Boston Trip 2013 is being planned, and the fund raising begins soon!! In the next year and half you will be seeing posters and news articles, bake sales, things to purchase, spaghetti dinner events and much more. The juniors and seniors of Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church are planning a trip to Boston to learn more about our faith and the cradle of our early heritage as a nation. Any child going into 6th grade in 2013 and all 7th through 12th graders are eligible to join the trip. At this time, we have at least 22 students who have this opportunity to go to Boston if they wish to do so.
Why do we plan a Boston trip? A trip to Boston can help to make our liberal heritage a real part of the lives of our youth and parents. A youth group trip to Boston can be fun, help build community, and be a great learning experience for all involved. They will visit the downtown Unitarian Universalist churches, where important historical events occurred, see the public statues of our heroes, wander about the graves of our forebears, and visit the UUA and its staff. The students will also choose from a list of other events such as a boat ride in the Boston Harbor, a baseball game, a trip to Quincy Market or Chinatown, a stroll through the Boston Public Gardens, a visit to the New England Aquarium, the USS Constitution, or Harvard University, a theater outing, or the Paul Revere House Tour. Tours and historical sites aren’t the only ways they will learn on the trip. They will learn to talk with new friends, respect the boundaries of others when all are tired and hungry, make decisions as a group, and manage being away from home.
If you are interested in helping our students go to Boston 2013, step up and let us know. Cindy Brusilow is our trip coordinator and would love some help. Think and Act Boston 2013!
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Religious Education Lessons:
Lower and Upper Elementary students on Sunday, January 29th, will be studying Buddhism.
Lower Elementary students on Sunday, February 5th, will finish their section on Buddhism.
Upper Elementary students will begin their lessons on Judaism.
Junior students will be preparing for their spaghetti dinner on Sunday, January 29th, and on Sunday, February 5th, their lesson will be on Mecca, Islam’s Faith Journey. Please join the juniors on Sunday, February 12th for their Annual Spaghetti Dinner in the Fellowship Hall from 5-7 p.m.
Senior students will meet at the Ottenhoff home at 7:00 p.m. to continue their lessons on World Religions and Sacraments. On February 5th, the students will attend the church service at 10:30 a.m.
Significant Dates:
Sunday, January 29th: Religious Education Committee meets at 9:15 a.m. in Room 1
Sunday, February 12th: Spaghetti Dinner in the Fellowship Hall, 5-7 p.m.
Julie Artis, Director of Religious Education
