This Week in Religious Education

What is happening for children, youth, and families at OUUC

No Family Chapel this Week

I hope you all are having a wonderful Spring Break. I am away this week, serving on the Religious Education Credentialing Committee of the UUA for a week and interviewing candidates for the credential.

This Sunday we will have our normal classes (not Family Chapel, since I am away), coordinated by our Staff Teacher, Anisa. Have a great Sunday!

This Sunday: April 7

Our Director of Religious Education, Sara Lewis, is out of town. Anisa Bentlemsani, Staff Teacher, will be coordinating classes on Sunday.

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Nursery Care
All Ages Spirit Play: A story for our Indigo Promise (Insist on Peace and Justice): The Paper Bag Princess

10:30

Middle School group departing for visit to Olympia Zen Center

11:00

Nursery Care
Pre-K Spirit Play: A story for our Indigo Promise (Insist on Peace and Justice): The Paper Bag Princess
Labyrinth Learning for 1st-5th grade, learning about the story of Jesus's life and teachings

Sunday and Every Day: Taking it Home

Last Sunday we had one all ages class with the story Butterfly Boy as an illustration of our Blue Promise (Believe in Your Ideas and Tell Others About Them). The Blue Promise is the children's language for our 5th UU Principle.

Discuss it at home:

1. What ideas have you had? How did you share them with others?

2. Did people listen to your ideas? How did that feel? How does it feel when you aren't listened to or heard?

3. How can we listen to others so their ideas can be shared? When is it hard to listen? What makes it hard? How can we be better listeners?

Add to our "Faithful Journey"

For this month's theme of "Journey", we invite you to add some steps or wheels to our "Faithful Journeys" poster in the back hallway. Take a pre-cut footprint or wheelchair track and write on it how you have been living your faith journey recently, then glue it to our poster. Come check out how others have been living their faith journeys as well!

Children's Annual Meeting Will be April 14th

Next Sunday, April 14th, we will hold the Children's Annual Meeting at 11:00. This meeting is primarily for the elementary aged kids, but younger and older kids are welcome if they are interested. There will be three committees to join during the meeting:

1. The Open Minds Committee (which will nominate programs for the Summer RE class)

2. The Helping Hands Committee (which will nominate ideas for the Spring Service Project the kids will work on for the rest of the RE time in this church year)

3. The Loving Hearts Committee (which will nominate recipients for next year's Shared Children's Offering)

All the children will get to vote on all three issues, and we'll announce the decisions following the meeting. Please plan to attend for this practice in congregational polity and the democratic process for our kids!

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Chalice Camp Registration is Open Now

Chalice Camp is our week long day camp, for ages 5-10. It's a fun week of friendship, songs, crafts, and learning about earth care and social justice. Registration is now open!

https://www.ouuc.org/education/chalice-camp/

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Easter Donations Needed

Donations are now being sought for the children's Easter Egg Hunt prize table. Items do not need to fit inside an egg. We love to receive: small toys, children's hair accessories, gently used or new children's books, art supplies, gently used or new stuffed animals, puzzles, and candy or other (wrapped and labeled) edible treats. Donations can be brought to the DRE's office anytime between now and Easter morning Thank you for making Easter special and fun for any and all children who attend our Easter Egg Hunt!

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Childcare at the Auction

There will be childcare (by reservation) at the OUUC Auction, April 13th. To learn more about the auction, check out the OUUC website.

Regional UU Events for High School Youth

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General Assembly in Spokane in June

General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association includes the opportunity to attend a Middle School camp or be part of Youth Caucus (for those who have completed 9th grade to 12th grade).

Learn more here: https://www.uua.org/ga