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Faith Development Newsletter
Greetings Families!
Our theme for the month is "Delight" and I hope you have all had time already to delight in the lovely summer weather we've been experiencing.
This Sunday will include Flower Communion, a ritual that celebrates our delight in the variety and beauty of the natural world as well as the variety and beauty of humanity. The next two Sundays will offer many opportunities to delight in each other as we welcome new members and express our gratitude for Faith Development volunteers on the 4th and then celebrate the ministry of Rev. Tricia with a sweet good-bye on the 11th. We'll delight in each other and our beautiful grounds later that morning at the congregational Potluck Picnic!
We'll take delight in the great outdoors at our Annual Campout on the 16-18th (there may still be some space available, and all are invited to join the Friday potluck on the 16th even if not staying over.) Then we take a little break for General Assembly before returning for lay-lead services in July. On July 30th, summer services will move outdoors, allowing us once again to watch bubbles float by in the breeze and see our children twirling in the grass in the distance as we worship together.
There is much to delight in!
In faith,
Erika
Thank You Volunteers!
Sun June 4, 10am
Whether you can make it this Sunday, when we will enlist the children in thanking you in person, or not, please know that without you, Faith Development volunteers, this wonderful year of programming for children and youth would not have been possible! After two years of pandemic disruption we were able to come back strong because of your dedication and flexibility!

If your child would like to help us thank the classroom teachers, event chaperones, youth advisors, and childcare staff that make their time at First UU special, there will be an opportunity towards the end of the multigenerational service this Sunday to parade through the Sanctuary carrying the names of these special folks!
Flower Communion
Sun June 4, 10am
Come with a flower this Sunday and take part in the flower ceremony first celebrated exactly one hundred years ago in Prague! To learn more about the birth of this uniquely UU tradition on June 4th, 1923, click here.
Bring a flower from your garden, window box, or local market , and leave with another. Just as our flowers together will form a beautiful bouquet, so do we, each time we gather together.
(We also know that not everyone of our homes comes with a flower garden. If you or your child needs a flower to add to the communion Erika and Margo will have some on hand!)
Muffins With Rev. Tricia
Sun June 4, 11:30, Front Lawn
We heard from some parents that their kids need a little more support in processing the change in senior ministers, and who doesn't want a lemonade and muffin party on the front lawn? This very casual event will be an opportunity for any children or youth who would like to spend some quality time with our beloved outgoing minister before the hubbub of her good-bye celebration on the 11th, and without all those adults around monopolizing her time! Look for a specially marked table and chairs close to the rest of the coffee hour set up. Here's your chance to suggest fun ways for Rev. Tricia to spend her retirement! (5th/6th OWL participants should not lament that they are already booked at this time as Rev. Tricia will be joining their final celebration later that morning.)
Upcoming Sundays
June 4th:
10:00- Families stay together in Sanctuary for a multigenerational worship service. (Bring flowers!) Nursery open.
11:30- Final 5th/6th OWL Session
11:30- Muffins With Rev. Tricia
12:30- Families join 5th/6th OWL celebration
June 11:
10:00- Families begin together in Sanctuary
10:20- Multi-age children's activities which continue until 12:20 when children return to the Sanctuary to meet parents
11:15- Celebration for Rev. Tricia (children stay with FD Staff)
12:30- Annual Potluck Picnic
June 18:
10:00- Nursery open at the Meeting House, Circle Worship at the Campout
June 25:
10:00- No in person service! All are invited to livestream Sunday worship from the General Assembly of the Unitarian universalist Association.