UPC Christian Formation Update, October 15

Christian Formation Update

In this week's Update...

Coming This Sunday, October 21
New Parenting & Faith Class Series Starting Sunday!
Reformation Fair Sign Up
Stewardship & Kids
Camping Trip Pictures

Hello UPC Families!

Wow! The UPC Youth had a great time on our Fall Camping Trip and we're so grateful to John & Suzi Parker for their hospitality and to Kailey, Amy, and Austin for their leadership on the trip. Also thanks to Pastor Krystal and SPM Intern Caroline for helping lead Sweaty Sundays and The BIG Hello last Sunday.

Reformation Sunday is just around the corner, so if you haven't yet signed up your youth to help with the Reformation Fair, please do so this week! The number of helpers directly affects how big an event we are able to host, so please help us continue to make Reformation Fair the awesome experience it has been in the past.

Coming This Sunday

October 21

Children's Ministry

Laudate Choir, 9:15 - 10:00 am @ Room 210.

Director: Austin Bradley.

Check in Table Greeter: Mary Dodd

Please remember to sign in!

Sweaty Sundays (Intergenerational), 9:30 - 9:55 am @ Youth Room

Current Project - Sniffle Kits

Leaders: Stephanie Holmsten & Adrielle Chew.

The BIG Hello, 10:00 - 10:15 am @ Youth Room

Leader: Adrielle Chew

Lesson: God Calls Samuel

Treehouse Class (3-5 Graders), 10:15 - 10:50 am @ Room 206

Leader: Margaret Aymer

ARK Class (Pre-K - 2nd Graders), 10:15 - 10:50 am @ Room 205

Leader: Sub for 10/21 needed

Parents may pick up their kids for worship at 10:50 am from the classrooms listed above.

Bridge to Worship, during Worship in Room 202.

Leader: Kendal Gladish

Nursery care from 9:15 am to 12:15 pm is available every Sunday morning on the lower level.

Youth Ministry

Youth Fellowship Group, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm @ Youth Room

Lunch provided by: The Martini Family

New Parenting & Faith Series

Beginning this coming Sunday, October 21, our very own Jon Eddison will leading a five week Parenting & Faith series entitled, "Decency in the Midst of Disorder."

Drawing together scripture and the everyday practice of Christian faith, Jon will be helping us unpack the indecency and turmoil in our politics and society and will help us brainstorm how we as parents can respond faithfully when our kids ask questions or are directly affected by what they hear at school or see on television. With midterm elections coming up and in light of the news cycles of the past few weeks, we hope for this to be a time where you can voice your feelings in a supportive environment and think creatively about how we as Christians are called to respond in faith.

The five week series includes the following topics:

October 21 - Diversity & Integrity

October 28 - Advocacy & Generosity

November 4 - Systems & Worthiness

November 11 - Neighbors & Faith

November 18 - Kindness & Suffering

We hope you will join us for this timely class series on Sundays from 9:30 - 10:40 am in Room 1 on the lower level.

Curious about what other great topics we have in store for Parenting & Faith? Please click the red button below to download the 2018-2019 Topics & Presenters Calendar! We've got some amazing speakers lined up including Austin Seminary faculty, TEDx presenters, brilliant UPC Members, and authors!

Click Here to Download the Parenting and Faith Calendar

Reformation Fair Sign Up

Reformation Sunday - October 28

Please click the green button below to sign up for a Reformation Sunday Team!

We need a minimum of 20 people (youth, parents, and advisers) to sign up for a Sunday team for us to successfully host the full event.

Please sign up by Saturday, October 20th so we can plan accordingly.

The Reformation Fair is one of our four annual youth fundraisers. Signing up and participating counts toward your Sweat Equity points for the year.

Thank you for helping create such a fun event for our church family!

Click Here to Sign Up for a Reformation Fair Team

Stewardship Season & Kids

Stewardship season is a great time of year to talk with your children and youth about the importance of living generous lives. Talking with your kids about how they might help other people and sharing your own practices of generosity are lessons that set the stage for a lifetime of giving. Whether it's setting aside a dollar from their allowance for the offering plate, asking for donations to a cause they care about for a birthday, or setting up their own micro-fundraiser to support a non-profit, kids are able to participate in stewardship in real, memorable, and meaningful ways. Giving also allows children to build a sense of commitment here at church and they can see the ways their gifts matter to those around them.

Your generosity as a family during stewardship season directly impacts what Christian Formation is able to offer in the coming year. Everything from our Sunday School curriculum, mission trips, retreats, VBS, internship program, adult class guest speakers, youth group, confirmation, church-wide events like Mother's Day and Reformation Fair, supplies, and books are funded by your pledges and ongoing generosity each year. We know that you are busy, so UPC has made pledging easier than ever with online tools to pledge and schedule giving automatically. We all want our children to grow up with every opportunity for spiritual and personal growth, and I hope you'll join us in our mission as we plant seeds and harvest hope!

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