Here are some suggestions for worship and celebration in the home for Father's Day:

• Read about fathers in Scripture. Select one or more of the following Scripture passages: Genesis 37:1-11; Joshua 24:14-15; Matthew 2:19-25. Read the Scripture together and name traits you see in the father whose story you have read. Include what is good and what is not. Pray together, giving thanks for these fathers in Scripture.
  
• Read together a children's book about fathers. Here are a few that are good:
  • Daddy All Day Long by Fracesca Rusackas, Priscilla Burris (illustrator)
  • Daddy Kisses by Anne Gutmond, Georg Hallesleben (illustrator)
  • The Very Best Daddy of All by Marion Dane Baier, Leslie Wu (illustrator)
  • Guess How Much I Love You by Sam Mcbratney, Anita Jeram
  
  
• Make a coupon book for your father. Include such coupons as these:
  • This coupon entitles you to one back rub.
  • This coupon entitles you to me laughing at every joke you tell today.
  • This coupon entitles you to an uninterrupted nap.
  • This coupon entitles you to your favorite dessert.
    
• Trace your family's history. Talk about grandparents and great-grandparents. If there are those in your family who have family names, talk about the person each is named for and why.
  
• Watch a movie about a father's relationship with his children. Some to consider are: Liar, Liar; Father of the Bride; Parenthood;The Lion King; Parent Trap. Talk together about what you see in the movie that shows how fathers can care for those in their families in good ways.
  
• Pray for the fathers in your family. Ask everyone in the family to place their hands on the head of any fathers in the family and pray for God to bless each one.
  
• Use the following prayer together on Father's Day or another day in June:

  Dear God: We are all in need of care. We thank you for the care you give to each of us, and we ask that (your father's name) feel your care this day. We are grateful for this man, who in so many ways helps us grow and cares for us. We thank you for these things about him today: [family members list those things they love about their father]. Bless our family. Help us show more patience than impatience; more laughter than anger; more understanding than disregard; more care than indifference. Amen.