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 participating in a fun day!  If the weather permits, we will be playing outside.  If not, we will play board games and more inside. 
RE Committee
Wil Rivers, Chair 
Todd Moe, Council Liaison 
David Bradford
Arthur Freeheart
Sally Hoose
Esther Katz
Rhonda Rodriguez
Anna Sorensen
Jenn Whittaker 
For the Week of February 19, 2017
A Table Grace:
Dear Spirit, hear and bless
Thy beasts and singing birds;
And guard with tenderness
Small things that have no words.
~ Author Unknown
A Chalice Lighting:
This fire is a reminder of the light within us all;
the yearning for freedom,
the longing for truth,
the flame of intuition,
the torch of conscience.
We dedicate this time together to the remembrance of this Holy Light.
By Gregory David Miller (Adapted)
Spirit Play heard the story "Granddad's Prayers of the Earth".  A boy and his grandfather take a walk in the woods to hear the prayers of the earth.
Family Discussion - During a shared meal, discuss how and why you pray or don't pray .
Listen to the Earth - Click here to listen to the radio waves coming from our magnetosphere.  
Our Caring Community discussed encountering other identities.  We are all made up of many different identities but unfortunately, many times we are labelled in only one way.
Family Discussion - Over a shared meal, discuss a time when you have been labelled or stereotyped. How did it feel, what did you do or say?
Genderbread Person - Part of our identity includes our gender.  Click here to help explain gender on a continuum.  
Maker Space created delicious treats for their upcoming bake sale .
Family Discussion - During a shared meal after viewing the pictures below, discuss your thoughts about these images.
What the World Eats - Click here to view photographs that depicts everything that an average family consumes in a given week-and what it costs.   
Coming of Age explored our congregations leadership structure.  They heard from a few of our church members in leadership roles.
Our Church Leadership - Learn more about our church committee structure by clicking here.
Family Discussion - Over a shared meal, discuss is there a committee or project of the church you are interested in participating in?  Why and how does it meet your spiritual needs? 
Youth Group learned about the UUA's General Assembly (GA)Youth Caucus.  An event held annual during GA for youth who want to grow as Unitarian Universalists through a variety of workshops and worship opportunities, and who want to network with the wider UU community.
UUA Youth Caucus -  Click here to learn more. 
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at [email protected] or 315-386-2498.