Children's Ministry
Children's Ministry
this Month
Sunday Mornings during
10:00am Worship
Director of Children, Family, and Youth Ministry Dana Bender unitedchurch.dana@gmail.com
Children's Ministry Chair Karen Wilbanks
Children's Ministry Aides:
(Maria Navarette, Gail Ansheles, Destiny Munoz)
Uniting Children and Youth In Belief,
Belonging and Behavior
Exciting News about the Natural Playground!
United Church has contracted Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds about transforming sections of our church grounds into natural play areas. Unlike traditional playgrounds, with structured, human-made equipment, Bienenstock playgrounds incorporate materials and ideas from nature, such as logs, rocks, and plants. These play spaces encourage children to explore, problem-solve, and engage in imaginative play. For more information about this company, check out their website: bienenstockplaygrounds.com/
Love God, Neighbor, and Creation!
Happenings in Children's Ministry
Here at United Church, we take the colors of the church calendar seriously! Particularly in the seasons of Advent, Christmas, and Lent. How often have we heard Talitha say, ‘...and next week wear purple!?’ Remember ‘tongues of fire’ red cupcakes made by the children of the church last Pentecost Sunday? These colors express emotions and ideas that are associated with each of the seasons of the liturgical year.
Congregations in the United Church of Christ have the freedom to use any combination of colors (or no particular colors) as seems best to them. The use of traditional colors, however, connects us to the wider Body of Christ and provides worship planners (and the rest of us) with visual aids that mark the transition from one season to another. These colors are beautifully displayed in the quilt banners hung in the sanctuary, as well as in altar and pulpit decorations.
Kids United
This month, Kids United (K-grade 5) explore the church calendar, the colors associated with each season, and the meaning behind those colors. I’ll bet they’ll be able to teach us a thing or two about this by the time Lent begins.