Blog for the Religious Education Program.
Oh my, where has the time gone? It’s WINTER! Our RE students are busy learning about the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism. The month of January focuses on principle #4 – “Search for what is true”. In January we welcomed Christy Hazel as a new teacher for the 3rd – 5th grade class. (Thanks Christy!) … Continue reading Winter
The UUFM has a part-time position opening for Director of Religious Education (DRE). We will accept applications until the position is filled. Full job description Send resume and the contact information for three professional references to DRE Search Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Manhattan PO Box 910 Manhattan KS 66505 or by email office@uufm.net
Sunday (July 1) the RE group learned about the Greek pantheon. Kids took turns being different deities and thinking about what kind of person might pray to them and what kind of offering they might make in exchange for help. The kids made some really thoughtful comments! Molly told the story of Perseus and Medusa. … Continue reading Greek mythology
Sunday (June 22) was a blast! There were 5 new faces and we all “traveled” to Japan with David Mckee. He showed us a slide show of all the places in Japan he had been: Beautiful, ancient shrines, Bath houses, even hot springs where natural Jacuzzi tubs are formed…that monkeys sit in to stay … Continue reading RE trip to Japan
Sunday, Sandy and Lily took the kids on a cooking adventure. All the kids gathered around the island in the fellowship kitchen. Each child got a large mixing bowl and some kind of utensil…pastry cutter, egg beater, whisk, spoon, spatula etc. The kids learned about salt and sugar, and were asked by Sandy (who managed … Continue reading The Kitchen
About twenty UUs came together for s’mores Saturday night. Songs were sung, gypsy songs were played on the violin (yay Jennifer!), and ghost stories were told. Only half of the s’more-eaters braved the night but the weather was wonderful. Sunday morning Sandy and Lily made waffles and sausage for the campers. Kim led us all … Continue reading Camp Out!!
What a fun field trip we had! Here are some photos of the sun tracker, fish, greenhouse, polliwogs, bees, and of course, our wonderful kids. Thanks, Tom & Monta!
We were greeted officially by a man ( Tom) and what appeared to be some orange traffic apparatus waving us into our parking spots (we would later find out they were orange flags to mark poison ivy). We trekked up a bit of a hill to the back of the Manney’s home to find ourselves … Continue reading World Travelers: Where the Wild Things Are
Sunday! What a great party! Every kid had a blast, and I have to admit, I did as well. As Aimee and I were trying to help four kids play the water balloon game I had prepared, four little guys had the time of their lives playing with and popping the remaining balloons! Cory, you … Continue reading June 3: Bon Voyage
Friday was Parents’ Night Out. Christy, Larry and I got the privilege of hanging out with a great bunch of kiddos. Larry took a group up to the garden, where they worked on building forts. The great thing is they also learned a thing or two about nature, hard work, and team work! Burke found … Continue reading PNO: Travel
