Plans for R.E. in 2022
From Jamila Batchelder, Director of Religious Education:
I am excited to be starting a new year in religious education! After our fall programming spent transitioning back into our in-person church community, we will start returning to some of our church life traditions. Vaccinated children will start with the adults upstairs in the service for a centering time before heading downstairs to their classes. And we will split into our usual classes: Potter Class, Schweitzer Class, Thoreau Class, Adams Class, and YUUTs.
Each class needs a teacher and an aide, which requires a lot of volunteers. If you have found UUCC in the last year and are interested in getting involved, this is one of the most rewarding ministries in the church. We would love to have you involved! We are also getting ready to resume our sexuality education program, Our Whole Lives. It is going to be an exciting semester in R.E.!
Upcoming R.E. events
January 2022 R.E. classes
Jan. 2: Regular Classes
Jan. 9: Regular Classes
Jan. 16: Service Sunday
Jan. 23: Regular Classes
Jan. 30: Regular Classes
YRUU Planning Meeting – Noon Jan. 2
As always, the first Sunday of the semester we will be eating pizza and planning our activities for the semester. Teens who want input into what we will be doing need to attend.
OWL Sexuality Education in the New Year
In 2022 we will be restarting our Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education program with two classes:
- K-1st Grade OWL at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays
- High School OWL at 7 p.m. on Mondays.
Parents need to attend an orientation in order for their children to participate in the program:
- K-1 OWL Parent Orientation – 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8
- High School OWL Parent Orientation – Noon Sunday, Jan. 9
Junior Youth Meeting – 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 14
All 6th-8th graders are invited to join us in the sanctuary to play minute to win it games (silly party games).
RSVP to DRE Jamila Batchelder.
R.E. Volunteer Training – 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22
Are you new to our community and want to get involved in volunteering in our religious education program? Have you been teaching for years but are out of practice after two years of pandemic? Do you want to share collective wisdom for how we need to adjust our program to fit our new realities? Everyone is encouraged to join us for this training as we prepare for new programming in the new year! RSVP to DRE Jamila Batchelder.