Sundays at 8:00 and 10:15 a.m.

  550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401  ·   (707) 579-2604  ·  

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Children's Faith Formation

Children aren't just the church's future—they're an essential part of our faith community right now. At Incarnation we strive to serve our kids' growing faith, and we know they have much to teach adults, too.

Children are always welcome in worship: any age, any time.

Nursery

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For children from infancy through preschool age, we offer a professionally staffed nursery during the 10:15 Sunday service. We have a wide range of toys for all age levels as well as an outdoor play area. All our caregivers are rigorously trained and screened. Your child can remain in the nursery while you're in the service or for any part of it. You can also drop into the nursery for a quick diaper change, or whatever you need.

In addition to care during Sunday services, we provide child care for other programs or services at church involving parents.

Godly Play

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Children have an innate sense of the presence of God. The Godly Play approach helps them to explore their faith through story, to gain religious language and to enhance their spiritual experience through wonder and play. Based on Montessori principles and developed using a spiral curriculum, the Godly Play method serves children from preschool through elementary school age.

Godly Play is offered during the school year on Sundays at 9:00.


Children's Chapel

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During the 10:15 liturgy, preschool through elementary-age children may choose to join in Children's Chapel during the first half of the service, the Liturgy of the Word. Following the Children's Chapel cross out to Children's Chapel shortly after the start of the service, our children are invited into a worship practice that parallels what those in "big church" are doing, but in a way designed especially for kids. Together we sing songs, hear and respond to one or more of the day's scripture readings, and pray for our own needs and the needs of God's world. Participants return to big church for the second half of the service to participate in Communion. Of course, children are also always welcome to remain in church for the entire liturgy as they and their parents prefer.

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Daphne Vernon
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    People decide to visit a church for lots of different reasons, often because they're at some sort of transition point in their lives. Maybe you're a longtime Episcopalian; maybe you have experience in another faith tradition; or maybe you've never been to a faith community at all.

    Whoever you are, and wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you enrich us with your presence, and there's a place for you here.

    Learn more about visiting Incarnation.

    Incarnation is located at 550 Mendocino Avenue in downtown Santa Rosa, just south of the corner with Cherry Street.

    Our church parking lot is located around the corner at 636 Cherry Street. The lot often fills up for our Sunday morning services. Additional free church parking is available in the small gravel lot at the corner of Mendocino and Cherry, or in the city garage at 521 7th Street (free on Sundays), which is a two-minute walk from the church. Finally, street parking is also free on Sundays.

    We're also located close to several bus lines, and we have a bike rack in the central courtyard.

    Children aren't just the church's future—they're an essential part of our faith community right now. At Incarnation we strive to serve our kids' growing faith, and we know they have much to teach adults, too. Children are always welcome in worship: any age, any time.

    Learn more about our children's ministries.

    Episcopal worship follows an ancient pattern that dates to the earliest days of the Christian church. The first half of the Eucharist is the Liturgy of the Word the second half is the Liturgy of the Table, also called Holy Communion. If you've spent time in Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, or Eastern Orthodox churches, much of our liturgy will seem familiar. If you're unfamiliar with liturgical Christian worship, don't worry. You're welcome to participate as fully as is right for you, or to just relax into the liturgy and let the rest of the congregation carry you in worship.

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    Giving is one of the most powerful spiritual practices in existence. It's a statement of gratitude and trust in God.

    At Incarnation we encourage all our members and friends to prayerfully choose a percentage of their income to give toward causes that serve God's mission. We ask that part of that intentional giving be a pledge of financial support to the parish, both so our leadership can plan ahead in making a budget, and as a tangible commitment to what God is doing here at Incarnation. For more on the practice of proportional giving, see this FAQ.

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