Kids’ Connection!
Good News! Kids’ Connection is eager to welcome your child(ren)!
Children (ages infant+) are invited to join their guardian(s) to participate in the opening activities of our 11:00am Sunday service in the Sanctuary, exiting around 11:15am with their teachers to have their own special interactive gatherings for the remainder of the service. (Note that there is no Kids’ Connection at our 9:00am service. Keep reading for ways we welcome our youngest attenders at services downstairs.)
Kids Connection is a time and place that promotes meaningful connections across the age spans. Children of varying ages connect with other children. Children connect with the adults who generously give their time, talent, and attention on Sunday mornings. And importantly, adults connect with other adults, as they work together to create UU-inspired experiences for our UUCM children. The Family Ministry Team members encourage all — parents, as well as community members who want to know more about service opportunities related to the Family Ministry’s Team’s agenda — to contact us at FamilyMinistry@uugrassvalley.org.
Children are always welcome to attend Sunday service with their guardian(s). We offer the following:
- Guardians with toddler or preschool children may wish to sit towards the back of the Sanctuary by our Kids Corner which has toys available for the children to play with during the service.
- Meeting rooms where your child can have more space to play while you listen (online or down the hall!)
Family Ministry Blog
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. […]
Family Ministry Mission
Our mission is to hold an intentional space in which all people can grow, discern identity, explore values and beliefs, and learn to act with courageous compassion in the world.
Vision
As we live into our mission, we,
- model the values within the UU principles
- help people of all ages find meaning
- promote empathy and social justice
- are shaped by one another and in turn shape our world
- develop the next generation of leaders
At UUCM we believe that life-long learning and growth is an important, intentional process for all of us. It’s about learning how to live our lives as Unitarian Universalists, how to make meaning of the situations we find ourselves in, and how to ground our actions in our principles.
Please reach out if you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or just want to talk about Religious Education at FamilyMinistry@uugrassvalley.org.
For more on our philosophy of life-long learning, you can click to explore the sermon, “Everybody Needs a Rock.”