What's happening this week?
Rev. Amy Freedman
Announcements for Children, Youth and Families:
- First Parish Parent Circles
- What’s happening this week?
- Cradles to Crayons Clothing Drive
-
Buddy Dog
First Parish Parent Circles
Parent Circles are an opportunity for parents to connect with one another in a meaningful way and reflect on parenting from a Unitarian Universalist perspective.
“Talking with Children about Death,” this Sunday, January 29, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Dawn Van Patten and Jean Chandler.
Dawn Van Patten is the Assistant Director of Religious Education. Before working at First Parish, she taught preschool and helped to start the Oxbow Schoolhouse in Devens, Massachusetts. Jean Chandler holds an BS in Child & Family Studies, a Master's in Elementary Education, and a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, specializing in Children's Bereavement. She has worked as Associate Program Director at The Children's Room, Center for Grieving Children and Teens Inc, Associate Project Director and Editor in various Publishing Companies, a K-8 Elementary Teacher, and is a published Author and Illustrator.
“Sandwich Generation: Caring for Aging Parents and Children,” Sunday, February 5, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Revs. Amy Freedman and Marion Visel
Parent Circles
will be held in the Wright Tavern. Childcare is available in the Emerson
Room 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Please register by emailing Amy: afre...@firstparish.org Drop-ins are welcome!
What’s happening this week?
Sunday, January 29, 2017
9:50 a.m. – Little RE (0-4yrs) – Lower Level
10:00 a.m. – Neighboring Faiths (Grade 7) – Brooks Room
10:00 a.m. – Worship Service
Children in Kindergarten through Grade 6 begin in the Sanctuary with their families. Following our Children’s Message, the children leave the Sanctuary for their classroom with their teachers. All RE classes are held until 11:15am. Parents of children 0-Grade 3 are asked to pick up their children in their classrooms listed below. Older children and youth will be dismissed to Coffee Hour.
10:15-11:15 a.m.- Religious Education Classes
Kindergarten & Grade 1– Lower Level
Grades 2– Greeley Room
Grade 3– Ripley Room
Grade 4– Emerson Room
Grade 5– Bulkeley Room
Grades 6– Chapel
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Parent Circle – Wright Tavern
4:00-6:00 p.m., 8th Grade OWL– Emerson Room
Next Week, February 5, 2017- Religious Education Classes
Little RE – Lower Level
Teachers: Becky Regan and Kristen Avini
Teaching Assistants on a rotating schedule: Talia Aley, Evie Hamor, Olivia Holmes, Rosie Jimenez, Claire Parish-Cowan, Talia Smith, Laura (Nuffi) Wallis,
Our youngest children (0-4 years) will play in a caring environment with time for making friends, reading stories, playing outdoors, eating snack, and craft projects. Parents are invited to bring their children to the classroom fifteen minutes before worship service begins (9:45am).
Spirit Play- Kindergarten – Lower Level
Teachers: Amy Happ and Jean Chandler
Children will hear the Hindu story of how Ganesh got his name. Ganesh, the elephant-headed god, is known as the remover of obstacles.
Spirit Play- Grade 1 – Lower Level
Teachers: Todd Benjamin and Robin Ahigian
The
week’s lesson is based on the children’s book, The Empty Pot by
Demi. The story explores the fourth principle of Unitarian Universalism,
the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
Grade 2 – Greeley Room
Teachers: Jill O’Sullivan and Anne Fortier
Grade 3 – Ripley Room
Teachers: Andrew Bernard, Trena
Minudri and Sophie Kramer
Our focus this Sunday is Hinduism. We will learn about some of the many Hindu gods
and goddesses. We will also practice some
Yoga poses together.
Grade 4 – Emerson Room
Teachers: Kristen Kenney and Joshua Israel
Guests: Bill and Sherry Seaver
This Sunday we will learn about Tom Diepto who was a refugee from
Vietnam and had a special relationship to First
Parish. Tom is also a talented artist
who gave us a painting that still hangs in our church. Bill will share the
story. Sherry will then show us the art of brush painting.
Grade 5 – Bulkeley Room
Teachers: Leah Russell and Kristen Parlman
Guest: Vivek Samnotra
Uma’s father will be our guest this morning to share about his experiences
growing up in a Hindu family. The
Hindu religion has over 300 million gods, yet at the same time, the Hindu
religion has only one God. How can that be? Millions of gods and
goddesses, but just one God? We will explore this idea. We will also practice some Yoga poses together!
Neighboring Activists (Grade 6) – Chapel
Teachers: John Boynton and Mariko Chang
Our Neighboring Activists (6th graders) invite our First Parish community to help them in supporting Buddy Dog in Sudbury to make the lives of the rescue animals they care for better! You can help by donating new dog toys, cat toys, and dog collars. A collection box is in the First Parish coat closet and local pet stores. Financial contributions are also welcome to help buy collars that are given to each adopted dog. You can find out more from our Neighboring Activists on the stage in Coffee Hour today.
Neighboring Faiths (Grade 7) – Brooks Room
Teachers: Jan Power, Dana Lissy and Melanie Lyons
This Sunday we will meet in the Brooks
Room at 10:00am to reflect on our recent visit to Holy Family Parish in Concord (Roman Catholicism). We will also begin to prepare for our
upcoming visits to Grace Chapel in Lexington (Evangelical
Protestantism) and Kerem Shalom in Concord (Judaism).
Cradles to Crayons Clothing Drive
Sunday, January 29
Bring your gently used children's clothing (especially coats and boots) to
coffee hour this Sunday! The
Alcott/Nashoba 1st grade Daisy Girl Scout troop will be staffing a table at
coffee to collect these items. They deliver them to Cradles to Crayons, a Boston-based
non-profit who provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless
or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive. They
supply these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities that
have with communities that need. Questions?
Contact Heather: packard...@gmail.com
Buddy Dog
Our Neighboring Activists (6th graders) invite our
First Parish community to help them in supporting Buddy Dog in Sudbury to make the lives of
the rescue animals they care for better! You can help by donating new dog
toys, cat toys, and dog collars. A
collection box is in the First Parish coat closet and local pet stores.
Financial contributions are also welcome to help buy collars that are given to
each adopted dog. You can find out more from our Neighboring Activists on the
stage in Coffee Hour on Sunday.