RE Weekly News 19.03.25

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March 19, 2025
Hello UUCMP Families,
This Sunday our monthly Committee on Family Ministry will meet after the service from 12:15-1:15.  Please bring an item for a potluck lunch to share.   If you have any agenda items, please be sure to email them to me before Friday afternoon.  Minutes from our last meeting can be found here.
This Sunday Nursery (6 months to age 5)  our nursery teacher, Sunny will have a simple craft and snack along with free choice play activities in the nursery.  Thank you to Catherine Ferguson for being our second adult volunteer last Sunday.  
Elementary (ages 5-11) teachers will have an activity and discussion about the story for all ages and the role of trust in our lives.  They will get a chance to play outside before we come in for a morning snack, those who didn’t get the opportunity to do the trust activity will get the chance to try the game.  
Our Teens and Tweens (12+) will have the opportunity to start working on their ideas and help the younger groups with a trust activity.It’s officially spring tomorrow!  Wishing you and your family a happy turn of the season!
Warmly,ShannonRELIGIOUS 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:  Jake and Alina Bagley,  Andrea Papanastassiou,  Catherine Fergusen, Alex Morrison,  Monique Romero, Lindsay Fondren, Amy Blondell, and  Karen Brown for all your contributions in February.  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 & EventsMarch 20 –   Spring Equinox (Ostara)Nowruz “Persian New Year” begins at Sunset (Iran)Learn More about Spring FestivalsMarch 23 –  Committee on Family Ministry (CoFM)  12:15-1:15,  Fireplace RoomPotluck Lunch Please sign up!March 29 – Parents Night Out  – 4:30 -8:30 for children 5+$35 for first child additional siblings $20 each.  We will provide a pizza dinner, movie, snacks and activities for the kids while parents get the night off!  Register in advance and sign in at the Fireplace Conference Room that night!? 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  Зарегистрируйтесь ЗДЕСЬ!  Мы ценим вашу помощь, независимо от того, работаете ли вы напрямую с нашими детьми или помогаете сделать наш кампус UUCMP безопасным и интересным местом для отдыха!