RE Weekly News 1/8/25

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January 8, 2025
Hello UUCMP Families,We will be back to our regular age groups this Sunday.  Our Nursery (6 months to age 5)  teachers will have a simple craft and snack along with free choice play activities in the nursery.  
Elementary (ages 5-11) teachers will have an activity to continue thinking about the role of Story in our lives – as individuals and collective.  They will get a chance to play outside before we come in – and perhaps one of our children will want to read a story to the younger children in the nursery after our morning snack.
Our Teens and Tweens will be back down in the Clara Barton room and will wrap up the unit on earth based religious beliefs focused on Native American cultures.  
Please see the updated sign up below to volunteer to bring a snack or fill in when we have a planned staff absence.
Be well!
Warmly,Shannon
Committee on Family Ministry meeting postponed to January 26!  More info to follow.
RELIGIOUS EXPLORATION LIBRARY – Karen Brown has put together another beautiful selection of books from our collection – many stories about Martin Luther King, 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.
PROGRAM REGISTRATION – Please be sure to Register for RE Programming 2024-25.  This will help us best prepare for your child, keep you in the loop for upcoming events and activities and build our community.  Printed copies of the registration are available if you are having difficulty with the google form.
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THANK YOU OUR VOLUNTEERS!  We have been so lucky to have helping hands in RE – thank you to our volunteers:  Monique Romero, Elinor and Jessica Koning, Roberta Granados, Lindsay Fondren, Amy Blondell, and  Karen Brown for all your contributions in December.  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 & Events* January 10 – Game Night Hosted by Andrea Rivas – Join us for all ages fun!* January 18 – Parents Night Out CANCELED – To Be Rescheduled for March*January 19 – Committee on Family Ministry (CoFM) Meeting – RESCHEDULED* January 26 – CoFM Meeting after the service 12:15 – 1:15 – Potluck Sign Up

? Would your child like to light the chalice?Every Sunday we try to find a child or youth volunteer to light the chalice. It’s a fun way for kids to participate in the service. DRE Shannon can show kids how  before the service if it’s their first time or they need a reminder. See Shannon on Sunday morning if interested.    The Chalice Lighting sign up sheet will be at the RE table with our coloring and quiet activity supplies.  Please be sure to sign your child up if they are interested!
?? VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDUPDATED for 2025!  Whether you’re willing to bring an activity or a snack to share, help one time or be an extra set of hands if we are short-staffed or volunteer monthly you can  Iscriviti QUI!  Apprezziamo il vostro aiuto, sia che si tratti di lavorare direttamente con i nostri ragazzi, sia di rendere il nostro campus UUCMP un posto sicuro e divertente!