UUC has a tradition of regularly offering a Child Dedication Ceremony twice a year: during the annual Family Holiday Service in December and during the Flower Communion Service in June. This spring's Child Dedication Ceremony will be performed on Sunday, June 1. In the sign-up form, you will be asked for some details about your family and who will participate in the ceremony, as well as your preference for which service you’d like to attend (9:30 or 11:15 a.m.)

The arrival of a child into a family, whether through birth or adoption, is one of the greatest events of life. In the Child Dedication Ceremony, we celebrate children new to their families, as well as the children of families new to our congregation. Children are anointed with water and given a rose, symbols of life and the potential unfolding of a beautiful life. In this meaningful Unitarian Universalist tradition, parents and the congregation speak a commitment to help these children "become fearless, impartial, and reverent seekers after truth, beauty, and goodness."

To have your child(ren) dedicated in this ceremony, please  sign up by Thursday, May 29, at 3:00 pm.  For more information about the Child Dedication Ceremony and all that it entails, please contact Director of Family Ministry, Aria Curtis.