Category: RE Blog

Blog for the Religious Education Program.

Wind

We had a joyous time making pinwheels / weather vanes. Chasing the wind was even more delightful!

Thank you Dan and Kathy!

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Holiday Crafts

Join us on Sunday, December 3 as classes combine and Dan and Kathy Swenson share their artistic talents as we make a variety of Christmas crafts and ornaments. Parents are encouraged to join us after the service and create with their children since there … read more.

Abundance of Glitter

Here are the beautiful giving jars we created as we kick off our Guest at Your Table project.
Find out more on Sunday!

 

Welcome Back Party

Welcome back to everyone! We hope you enjoyed your summer adventures! We celebrated our return with a party and started with our favorite, “pin the flame on the chalice”. The bounce house was tons of fun, and we worked up such a sweat that everyone … read more.

Tour of England’s Lake District

Many thanks to Rev. Jonalu Johnstone for taking us on a tour of the Lake District in England. She even arranged to have Sunday’s weather match the typical weather in the Lake District! We learned a lot about Lake District resident Beatrix Potter and read … read more.

Tour of Essential Oils

Many thanks to Enell Foerster for sharing her knowledge about essential oils.
We learned where many of the plants grow and got to smell as well as taste! Lavender was a popular one as well as lemon grass. Peppermint and spearmint aromas were accompanied with peppermint … read more.

Tour of Woolly Bee Farm

We went to the farm! Jen and June showed us all around their Woolly Bee Farm. We fed sheep and rummaged through the garden. We had yummy watermelon and got to spit the seeds to see how far they’d go! The trip back was even … read more.

Tour of Italy

We were delighted to have Katie Kingery-Page and daughter Ruby usher us all to Italy on Sunday! Their pictures were delightful. Students had fun using a variety of stickers to mark pictures that involved… food… travel… and more!  We got to taste bread and talked … read more.

Tour of Backpacking in Wyoming

Katherine Colburn took us on a tour of backpacking. She taught everyone a few different ways to cross a river (we practiced the eddy method), showed us topo maps, gear, and more. We set up a tent, purified our water, made potato pearls (yum), and … read more.