Family Ministry

Countryside Church’s Family Ministry recognizes each family as the primary source of religious education for their children. Together, we unite to support and nurture families through education, spiritual development, social engagement, community outreach and connection with the larger church community.

Family Ministry:

  • Supports families raising children in our Unitarian Universalist values in a rapidly changing world.
  • Nurtures families through education, spiritual development, social engagement, community outreach and connection with the larger church community.
  • Fosters parent to parent interaction, support, and sharing of ideas as they face the challenges and celebrate the joys that go along with raising a family.
  • Develops our children’s sense of community and a shared sense of identity with our church and the values it represents.
  • Seeks to transform lives, promote justice, and foster universal values of love, respect, and responsibility for children, youth and families.
  • Celebrates our children’s unique sense of self, their place in our wider Unitarian Universalist movement today, and for generations to come.

If you are interested in learning more about Family Ministry, please contact Linda Berry or Debbie Lee, RE.Assistant@ccuu.org.

Upcoming Events your family might be interested in:

  • Women’s History Month Book Drive

    Throughout March, we are holding a Book Drive to benefit Bernie’s Book Bank and CCUU’s own Little Free Library. All new and gently used children’s books at a birth-6th grade reading level (fiction and non-fiction; picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, mysteries, biographies, science fiction, sports, science, technology) will be collected. Books by and about all kinds of women and girls (all races, all nationalities, all abilities, all ages, LGBTQIA+) especially welcome! Donate your books to one of the bins just outside the church entrances as well as inside by the main office and in the north RE lobby. Resources for Donors:

  • 2022-23 Intergenerational & Family Ministry Events

    • Sept 11: All-Church Ingathering & Water Communion Service

    • Oct 30: Faith in Action Food Drive for Partners for Our Communities (POC)

    • Nov 20: All-Ages Chalice & Ornament Glazing

    • Nov 24: Thanksgiving Day Tromp at Deer Grove

    • Nov 27: All-Church Thanksgiving Service

    • Dec 18: All-Church Christmas Pageant

    • Jan 15: All-Church MLK Service

    • Jan 29: Faith in Action with Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants (ICDI)

    • March: Women’s History Month Book Drive

    • Apr 9: Easter Egg Hunt

    • Apr 23: All-Church Earth Day Service

    • Apr 30: Faith in Action with Faith in Place

    • Jun 4: All-Church Flower Communion Service, Church Picnic, & Blessing of the Bikes