Family Programs

Community Traditions

We begin every church year in September with our Water Ceremony.  At this ceremony, there is also a Blessing of Faith Formation Volunteers and a Backpack Blessing.  On 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 and annual Spring Egg Hunt.  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.

Monthly Family Meet-Ups

Each month we plan opportunities for our families to spend time together beyond Sunday mornings.  We plan meet-ups for hikes and kayaking, movie and game nights.  These are announced in our Faith Formation weekly newsletter.

 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.