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Welcome to the Children
& Youth Religious Education Program!
The
great end in religious instruction is not to stamp our own minds upon the young,
but to stir up their own; not to make them see with our eyes, but to look
inquiringly and steadily with their own…. In a word, the great end is to
awaken the soul; to bring understanding, conscience, and heart into earnest
vigorous action on religious and moral truth, to excite and cherish spiritual
life.
-William
Ellery Channing
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Jackson
welcomes you and your children to its Religious Education Program. Classes will
be held in the Newman RE Building next to the sanctuary.
The purpose of our Children’s Religious
Education Program is not to take your place as your child’s religious
educator, but to help you by enriching and reinforcing what you are trying to
teach at home.
Summer 2009
Chalice
Children (ages 0-5 years)
We
provide a happy, safe, and loving environment for our youngest children. Ms.
Dary Shenefelt, our Chalice Children leader, and her helpers follow a
variety of UUA curriculum with lessons that provide opportunities to grow
and to develop trust, caring, a healthy self-identity, and sense of
connectedness with all of life. Activities include: stories, poems, music,
arts/crafts, & free play inside and outside.
UU
Kids: (ages 6 -14 years)
 Around the World in 80 Days!
This summer we will “travel” during the
months of June, July, & August. We will “visit” a different
country—learning about its people, languages, cultures, foods, stories, games,
and religious traditions. We begin in the adult service with the reading of a
Story for All Ages (a story from the country “visited” for the day) and
move to the
Newman
R.E.
Building
(next to the sanctuary) for activities and snacks.
Schedule
for the summer:
Additional special events
and activities will be scheduled throughout the summer. Look for the RE section
in the monthly NUUsletter for the announcements.
Registration
To enroll your child, please fill out
a registration form (click
here for a Word File or click
here for a PDF File - updated forms for 2009 coming soon) and return it to the church office. While
registration is not required before attendance, it ensures that we have
current information for your child including any special needs he or she
may have.
R.E.
Volunteers
Because we are a small church undertaking the large
task of educating our children, we need the participation of many members
to fill our all-volunteer teaching staff. Please assist in any way you
can!
Thank you to our
wonderful team of volunteers!
R.E.
Committee
All of our Religious Education/Exploration
classes are planned by a small committee of dedicated volunteers. If you
have any questions about our RE offerings please contact one of them.
2009-2010 RE Committee: Stacy Callender
(chair), Ranjan Batra, Amy Griggs, Dary Shenefelt
The RE Committee Meetings
usually are held monthly after church on the first Sunday of the month.
Check the NUUsletter or church calendar for changes. The RE Committee
Meetings are open. Anyone who is interested
is invited to attend.
Last Modified on 06/18/2009
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