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
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 December 31, 2017
A Table Grace:
All life is one, and everything that lives is connected: plants, animals and people.
(original first line... "...lives is holy: plants, animals, Man)
All must eat to live and nourish one another.
We bless the lives that have died to give us food.
Let us eat consciously, resolving by our work to pay the debt of our existence.
by John G. Bennett
Chalice Lighting:
Come we now out of the darkness of our unknowing and the dusk of our dreaming;
Come we now from far places.
Come we now into the twilight of our awakening and the reflection of our gathering.
Come we now all together.
We bring, unilluminated, our dark caves of doubting;
We seek, unbedazzled, the clear light of understanding.
May the sparks of our joining kindle our resolve, brighten our spirits, reflect our love, and unshadow our days.
Come we now; enter the dawning.
by Annie Foerster
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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 joy do you find in the winter season.
A Story of Light and Darkness -  Click here to enjoy a story about enjoying light and darkness.   
Inspired by our Youth Group -   Check out how other religion celebrate the new year whether it is at this time of year or at another time.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at dre@uucantonny.org or 315-386-2498.