Community Connection
“Family Time” is now Community Connection! While the name has changed, the focus has not: these activities, offered by our Children’s Education Director, are designed to help families remain connected to their faith, community and each other.
Each week, a new activity is introduced during Sunday worship and then posted below. Also, don’t forget to follow Community Connection on Facebook and Instagram.
Celebrate Halloween in a New Way
As with most things this year, Halloween will be different than it has been in the past. But, in keeping with the theme of 2020, this is another opportunity to adapt, be resilient, and make the best of it, so...
Create a Family Dinnertime Ritual
In the wonderful book “The Surprising Power of Family Meals,” Miriam Weinstein refers to dinnertime rituals as a frame; they separate dinnertime from the rest of the day, and each family's dinnertime from the way in which other families do it.
Eat Together
According to The Family Dinner Project, "Sharing a family meal is good for the spirit, the brain and the health of all family members."
Let’s Get Cooking
When you cook as a family (whether or not you have kids in your home), you get to spend valuable time together, work towards a shared goal that is clear and satisfying in its achievement, and make the kitchen a less mysterious and/or dangerous place for the less culinary members of your household (this includes both kiddos AND adults who may not be as kitchen-savvy as some of their peers!).
