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 and youth will hear a story about the moon, hear a story about prayers, participate in a social justice project, learn about ancient Norse faith and begin planning a worship service.  Check out the church website and our Facebook page for details.
RE Committee   
Wil Rivers, Chair 
TBA, Council Liason
Jeff Frank
Arthur Freeheart
Shelby Hunkins
Esther Katz
Ashley Nadean Clover
Ron Tavernier
Jenn Whittaker
For the Week of February 18, 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:
This is It
and I am It
and Your ar It
and so it That
and He is It
and She is It
and It is It
and That is That.
O It is This
and It is Thus
and It is Them
and It is Us
and It is Now
and here It is
and here We are
so This is It.
~James Broughton 
Chalice Lighting:
We light this flame
this symbol of energy
of light, of life
to remind us
of the energy within us
of the light of our life
of the light that is in us
of the light that is us.
~ Janet Goode 
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 - What does it mean to have mercy or practice mercy?
UU Lent - Join a UU practice of Lent.  Reflect on a word, capture an image of what that words means to you and share it on social media.  
Inspired by our RE Fun Day -  Check out the story of how the chalice became the symbol of our faith.  
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at [email protected] or 315-386-2498.