Faith Formation News from Center Church

Church House Wrap

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Faith Formation at Center Church!

May 19, 2019| Issue #5

Upcoming Events

TODAY, Sunday, May 19th at the

10:30 am Worship Service:

Faith Formation Recognition Sunday

We've reached the end of another calendar year for children and youth programming. Plan to join us for special recognition during worship and then closing activities for all kids, including cupcakes and a grab bag of goodies. Questions? Check with any Church School leader or Pastor Nada.

Next Sunday, May 26th is CAMP SUNDAY for Center Church

Come on out to camp, as we worship and play together at Camp Asto Wama in Columbia, CT. Lunch of hot dogs etc. will be offered with side dishes of salads or dessert provided by those who attend. Swimming, games and time to share together will follow. We're looking forward to a great day so mark your calendars. Click here for more information about beautiful Camp Asto Wamah.

Coming Up Soon: Wear Orange Weekend is June 7th, the 5th National Gun Violence Awareness Day when people who have been shot and killed or wounded by gun violence as well as survivors of gun violence are honored throughout our country. Stay tuned for more information! #wearorange

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WEAR ORANGE WEEKEND STARTING on JUNE 7TH click #WEARORANGE

SAVE THE DATES!

Catch a Yard Goats baseball game with your church friends - "Faith and Family Day" is August 24th at 6:05pm Tickets available through

Marie at the Church Office!

Can it be..?

Summer time is just around the corner but that doesn't mean there's nothing going on for kids at church! Keep a look out for more information about activities and options for your children which the Faith Formation Team and Worship Team are planning with Rev. Shelly and Pastor Nada. We hope to offer a variety of ways in which to engage younger worshipers.

Did You Know... that there are amazing and interesting resources about kids and churches and learning available for your exploration on the CTUCC.org website?

Check out this slideshow from a presentation at a workshop led by Karen Ziel, conference Minister for Faith Formation, which Pastor Nada recently attended on...

INTERGENERATIONAL WORSHIP

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Joyful Noise Youth Choir with Bob and the musicians of Center Church! Let's keep looking for chances to celebrate the musical gifts of our younger folks! Got ideas? Let Pastor Nada or Rev. Shelly or Music Director Bob Gilbert hear from you!

Summer Worship in the Parlor starts on July 7th!

Bloomfield High School Voices of Inspiration Choir, singing at the CTUCC Youth Revival Worship service on Sunday May 5th at the Bloomfield Church! They were an amazing blessing to all of us who heard them!

The Youth Revival was a great experience of sharing vibrant worship together with friends from all over the state of CT

Youth from 13 congregations gathered to hear

Rev. Trayce Potter encourage children of all ages to use their gifts for God! Take a moment to read about what 10 kids and supporting adults from Center Church were up to on May 5th at the Bloomfield Church! The link below includes an article and video of Rev. Potter's sermon.