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What's Up in Religious Education

Teachers Needed 

   Please consider joining a team and finish out the church year.  We have only 19 Sundays left in the church year--that means you would only need to teach 5 times between now and May! 

 

Teachers Needed in the Following Classes

  • Preschool (Spirit Play)
  • Kindergarten (Spirit Play) 
  • 5th Grade (Bible Studies)
  • 2nd Grade (Principle Banners) 

Contact LeeAnn for more information.
Be the Change Fundraiser, Feb. 5

This is an important first effort to expand our Stewardship campaign to the broader church community - including our kids - so that we all feel a part of this critical element of our church's growth.  Getting full participation from the students will be key to our success, so we hope your children can help.  Watch for more information next week. 
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Stones of Hope 
 
This weekend marks the end of our Stones of Hope ritual.  This ritual will take place during the Time for All Ages.  Before service, kids will collect one of the white stones at the entrance to the sanctuary.   Families will sit together as usual and be invited to process forward and place their stones of hope on the altar.  Next Sunday, everyone will be invited to take a stone of hope from the altar home, a reminder that together we can create a more just, peaceful world.

  
Stones of Hope for families
  • Visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial where you will find these words inscribed
  • Volunteer with other UUCA members and friends at our AFAC event (check Connections calendar for dates)
  • Walk dogs at an animal shelter
  • Help out a neighbor 
Cub Scouts Religious Award
Please contact Greg Griswold at ggriswold@verizon.net for more information.

What's Up?
Annual Chili Cookoff--Jan. 29th (Must register in advance to participate) 

Calling all crockpots! Register Here to enter your chili in the annual contest.  Bring veggie and carnivore entries welcomed.   

Win one of these coveted trophies, along with bragging rights if your recipe is voted the best! 
 
Based on feedback from last year and in order to make the judging fair for everyone, we will NOT be accepting walk-up (last minute) registrants. In order to participate you must register your chili in advance. 

What Time Does RE End?

RE classes end at 10:30/12:30.  We ask that parents of kids 5th grade and younger pick up their kids directly from their classes.  

Please note that childcare ends at 12:30 on Sunday afternoon. 
Family Peace-Building Workshop and Taste of Peace Camp 2017 on Sunday, March 5 from 12:30-2:30 in the Board Room.

1st Grade OWL 


We are in the process of planning for our Winter 1st Grade OWL program.   If you are interested in your 1st Grader (or at 11:15 your 1st or 2nd grader) participating please email LeeAnn to register.  Advance registration and a parent orientation are required for participation.  

 

Dates

Sunday, 2/5--Parent Orientation

Sunday, 2/12--Program starts 

 

OWL (Our Whole Lives) is our sexuality education program that supports parents in educating children about birth, babies, bodies, and families.  Click the link above to learn more about this program. 
Join UUCAers for a multigenerational service project on Saturday, February 11 , 9:30-11:30 in Fellowship Hall.   We will be bagging food we have purchased for Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) using a fall Give-the-Plate collection. This a great hands-on service activity for all ages; we will be bagging rice and produce. A great time to help others and enjoy good company. 
Please join us on Saturday, February 11th, 9:30-11:30 am, in Fellowship Hall. This sign-up will help us plan for the number of tables we need:  www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0B45ABAF2EA75-uuca
 
Any questions? Contact Denise Kappler at denise_kappler@yahoo.com.

Sign up to be  a snack parent! 

LeeAnn Williams, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Andrea Albamonte, Youth and Young Adult Coordinator
Lisa Harper Chang, Religious Education Assistant