Religious Education News
Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton
RE Mission
Our religious education program works to create an accepting environment that empowers children and youth to explore their spirituality, celebrate diversity, and live our Unitarian Universalist values.  
Family Ministry
We believe that families play a vital role in furthering this empowerment to explore and live our UU values. We are excited to support our families by offering ideas from the UUA's Tapestry of Faith program as well as graces and thought provoking questions related to the topics introduced during Sunday religious education classes. We hope you find this new initiative enjoyable and spiritually fulfilling for your whole family.
In RE Next Week
Our children and youth will hear a story about the sun and moon, explore inner spiritual peacefulness as well as peaceful relationships within the world, host a dinner party, explore Amish culture and more.  Check out the church website and our Facebook page for details.
RE Committee   
Wil Rivers, Chair 
TBA, Council Liason
Jeff Frank
Arthur Freeheart
Shelby Hunkins
Esther Katz
Ashley Nadean Clover
Ron Tavernier
Jenn Whittaker
For the Week of January 28, 2017
A Table Grace:
In this home all are one
As are the earth, the stars and sun
With head and heart and hands be blessed
That each of us may do our best
Chalice Lighting:
For the wonder and inspiration
We seek from sun and stars
And all the lights of the heavens
We light this chalice.
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Please consider utilizing these ideas to deepen and inspire your faith during the week.
Contemplation Topic - During a shared meal with family or friends or as part of a contemplative practice, ponder what examples of kindness have you seen this week and how do these show love.
Living Our Faith - Create an "I caught you" jar - let your family know when you see them showing their love or create a "kindness wall" - put up a large piece of paper and write all the acts of kindness you witness this week on it.   
Inspired by our Spirit Play Class -  They heard the story of Maria Mitchell, the first American woman astronomer, the first professor of Astronomy at Vassar College and the first director of Vassar's observatory.   Click here to enjoy a story about Maria.  Click here to learn more about Maria Mitchell. 
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at dre@uucantonny.org or 315-386-2498.