Religious Education News
Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton
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.
 
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.

In RE Next Week
Our children and youth will hear a story about praying, discuss stereotyping and labeling as part of their look into identity, bake items for an upcoming fundraiser, discover congregational leadership opportunities, and meet the UUA Youth Caucus staff via the web.  
RE Committee
Wil Rivers, Chair 
Todd Moe, Council Liaison 
David Bradford
Arthur Freeheart
Sally Hoose
Esther Katz
Rhonda Rodriguez
Anna Sorensen
Jenn Whittaker 
For the Week of February 12, 2017
A Table Grace:
He is God! Thou seest us, O my God, gathered around this table, praising Thy bounty, with our gaze set upon Thy Kingdom. O Lord! Send down upon us Thy heavenly food and confer upon us Thy blessing. Thou art verily the Bestower, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Baha'i
A Chalice Lighting:
Deep calls unto deep, joy calls unto joy, light calls unto light. Let the kindling of this flame rekindle in us the inner light of love, of peace, of hope. And "as one flame lights another, nor grows the less," we pledge ourselves to be bearers of the light, wherever we are.
Spirit Play heard the story "Butterfly Friends" about three butterflies who are caught in a rain storm and seek refuge among discriminating flowers.
Family Discussion - During a shared meal, discuss a time when you have felt afraid of someone or something that look different and what you did.
Family Project - Make plans to create a flower garden space to encourage butterflies and bees to visit your yard this summer.  
Our Caring Community discussed race and identity.  They looked at how different combinations of melanin make different color people and how they might be treated differently because of that skin color.
Family Discussion - Over a shared meal, discuss the idea sometimes people are treated
differently because of their skin color. Do you think this is fair? Why do you think people do this?
Family Viewing -    Check out this TedEd video about the this science of skin color.
Maker Space went grocery shopping to purchase supplies for their upcoming bake sale fundraiser.
Family Shopping - For one meal this week, work with your children to create a menu and a shopping list.  
Coming of Age explored the meaning and practice of leadership.  They also talked about conflict as a healthy part of life.
Family Discussion - Over a shared meal, discuss where in your life do you have leadership responsibilities?  How do you live your UU values while in that role? 
Youth Group attended the worship service led by Kim Bouchard, who shared her Semester at Sea experience and how it reawakened a commitment to community activism and to trust in the enduring power of love.
Family Research -  Are you looking for alternative college options?  Learn more about Semester at Sea here. 
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at dre@uucantonny.org or 315-386-2498.