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Milestone Ministry

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North Scottsdale UMC's Milestone Ministry brings an awareness of the presences of God not only to children but to families and individuals of all generations through a vital partnership between home and our church family.  Our Milestone Ministry also brings an awareness of God’s presence that supports the life, love and faith of families and other personal relationships.  This process honors “God moments” as part of the journey of faith.   

There are four elements to each Milestone event: naming, equipping, blessing and gifting.  We begin by naming the sacred and ordinary events that we recognize in the daily life of the individuals and households. They are our beginnings, ending, transitions, achievements, failures and rite of passage.  We recognize them as our rituals and traditions that shape our identities and give us a sense of belonging to the family of God. Equipping brings the generations together.  It builds community, invites conversation, encourages storytelling and provides information.  By blessing the individual, and marking the significant occasions in a worship service, we are declaring God’s presence in meaningful ways.  Gifting is a tangible item that serves as a reminder or symbol of the occasion being marked, as well as resource for the ongoing nurture of faith in daily life.  

Milestone Ministry names many of life’s events under the care, blessing and direction of our gracious God.  Many moments in life are opportunities to claim God’s redeeming and renewing work in the world and in our lives.  It recognizes children and youth in all situations, blesses them, is a physical sign and gift to them, and it weaves our stories with God’s story.  

The 2019-20 NSUMC milestone schedule will include:
  1. Blessing of the Backpacks -  8/11/19
  2. Teacher Dedication & Ministry Fair 9/8/19
  3. Welcoming the Two Year Old to Sunday School- 9/22/19
  4. Internet Safety, for grades 6th-8th- 10/27/19
  5. Beatitude Prayer, for grades 4th-5th- 11/17/19
  6. Advent Celebration- 12/1/19
  7. Cantata/Winter Science Experiment Experience- 12/15
  8. No Sunday School/Winter Break- 12/29
  9. Baptism Anniversaries, church wide- 1/12/20
  10. Learning about Communion for grades 1st-3rd- 2/16/20
  11. Learning the Lord’s Prayer, for PreK & Kindergarten- 3/22/20
  12. Spiritual Gifts  for High School students- 4/26/20
  13. 2nd grade Bible Presentation  - 5/24/20 

​You are invited to  join us in supporting this wonderful ministry that allows us to celebrate God moments within  the faith journeys of our  children and youth.  

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Cokesbury Kids Blog; Spiritual Milestones
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