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This Week in Religious Education

What is happening for children, youth, and families at OUUC

This Week inReligious EducationWhat is happening for children, youth, and familiesat OUUC

This Sunday's Classes

This Sunday will be our final Maker Space class for this year. It has been a wonderful summer program, and a HUGE thank you to all who have been Guest Makers!


It has been such a treat to see the many talents of our OUUC members:


  • Carbon Marshall, music making and production
  • Joe Joy, calligraphy
  • Sara St Clair, yarn bombing
  • Kate Harrington, cross stitch embroidery
  • Carol Williams, basket weaving
  • Melanie Ransom and Karen Jackson, sewing ministry
  • Connie Ruhl, bonsai


Thank you all!


(What comes next? September 9th will be an All Ages worship service, then our First Family Chapel and Classes of the year will be September 16th)

The RE Sign In Clipboard has moved ....

Have you noticed that the cart with the clipboard is not next to the sanctuary doors anymore? We are trying to make the sign-in process more integrated for visiting families, and so the clipboard for ALL children to sign in is now on the Welcome kiosk.


Watch this short video to see where you need to go now to sign your children in for Religious Education classes on a Sunday morning!

Welcome and Sign In
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Families and Youth and the Search Process

The Ministerial Search Committee wants families and youth to know how they can connect with the search process. Right now the committee is gathering input from the congregation - and that includes everyone, of all ages!



Mark your calendars for youth and family cottage meetings with the Search Committee:

  • Middle School Group meeting September 23rd, 11am
  • High School Group meeting September 23rd, 12:30pm
  • Family meeting, childcare provided, September 30 12:30pm
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2nd Sunday Lunch and "2nd Hour" Activities

Mark your calendars! On September 9th our 2nd Sunday Lunch returns!


You can sign up to help make the lunch happen here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4ba4a82da31-2ndsunday1


We'll eat together after the 2nd service, then at 12:45 there will be a Soul Matters Sharing Circle on the theme of Vision AND a Buildings and Grounds work party on the grounds. All ages welcome in the work party, please bring gloves and dress for work!

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Owning Your Religious Past for Parents Class

Sundays 9:30-10:30am, October 7, 14, 21


As parents, you are a huge influence on the faith development and religious education of your children. Many Unitarian Universalist parents approach this role and the task of crafting their family's faith practices at home with mixed feelings, however.


Did you grow up in a different faith? Have you processed your experiences and feelings from your own religious childhood and set intentions of what you want to carry forward into your family life now?


Are you co-parenting with others who grew up in a different faith or who have very different feelings about faith now? How can you bring these faith histories together for an intentional family practice now?


Or perhaps you grew up unchurched, and now want to craft something different for your family.


This class will help parents reflect back on their own religious past in order to better move forward into a new faith future for their families.



Register Here

Event Information

Our Whole Lives for 7th-8th Grades Parent Orientation (Mandatory)

Our Whole Lives is a comprehensive, holistic, values-based sexuality education program. Learn more at: https://www.uua.org/re/owl


This year the 7th-8th grade program will be offered on Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm. It is a school-year long program. All 7th and 8th graders (or the homeschooled equivalent) are welcome, whether or not they attend OUUC or are Unitarian Universalists. Class size is limited to 16 participants, email olydre@gmail.com to reserve a spot.


Parents or legal guardians must attend the mandatory Parent Orientation or make arrangements in advance to meet with our Director of Religious Education, Sara Lewis, for a make-up orientation. Dinner will be provided, youth do not need to attend. Contact Sara if you need to arrange childcare.

When?

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2018, 06:30 PM

Where?

Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Division Street Northwest, Olympia, WA, USA

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Youth Group Plans for 2018-2019

What is going on for our Middle and High School youth this year?


Learn more here.

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UUA Regional and District Youth Events

Middle School CON: September 28-30. Registration is open


High School Fall CON: October 26-28 Registration is open


High School Chaplain Training: November 16-18


High School Leadership Development Training: November 16-18 Applications Being Accepted Now


High School Spring CON: April 5-7, 2019

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Registration for 2018-2019 Children and Youth Programs

It's that time again! Time to register for the next program year!


For children 5th grade and younger register here.


For youth 6th grade and older register here.

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Yours in Faith,

Sara Lewis, credentialed religious educator, master level

Director of Lifespan Religious Education


Summer Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10-1pm. Available by appointment Tuesday-Sunday. Monday is my sabbath day, and I will not answer phone or email as I engage this spiritual discipline of pausing.


olydre@gmail.com or dre@ouuc.org

360-786-6383 x. 102