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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

Our Spring Service Project Begins this Week

Each year we finish out the church year with a Spring Service Project for the elementary grade children, which they select and vote upon at the Children's Annual Meeting. This year they chose a focus on Medicine for All.


As I've designed this project for the kids, we have these goals and plans:


Goals:

1. Deepen understanding of the 1st Principle and 2nd Principles

2. Learn about Unitarian Universalists who have worked in the fields of medicine

3. Practice Faith in Action as people who care for other people


Project Aspects:

Guest Speakers

Supply Drive for Volunteer Snacks for The Olympia Free Clinic

Learn about UU historical figures who have been prophetic people in the field of medicine (one of the UU Six Sources is "the words and deeds of prophetic people")

And more!

Sunday and Every Day: Taking It Home

Last Sunday was a multigenerational worship for Easter, and our annual Egg Hunt. It was a lovely sunny day and just perfect for the outdoor hunt. Thank you to our teens who hid the eggs for us!


We talked about Easter as a time of resurrection, of change, and of "Becoming". There were three "Lessons" for the children during the worship service, all about Becoming: how a seed becomes a plant (patience), of an egg hatching a lizard (surprise), and a caterpillar to butterfly (big transformation). We passed out seed paper in the shape of a butterfly and invited people to write a word or phrase on it having to do with their own story of becoming, and then plant it under 1/4 inch of soil and wait and watch.


Continue the conversation at home: what is the story you tell about your future? What are you "becoming"? What are the unknowns in your story of becoming? Where are you surprised by transformation?


Or, just watch for those examples in nature and point them out to each other as you see them! In this season, nature is giving us many lessons if we take the time to notice them.

Event Information

Meet Our Ministerial Candidate: Family Open House with Pizza and Games

Families, parents, children, and youth are invited to meet our Ministerial Candidate, the Reverend Mary Gear, on April 30th. Come for visiting, games, and pizza between 6pm and 7:30pm. Stay the whole time if you can, or just drop in.

When?

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2019, 06:00 PM

Where?

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

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Chalice Camp Registration is Open Now

Chalice Camp is our week long day camp, for ages 5-10. It's a fun week of friendship, songs, crafts, and learning about earth care and social justice. Registration is now open!


https://www.ouuc.org/education/chalice-camp/

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Thank You Middle School Auction Team

The middle school youth who volunteered at last week's OUUC Auction did a great job! And folks were very generous … we received $610 in donations as "tips", all of which go to the RE Scholarship and Field Trip Fund. This fund is primarily to provide scholarships for youth to attend CONs, UU trainings, or camps, but we will also take the whole youth group on a fun field trip of their choosing to end this church year.
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Applications Now Accepted for OWL Facilitators

Our Whole Lives (known affectionately as "OWL") is our sexuality education program, designed jointly by the UUA and the United Churches.


If you are interested in becoming a trained OWL facilitator, applications are now being accepted. Contact Sara at dre@ouuc.org to apply.


We are particularly in need of facilitators for the elementary grades, but all applications are welcome.

Not registered yet for this year's RE programs? It only takes a couple minutes!

If you have not already done so, please take some time this week to complete the registration form for the new program year.


Children's Registration


Youth Registration

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Yours in Faith,

Sara Lewis, credentialed religious educator, master level

Director of Lifespan Religious Education


Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10am-2pm

Available by appointment: Saturday through Thursday

Sabbath Day (when I will not check email or respond to calls): Friday


olydre@gmail.com or dre@ouuc.org

360-786-6383 x. 102

This Sunday, April 28th, 2019

9:15


  • Nursery Care
  • Spirit Play for All Ages: a story for our Violet Promise (Value the Web of Life), Earth Mother


11:00


  • Nursery Care
  • Spirit Play for PreK: a story for our Violet Promise (Value the Web of Life), Earth Mother
  • Labyrinth Learning for 1st-5th grades: Day One of the Spring Service Project (learning about Clara Barton as well)
  • Middle School Group: a guest speaker and learning about paganism


12:30

  • High School Group participating in the potluck lunch and conversation with our ministerial candidate
  • childcare