A New Story - Sermon from 2012 March in the Son

This sermon by the Rev. Dr. Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi, Minister for Christian Faith Formation Research of the United Church of Christ, was preached at opening worship of the 2012 March in the Son event at First Congregational Church UCC, Cheshire, on March 24, 2012.

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Communion with Your Child

This booklet, written by Bette Anne Crowell, gives a basic grounding in the meaning and practice of Holy Communion for the use of parents in preparing a child to participate in the sacrament. The other titles in the series are "Do This to Remember Me" for families and church school, and "Jesus Loves Me: The Young Child and Communion" for pastors and Church Educators.

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Do This To Remember Me! - A Book for Families on the Sacrament of Holy Communion

This booklet, written by Rosemary Turner, has been prepared as a resource for families on Communion. It may be used in preparing children for coming to the Lord?s Table at home or for family education programs at the church. One of the tasks of the church is to prepare children for a meaningful life-long participation in the sacraments. The church calls on the family to be involved in this process because it believes that the family is the most important avenue for Christian growth for children. The other titles in the series are "Communion With Your Children" for children and parents, and "Jesus Loves Me: The Young Child and Communion" for pastors and Christian Educators.

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Jesus Loves Me: The Young Child and Communion

This booklet, part of the Children and Communion series developed in 1992, is intended for pastors, Christian Educators, and other church leaders as a resource for discussion of full inclusion of children in the celebration of communion. The author, Donna Papenhausen, provides a solid review of historical precedent and theological opinion. The other title in this series are "Communion With Your Child" for children and parents, and "Do This to Remember Me" for families and church school.

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Partners in Education

Partner In Education are Christian educators, trained by the United Church Board for Homeland Ministries to assist local church leaders in creating new recipes for Christian education using a variety of fresh, innovative combinations of homegrown ingredients.

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Shine, God's People

Shine, God's People is an online resource to assist a church in celebrating and studying the 50th anniversary of the United Church of Christ. It may be used in church school settings, board meetings, retreats, or other groups. An interactive feature allows churches to report back online to let other congregations know how they live out their commitments, and to discover how other UCC churches shine.

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Soul Food for Kids

Soul Food for Kids is a resource produced by the Connecticut Conference in 1988 that has been updated by AUCE. It provides guidelines in the areas of the Bible, church history, the United Church of Christ, worship, prayer, the sacraments, seasons of the church year, and an extensive bibliography of church school resources, materials, and websites. (PDF, 6 MB)

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TheoTalk Essay Collection

A collection of essays written primarily by participants in the TheoTalk forum of the Connecticut Conference's online FIDO* discussion service.

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Where Are the Children? Notes from an Open Discussion

On August 8, 2006, at First Congregational, Southington, CT, Thirty-nine Christian Educators and Youth Group Leaders, both Lay and Ordained, attended a round table discussion concerning the regularity and frequency in children and youth's church school and youth group attendance. Interested people came from both cities and villages and from all points in the state. Having its humble beginnings on the Christian Educator's discussion line (search at ctucc.org for ?FIDO? to learn more about this service), this informal meeting began to discuss the topic with fervor, and at the meeting's conclusion calls were made for future discussion and development of ideas.

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