You and your family are welcome at the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship! When you arrive, we’ll present your family with a “busy bag” or two, with small toys, crayons and coloring pages to help your little ones stay entertained. Families sit together for the first 15-20 minutes. After the Time for All Ages and Joys & … Continue reading About Children’s and Family Ministry
From Sarah Grenier July has been packed with learning and fun! Youth group has been a blast every week from playing on the bounce house to movie night. The parents get to discuss both our struggles and successes together!In the RE classroom, we’ve discussed the origins of Unitarian Universalism and the chalice symbol. Learning our … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries – August
From Sarah Grenier: What a wonderful, busy, fun-filled month! We enjoyed celebrating the end of the school year with an amazing party. We sent Rev. Ma off in style! We supported a Pride organization and had fun in the sun. Not to mention game night!I’m so honored to be a part of this growing community. … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries – July
•Sunday, June 2nd, Multigen Pride Sunday 10:30AM: Nursery open, no children’s religious education During coffee hour: Sunday Funday “Fun in the Sun”•Friday, June 7th: 12:30-2:30 Celebrate the end of the school year with pizza and ice cream!•Sunday, June 9th, 10:30AM: Father’s Day story and activities•Friday, June 14th, 6:30PM: Game Night! Bring your favorite board game … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries June Schedule
From Sarah Grenier I am still reminiscing about our child dedication service! I am amazed we have so many families committing themselves to Unitarian Universalism. Our congregation is so honored to have you all with us, that you entrust us with the faith formation of your children. To me, it’s also important to be grounded … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries – June
By Sarah Grenier On Sundays with no RE, the kids have asked me, “why didn’t we go back to our classroom?!” Even my own son excitedly confirms every morning before we go to church now, “are we going to be in the kid’s room?” I hope that’s a sign that they are having fun together … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries – May
From Sarah Grenier What a gift it has been to work with the children in this congregation so far! I’ve enjoyed getting to know everyone more and to meet some new friends too. We’ve had a lot of changes happening all at once, so I want to share what’s been going on.In the nursery, we’ve … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries – April 2024
Sarah Joan Grenier attended Appalachian State University earning a degree in dietetics. She joined the Army and attended Baylor University for a master’s in nutrition. After serving six years in the military as a dietitian, she wanted to focus on her two kids and moved home to Carteret County. She is a member at the … Continue reading Meet Our New Children and Family Ministries Administrator
Jan 7: First Sunday Funday! Everyone is invited to help us with a no sew blanket tying project! Once tied, these will become rugs that the children will sit and lie on for Spirit Play. We will have all kinds of patterns: unicorns, dinosaurs, dogs, butterflies… Jan 21: Yo, Who Put Dragons in the Church?! … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries – January Events
December was a blast! We had a super chaotic and super fun Solstice Pageant, a yummy cookie exchange (big ups to Janet and Drew for bringing cookies to decorate!), a pizza-filled Project Christmas Cheer day, and a sweet and helpful First Sunday Funday where a dozen of us helped assemble gift bags for the staff … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries – January News
Wow! What a November! We had an awesome First Sunday Funday teaching the kids about recycling (and playing fun games with recyclables), yet another Game Night, and an AWESOME skit on Nov. 19 where the kids helped us tell a story about generosity and greed. They were the first ones to load the results of … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries – November Recap and Upcoming December Events
