Family Faith Formation
We are a committee comprised mostly of parents. We hope to create community among our families here at SPUCC, through milestone lessons that both parents and children attend together, through family events to strengthen bonds, and connecting our children to other adults within our church community.
Milestones
Milestones are our firsts. They are significant cultural and developmental markers we experience throughout life—first steps, words, teeth, day of school. There are also first in our faith journeys: Prayer, Holy Communion Sunday School, receiving a Bible, engaging in community outreach. Faith forms through all that we are and all that we do as God’s beloved people. Individual faith is nurtured within an ever-developing faith community.
Our Milestones Program seeks to…
Connect Faith Companions Across Generations
Walking side by side, Faith Companions develop meaningful long-term relationships as they take steps together along the journey of faith.Empower Parents as Primary Faith Formers
Children and parents explore faith milestones together, empowered with tools for integrating faith-based conversation into their everyday lives.
Faith Companions
Newly formed this year, each age group of children will receive a faith companion that will take time to visit with them during friendship hour, Sunday School, milestones, and covenant to be part of your childrens’ lives through highschool.
Faith Companions and the child’s parents engage with each other periodically in simple, meaningful ways:
Participate in an annual Milestone Event
Serve together as Sunday morning greeters
Sit together in worship or Friendship Hour
Acknowledge each other’s birthday by card or phone
Engage in fun, hands-on seasonal Faith Companion activities led by our Family Ministry Committee
Possibly bring their households together for one meal or recreational activity each year
Questions about our Milestones Program?
Please Contact Margaret Jaques-Leslie Family Ministry Chair margaret.h.leslie@gmail.com
or Rev. Eli’jah Carroll Associate Minister elijah@spucconsummit.org 651-224-5809
