Religious Education Activites
KICKING OFF WHOLE CHURCH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2026-2027! Now that we have a more established foundation of safety and have “set the stage” for the kind of Religious Education opportunities we see ourselves growing into, I’m so excited to shift focus this year to relationship building and Whole Church RE programming development. Thank you to all … Continue reading What’s Happening in RE – September 2026
This month we have a video update from RE:
There are a lot of exciting things in the works in the world of Whole Church RE. Summer is the time when leadership do a lot of reflection and evaluation on the past church year, as well as visioning and goal setting for the upcoming one. It is also the time when your religious professionals … Continue reading What’s Happening in RE – July 2026
As we wrap up the church year and transition into a new one, there is a lot to celebrate about the work of my first year as your new Director of Religious Education, and there’s a lot to shake off and let go of in order to bring openness and renewed energy into our ongoing … Continue reading What’s Happening in RE – June 2026
To My Beloved UUFM Community, So many of us are not just aware of injustices occurring at the state, national and global level right now, but feel them very deeply, know or are people that are directly affected, and are struggling with overwhelmed nervous systems and burn out. Balancing activism, self-care and regulation, functioning in … Continue reading What’s Happening in RE – March 2026
To My Beloved UUFM Community, January’s focus on the RE front was to wrap up the “creating safe and welcoming spaces” phase – inventorying, evaluating and establishing the physical resources and safety infrastructure that will provide foundational support to our RE rebuilding efforts. We made significant progress on the Nursery renovation, and had a productive … Continue reading What’s Happening in RE February 2026
To my Beloved UUFM Community, SETTING THE STAGE: CREATING SAFE, WELCOMING SPACES The month of December has had particular momentum around our ongoing efforts to create safe and welcoming spaces for RE opportunities and programming. You may have seen the video update posted on our social media on December 3rd providing an overview of … Continue reading What’s Happening in RE December 2025/January 2026
To my beautiful UUFM community, As I continue to address safety needs and create and/or update accessible and welcoming spaces for RE programming in our building, the need for resource support from the UUFM community is becoming more pronounced. We entered this fiscal year with a particularly tight budget, so – in addition to me … Continue reading What’s Happening in RE November 2025
To My Beloved UUFM Community, RE UPDATE These first few months as your new Director of Religious Education have been an energizing whirlwind of onboarding, inventorying, orienting, networking, information gathering, assessing needs, prioritizing, experimenting, training and more. I’ve been meeting regularly with the RE Team, Community Team, Core Staff, and attending the Ritual Crafting Workshops, … Continue reading What’s Happening in RE October 2025
October October’s theme is the Practice of Deep Listening. Sunday, Oct. 6 – First Sunday of the month is DONUT DAY. We listen to the wisdom within Sunday, Oct. 13 – We listen to everyone, not just the loudest voices. Sunday, Oct. 20 – We listen to nature Sunday, Oct. 27 – We … Continue reading What’s Happening in RE October 2024
