Faith Formation
for
Children, Youth and Family


​ There's a place for you here ~ means you and your children!

We have decided to redirect our energy this summer after a full 15 months of virtual music ministry and faith formation with children. Worship Wednesday will resume this fall and we hope you'll join us for music, Bible adventure, crafts, and more!  

Over the summer we encourage you and your family to put faith in action. Please share your "God sightings" -- all of the ways you are experiencing what you have learned in faith formation this year -- by sending stories, photos, and videos to Pastor Haley Vay. We hope to hear from you! Together by the Holy Spirit and our children leading us, we proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to all the world. 

There will be opportunities for in-person fellowship this summer, including Compassion Camp Games for children, youth, and families on Sunday, August 1 at 11:45 am following in-person outdoor Communion at ULC. 

A variety of activities (ie. scavenger hunts, coloring pages) will be sent home throughout the summer months to help keep children engaged in faith formation and excited to return to Worship Wednesday this fall. If you would like to receive this communication and are not already on our email list, please let us know by contacting the church office.

We thank you for supporting ministry with children at ULC that has not only survived, but grown throughout this pandemic. You are an important part of the ministry we share and we look forward to what the Spirit has in store! 

Worship Wednesdays
 ​For Kids and Families
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Wednesdays at 4pm

During the pandemic, and while the church building remained closed, our children met weekly via Zoom on Wednesday afternoons for virtual faith formation. Children enjoyed a variety of activities including a bible story, crafts, snacks and music with "Mrs. Janine."
View some musical highlights from Worship Wednesdays below!

Watch this page for new information as we transition back to in person worship and activities this fall.

Children in Worship

Children are important to us here at ULC and we’re dedicated to providing a strong foundation for their lifelong faith formation. During worship,  we invite you and your children to worship, learn, and grow together toward the front of the Sanctuary.

Consider the “Three E’s” that help us welcome a child’s participation in worship: 
  1. Educate: It is our joy and hope that children will feel welcome to worship in ways that uniquely appeal to their cognitive development. Each week a variety of books related to the theme of the day, as well as “Celebrate!” inserts that help children follow along with the liturgy, are provided.
  2. Engage: Being up front is a great way for children to see, hear, learn, and participate in worship! Each week there will be a variety of different ways to capture the imagination of our children through the sharing of scripture, music, dancing, coloring pages, puzzles, and more. 
  3. Equip: By providing a dedicated place for children in worship, they are better able to concretely understand their value as a child of God, and to know, “There’s a place for me here.” 
​Exercising the “Three E’s” with children in our congregation continues to help us grow as an inter-generational faith community. Together we are on the road of lifelong faith formation for the sake of Christ’s church.  We hope that you and your children will feel welcome to enjoy the space in worship; to actively participate, focus, grow in faith and learn about God’s love in their own unique and wiggly way!