Your ministry team is holding each one of you in a ton of love and care this week. I hope you have a moment for peace and grounding. I hope you have a moment for rest or joy. Please know that your community is here to support you so let us know if there is anything we can do for you or for your family.
We will have RE classes this Sunday, November 10th. There will be some space in each class for children to check in and process what they are feeling this week as well.
Children will be invited to start in worship and depart together after the story downstairs to class. The full slate of Age-Based RE classes is offered during the 11:00am service. All Ages Children's Chapel Lesson is offered during the 9:00am service.
The full RE calendar can be found here: RE Calendar for the Year
9:00am Children's Chapel: This week for All Ages Lesson during the 9:00am service, we will be making a craft called the "wheel of coping skills" where we talk about the resources we already have for moving through big feelings and tough times.
11:00am Classes:
Nursery care and free play will always be available for children 0 - 3 years old during both services.
UU Koalas (Preschool-Kindergarten Class): Preschoolers and kindergarteners are doing a Spirit Play-Style Curriculum about UU values called Chalice Children. Each week features a storybook, reflection time, and open play. This week's story is about mindfulness and being present.
The Cosmos (Elementary School Class, Grades 1 - 3): This class will be doing a UU values curriculum centered around the stories from Superheroes this year. This week's lesson is another one about the Teen Titans and about taking care of each other. This class will also make the Wheel of Coping Skills Craft.
The Hierarchy of King Bob (Upper Elementary School Class, Grades 4 - 6): This year, this class will be doing our Building Bridges program in which they learn about the religious and spiritual traditions of our neighbors and have a chance to reflect on their own values. This week's lesson will be about Unitarian Universalism.
Junior High Youth Group (Grades 7 - 8): This group will be completing the last few lessons of the Building Bridges program. This week's lesson is the second lesson about Islam.
If you haven't already, take a moment to register your child here:
We love you. We will move forward through these hard times together.