This Week in RE, 10/18
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Rev. Amy Freedman
Oct 15, 2015, 4:09:16 PM10/15/15
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Read below to learn about what your child(ren) are exploring this Sunday!
RE ANNOUNCE:
Message from Amy
Last Sunday, thirty-five kids gathered in the chapel to create and play our Life-sized Game. We started by considering what we need to know when we are making friends. Everyone wrote special question cards to get to know one another better. Here are some examples of our cards: “How old are you?” “What is your worst fear?” “What makes you happy?” “Did you ever see a real bear?”
Using cardboard squares, we set-up our game board in the chapel and using a big die we moved along the path. It was so much fun that we will have to play again! Next time, instead of a straight path, a circle with more places to “START” will allow more people to play at once. Thanks to all the kids, teens and adults for coming to play!
“To Know and to Be Known” is the title of my sermon this Sunday, October 18th. I look forward to sharing about my background and why religious community is so important.
Peace,
Amy
Sign-up for a Family Portrait
The new Church Photo Directory will be a great way to connect with our First Parish community. If you have not done so already, please sign-up to have your picture taken. This is also a good opportunity to have a family portrait taken for holiday cards and presents. Photos will be taken at First Parish on October 22, 23, 24, November 12, 13 and 14. Register online: http://tinyurl.com/FPphoto
What’s Happening this Sunday
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
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 “The Good Shepherd, Lost Sheep”.
1st Grade Class – Lower Level
Teachers: Vivienne Aldrich & Jen Izzo
This Sunday our Spirit Play story is “Complaint Against the Stomach”.
2nd Grade Class – Ripley Room
Teachers: Kimberly Brainerd and Caroline Minkin
3rd Grade Class – Greeley Room and Lawn
Teachers: Kelly McIntosh and David McIntosh
This Sunday our 2nd and 3rd Grade classes are making UU Prayer Beads. Prayer beads can become a tool for naming the important things in one's heart. Children can hold each bead in turn and name something they are grateful for, sorry about, wish for, and hope for in the world or for someone else.
4th Grade Class – Brooks Room
Teachers: Ayres Stiles-Hall and Ken Reeves
5th Grade Class – Bulkeley Room
Teachers: Meghan Giannetto and Kristin Haddad
This Sunday our 4th and 5th Grade classes will learn about the six Sources that support and nurture Unitarian Universalist faith. A story about Thomas Starr King illustrates that to follow one's own faith path is not only allowed but a core value in Unitarian Universalism. How is it that our beliefs can change over time? What is the religious background of your family?
6th-7th Grades– Emerson Room
Teachers: Stuart Johnstone & Amy Rensko
Some of our “Neighboring Activists” will offer the Children’s Message this Sunday about the Concord Crop Walk coming up on Sunday, October 25th. In class they will begin creating two banners to enter in the CROP Walk Banner Contest. Please wear clothes that can get messy.
8th Grade Drama Program – Parish Hall, 4:00pm
Teacher: Katherine Akerley
Parent Coordinator: Kate Svrcek
This group is having fun with theater games and dramatizing folk tales to create an original show. Save the date! On Sunday, December 13th, they will perform for the RE classes at 10:15am and again at 1:30pm for family and friends.
9th Grade – Coming of Age, 4:30pm
UU Values
Youth Program Director: Bethany Russell-Lowe
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! We meet every Sunday evening (except Holiday weekends) from 7-8:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, contact Bethany: BL...@firstparish.org
Concord Area CROP Walk
Sunday, October 25, 1:30p.m.
If you have never walked or made a donation, there is still time to participate! Funds raised by the Concord area CROP Walk go to Church World Service (CWS) for worldwide emergency relief. In addition, one quarter of funds raised provide contributions to the ten local supper/food pantry programs that we support. For more information or to register, check out Concord Crop Walk
Milldam Play Yard Guidelines:
Just a friendly reminder that the play yard equipment belongs to Milldam Nursery School and is designed for young children. They have graciously allowed us to use the playground on Sunday mornings weather permitting. The play yard will be opened on Sunday mornings and closed by noon. Our RE program is held from 9:45 am-11:15 am. RE teachers, staff and teen assistants will monitor the playground during class time for children up to 2nd grade. During coffee hour, parents and guardians are asked to supervise their children on the playground. Children who are above 8 years old are not allowed on the playground as the equipment is designed for early childhood education. Thanks!
RE ANNOUNCE:
- Message from Amy
- Sign-up for a Family Portrait
- What’s Happening this Sunday
- Concord Area CROP Walk
- Milldam Play Yard Guidelines
Message from Amy
Last Sunday, thirty-five kids gathered in the chapel to create and play our Life-sized Game. We started by considering what we need to know when we are making friends. Everyone wrote special question cards to get to know one another better. Here are some examples of our cards: “How old are you?” “What is your worst fear?” “What makes you happy?” “Did you ever see a real bear?”
Using cardboard squares, we set-up our game board in the chapel and using a big die we moved along the path. It was so much fun that we will have to play again! Next time, instead of a straight path, a circle with more places to “START” will allow more people to play at once. Thanks to all the kids, teens and adults for coming to play!
“To Know and to Be Known” is the title of my sermon this Sunday, October 18th. I look forward to sharing about my background and why religious community is so important.
Peace,
Amy
Sign-up for a Family Portrait
The new Church Photo Directory will be a great way to connect with our First Parish community. If you have not done so already, please sign-up to have your picture taken. This is also a good opportunity to have a family portrait taken for holiday cards and presents. Photos will be taken at First Parish on October 22, 23, 24, November 12, 13 and 14. Register online: http://tinyurl.com/FPphoto
What’s Happening this Sunday
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
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 “The Good Shepherd, Lost Sheep”.
1st Grade Class – Lower Level
Teachers: Vivienne Aldrich & Jen Izzo
This Sunday our Spirit Play story is “Complaint Against the Stomach”.
2nd Grade Class – Ripley Room
Teachers: Kimberly Brainerd and Caroline Minkin
3rd Grade Class – Greeley Room and Lawn
Teachers: Kelly McIntosh and David McIntosh
This Sunday our 2nd and 3rd Grade classes are making UU Prayer Beads. Prayer beads can become a tool for naming the important things in one's heart. Children can hold each bead in turn and name something they are grateful for, sorry about, wish for, and hope for in the world or for someone else.
4th Grade Class – Brooks Room
Teachers: Ayres Stiles-Hall and Ken Reeves
5th Grade Class – Bulkeley Room
Teachers: Meghan Giannetto and Kristin Haddad
This Sunday our 4th and 5th Grade classes will learn about the six Sources that support and nurture Unitarian Universalist faith. A story about Thomas Starr King illustrates that to follow one's own faith path is not only allowed but a core value in Unitarian Universalism. How is it that our beliefs can change over time? What is the religious background of your family?
6th-7th Grades– Emerson Room
Teachers: Stuart Johnstone & Amy Rensko
Some of our “Neighboring Activists” will offer the Children’s Message this Sunday about the Concord Crop Walk coming up on Sunday, October 25th. In class they will begin creating two banners to enter in the CROP Walk Banner Contest. Please wear clothes that can get messy.
8th Grade Drama Program – Parish Hall, 4:00pm
Teacher: Katherine Akerley
Parent Coordinator: Kate Svrcek
This group is having fun with theater games and dramatizing folk tales to create an original show. Save the date! On Sunday, December 13th, they will perform for the RE classes at 10:15am and again at 1:30pm for family and friends.
9th Grade – Coming of Age, 4:30pm
UU Values
Youth Program Director: Bethany Russell-Lowe
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! We meet every Sunday evening (except Holiday weekends) from 7-8:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, contact Bethany: BL...@firstparish.org
Concord Area CROP Walk
Sunday, October 25, 1:30p.m.
If you have never walked or made a donation, there is still time to participate! Funds raised by the Concord area CROP Walk go to Church World Service (CWS) for worldwide emergency relief. In addition, one quarter of funds raised provide contributions to the ten local supper/food pantry programs that we support. For more information or to register, check out Concord Crop Walk
Milldam Play Yard Guidelines:
Just a friendly reminder that the play yard equipment belongs to Milldam Nursery School and is designed for young children. They have graciously allowed us to use the playground on Sunday mornings weather permitting. The play yard will be opened on Sunday mornings and closed by noon. Our RE program is held from 9:45 am-11:15 am. RE teachers, staff and teen assistants will monitor the playground during class time for children up to 2nd grade. During coffee hour, parents and guardians are asked to supervise their children on the playground. Children who are above 8 years old are not allowed on the playground as the equipment is designed for early childhood education. Thanks!
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