UMCL brings Kindness Parade to Libertyville

Posted June 08, 2020 11:00 pm

Grace, Jaxon, Aidan, Matthew and their mother Kristy Ciaglo decorated their car with a sign that says "We can't hug but we can honk!" for the United Methodist Church of Libertyville Kindness Parade. Courtesy of Debbie Williams

Submitted by Debbie Williams

Debbie Williams, director of Children and Family Ministries at the United Methodist Church of Libertyville, has been teaching a series of lessons on kindness in her Zoom Sunday school classes with children in preschool to fifth grade.

They wanted to put kindness into action by spreading love and joy to the community. Instead of focusing on what they couldn't do, Williams told the students that it was an opportunity to make a difference, and the idea of a "Kindness Parade" was born.

The children were excited to spread happiness, especially to the senior members of the congregation and their neighbors. They decorated their families' vehicles, created their own signs, and waved balloons and flowers as they drove through neighborhoods.

For more information about United Methodist Church of Libertyville, visit www.umcl.org.

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McKenna and Sophie Michmerhuizen joined in the UMCL Kindness Parade. The idea for the parade came about after students in Debbie Williams's Zoom Sunday school classes wanted to put their lessons on kindness into practice. Courtesy of Debbie Williams

William Zumwalt takes part in the UMCL Kindness Parade. Students decorated their families' cars and waved balloons and flowers as they drove through Libertyville neighborhoods. Courtesy of Debbie Williams

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