This Week in RE, 5/6

[Pam Howell]

Greetings, Parents,

This Sunday is  RE REGISTRATION SUNDAY and the RE Council and I  are looking forward to seeing you and your forms at Coffee Hour.  You are also able to mail them in to the RE Office, First Parish.

Musquetaquid Earth Day Celebration:

Last Saturday, we had a great Earth Day celebration.  Here is a youtube of the launching of our Boy's Raft Project:

 http://youtu.be/v-zb8lD2jI8 

A special thanks to John Petersen, John Halporn, Jack DeMuth, Barry Pailet, Jane Stewart, Jeremy Osborn and Marv Bryan for making this exciting project happen.

First Parish Garden Needs you!

Please come and work in the First Parish Garden this Sunday at 3pm.  Please bring a shovel for tilling the soil.  There will be a sign-up with Dinny McIntyre for Garden Care this Sunday at coffee hour.

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This coming Sunday:

Regular Program for 0-1st Graders

2nd - 5th Spring Term, Week 3:  Earth Centered Practices, Honoring our Earth

This week, we will be working on a project for our First Parish Community Garden.  Kids will be listening to garden stories, planting seeds and making signs for  the garden.  Bring your jacket!  We may go outdoors.

6th Grade Youth Group - Social Action:  Organic Gardening for Social Justice

Our 6th graders will begin their work in the Hugh Cargill Community Garden.  This is a 5 minute walk from First Parish and they will depart after the Children's Message.  Please wear gardening gloves, bring a rake and a big shovel (leave outside on the front porch of the Meeting House at 5 minutes past the hour (9:05 or 11:05)) and dress appropriately for the weather.

7th Grade - Neighboring Faiths 

Our 7th Graders will be meeting in the Brooks Room at 11am on Sunday morning.  They will have a discussion about Cults and how to identify unhealthy organizations.

9th Grade Coming of Age - 

Our 9th Graders and their mentors leave for their 'Vision Quest Retreat' on Friday, May 5th and return on Sunday, May 7th.

Pam Howell

Director of Religious Education

First Parish in Concord

20 Lexington Road

Concord, MA  01742