Family Worship Resources

HOW DO WE SURROUND OUR CHILDREN WITH A HEALTHY ATMOSPHERE FOR NURTURING FAITH?

by building rapport and establishing trusting relationships with them 

 

by expressing love in the home and in the context of the faith community 

 

by talking about and helping them to discover God through nature, at table, and at play, and through the beauty of creation and daily life

 

by reading and talking about stories with spiritual themes and exploring Bible stories and children’s prayer books 

 

by establishing healthy relationships and environments in school, home and church 

 

by surrounding them with healthy God-talk through labeling, expressions of thanksgiving, appreciation, and gratitude 

 

 by nurturing them emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually ! by encouraging their interaction with the art 

HELPFUL LINKS:

How to encourage your children to worship: Tips for parents

Where should children worship/ Big church or a children’s setting?

Why children need big church

Inclusion in faith community: Tips for parents to get started

Holy Communion: A practice of faith in the UCC. What does it all mean?

“A CALL TO COMMITMENT”

by Elsa Tamez
 
Leader:   Come!  Let us celebrate the supper of our Lord,
People: Let us all together Bake a giant loaf
Leader: And together prepare the jars of wine As at the wedding feast in Cana.
 
People: Let the daughters not forget the salt
Nor the sons the leaven.
Leader: And let us invite many guests:
People: The lame, the blind, the deaf, 
The poor.
 
Leader: Quickly now!
Let us follow the recipe of our Lord,
Let us together knead the dough with our hands
People: And watch with joy
The rising Bread.
 
Leader: Because today we are celebrating 
our commitment to Christ Jesus.
People: Today we are renewing our commitment
To the kingdom,
 
All: And no one shall go hungry away. Amen