Religious Education & Family Ministry News  
November 30, 2016  
First Unitarian Society of Westchester

No Community Night December 2nd
There is no Community Night December 2nd. FUSW is hosting a Central East Region Youth Racial Justice Conference Friday evening through Sunday morning. The whole building will be occupied.

Meal Servers Needed this Weekend
We are grateful to the Social Justice Ministry Team for coordinating meals for the Youth Racial Justice Conference this weekend, which will be attended by 60 youth and adults from around the Central East Region. **We need volunteers to help serve Friday dinner, Saturday lunch and Saturday dinner.** Contact Tracy Breneman or Betty Gilmore to volunteer. Thank you for supporting this important weekend of learning!

Three Events this Sunday
Join us for the Coming of Age chili lunch. Buy a bowl of soup, enjoy community fellowship and the holiday party as you support the COA fundraiser for their Boston heritage trip. Cash and checks accepted. Suggested donation $5/bowl.

LAST CALL: Coming of Age class fair trade sale. Great gifts for the holidays from Equal Exchange: coffees, teas, hot cocoa, mixes, chocolates and more! This Sunday is your last chance to place an order. Bring your checkbook. Profits go to support the youth's Boston heritage trip.

This Sunday is the annual holiday party. The children and youth will make a paper chain. Please donate old magazines they can cut for this decoration. You may leave magazines on Tracy's desk in room 5 or in the main office with Tracy's name on them.


THIS SUNDAY
December 4, 2016
 

Childcare is available in room 5
with Brenda Caronia and Laurie Schneider
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PreK - 2nd Grade Wonderful Welcome   
Begin in the worship service. In class, Julia Caldarola and the children will talk about the gift of mutual caring, session 9 of the Wonderful Welcome curriculum. Parents can view the curriculum by clicking here. 

3rd - 7th Grade Love and Justice 
Begin in the worship service.  In class, children will begin making decorations for the holiday party with April Castoldi and Irene Jong.
Please being magazines the children can cut for a paper chain.   

8 th - 9th Grade Coming of Age
Nancy Eisenman is leading class about our living tradition and the Six Sources. This is session 10 of the Compass Points curriculum.  
      
10th - 12th Grade Youth
Youth group has moved to Friday Community Night. Sundays, youth attend worship. 

Please let your children and youth know we have a wonderful morning  
planned for them. On the way home Sunday, we hope you will ask them  
about their conversations and activities. Your active interest helps  
demonstrate your support of their spiritual growth and affirms our  
shared journey in faith community.


  Important Links    
Helping Hands Guidelines (Assistants in RE Classes)

Unitarian Universalist Association RE Links

UU World Family Pages


Contacts       
 
Director of Religious Education, Tracy Breneman. Use e-mail if you can wait one or two days for a response.
Tracy does not see e-mail Sunday mornings. For time-sensitive matters, call her home office, 914-402-4430.

 

RE Family Ministry Team Chair, April Castoldi 

 

Youth Group Advisors,  

Jen Rohr & Betsy Kates 

 

First U Minister,  

Rev. Peggy Clarke  

 

Rita Ruotolo, Office Administrator
914-478-2710


The RE Family Ministry Team meets the second Monday of each month at 8:00pm on Zoom (video chat).  Our next meeting is December 12th. We welcome your participation!  Join us on video chat here: https://zoom.us/j/163726726 or by telephone at 646-558-8656 using Meeting ID: 163 726 726. Contact April Castoldi for more information.