Category: RE Blog

Blog for the Religious Education Program.

Winter

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 … read more.

Greek mythology

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 … read more.

RE trip to Japan

 

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 … read more.

The Kitchen

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 … read more.

Camp Out!!

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 … read more.

World Travelers: Where the Wild Things Are

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 … read more.

June 3: Bon Voyage

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 … read more.

PNO: Travel

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 … read more.