On June 4th we will celebrate this year of children’s religious education at our annual RE Sunday service. This is a time for us to recognize the many volunteers that make RE possible as well as a space to showcase
Late Spring in RE
Late spring brings the end of our religious education school year. It has been another fantastic year with the younger group delving deep into the wonders of nature and the inter-connectedness of the web of life while the older group
Coming Soon to an RE Program Near You!
Want to spend your Friday night engaging with other mindful parents? The RE committee will be hosting a three-part Parent Forum in March. Each night will include pizza, fellowship, and conversation about a topic that is sure to inspire thoughtful
Who Will Be Your Mystery Friend?
One of the coolest and most beloved, inter-generational activities we have here at UUFE is our Mystery Friends event. We match up a RE child or teen with an adult, but we don’t reveal the adult’s identity. Through a series
An Autumn Update from Children’s RE
Now that our RE programs are underway for the year, I thought I’d share some highlights from each age group: The younger elementary gang has been focusing on the concept of the web of life while learning about partnerships in
The Web of Life
“It’s like a spider web!” They announced with pride. And they were right. The overlapping, zig-zag pattern of cris-crossing yarn threads we had created on the table we sat around looked just like a spider web. (Minus one of those
Welcome Back!
We are excited to welcome everyone to our first Sunday or religious education on Sunday, September 11th. We will all gather in the sanctuary and the kids will be sung to their classes after the Thoughts for All Ages time
Peace Camp 2016
UUFE hosted another successful, three-day Peace Camp last month. Twenty-four campers, six teen counselors, and ten adult volunteers spent three mornings together exploring peace through personal and group activities, crafts, music, song, dance, yoga, and intentional conversations. We kicked
Finishing the School Year in the RE Wing
It’s hard to believe we have arrived here–already at the end of the RE school year at UUFE. It’s been a transitional year for many of us. It’s the first year we’ve had Cailyn Thomas, a consistent staff person keeping
Jamming Youth
Several members of our high school youth met up on April 1st to learn about jamming from Jonathan Williams. Jonathan led the group in “Proud Mary” and “Amazing Grace.” Afterwards, they went for an evening walk on the nature trail