Let’s make a difference and spread kindness! What is Socktober? Socktober is an annual new sock drive. We are collecting new adult and children’s socks. During the month of October, our kids have set a goal to collect 500 pairs of socks. At the end of the month we will donate your gifts to the … Continue reading Socktober 2019
This year Lifespan Religious Education will be doing something new. Each month children, youth, adults, and small groups will share a common monthly theme. Theme-based programming helps create multigenerational connections as people of all ages explore common themes in age-appropriate ways, extending faith development beyond Sunday morning. Families can continue the conversation in the car … Continue reading What’s New in Religious Education Programming?
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity and professional learning. As part of my professional development, I spent July 6-14 at Religious Educators Week at the Mountain UU Learning and Retreat Center located In Highlands, North Carolina. This retreat is hosted by the UU Southeast Liberal Religious Educators Association. I spent the … Continue reading August Bringing it Home
Down to Business BBUUC has had a very interesting few weeks since my term began. After hosting the Storybook prom, our congregation received national attention in a Washington Post article, followed by many lovely kudos from all over the world. Some folks have even sent us donations. I hope you feel as good as I … Continue reading President’s Perspective: July 2019
June 9th Religious Education Welcomes Summer with Fun Water Sunday! (During Children’s RE) Wear your bathing suit under your clothes and bring a towel ’cause we are going to get wet! Water relays, bucket brigades, slip & slide & Popsicles! The Fun will run from 10:45 till 12:00.
You will often hear Unitarian Universalists talk about our lives in terms of journeys. We think about them as spiritual journeys with many paths, some direction, and a dash of spontaneity and creativity thrown in to keep things interesting. Journeys involve setting out, perhaps when we feel stuck where we are, when we need something … Continue reading June Bringing it Home
You will often hear Unitarian Universalists talk about our lives in terms of journeys. We think about them as spiritual journeys with many paths, some direction, and a dash of spontaneity and creativity thrown in to keep things interesting. Journeys involve setting out, perhaps when we feel stuck where we are, when we need something … Continue reading June Bringing it Home
Spiritual Practice for Everyone: Bubble Meditation My corner of the office not only has books, stacks of papers and crafting supplies, and artwork to be returned to young artists. It has bubbles. Little bottles of bubbles left from the Easter egg hunt or Fun Water Sunday, or just fun RE days, …. I love bubbles. … Continue reading May~ Bringing it Home
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 to ask your kids open ended questions about what they are doing in RE and to wonder with them about the … Continue reading This Week in RE 5.5.19
“”Children learn more from what you are, than what you teach”. -W. E. B. Du Bois Upcoming Events: K-2 OWL continues during RE time, please remember OWL will end at 11:45. May 19th– Connections! A LRE Sunday Service. The children will all be involved in this service. We will be preparing for this service for the 2 … Continue reading This Week in RE 4.28.19
