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Religious Education Reflections

by Sue Graffius from the April 2008 Beacon

Wow, the energy at our Fellowship is evident everywhere you look! People seem to have been motivated by the LEAP weekend, and you can feel it in the air. Teams are being formed and we’re all gearing up for the next phase in UUFW’s existence…the search for our next settled minister. It feels good to be at the Fellowship, and to be a part of the new life being breathed into it!

In Youth Religious Education, we have welcomed some more new teachers: Jessica and Robert Holm. They will be co-leading the middle school class. Welcome, Jessica and Robert! We have also been pleased to welcome back Beverly Cree, who returned to her classroom in March after a long absence. Beverly and Thea Hagepanos have added more parents to their coleading resources. More information on these volunteers will follow in future articles.

The teens finished up their unit on Peace and Justice, which included a discussion with UUFW’s Social Action co-chair, Heidi Kaufman. They also viewed and discussed several movies with this focus, including Born into Brothels, Calcutta’s Red Light Kids, Blood Diamond and Bowling for Columbine. They began the unit on Accepting Ourselves and Others by viewing and discussing Field of Dreams. They also continue to prepare for the Teen Service and Bridging Ceremony on June 1st.

The youth aged 3 through grade 5 had a special YRE session with me where I went over many of the choices available to receive a portion of their 2007 offering. We ran out of time before they could vote, but we plan to be able to take that vote by late March or early April.

We hope you will come out and join us for our annual Maypole Dance between services on May 4th. Details will follow soon.

As always, feel free to contact me at the office (392-6454) during my office hours, which are Tuesdays and Fridays from 11:00 until 2:00, and Sunday from 9:00 until 1:00. During other times, please email me at jnlsmom@aol.com to let me know what’s on your mind, or to schedule a meeting at your convenience.

Have a wonderful April!

Peace,
Sue

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