RE Newsletter: A Hopeful Future

April 23rd, 2021

Religious Exploration/Education

April's Theme is Becoming

Hello Families,

Our theme of becoming this month invites us to think about the future as we think about who we are becoming. Even though we want to know the future, mostly we have to trust in ourselves and trust in our inner guidance and wisdom to know that we're on the right path. So we predict the future as best we can, while remaining open to what comes and trusting the process. This week, we talk about looking into the future with an open heart, open mind, and hopeful outlook.

And for your convenience, all past newsletters can be found here on the UUCSC website

A Time for All Ages

Yoga With Hippo!

Hippo leads us on a yoga adventure this week! Please join us as Hippo takes us down a forest path, practicing "becoming" different animals and parts of nature. Watching Hippo do the yoga poses is the best!

Song of the week

Becoming Me

by Lea Morris

I listen to this amazing singer/song writer all the time. She is just so brilliant and lovely. Here is one of her new songs about becoming herself. It might be more for the parents and older kids with its deep message of change and personal evolution. It's so beautiful.

I encourage you to support her music here. She has a new album available for download on her websit

Stories for RE

Picture Books

Here is a great book list from the Children's Diversity and Justice Library. They have created lists for the theme of Becoming

The Day You Begin, by Jacqueline Woodson, read by the author. I think I've shared this book before, but it's such an important message, that it's here again. It reminds us how important each of us is. Can we imagine a world where we are each becoming our beautiful, special selves and accepting and appreciating everyone in our lives?

Johnny's Pheasant, by Cheryl Minnema is a sweet, simple story about finding a bird on the side of the road. The grandma thinks it's dead, but Johnny is sure it's just sleeping. This book shows the power of hope to create the future.

Emanuel's Dream, by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls. This incredibly story is based on the true story of a boy born in Ghana with only one working leg. His journey is so inspiring. And here is a 3 min video about the real person and what he's doing now. It brought tears to my eyes.

Soulful Connections

Making a Magic 8 Bowl

I'm sure most of you remember the toy when we were kids called the Magic 8 Ball. Well, in this activity we make our own, except this time it's a Bowl.

Print out this sheet of potential Magic 8 Bowl answers, then cut them up and put them in a bowl. When you ask a Yes or No question, reach into the bowl and pull one out. A fun and simple divination tool to start dreaming about the future.

Sunday Zoom Time

Click Here on Sundays for any of the offerings below!

EVERY SUNDAY, 9am-9:30: Kid Circle Time. We have a lovely, simple time together, sharing Roses/Buds/Thorns, singing a song and doing an activity, scavenger hunt or movement together.

THIRD SUNDAYS, 9:30-10am: Adult Sharing Time.

LAST SUNDAYS, 9:30-10:30: CartUUns! This Sunday we will be watching this short film and then do an art project together. These films always elicit such excellent conversation and thoughtfulness in the kids. I hope you will join us this month!

Pictures from the week

Thank you to everyone who picked up trash in honor of Earth Day! Our mama Earth thanks you.

The Grants and the Seiberts teamed up!

They picked up a massive amount of trash dumped at a cemetery.

My mom, Sylvan and I picked up three bags of trash along the Providence River by the beautiful pedestrian bridge!

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