Find Resources for Family & Children's Faith Formation Here:
Sunday School for children meets during second hour, 10 minutes after the worship service ends (beginning at ~10:45 am), from mid-Sept through the end of June. This year we have four classes: for 2s & 3s; 4s & K; 1st-3rd grade; and 3rd-5th grade.
Extend the learning from each week's Sunday School lessons by using the activities available at shinefamilies.org.
Tips for engaging younger children in the worship service: This letter was shared with families in August 2023.
Extend the learning from each week's Sunday School lessons by using the activities available at shinefamilies.org.
Tips for engaging younger children in the worship service: This letter was shared with families in August 2023.
Lent 2024 Resources
The theme of this year’s Lenten journey in our collective worship at Salford will be "Christ Among Us". This year’s six-week Lenten journey invites us to step into what it means to be a covenant people and to do that with Jesus by our side.. "Christ is among us, reminding us of who we are, and even when we fail, reminding us of grace and calling us beloved.”
Copies of the Lent at Home: Christ Among Us devotional and calendar (laminated to serve as a placemat) will be available in the foyer starting this Sunday. These offer simple scriptures and activities for daily or weekly prayer, and include some options like "desert quests" (mindful walks in nature), developing a family covenant, and creating a centerpiece for your table.
In the foyer you'll also find the "Breaking the Chains" devotional that we've used in years' past - 40 links with prayer, scripture, and activities emphasizing God as liberator and source of grace.
Copies of the Lent at Home: Christ Among Us devotional and calendar (laminated to serve as a placemat) will be available in the foyer starting this Sunday. These offer simple scriptures and activities for daily or weekly prayer, and include some options like "desert quests" (mindful walks in nature), developing a family covenant, and creating a centerpiece for your table.
In the foyer you'll also find the "Breaking the Chains" devotional that we've used in years' past - 40 links with prayer, scripture, and activities emphasizing God as liberator and source of grace.
The Seed and The Soil Project creates music, art, and “Little Liturgies” that follow the liturgical year to help folks welcome the seed of the Good News as it takes root in their lives. CDs and text of the simple weekly prayers are available at the Welcome Center or can be streamed and downloaded here. The Lent-Easter-Pentecost series runs Feb-May. Listen to all the albums on Soundcloud.
Families are encouraged to join the Salford families WhatsApp group to connect about faith formation and parenting conversations. Contact Jenn Svetlik to get the invite link.
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Building Faith 2024: Micah 6:8 and Simple Intentionality
Like Micah’s original audience, we are surrounded and bombarded with a complex culture, and it’s often difficult to focus our attention on what is most important as we disciple our children. Each month, we’ll cut through the noise and take a look at one way we can be intentional in our choices. In March we focus on the Good News of Easter. The resource allows you to reflect on your own "embedded theology" around Easter, and some ways of talking about how to make meaning of the Easter Mysteries beyond "substitutionary atonement theory." Learn more at Building Faith. |
...And more:
Morning Meditations: Three options of quick morning meditations for all ages, to start the day off well.
Holy Hikes with the Psalms: Click Here
Celebrate Creation with Wondering Questions: Click Here
Resources for Talking about Race with Children:
Encouraging kids' faith formation means helping them cultivate a vision for God's Reign and their role in it, and walking with them as they share that with others. The effects of racism are real in our society, and racial justice is a part of God's vision for healing and hope. Here is a starting point for talking about race with your children. This list is non-exhaustive. We aren't making statements about the parent organizations of these pages, but the content on the pages linked here is solid. In using them, if you do not espouse the particular views of the article, then may you find them useful for their information about child development and what children are capable of understanding.
Chart: ages and stages of kids’ perceptions of race This chart helps you understand your child's level of awareness of biological and social differences between people.
Parent Toolkit: How to Talk to Kids About Race and Racism A practical step-by-step, with tips and suggested language.
Talking With Children About Racism, Police Brutality and Protests This resource guides parents in talking about race, police brutality, and protests; divided by age group.
Video Overview of Systemic Racism Hear Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer explain systemic racism in a way kids will be able to grasp, in 17 minutes. Simple language and visuals; would work well in sections with family conversation.
Antiracist Books for Kids There are tons of book lists out there, and I (Maria) can't personally recommend every one on this list - but it covers a wide range of diversity in a direct way and is a good place to start.
Diverse books with everyday stories Just like none of us can be distilled into one aspect of our identity, people of color are much larger than their racial struggle. There are probably thousands of this kind of books; may this be just a starting point.
Talking About Race portal This one should maybe be listed first. Published by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, it's a sort of self-guided curriculum for understanding race, racism, whiteness, antiracism, and much more. Extremely useful information for parents, not a lot of content that translates to kids.
Raising White Kids a five-minute interview with author Dr. Jennifer Harvey can be found here; and here is an article she wrote about raising white kids which references the story of Amy Cooper calling 911 in Central Park.
Holy Hikes with the Psalms: Click Here
Celebrate Creation with Wondering Questions: Click Here
Resources for Talking about Race with Children:
Encouraging kids' faith formation means helping them cultivate a vision for God's Reign and their role in it, and walking with them as they share that with others. The effects of racism are real in our society, and racial justice is a part of God's vision for healing and hope. Here is a starting point for talking about race with your children. This list is non-exhaustive. We aren't making statements about the parent organizations of these pages, but the content on the pages linked here is solid. In using them, if you do not espouse the particular views of the article, then may you find them useful for their information about child development and what children are capable of understanding.
Chart: ages and stages of kids’ perceptions of race This chart helps you understand your child's level of awareness of biological and social differences between people.
Parent Toolkit: How to Talk to Kids About Race and Racism A practical step-by-step, with tips and suggested language.
Talking With Children About Racism, Police Brutality and Protests This resource guides parents in talking about race, police brutality, and protests; divided by age group.
Video Overview of Systemic Racism Hear Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer explain systemic racism in a way kids will be able to grasp, in 17 minutes. Simple language and visuals; would work well in sections with family conversation.
Antiracist Books for Kids There are tons of book lists out there, and I (Maria) can't personally recommend every one on this list - but it covers a wide range of diversity in a direct way and is a good place to start.
Diverse books with everyday stories Just like none of us can be distilled into one aspect of our identity, people of color are much larger than their racial struggle. There are probably thousands of this kind of books; may this be just a starting point.
Talking About Race portal This one should maybe be listed first. Published by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, it's a sort of self-guided curriculum for understanding race, racism, whiteness, antiracism, and much more. Extremely useful information for parents, not a lot of content that translates to kids.
Raising White Kids a five-minute interview with author Dr. Jennifer Harvey can be found here; and here is an article she wrote about raising white kids which references the story of Amy Cooper calling 911 in Central Park.
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