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.
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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.
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Our children
will learn about the life cycle of frogs, explore the virtues of courage and perseverance, continue making a book, explore Islamic faith, and more. Check out the church website and our Facebook page for details.
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RE Committee
Wil Rivers, Chair
Anna Sorensen, Council Liaison
Jeff Frank
Arthur Freeheart
Shelby Hunkins
Esther Katz
Ashley Nadean Clover
Ron Tavernier
Jenn Whittaker
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For the Week of April 22, 2018
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A Table Grace:
Let us give thanks for the world around us.
Thanks for all the creatures, stones and plants
Let us learn their lessons and seek their truths,
So that their path might be ours,
And we might live in harmony, a better life.
May the Earth continue to live,
May the heavens above continue to live,
May the rains continue to dampen the land,
May the wet forests continue to grow,
Then the flowers shall bloom
And we people shall live again.
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Chalice Lighting:
What if when I light the chalice,
you hear an invitation to welcome gratitude for the earth?
This week, as I got ready to light the chalice,
my family talked about blessings from this planet.
Here is my list: [list 3-7 things]
And now, with this flame of hope shedding light in your heart: what is your list?
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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 the question - What steps do you take each day to care for our blue green Earth?
A Trashy Adventure - Where does your household trash go? Explore by researching online, by calling your municipal public works department, and by touring around. Visit a local waste processing facility and observe the mountains of trash. Ask your family how to choose one or more ways you can reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Inspired by our Nursery -
We read Todd Parr's book "The Earth Book". Click here to see Todd read it for you.
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at
dre@uucantonny.org or 315-386-2498.
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