This year’s theme for Children’s Sunday was “Head For The Hills” and we thank Don Doyle for lending us his artistic gifts and making the wonderful scenery for the service.

The day was made even more special by the toe tapping music provided by the Spirit Jazz ensemble.

The ensemble included a bass guitarist and helped everyone make a joyful noise unto the Lord.

A jazz ensemble of course wouldn’t be complete without a talented saxophonist.

Who also happened to play the flute.

UCC is blessed with a congregation filled with bonds of love uniting the young and young at heart.

The children did the skits and recited their verses and sang their songs that helped us spend some time with Jesus on the Sermon on the Mount, the Mount of the Transfiguration and the Mount of Calvary.

The children loved waving their glow sticks while remembering Jesus on the Mount of the Transfiguration by singing “Shine, Jesus Shine.”

Even the adults got into the spirit.

A tradition at UCC is that each of the children receives a geranium on Children’s Sunday.  Elena was very happy with her geranium.  The geraniums are a continuing gift to the church in memory of Forrest and Helen Thurston.

Following the service the adults enjoyed the brunch in Fellowship Hall.

While the ice cream sundae table – another UCC Children’s Sunday tradition – proved to be very popular with the children…quite a few adults were also spotted at that table.