This Week in RE, 11/1
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Rev. Amy Freedman
Oct 29, 2015, 12:17:54 PM10/29/15
to First Parish Religious Education
Please read below to learn about what your child(ren) are exploring this Sunday!
If you have any questions, please contact Amy: afre...@firstparish.org
RE ANNOUNCE:
Message from Amy:
I hope that you are having a good week filled with seasonal celebrations. Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. I love the changing foliage and the crunch of leaves beneath my feet. In many traditions, it is believed that this is the time when the veil between the living and dead is thin. This is not scary but a time to honor loved ones who have passed away by lighting candles, telling stories, or putting photos of them on an altar or special place in our homes.
This Sunday we will be “Honoring Our Kin.” In the service we will be blessing the shawls given to church members who are grieving, sick or going through a difficult time. Our 6th and 7th Graders will be honoring our spiritual ancestors by visiting Sleepy Hollow with Rev. Gary Smith, our Minister Emeritus.
Happy Halloween! I hope that you are having fun dressing up. Costumes are a great way for all ages to express our interests or different sides of our personalities. Daylight saving ends on Saturday; remember to set your clocks back one hour. We could all use an extra hour of sleep!
In case you’re still looking for pumpkin carving ideas, here is a link to create a chalice with a small pumpkin:DIY-Pumpkin-Chalice “Alice the Chalice” is a website and Facebook page that I curate for UU families and friends.
Warmly,
Amy
What’s Happening this Sunday, November 1
Please read below to learn about what your child(ren) are exploring this Sunday!
Children in Kindergarten through Grade 7 begin in the service with their families. Following our Children’s Message, children leave the Sanctuary for their classroom with their teachers. All RE classes are held until 11:15am. Parents of children Preschool- 3rd Grade are asked to pick up their children in their classrooms listed below. Older children and youth will be dismissed to Coffee Hour.
Little RE – Lower Level
Teachers: Siobain Mitchell and Jason White
Teaching Assistants: Claire, Olivia, Nuffi, Robert and Hannah
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 (9:45 a.m.).
Kindergarten Class – Lower Level
Teachers: Leanne Baxter & Jeanne Williams
This Sunday our Spirit Play story is “Great Mystery of Creation”.
1st Grade Class – Lower Level
Teachers: Vivienne Aldrich & Jen Izzo
This Sunday our Spirit Play story is “The Lazy Bear”.
2nd Grade Class – Ripley Room
Teachers: Kimberly Brainerd and Caroline Minkin
We will help with the Shawl Blessing by passing out shawls and lap blankets during the service. Our RE class will be about Empathy. Our story is a Scottish folk tale about a seal hunter who wounds a seal and then is given a chance by the seals to experience how it feels, from their perspective, to be hunted. At home, parents and guardians are encouraged to talk about ways in which you practice empathy as a family, showing care for relatives and neighbors, helping those who are in need, or caring for animals.
3rd Grade Class – Greeley Room and Lawn
Teachers: Kelly McIntosh and Val Valancourt
Building on last week’s session on Empathy, this Sunday we will act out scenarios to consider what it is like to “stand in someone else’s shoes”. Any situation can have multiple perspectives. Our feelings toward someone and our understanding of their situation can change when we take time to step into their shoes.
4th Grade Class – Brooks Room & Bulkeley Room
Teachers: Ayres Stiles-Hall and Michelle Fortier
5th Grade Class – Brooks Room & Bulkeley Room
Teachers: Meghan Giannetto and Kristin Haddad
This Sunday both classes will combine to do puppet plays together. What happens when two people disagree or do not get along? How can we draw on our UU Principles to resolve the problem?
Neighboring Activists, 6th-7th Grades– Sleepy Hollow Tour
Teachers: Stuart Johnstone & Amy Rensko
All Saints Day! Extra Hour Sleep!
Our Minister Emeritus, Rev. Gary Smith will offer a special tour of Sleepy Hollow.
We’ll visit Anne Bush, Katharine Davis, and Harriet Lathrop. Which one wrote the Christmas song, “Little Drummer Boy”?
We’ll visit Edward Nealy, Franklin Sanburn, and Daniel Chester French. Who sculpted the Lincoln Memorial?
We’ll visit Ephraim Bull, Sam Staples, and William Wheildon. Who locked Thoreau in jail for the night?
Do not miss Gary’s great stories and honor our spiritual ancestors by placing roses on their graves.
8th Grade Drama Program – Parish Hall, 4:00 p.m.
Teacher: Katherine Akerley
Parent Coordinator: Kate Svrcek
“Folktales on Stage” is the name of the show that is taking shape. Katherine reports that the group’s improv skills have really taken off! There is one more script being developed. On Sunday, December 13th, they will perform for the RE classes at 10:15 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. for family and friends.
9th Grade – Coming of Age- Climbing the Family Tree, 4:30 p.m.
This is a special session where parents and guardians are asked to write a letter to their youth and share it within their youth’s COA Circle. Rev. Amy Freedman will be joining us for this time honored First Parish COA tradition. For more information, contact Bethany: BL...@firstparish.org
9th-12th Grade – Youth Group, 7:00pm in the Loft
Youth Program Director: Bethany Russell-Lowe
Youth Group is an open community of spirited teens coming together to play, create, explore, do social justice work, and laugh together! For more information, contact Bethany: BL...@firstparish.org
Holiday Artisans Fair
Saturday, November 7, 10:00am-4:00pm at First Parish
“The Best Fair Ever” with 50 juried artists and artisans! Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled day of browsing, shopping, eating and socializing. If you have any items for the WPA table, you may leave your donations with “re-gifting appeal” at the Parish Hall on Friday afternoon, November 6th or contact Marilyn: Marilyn...@verizon.net. Thanks to all knitters and contributors thus far!
Wine Tasting Night
Hosted by First Parish Moms’ Night Out (MNO)
Come share company and wine/beverages with us on Saturday, November 7th, 7:00pm-9:00pm. Spouses/significant others are invited! Hosted by Anne Remington and Karen Sullivan. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Anne at anne...@yahoo.com by November 1.
SAC Listening Session
Sunday, November 8th at 11:30am
How do you feel about the 7.5% allocation for social action? Do you want to see more (or less) social action in our RE programming? Due to some requests, there will be an additional SAC Listening Session to go over these questions and more on Sunday, November 8th at 11:30 AM. Childcare will be available -- meet in the Ripley Room. Please plan to attend so we can hear from you!
Family Night
Wednesday, November 18, Parish Hall, 6:15-7:30pm
Come join us for a Potluck Supper and activities for all ages. This will be an opportunity for kids and adults to get to know one another beyond Sunday morning. We will play our Big Game as well as have other fun ways for families to play together. Please bring a dish to share and come on by! Questions? Contact Amy: afre...@firstparish.org
Sock Puppet-palooza!
Do you have any extra socks? If you have any spare socks that you are willing to donate for puppet making, we promise to put them to good use. Please drop them off in the RE Office. Thanks!
If you have any questions, please contact Amy: afre...@firstparish.org
RE ANNOUNCE:
- Message from Amy
- What’s Happening this Sunday
- Holiday Artisans Fair
- Moms Night Out (MNO) Wine Tasting Night
- Social Action Community (SAC) Listening Session
- Family Night
- Sock Puppet-palooza!
Message from Amy:
I hope that you are having a good week filled with seasonal celebrations. Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. I love the changing foliage and the crunch of leaves beneath my feet. In many traditions, it is believed that this is the time when the veil between the living and dead is thin. This is not scary but a time to honor loved ones who have passed away by lighting candles, telling stories, or putting photos of them on an altar or special place in our homes.
This Sunday we will be “Honoring Our Kin.” In the service we will be blessing the shawls given to church members who are grieving, sick or going through a difficult time. Our 6th and 7th Graders will be honoring our spiritual ancestors by visiting Sleepy Hollow with Rev. Gary Smith, our Minister Emeritus.
Happy Halloween! I hope that you are having fun dressing up. Costumes are a great way for all ages to express our interests or different sides of our personalities. Daylight saving ends on Saturday; remember to set your clocks back one hour. We could all use an extra hour of sleep!
In case you’re still looking for pumpkin carving ideas, here is a link to create a chalice with a small pumpkin:DIY-Pumpkin-Chalice “Alice the Chalice” is a website and Facebook page that I curate for UU families and friends.
Warmly,
Amy
What’s Happening this Sunday, November 1
Please read below to learn about what your child(ren) are exploring this Sunday!
Children in Kindergarten through Grade 7 begin in the service with their families. Following our Children’s Message, children leave the Sanctuary for their classroom with their teachers. All RE classes are held until 11:15am. Parents of children Preschool- 3rd Grade are asked to pick up their children in their classrooms listed below. Older children and youth will be dismissed to Coffee Hour.
Little RE – Lower Level
Teachers: Siobain Mitchell and Jason White
Teaching Assistants: Claire, Olivia, Nuffi, Robert and Hannah
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 (9:45 a.m.).
Kindergarten Class – Lower Level
Teachers: Leanne Baxter & Jeanne Williams
This Sunday our Spirit Play story is “Great Mystery of Creation”.
1st Grade Class – Lower Level
Teachers: Vivienne Aldrich & Jen Izzo
This Sunday our Spirit Play story is “The Lazy Bear”.
2nd Grade Class – Ripley Room
Teachers: Kimberly Brainerd and Caroline Minkin
We will help with the Shawl Blessing by passing out shawls and lap blankets during the service. Our RE class will be about Empathy. Our story is a Scottish folk tale about a seal hunter who wounds a seal and then is given a chance by the seals to experience how it feels, from their perspective, to be hunted. At home, parents and guardians are encouraged to talk about ways in which you practice empathy as a family, showing care for relatives and neighbors, helping those who are in need, or caring for animals.
3rd Grade Class – Greeley Room and Lawn
Teachers: Kelly McIntosh and Val Valancourt
Building on last week’s session on Empathy, this Sunday we will act out scenarios to consider what it is like to “stand in someone else’s shoes”. Any situation can have multiple perspectives. Our feelings toward someone and our understanding of their situation can change when we take time to step into their shoes.
4th Grade Class – Brooks Room & Bulkeley Room
Teachers: Ayres Stiles-Hall and Michelle Fortier
5th Grade Class – Brooks Room & Bulkeley Room
Teachers: Meghan Giannetto and Kristin Haddad
This Sunday both classes will combine to do puppet plays together. What happens when two people disagree or do not get along? How can we draw on our UU Principles to resolve the problem?
Neighboring Activists, 6th-7th Grades– Sleepy Hollow Tour
Teachers: Stuart Johnstone & Amy Rensko
All Saints Day! Extra Hour Sleep!
Our Minister Emeritus, Rev. Gary Smith will offer a special tour of Sleepy Hollow.
We’ll visit Anne Bush, Katharine Davis, and Harriet Lathrop. Which one wrote the Christmas song, “Little Drummer Boy”?
We’ll visit Edward Nealy, Franklin Sanburn, and Daniel Chester French. Who sculpted the Lincoln Memorial?
We’ll visit Ephraim Bull, Sam Staples, and William Wheildon. Who locked Thoreau in jail for the night?
Do not miss Gary’s great stories and honor our spiritual ancestors by placing roses on their graves.
8th Grade Drama Program – Parish Hall, 4:00 p.m.
Teacher: Katherine Akerley
Parent Coordinator: Kate Svrcek
“Folktales on Stage” is the name of the show that is taking shape. Katherine reports that the group’s improv skills have really taken off! There is one more script being developed. On Sunday, December 13th, they will perform for the RE classes at 10:15 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. for family and friends.
9th Grade – Coming of Age- Climbing the Family Tree, 4:30 p.m.
This is a special session where parents and guardians are asked to write a letter to their youth and share it within their youth’s COA Circle. Rev. Amy Freedman will be joining us for this time honored First Parish COA tradition. For more information, contact Bethany: BL...@firstparish.org
9th-12th Grade – Youth Group, 7:00pm in the Loft
Youth Program Director: Bethany Russell-Lowe
Youth Group is an open community of spirited teens coming together to play, create, explore, do social justice work, and laugh together! For more information, contact Bethany: BL...@firstparish.org
Holiday Artisans Fair
Saturday, November 7, 10:00am-4:00pm at First Parish
“The Best Fair Ever” with 50 juried artists and artisans! Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled day of browsing, shopping, eating and socializing. If you have any items for the WPA table, you may leave your donations with “re-gifting appeal” at the Parish Hall on Friday afternoon, November 6th or contact Marilyn: Marilyn...@verizon.net. Thanks to all knitters and contributors thus far!
Wine Tasting Night
Hosted by First Parish Moms’ Night Out (MNO)
Come share company and wine/beverages with us on Saturday, November 7th, 7:00pm-9:00pm. Spouses/significant others are invited! Hosted by Anne Remington and Karen Sullivan. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Anne at anne...@yahoo.com by November 1.
SAC Listening Session
Sunday, November 8th at 11:30am
How do you feel about the 7.5% allocation for social action? Do you want to see more (or less) social action in our RE programming? Due to some requests, there will be an additional SAC Listening Session to go over these questions and more on Sunday, November 8th at 11:30 AM. Childcare will be available -- meet in the Ripley Room. Please plan to attend so we can hear from you!
Family Night
Wednesday, November 18, Parish Hall, 6:15-7:30pm
Come join us for a Potluck Supper and activities for all ages. This will be an opportunity for kids and adults to get to know one another beyond Sunday morning. We will play our Big Game as well as have other fun ways for families to play together. Please bring a dish to share and come on by! Questions? Contact Amy: afre...@firstparish.org
Sock Puppet-palooza!
Do you have any extra socks? If you have any spare socks that you are willing to donate for puppet making, we promise to put them to good use. Please drop them off in the RE Office. Thanks!
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