RE Newsletter: Becoming You!

April 9th, 2021

Religious Exploration/Education

April's Theme is Becoming

Hello Families,

If you haven't already heard, we had a fabulously awesome time at our stuffed animal and doll sleepover last week! I hope you check out the video and join in on their Easter egg hunt! This week we think about what makes us special and unique. We contemplate our gifts in this world. I hope you join me in the mindful moment below of a guided meditation in finding your gift.

Here's to your beautiful and unique selves!

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

A Time for All Ages

Celebrating our Sleepover!

As many of you know, we had a stuffed animal and doll sleepover at UUCSC! It was even more fun than expected. Here is our extended version of our time together. I hope you join in on the egg hunt in the video! The shorter version, with narration the whole time (making it easier to hear during DL and Hippo's conversation) is here.

Click here for the video

Song of the week

When I Was Young

by Beautiful Chorus

This is a lovely call and response song to sing along with. It brings together our old and young selves, celebrating who we are becoming. It celebrates our connection to all of life and to the young selves that live inside of us.

You can listen to more of their songs and support their work here.

Stories for RE

Picture Books

Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor. A sweet book about diversity and uniqueness. It introduces a bunch of kids who are different in some way, then asks the reader a question after each kid introduces themselves. I encourage you to pause the video and answer the questions!

The Twelve Gifts of Birth, by Charlene Costanzo. This is a sweet, short story. I encourage you to discuss what each of the 12 gifts mean to you! And here is the text of the book, if you want to see the list of gifts

Malala's Magic Pencil, by Malala Yousafzai. Powerful book about Malala's life and how she wished for a magic pencil to be able to change the world. She learned that once she found her voice, any pencil is a magic pencil. (Does not mention her being shot, just that men "tried to silence" her)

Mindful Moment

Take three minutes to do this guided meditation together. Created by the folks at Soul Matters, and spoken by me, I think you'll enjoy this little pause to explore your gifts.

Here is the audio recording

Soulful Connections

Sunflower Seeds in all our gardens!

We've extended the time to pick up Sunflower Seeds!

Come get Autumn Beauty Sunflower seeds on the front porch of UUCSC! Little seed planting kits are still waiting for you! There is also an 8th Principle coloring sheet to add to your first 7 Principle coloring sheets. Plus a color-your-own bookmark!

When we plant our seeds, we will not only be growing pollinator gardens, but also staying connected through our matching, gorgeous blooms!

Sunday Zoom Time

Click Here on Sundays for any of the offerings below!

We are expanding our offerings, so I hope you can make it to some of the following:

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.

This week, DL will be leading RE time and playing a show and tell game!

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

LAST SUNDAYS, 9:30-10:30: CartUUns was so much fun last Sunday. We watched this short film and made art! Check out our pictures below.

Pictures from the week

Here are some pictures of our stuffed animal and doll egg hunt. and hide and seek game. With these still images, can you find all the eggs and animals that are hidden?

Plus, DL and I planted peas in our raised bed! And the daffodils are in their full glory.

Can you see the tiny pea seeds in the ground? I mixed in compost from our very own little pile in the back yard and raised bed mix from Earth Care Farm. Happy peas!

I'd love to see your signs of Spring!

The flower table on Easter where DL and Mimi handed out flowers and sunflower seeds to members :)

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