RE Weekly News 8/27/25

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August 27, 2025
Estimadas familias de UUCMP,
It was so wonderful to see so many families at the camp out, whether you camped the whole weekend, one night or just made it up for a day visit. I hope that your spirit felt renewal and connection in the beautiful forest next to the banks of the Big Sur river.  Most of our kids were at the forest Sunday morning – at the building a service that mirrored the message in the forest took place – and the R.E. Team met to plan and work on preparations for the switch to two services, and our upcoming lesson plans.
One more note, our Committee on Family Ministry (COFM) meeting was postponed until tonight, Wednesday August 27th, 7:30-8:30pm.  A zoom link, minutes and an agenda was sent out to our families, teachers and volunteers yesterday.  Please email me if you too would also like to join the conversation.  We hope you can join us for input about planning for the fall and winter programming.
This Sunday is a holiday weekend and our last single service before the transition.  Although I will be out of town, your RE teachers will be here and ready to help facilitate our activities this Sunday at the 10:30 service.  With warmth and  gratitude,Shannon
Shannon Morrison (she/her)Director of Religious Exploration, UUCMP
RELIGIOUS EXPLORATION LIBRARY – Karen Brown has put together another beautiful selection of books from our collection – many stories about Earth Day, Unitarianism, spiritual practices and beliefs can be found in the RE library. Come back and see what books you may want to check out for the youth in your life, or those young at heart.
???????THANK YOU OUR VOLUNTEERS!  We have been so lucky to have helping hands in RE – thank you to our volunteers: Maren Martin, Max Cajar, Zeana Bey Davis, Alex Morrison, Lauren Keenan,  Jake and Alina Bagley,  Ryan and Lindsay Fondren, Marshall Grimm, Robin Jensen, Karen Judkins, and  Karen Brown for all your contributions.  Whether bringing food to share, helping to set or clean up, keeping our library tip top, or filling in for our teachers – your help is greatly appreciated!
??  Upcoming Activities & EventsWEDNESDAY Aug 27 – CoFM MeetingFRIDAY & SATURDAY Aug 29 – Annual Super FleaSUNDAY Aug 31 –  Labor Day ServiceSUNDAY Sep 7 – 2 Services Begin! RE Programming at second service 11:15FRIDAY Sep 12 – Family Game Night¿Le gustaría a su hijo/a encender el cáliz? Todos los domingos buscamos a un niño o joven voluntario para encender el cáliz. Es una forma divertida de que los niños participen en el servicio. La directora de religión, Shannon, puede enseñarles cómo hacerlo antes del servicio si es su primera vez o si necesitan un recordatorio. Si le interesa, hable con Shannon el domingo por la mañana. La hoja de inscripción para encender el cáliz estará en la mesa de religión, junto con nuestros materiales para colorear y actividades tranquilas. ¡Por favor, inscriba a su hijo/a si le interesa!
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