Religious Education News
Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton
RE Mission
Our religious education program works to create an accepting environment that empowers children and youth to explore their spirituality, celebrate diversity, and live our Unitarian Universalist values.  
Family Ministry
We believe that families play a vital role in furthering this empowerment to explore and live our UU values. We are excited to support our families by offering ideas from the UUA's Tapestry of Faith program as well as graces and thought provoking questions related to the topics introduced during Sunday religious education classes. We hope you find this new initiative enjoyable and spiritually fulfilling for your whole family.
In RE Next Week
Our children will be attending the multi-generational worship service.  Check out the church website and our Facebook page for details.
RE Committee   
Wil Rivers, Chair 
Anna Sorensen, Council Liaison
Jeff Frank
Arthur Freeheart
Shelby Hunkins
Esther Katz
Ashley Nadean Clover
Ron Tavernier
Jenn Whittaker
For the Week of February 25, 2018
FLU Safety
We have some children in our RE program who have a compromised immune system.  Please consider these good health habits by the CDC.   Thank you! 
A Table Grace:
We receive this food in gratitude to all beings
Who have helped to bring it to our table,
And vow to respond in turn to those in need
With wisdom and compassion.
~Buddhist Meal Gatha  
Chalice Lighting:
We light this chalice for the warmth of love,
the light of truth,
and the energy of action.
~ Chalice Children Tapestry of Faith  
Please consider utilizing these ideas to deepen and inspire your faith during the week.
Contempla tion Topic - During a shared meal with family or friends or as part of a contemplative practice, ponder the question - How you have resisted hate this past year?
Braver and Wiser - Subscribe to this weekly message of courage and compassion for life as it is. Every Wednesday the UUA deliver an original written reflection by a contemporary religious leader, and brief prayer, grounded in Unitarian Universalism.
Inspired by our Moral Tales and MakerSpace Classes - We explored immigration issues and heard what our Social Action Committee is doing to support local immigrants.  Click here to hear the story of Sandra Lopez who is living in sanctuary at the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist in Carbondale, Colorado.  Learn more about the UU Sanctuary Movement here.
Inspired by our Neighboring Faiths Class -  This Sunday we visited the Buddhist service at SLU.  Click here to read about Buddhist Unitarian Universalists.    
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at [email protected] or 315-386-2498.