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 provide the worship service. They will be sharing their ideas on how we make a difference in the world and we will also congratulate our graduating high school seniors.
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 June 3, 2018
A Table Grace:
Fire of the Spirit,
life of the lives of creatures,
spiral of sanctity,
bond of all natures,
glow of charity,
lights of clarity,
taste of sweetness to the fallen,
be with us and hear us.
Composer of all things,
joy in the world,
strong honor,
be with us and hear us.
~ Hildegard of Bingen (Adapted)
Chalice Lighting:
Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being to receive, to carry and give back.
~ Dag Hammerskjold 
Please consider null 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 are the joys you see, hear, smell, taste and feel during this time of year?
Play the Same Game - Invite each person to take a turn and name someone they think is very different from themselves. Then, other members of your group list all the ways they notice the first player and the person they named are the same. Take turns naming a person everyone in the family knows. After naming that person, list all the ways you are the same. Each person thinks of someone.  
Celebrating 20 years as a Welcoming Congregation - Check out how we became a welcoming congregation and what we have done this past month to celebrate.   
Annual Seaway Gathering - Did you miss this annual UU event is Syracuse this past April?  Check out what happened and listen to the Gould Lecture and the Keynote Address. 
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at dre@uucantonny.org or 315-386-2498.