We’re back in action on Sunday, September 14th!
Your Faith Formation team and our fabulous collaborators have been busy getting ready for another transformative year. We’ve been meeting, sharing, and learning together over the last month to prepare to welcome our children and youth back to Faith Formation groups on Sunday, September 14th. We’ll all begin together in worship as usual and we will have a dedication for our teachers before we head to our groups. We’ll create covenants together and get to know each other, please plan to join us!
Thank you to all of our fabulous collaborators who joined us for an amazing orientation this past weekend. Our congregation is blessed to have so many awesome people serving with our program. Your gifts are tremendously appreciated!
In addition to our regular theme based sessions, we are offering a new liberation and antiracism based curriculum from the UUA called Mosaic. This curriculum series includes lessons designed to support the faith development and engagement of each age group, as well as to enhance our growing collective understanding of best practices and justice-centered discourse arising from BIPOC movements to decolonize and decenter whiteness. Mosaic Sundays will happen the first Sunday of each month in regular Faith Formation groups.
The Youth Choir is back too! If your kiddo loves to sing and wants to be a part of worship, Let us know here: https://forms.gle/BQW4HhA1FdfwN8fQ8
Have you registered for Faith Formation yet? It is vital that you do! Registration helps us with planning, keeping everyone safe, and knowing who we’re serving. We ask you to do it every year so that we have the most current information for your family. Not sure if you’ve registered yet? Email Kim to find out! You can register here: https://forms.gle/zunm7ZWVXvE6N3gSA
Family Ice Cream Socials are here! Bring the whole family for some ice cream, fellowship, and exploration of the monthly theme! On Friday, September 5th join us for the theme of Building Belonging and on Friday, October 17th we’ll explore Cultivating Compassion. We’ll meet in Sandburg Hall from 7:00-8:30 pm. Please RSVP with any dietary needs to Kim Thanks to Amy Wright Glenn for facilitating!
Chalice Lighters Needed! Chalice lighting sign ups are open through May 2026! Please note that you should sign up by Thursday at noon for the coming Sunday. Chalice lighters need to arrive 15 minutes before worship begins and check in with the worship leader! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0548ADA92BA2F85-55350830-sunday#/
We’ll be offering a Soul Matters group for parents and caregivers again this year, beginning in October. Look out for more details soon!
Want to get involved with Faith Formation? We have opportunities available at all different levels of commitment! Reach out Kim or Jen!
In faith,
Kim Collins, Lifespan Religious Educator