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 will attend the multigenerational worship service.  We will explore the sense of awe we feel from being such a small part of the universe. This feeling of mystery and wonder can lead us to make practical choices to care for our blue-green home.
Check out the church website and our Facebook page for details.
RE Committee   
Wil Rivers, Chair 
Anna Sorensen, Council Liaison
Jeff Frank
Arthur Freeheart
Shelby Hunkins
Esther Katz
Ashley Nadean Clover
Ron Tavernier
Jenn Whittaker
For the Week of April 15, 2018
Music Opportunity 
During the April 22 multigenerational worship service, children and youth are invited to join the choir and handbells.  If you are interested in joining, please email Carol. 
A Table Grace:
The food that we are about to eat is the fruit of the labor of many beings and creatures.
We are grateful for it and bless it.
may it give us strength, health and joy, and may it increase our love as a family, for each other for the human family.
~ John R.B. Szala 
Chalice Lighting:
For every time we make a mistake and we decide to start again, we light this chalice.
For every time we are lonely and we let someone be our friend, we light this chalice.
For every time we are disappointed and we choose to hope, we light this, our chalice.
~ M. Maureen Killoran 
Please consider recycling_thumbs_up.jpg 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 the question - How do you "celebrate" the coming of spring and what do you find most significant?
Weave a Tapestry of Faith - Check out this spring edition of UUA World Family Page.  It inspires us to think about spring and the power of flowers.
Inspired by our Faith In Action Lesson - Our Moral Tales and MakerSpace class participated in a Faith In Action Lesson and learned about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the importance of reducing our waste.  Click here to learn more about this important issue. 
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at dre@uucantonny.org or 315-386-2498.