Family Registration for Summit Family Faith Formation 2025-26

Summit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship offers Faith Formation or Religious Exploration for Children & Youth. Our program is centered on exploring our UU values. This is a child, youth and family centered program that supports all in their spiritual growth during this foundational time. We are values-focused rather than belief-focused. We focus on daily acts of kindness as a spiritual community with an aspiration of supporting justice, compassion, and sustainability in the lives of each individual, our community and beyond.

What is Family Faith Formation? Children ask questions, lots of questions, and we all want to have quick easy answers to offer. Family Faith Formation creates a space for the questions to be pondered and explored in a way that invites children to discover the answers for themselves. Rather than crafting pat answers to life's big questions, we explore the ideas that we value and use them as a lens to explore the questions together. “What do you think?” rather than “We believe THIS.” We use stories, conversations, role playing, crafting, games, gardening, cooking and more as a way of experiencing community values in action together. This is a whole family activity as we invite caregivers to be a part of the experience through helping on Sundays or with our community events. By being part of the Faith Formation community, we all build connections of care and support for each other as we navigate complicated times.

What does a typical Sunday look like? We gather with the congregation for the first part of the service until the Invitation for All Ages story is complete. Then we head to our Faith Formation class space or outside for the remainder of the service time for fun activities as we explore the day's theme together. We discover our monthly themes through activities, games and creative play. Weekly emails are sent out with the plans for the upcoming Sunday so register your family to receive the current information.

Each week we start our time together with a check in and story that introduces the weekly theme. Then we enter into an activity time that may include fort building, gardening, crafting or games for all ages. Some weeks have a spiritual component like remembering our ancestors or centering in on a gratitude practice. Other weeks can include silly science experiments, building with Lego’s or learning about the history of the first people of the land we are on through traditional Kumeyaay games. Come join us and experience our Family Faith Formation in person.

Once your family is registered, you will be added to our email list. We send out all class information via email on Thursday before the Sunday's adventure. Watch the "Save the Date" portion of the email to hold space for the outinges that we will plan throughout the year.

Email question to Mary at SummitDRE@gmail.com

Start with the email address you want the information to be sent to. We will be using Constant Contact to send out the packets. This is permission based so by registering you authorize us to send you the emails.

Name - Primary Parent/Caregiver

Primary Parent/Guardian Email. This is the primary email contact for events and class information.

This address will receive a confirmation email

Primary Mobile Phone

Mailing Address

Parent/Guardian #2

Parent/Guardian # 2 Email. This is for our weekly email with class & event information.

Parent/Guardian Permission - I give permission for my child/youth to participate in Summit UU Fellowship's Religious Exploration Program. I also consent to my email being added to Summit's Religious Exploration email lists and the general RE communication through Constant Contact. I know that an adult will need to be present with my child for in person meetings and outings.

Yes No - My child will not be participating as a Parent/Guardian email is needed in order to participate.

My child(ren)/youth will be participating in the following:

Nursery Care (Availale during the service.) PK to Elementary Age Group Activities Middle & High School Youth Groups Family Activities & Outings

Our Family is also interested in the following

Family Movie Night @ Summit Family Game Night @ Summit Monthly Potluck Dinner for Parents w Childcare Covenent Group for Parents (Monthly discussion group.)

I/We are interested in teaching, assisting, advising and/ or being part of the Faith Formation Support Team (formerly the CRE Committee). Volunteering is a great way to get to know other families and build connections.

Teaching, assisting or advising for my child/youth's class Teaching, assisting or advising for a class my child/youth is not in Joining the Faith Formation Support Team (Meeting on Zoom once a month.) I am not able to help at this time.

Child/Youth Registration #1

Child/Youth's Name

Child/Youth Participant's Grade for 2025-26 School Year

Group that this child/youth will be participating in for 2025-26 year

Nursery PK to Elementary Youth Group - Middle & High School

Please tell us about your child and how we can support them:

Child/Youth Registration #2

Child/Youth's Name

Child/Youth Participant's Grade for 2025-26 School Year

Group that this child/youth will be participating in for 2025-26 year Nursery PK to Elementary Youth Group - Middle & High School

Please tell us about your child and how we can support them:

Child/Youth Registration #3

Child/Youth's Name

Child/Youth Participant's Grade for 2025-26 School Year

Group that this child/youth will be participating in for 2025-26 year Nursery Pk - Elementary Youth Group - Middle & High School

Please tell us about your child and how we can support them:

Permissions

These are required permissions from the child/youths parent/guardian for their minor to participate in the Summit UU Fellowship Faith Formation & Religious Exploration gatherings.

Parent/Guardian Present at Service (Required): A parent or designated guardian must be present on campus during the class time. This is NOT a drop and pick up program.

I understand and agree to abide by this policy

Respect Policy (Required): I understand that this is an intentional space that supports all participants through support and kindness to each other. If a child/youth is disrespectful or rude, they will be asked to engage in a covenant restoration process to continue participating. Examples include: Inappropriate comments, unkindness, and not cooperating with the group’s guides. Please talk with your child(ren)/youth and check below your understanding and cooperation with this policy.

I understand this policy and will support my child(ren) & or youth in participating respectfully.

Sick Child (Required): If your child is ill, please do not bring them to class. There should be no fever, diarrhea or vomiting 24 hours prior to class. Also, please wear a mask if your family is exposed to Covid 19. This will help all of our families to stay healthy.

I agree and will support family health and well being

Field Trips (Optional): I give permission for any of the above-named school-aged children to participate in field trips sponsored by the Religious Exploration program, in compliance with fellowship policies regarding safety.

Yes No Maybe - Depending on what it is.

Email Pictures/Videos (Optional): I give permission for SUUF to use the above-named child(ren) in pictures or videos in our weekly RE News Email. I understand that these photos or videos will be accessible to all on our RE mailing list and could be shared by forwarding to the public.

Yes No Maybe - I ask to preview any content using my child(ren)'s image before use in email.

Website & Social Media Pictures (Optional): I give permission for SUUF to use the above-named child(ren) in pictures or video on the website. I understand these photos are accessible to the public, but my child(ren) will not be personally identified in any photographs on the website.

Yes No Maybe - I ask to preview any content using my child(ren)'s image before use on the Summit Website..

We appreciate you registering your family/child/youth for Summit Unitarian Universalist Fellowships Faith Formation & Religious Exploration Program. Watch your email for information about our next gathering.

Blessings,

Mary Carter-Vail
Director of Religious Exploration
Summit UU Fellowship
SummitDRE@gmail.com

Family Registration for Summit Family Faith Formation 2025-26

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