Kids’ Connection volunteers and other parentsfor a light lunch from 12:00-1:30pm. Learn about Kids’ Connection plans for the new year, and get information on more ways to involve your children in service to our community. […]
On Sunday, September 7th, the Family Ministry Team has some big plans. First, the Kids’ Connection volunteers will be commissioned by Reverend Kevin and the congregation during the early portion of the downstairs service. When I asked what “being commissioned” meant, I was told that it is something like being blessed at the beginning of […]
During the summer months, the number of children attending our Kids’ Connection program on any given Sunday diminishes, understandably so. Nevada County living beckons with all that it has to offer during these vibrantly sunny months. Even so, we have some lovely days upstairs with the children who do find their way to us. One […]
Over the last five months in Kids’ Connection, we have been exploring the twin themes of silence and listening. Our choice of these themes arose rather organically. Some of the children were having a hard time listening while we were reading the day’s selected story to them. The challenge with listening seemed most directly related […]
If imagination is what you are looking for at UUCM, then look no further. Stop number one for you should be our Kids’ Connection program that happens upstairs on Sunday mornings. Each Sunday after the short kids’ service that we hold upstairs in our sanctuary, we proceed into a suite of rooms that is our […]
Our April Soul Matters theme of joy is a joy in and of itself. Right now, it is providing me with the opportunity to wallow in the joy that our UUCM children, their grownups, and my beloved Family Ministry Team mates bring to my life. I will use the rest of this article simply to […]
Our Kids’ Connection program has an intentional design, one that is consistent with our goal of promoting feelings of TRUST in our young charges. One overarching design principle that permeates our program is best captured in the phrase CHOICE WITHIN STRUCTURE. Competing philosophies of education often are geared toward one or the other of those […]
What is silence? And how is silence related to listening? While not exactly the same thing, silence and listening do overlap each other. Maybe one definition of silence could be eliminating the noises or sounds that we make so that we can take note of, or listen to, noises or sounds that we are not […]
Last year our Family Ministry Team was laser focused on reconceptualizing and implementing a new version of our Kids’ Connection program. At our Kids’ Connection Open House last month, we officially went public with the results of our program development efforts. The new program has a new look with additional spaces and materials, as well […]
The Beat Café and Jam Café are back from hiatus! The last Tuesday of the month (except holidays), join MC Paul at the Beat Café: an open mic night for poets and writers. On the last Thursday of the month (except holidays), DJ Paul hosts the Jam Café: a casual gathering of musicians playing familiar […]
