Family Programs

Sacred Seasonal Services

We begin every church year in August with our Back to Church Year Service, complete with our Blessing of the Backpacks. In September, we celebrate our Ingathering with our Water Ceremony and there is also a Blessing of Faith Formation Facilitators.  October brings our Blessing of the Chalices Service and in November our Healing Service. Christmas Eve, we gather for a 5pm “paper bag pageant” for all ages to share in the relevant messages of the nativity story.  Next comes our Wheel of Life Service in January, we celebrate moments in time like births, graduations, and marriages.  Our High School youth create and lead a service in March.  Spring brings our Flower Communion.  The church year closes with our Lifespan Service, in which Coming of Age youth share their credos and High School Seniors participate in a Bridging ceremony.

Seasonal Celebrations

Each month we plan opportunities for our families to spend time together beyond Sunday mornings. From the Haunted Woods and Lantern Walks, to Winter Solstice Spirals and 2nd Friday Movie Nights during Community Chalice Circles.  Community Potlucks following service.  Spring Egg Hunt following Flower Communion.

 High School Night Youth Group

Our high school youth spend social time together once a month with our High School Youth Advisors supervising.   The youth group also participates in fun social outings, these vary based on interest. The youth group attends two retreats each church year and holds one Lock-in.  There is also a large trip every other year, often out of the country

Camp Beagle

This is our evolution, science-based summer camp that is volunteer-facilitated every summer.  We all come together to sing, learn about science and survival, and wonder.

Earth-Based Family Gatherings

Our UUCA Full Circle group facilitates seasonal events for all families to join in.  In autumn there is a Saturday Samhain festival, in December there is a Friday night Solstice Spiral and in the spring we celebrate Beltane together.

Heartsong Learning Community
Connecting to our community at large is part of the ministry of our church.  We partner with educational groups to offer learning opportunities to our congregation and the community.  We offer programs managed through our Lifespan Faith Formation Department like early childhood programs.