions.
She began at SJD in the rector’s office and after many years of serving God and others who are in need through our Go Outreach ministry she is happily supporting our formation and family ministries.
Get Involved
First Communion Service
Oct 12, 2025 • 11:15am - 12:00pm
The First Communion class will receive their First Communion on Sunday, October 12, at the 11:15 am Traditional service. A reception will follow in Summers Hall.
Family Retreat
Oct 24, 2025 • 6:00pm
The St. John the Divine Family Retreat will be held at Tejas Camp and Retreat in Giddings, Texas. Retreat activities will be designed for families with younger children, 3 years-3rd grade, and their younger/older siblings, with childcare offered at certain times. Registration: $350/family. Click the red button below to register.
