“I was brought up to believe that how I saw myself was more important than how others saw me”. ~Anwar Sadat Hello Families, It’s time for the weekly blast out from RE. This is a fun way for you to engage your kids in faith development for the benefit of both them and you! I encourage you … Continue reading This Week in RE 4.7.19
April May Our book for April is Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. Cindi Jorgensen helped pick this book and will help lead the discussion 1-3 PM and 7-9 PM on April 3 and April 17. This book has been a runaway best seller ever since it was published several months before the election in 2016. It has … Continue reading April Book Club
Bringing It Home These are the days when we shout, “Spring has Sprung!” The azaleas are bursting with blooms and the mornings are filled with bird song. The pollen is in full flood-creating the annual renewed promise of runny noses and itchy eyes but also renewed life for our plants and trees. It is a … Continue reading April Bringing it Home
“Children are spiritual by nature. They haven’t yet lost their sense of awe, mystery, and reverence for the ordinary things in life. Children need safety and consistency to express that spirituality: they also need a solid foundation in a rapidly changing world that they cannot control. -Michelle Richards Upcoming Events: K-2 OWL continues during … Continue reading This Week in RE 3.31
“One of the tragic ironies of history is that such original and creative geniuses as Buddha and Jesus have been extolled as perfect patterns for all to emulate. In the very struggle to be like someone else rather than to be one’s own true self, or to do one’s own best in one’s own environment, … Continue reading
“There are two gifts we should give our children: One is roots and the other is Wings” ~Hodding Carter Upcoming Events: March 6th- #UULent Begins (post your picture essay at https://www.facebook.com/groups/uuofneflorida/ ) March 9- Family Swim Night- Please RSVP with DRE- All are welcome March 10- K-2 grade OWL Mandatory Parent/Child Orientation March 15th- Drumming Circle, … Continue reading This Week 3.10.19
“When it comes to our children, we do not have the luxury of despair. If we rise, they will rise with us every time, no matter how many times we’ve fallen before. I hope you will remember that the next time you fail. I hope I will too. Remembering that is the most important work … Continue reading This week in RE 3.3.19
Upcoming Events:: February 23rd– Whole Church Service Project- 9am-1pm- Take food donations to OP Clothes Closet, have a tour, volunteer for an hour, then head to Tillie Fowler Park for a BYOL (lunch), playground and hiking time February 24th – Children’s Chapel: Theme- worry, fear March- sign-up to be a Mystery Pal. More information can … Continue reading This week in RE 2.24
The Worry Tree During February’s Children’s Chapel we heard the story The Worry Tree by Laura Wilkerson Spencer. The story talks about worries and how they can weigh us down. We shared about some of the things that worry us. What we do when we are worried and how we can share our worries to … Continue reading March Bringing it Home
The Worry Tree During February’s Children’s Chapel we heard the story The Worry Tree by Laura Wilkerson Spencer. The story talks about worries and how they can weigh us down. We shared about some of the things that worry us. What we do when we are worried and how we can share our worries to … Continue reading March- Bringing it Home
