This class is full – please keep your eyes open for our next Religious Education offering! An Adult Program in Clinical Ethics and Religious Values, written by Wayne B. Arnason for the UUA. “The goal of Faithful Choices is to enable participants to be more knowledgeable, responsible, assertive, and faithful health-care decision-makers.” The eight … Continue reading Oct 3: 7pm Faithful Choices
Understanding the Bible Wednesday evenings, 7-9 PM, Sept. 18 –Oct. 16, 2013 Led by Dr. Kenneth Christiansen The discussions of this group will be based on the book Understanding the Bible: An Introduction for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberals, by John Buehrens. John Buehrens is a former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (1993-2001). The … Continue reading Oct 2: 7pm Understanding the Bible
Howdy Parents, This Week in Spirit Play the children will participate in “Belinda’s Bouquet” by Leslea Newman which is a ‘Red Promise’ Story: Respect All People. “Belinda’s Bouquet” is a story of how a young girl named Belinda is teased for having gained weight. She and Daniel, both about ten years old, discover … Continue reading RE Newsletter – 9/22/2013
Howdy Parents, This Week in Elementary and Spirit Play the children will participate in the Sources General Lesson. This lesson states there are seven promises we make to each other to help us be in community. They remind us that we are connected to each other and to the spirit of Love or Mystery which … Continue reading RE Newsletter – 9/15/2013
Howdy Parents, This Week in Elementary and Spirit Play the children will participate in the Promises General Lesson. This Unitarian Universalist Lesson gives the children more information about each of the Promises (Principles) of Unitarian Universalism. The promises are the focus for this year’s Spirit Play class. Most weeks the story will relate to one … Continue reading RE Newsletter – 9/1/2013
Howdy Parents, Today’s lesson in Elementary and Spirit play was the Unitarian Universalism Flaming Chalice Lesson. This lesson about our faith shows how we make Promises (our Principles) to each other about how we are going to treat each other so we can get along. These promises then connect us to each other and are … Continue reading RE Newsletter- 8/22/2013
Howdy Parents, Today kicked off the Religious Education year for our children. Both the Elementary and the Spirit Play Classes had Orientation today for their stories. Our Orientation re-introduces the children to the way in which we do things and treat each other in Spirit Play. It helps the children remember how to roll up … Continue reading RE Newsletter – 8/18/2013
Howdy Parents, Today kicked off the Religious Education year for our children. Both the Elementary and the Spirit Play Classes had Orientation today for their stories. Our Orientation re-introduces the children to the way in which we do things and treat each other in Spirit Play. It helps the children remember how to roll up … Continue reading RE newsletter – 7/21/2013
Prayer is a constant in human experience across eras and cultures, with petitions, lamentations, gratitude and requests for intercession expressed in a great variety of words, art and physical postures. Prayer can be our window to whatever energy, life force or deity we believe exists beyond ourselves. It can also provide a mirror to examine … Continue reading Religious Education Newsletter 7-14-2013
This week at BBUUC…. September 29: Linda Crawford presents “The Wisdom of Age” What can we learn from the older members of our congregation? How has their upbringing, their life experiences, and their spirit influenced who they are? Linda has woven together interviews with many of her BBUUC friends to present life lessons for … Continue reading This Week at BBUUC….September 29
