Religious Education Activites
UU WORLD TRAVELERS IS HERE! During our summer program all students meet together for class where guest “tour guides” from within the congregation lead students on all kinds of adventures. Our June tours have been wide ranging: Disc Golf, International Space Station, and Canoeing. Here’s our August Schedule: August 6: Tour of Italy (Katie Kingery-Page) … Continue reading August 2017
UU WORLD TRAVELERS IS HERE! During our summer program all students meet together for class where guest “tour guides” from within the congregation lead students on all kinds of adventures. Our June tours have been wide ranging: Disc Golf, International Space Station, and Canoeing. Here’s our July Schedule: July 2: Washington DC (Sandy Nelson) July … Continue reading July 2017
Many thanks to EVERYONE for making the 2016-2017 RE program so successful. My thanks go out once again to all our volunteers and mentors. School year teachers: Molly McGaughey (7-12 grade and teen OWL), Matt Sayre (3-6 grade), Katherine Colburn (K-2 grade), Megan Reece (nursery), Carolyn Ferguson (OWL 5-6), Christopher Renner (OWL 5-6), and Jen … Continue reading June 2017
SCHOOL YEAR ENDS / SUMMER BEGINS – The school year comes to an end in May and we’ll cap it off with a program on May 21 celebrating the RE program in the adult service. Also this month we’ll be bidding farewell to our long-time nursery care provider, Megan Reece and K-2 teacher, Katherine Colburn. … Continue reading May 2017
APRIL FAMILY FUN – Sunday, April 16 – Easter Join us following the Sunday morning service on April 16, for the Fellowship’s annual Easter Potluck Brunch, and Easter Egg Hunt. Kids are invited to eat first and then gather in the Jupiter room for the start of egg hunting at about 12:15. If you’ve never … Continue reading April 2017
Summer is here and we’re shifting gears. All students meet together throughout the summer months. This gives our older students an opportunity to mentor the younger students and the younger kids love being around the older students – win, win! We continue to staff the nursery and there may be a time or two where … Continue reading Summer 2016
As autumn ends our UU children have been reflecting on discussions about our Jewish and Christian heritage in their classes. Winter brings a short break from regular classes as we celebrate the holidays. 7th-10th grade class – Students are enjoying the Neighboring Faiths curriculum. Field trips have included First Congregational Church, Manhattan Mennonite Church, Manhattan … Continue reading Fall/Winter 2015-16
We’ve officially begun our Summer RE programming! What better way to start the summer than with a campfire, roasting marshmallows, and making S’mores. All summer long our students will have new adventures as “World Travelers”. Destinations include: Australia (with a stop at Easter Island and maybe a dip into the Pacific Ocean first), Singapore, Ecuador, … Continue reading Summer 2015
Spring has sprung and we’re already looking forward to summer! We start the month of May with lots of sharing… On May 4 all classes share a little about what they’ve learned in their school-year lessons about World Religions and even share a special hands-on project for adults and children alike. There will be reading, … Continue reading May
It’s Winter and our UU children are enjoying the World Religions curriculum. 7th-9th grade class – Marisa Larson and Ken and Pat Embers have been meeting with these students and are discussing various aspects of Far Eastern religions with an emphasis on Buddhism. 3rd-6th grade class – Students have been discussing Earth Religions and their … Continue reading Fall 2013
