Happy New Year!   Janus is the Roman god of time, and January is named after him. We are to look back and look forward while being mindful of the present. As you are in the present and looking forward to the future, a valuable habit to acquire is reading. Some wonderful parent/child material can be found at the UUA website, plus you won't regret a visit to the online UUA Bookstore. Just click HERE for both. 

The following books are some of my favorites:

  • Full Circle-Fifteen Ways to Grow Lifelong UUs by Kate Tweedie Erslev

  • A Child’s Book of Animal Poems and Blessings by Eliza Blanchard

  • Come Into the Circle by Michelle Richards

  • The Little Book of Wholeness and Prayer by Kimberly Beyer-Nelson

  • Questions for the Religious Journey by George Kimmich Beach

  • Sunday and Every Day, Editor, Patricia Frevert

  • Bless This Child by Edward Searl

  • A Child’s Book of Blessings and Prayers by Eliza Blanchard

  • What if Nobody Forgave? By Colleen M. McDonald

So, make a resolution to visit that website  and check out their collection . May this New Year bring you opportunities to read and share with your children. This may change your life and bring you closer to your journey with your children spiritual faith, Unitarian Universalism.

 

Religious Education Lessons:

Lower and Upper Elementary students will study Buddhism on Sundays, January 15th and January 22nd.

Junior students will be studying Abraham’s Faith Tree on Sunday, January 15th. Rebuilding the Tabernacle; Exploring Judaism will be the lesson on Sunday, January 22nd. The juniors will also be receiving their Church Pal profiles in the mail to be completed and returned to Mrs. Artis.

Senior students on Sunday, January 15th will attend the church service and then join Laurie Arora in Room 2 to discuss the service. On Friday, January 20th, the seniors are asked to attend the

Circle Circle Dinner with their families and bring friends to the dinner. On Sunday, January 22nd, students are asked to attend the church service.

Dates to remember:

Circle Circle Dinner, Friday, January 20th

RE Committee Meeting, Sunday, January 29th at 9:15 a.m. in Room 1

Spaghetti Dinner, Sunday, February 12th

-- Julie Artis, Director of Religious Education