There are 15 Milestone Moments included in this Intergenerational Community Set:
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Broken Bone
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Going on Vacation
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Family Reunion
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Birthday
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Pre-Surgery
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Blessing the home Altar
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Loss of a Pet
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Blessing of the Gardens
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Practicing Gratitude
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Adopting a Pet
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Blessing the Family Bible
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Prayer as a Family Tradition
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Loss and Grief
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Learning a New Skill
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Running a Marathon
Each Milestone Moment consists of two pages that are
reproducible in your local setting. It can be sent in emails or printed.
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Page 1 describes the significance of the moment
and the importance of observing it.
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Page 2 provides a conversation guide* that
includes talking and listening to one another, reading a verse/s from the
Bible, and a prayer and blessing. It includes a food for thought question on
how one might show love for one’s neighbor through an act of service.
All Milestone
Moment Conversation Guides are designed and based on the *Four Key Faith
Formation Practices of Caring Conversations, Devotions, Rituals and
Traditions, and Service. These practices encourage us to grow in our faith
through personal, trusted relationships.
Suggested use as a faith formation
resource for congregations:
· Send a link to a page on your website that is member only access where
users can choose from the ones purchased by the congregation to download and
use in their homes with family and friends.
· Set up a display with multiple Milestone Moments that have been printed in
a common area in the church for people to choose from and take home.
· Host a Milestone Moment event during a weekday or following worship to
introduce them to the congregation. Serve snacks or a meal before you begin.
Invite people to sit in groups of 4 or 5 and facilitate them through each step
found in the Conversation Guide. Following the event, invite and encourage
people to take printed copies home of other Milestone Moments they would like
to use in their homes with family and friends.