Many people come looking for a church, temple or fellowship with the express purpose of family-centric spiritual development. Parents may find themselves thinking:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat will I teach my child about the world? What values? What beliefs?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhat spiritual community best reflects what I believe is true?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHow can I make the world a better place for my child?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHow do I best navigate the teen years with my youth?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Family Faith Formation at The Unitarian Church in Westport (TUCW) addresses these important questions at every stage of development from Pre-school through Senior High and into adulthood.<\/p>\n The purpose of Family Faith Formation is to provide an environment for:<\/p>\n As Gandhi said, \u201cWe must become the change we seek in the world.\u201d We value and respect all people, the diversity of their ideas, their questions and the process of unfolding understanding. For all ages, we provide a compelling and supported path to spiritual maturity. We affirm on Sundays:<\/p>\n Love is the spirit of this church, and service its law; We look forward to welcoming you in person! \u00a0Feel free to continue to explore the website to learn more about our programs for children<\/a>, youth<\/a> and adults<\/a>, or about upcoming events. We invite you to visit us on any Sunday during the school year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CLICK HERE<\/a> to sign-in to Realm click here.<\/p>\n \u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a> for Realm \u2013 Getting Started FAQ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Family Faith Formation is at the core of Unitarian Universalism. The 7 principles of UUism are: Respect\u2014The inherent worth and dignity of every person; Kindness\u2014Justice, equity and compassion in human relations; Spirit\u2014Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations; Truth\u2014A free and responsible search for truth and meaning; Voice\u2014The right of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":1358,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":""},"pdf":[],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":" Family Faith Formation is at the core of Unitarian Universalism. The 7 principles of UUism are: Respect\u2014The inherent worth and dignity of every person; Kindness\u2014Justice, equity and compassion in human relations; Spirit\u2014Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations; Truth\u2014A free and responsible search for truth and meaning; Voice\u2014The right of conscience and the use of the democratic\u00a0\u00a0 process within our congregations and in society at large; Peace\u2014The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; Nature\u2014Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. Many people come…<\/p>\n","category_list":"","author_info":{"display_name":"Charles","author_link":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/author\/charles\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","featured_image_src_large":false,"comment_info":0,"taxonomy_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17530"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17530"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36908,"href":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17530\/revisions\/36908"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pdf","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pdf?post=17530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\nThis is our great covenant:
\nTo dwell together in peace,
\nto seek the truth in love,
\nand to help one another.
\n~James Vila Blake~<\/p>\n![\"rev_shelly_thompsom\"](\"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/s_thompson.png\")
<\/a>Assistant Minister for Faith Formation
\n Rev. Shelly Thompson<\/a>
\n[wp-svg-icons icon=”phone” wrap=”i”] (203) 227-7205 ext. 17<\/p>\n![\"nate-pawelek\"](\"https:\/\/uuwestport.org\/vole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/nate.png\")
<\/a>Family Faith Formation Sunday Coordinator
\n Nate Pawelek<\/a>
\n[wp-svg-icons icon=”phone” wrap=”i”] (203) 227-7205 ext. 15<\/p>\n![\"kareen_g\"](\"https:\/\/uuwestport.org\/vole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/kareen.png\")
<\/a>Sunday Morning Teacher
\nKareen Garrison
\n[wp-svg-icons icon=”phone” wrap=”i”] (203) 227-7205<\/p>\n![\"alex_g\"](\"https:\/\/uuwestport.org\/vole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/alex.png\")
<\/a>Sunday Morning Teacher
\nAlex Garrison
\n[wp-svg-icons icon=”phone” wrap=”i”] (203) 227-7205<\/p>\n