R e l i g i o u s E d u c a t i o n S u n d a y

We aspire to be a Beacon of…..

 … Liberal Religion

From the Religious Education Director

 

It is that time of year where, in Religious Education, we look back over the past year and look forward to summer and next year. Wednesday June 12, 2019 (7:00 pm) a Religious Education group will be meeting for the purpose of looking closely at Religious Education and how we can include the whole congregation in RE, last year’s curriculum and next year’s plans.

We will look at our registration process, review RE policies, recruiting volunteers, the planning of special events, and to get a sense of next year’s curriculum. We will also go over the past year classes, groups and curriculum. All are welcome.

The year beginning September 2019-June 2020 will have the principles of Unitarian Universalism as our focus of study. Wow! There is a lot of material we can glean wisdom from and hopefully we can include the whole congregation in our time of learning. We are looking forward to next year as a time of learning about UU tradition, history, and practice.

Don’t forget this week! The children will be leading worship and part of the worship is a Loud Collection where the children collect the offering in metal buckets. Please bring your pennies, nickels and dimes to put in the metal pails. The children have asked that the offering go to the Scituate Animal Shelter.    

... Strong Community

Start-of Summer Picnic June 16

Celebrate the end of our RE year and the beginning of summer at our annual picnic after church on June 16. The Men's Ministry will be grilling hotdogs (meat and tofu); please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Kites, bubbles, and sidewalk chalk are all enc ouraged! Our summer barbecue is hosted by the Parish Committee.

... and Transformative Service

Supporting Scituate's METCO Students and Families

On Monday, June 24th, 6:30- 8:00 pm, there will be a second meeting about the new Friends of METCO program and re-starting a local host families program and other ways to strengthen the two-way relationship between Boston and Scituate families and students. All interested community members are invited to attend. This new program has grown out of the work of Scituate's Unity Council.

Look for Beach Recycling Bins Sponsored by First Parish this Summer

On Sunday June 9 our monthly outreach offering was given to a project at Scituate High School to place recycling bins on each of the five town beaches. We had committed to raising $100 to sponsor one of the bins, but thanks to the generosity of the congregation, we raised the money to sponsor two bins! Look for pictures of them in an upcoming What's Happening and for the real bins to appear on beaches soon!

Our Mission

Liberal Faith: We commit to participate side-by-side across generations  in worship, religious education, social activities, environmental protection,

and social justice work—learning, sharing, and growing together. 

Strong Community : We commit to care for one another, nurture the light that shines within each of us, and support each other’s individual search for truth and meaning.

 

Transformative Service: We commit to pursue diversity, justice, equality, reason, and discourse;

provide inspiration through music, creativity, and the arts;

and work cooperatively to affect positive change in our community and beyond.