RE Mission
Our religious education program works
to create an accepting environment that empowers children and youth to explore their spirituality, celebrate diversity, and live our Unitarian Universalist values.
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Family Ministry
We believe that families play a vital role in furthering this empowerment to explore and live our UU values. We are excited to support our families by offering ideas from the UUA's Tapestry of Faith program as well as graces and thought provoking questions related to the topics introduced during Sunday religious education classes. We hope you find this new initiative enjoyable and spiritually fulfilling for your whole family.
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In RE Next Week
Our children and youth will hear a story about trees, explore the risk of change, create music with found objects, attend the Youth Group's worship service and provide the worship service
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RE Committee
Wil Rivers, Chair
Todd Moe, Council Liaison
David Bradford Arthur Freeheart Sally Hoose Esther Katz Rhonda Rodriguez Anna Sorensen Jenn Whittaker
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For the Week of March 19, 2017
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A Table Grace:
O God, who makes a thousand flowers to blow, Who makes both grains and fruits to grow, Hear our prayer: Bless this food And bring us peace. Amen.
~ Author Unknown
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A Chalice Lighting:
For the wonder and inspiration
We seek from sun and stars
And all the lights of the heavens
We light this chalice.
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Spirit Play heard the story "Hey Little Ant", about a boy who had little regard for a small but persuasive ant.
Family Discussion - During a shared meal, discuss a time when you purposely avoided hurting an insect or helped one.
Family Game -Play a game based on the connections of an ecosystem. Have one family member self-identify as a plant or animal. The next person self-identifies as another plant or animal and tells how it relates to the first. For instance, if the first person said, "I am a bear," the second person might say, "I am a salmon that was eaten by the bear." The game continues as each person self-identifies in connection to the previous beings: "I am a bug that was eaten by the salmon that was eaten by the bear." / "I am a shrub that sheltered the bug that was eaten by the salmon that was eaten by the bear." A player who cannot add to the list of beings in relationship may start the game over by introducing a new animal or plant.
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Our Caring Community explored risks to our environment especially the impact of pollution. They also created seed gardens of recycled materials.
Family Discussion - Over a shared meal, discuss
what actions you take to care for our natural world.
Climate Change with Bill Nye - Check out
this video as Bill Nye, The Science Guy, tells you what you need to know about climate change.
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Maker Space started making music with found objects. They viewed a video about environmental percussion. For class next week, they should bring in found objects that make a great sound when struck or shaken.
Family Discussion - During a shared meal, where and when has music played an important role in your life.
Creating Music at Home -Check out
this article from PBS to learn how to bring more music into your home.
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Coming of Age explored what it means to be socially justice minded not just community service minded. They participated in a
Family Discussion - Over a shared meal, discuss what actions would you like to take as a family to make change in our world today.
Social Justice in Our Community - Check out
the social justice page on our church website for ways you can get involved.
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Youth Group continued planning for their upcoming worship service.
Family Discussion - During a shared meal, discuss what you think shared ministry means?
WorshipWeb - Are you looking for an inspiring chalice lighting or want to read an interesting sermon. Check out the UUA's WorshipWeb
here.
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at
dre@uucantonny.org or 315-386-2498.
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