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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 enjoyable and spiritually fulfilling for you and your whole family.
In RE Next Week
Our children and youth will hear a story about a young gardener and an emperor, be inspired by comets and constellations, continue to explore winter ecology, participate in a retreat and participate in church ministry.  C heck for details on our Facebook Page and website .
RE Committee
Wil Rivers, Chair  
Anna Sorensen,       Council Liaison
Cara Coffin
Jeff Frank
Arthur Freeheart
Shelby Hunkins
Esther Katz
Ashley Nadean Clover
Ron Tavernier
Jenn Whittaker
Jim Williams
For the Week of January 6, 2019
A Table Grace:
Loving God,
bless our food and drink
our friendship and our laughter
that we may be renewed
in body, mind, and spirit
to work together
for the coming  of justice, love, and peace.
Amen.
By Maureen Edwards (adapted)
A Chalice Lighting:
Community is the spirit,
the guiding light of the tribe,
thereby people come together
in order to fulfill a specific purpose,
and to take care of one another.
by Sobonfu Somé

May the following deepen and inspire your faith during the week ahead.

Contemplation Topic
During a shared meal with family or friends or as part of a contemplative practice, ponder the following:  Alexander Graham Bell said "Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do so you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before. Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind. All really big discoveries are the results of thought."  What are some thoughts that you have had that became a discovery?

Guide to Snowflakes - Our MakerSpace class explored snowflakes this week.  Check out the link to explore and be in awe of all the types of snowflakes.

Rube Goldberg Fun - Our Spirit of Adventure class explored inventions.  Check out this kid friendly invented machine.
P lease Register your Child(ren) for RE
Please take a mo ment to register your child(ren) for the 2018-19 religious education year.  Click  here  or stop by the RE office for a paper copy.  Each year we need to update our record.  
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Zimmerman at dre@uucantonny.org or 315-386-2498.