Category: Religious Education
Guest House & RE Sandwich Making Day
On April 10 we are re-awakening our faith by partnering with Guest House to learn about homelessness and hunger in… More >
Renew Our Faith with Sacred Memories
It has been two years since we welcomed young people into our church for any kind of religious education program…. More >
Widen the Circle of Love
At first, I attended church the way you might visit Urgent Care. When my heart ached, my spirit was tangled… More >
Volunteer for In-Person RE in February
As we welcome 2022, we welcome a long-anticipated return to being together in our church building, and religious education classrooms… More >
Children’s Book Drive Continues
Thanks to all who donated books in October. Our Book Drive will continue through November. We are partnering with Next… More >
Contribute to the Holiday Pageant 2021
Do you recall a remarkable holiday moment? Perhaps it is a beloved family tradition, an act of generosity, or the… More >
Relationships with Intention
One of the things I love about the Midwest is our (mostly) decisive seasons. Despite a few welcome wobbling around… More >
Children’s Book Drive for Next Door
We are partnering with Next Door Milwaukee to help serve the needs of families in the city. For 30 years,… More >
A Source of Possibility-Religious Education
Our faith community is both a source and a place of possibility, so despite the constantly rotating restrictions this pandemic… More >
Roots & Wings for Our Children
“Two of the greatest gifts we can give our children are roots and wings.” Rootedness is a good word for… More >
Witnessing Becoming Last April
The words, “witness butterfly metamorphosis at Home,” leapt off the educational catalog into my imagination last April, our first month… More >
Finding a Way Forward for Helping Hands
Lunch Pack & Love March 22. In this past year, we have witnessed people embody a commitment to serve, to… More >
Holiday Community Giving
Rev. Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson Spread joy this holiday season through giving and community connections! Though we cannot gather in Coffee… More >
Make Time for Play
by Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson, Director of Religious Education. I have inherited an often-annoying trait from my ancestors, a deeply embedded… More >
Are We There Yet?
By Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson, Director of Religious Education. “It feels like we are on a spaceship.” Kids can be so… More >
Why I Want My Ordination to Be at First Church
by Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson, Director of Religious Education Early in my chaplaincy training at St. Luke’s Hospital my supervisor asked… More >