Happy Autumn, friends! Last month I shared with you all my mission for these first few months in my new role as Director of Religious Exploration: to build consistent and child-centered Sunday programming for our youth members and friends, and to build and mobilize a robust network of RE volunteers to support our Sunday offerings. […]
Happy September, friends! As you may know, I entered the role of Director of Religious Exploration on August 16th, and these first three weeks as DRE have been beautiful. I am grateful to the DRE Search Committee, the Board, the members and friends, the childcare staff, and the children for this warm welcome I continue […]
Hello and Bright Blessings! I can’t believe it’s nearly April already! We are just 9 weeks away from our OWL facilitator training at UUCT, and we need your help! The training will be this Memorial Day weekend, running from the evening of Friday, May 26 through the afternoon of Sunday, May 28. We will be […]
Hello and Bright Blessings! It’s my favorite time of year – spooky season – and it’s time to start planning UUCT’s third annual Halloween Trunk or Treat and Youth Group Bonfire! The event will take place on Friday, October 28 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Trunks can start setting up at 5:30, we’ll trunk or […]
Hello and Bright Blessings! We are deep in the planning phase for our 2022-23 program year, and I’m so excited about how it’s shaping up! Right now, we anticipate offering the Soul Matters Coming of Age curriculum for our middle and high schoolers. This program will include twice-monthly sessions from September to May and culminate […]
Hello and Bright Blessings! I have just a few announcements and updates for you as we continue prep for our 2022-23 program year! Our school year programming will officially begin the first Sunday in September, but there’s a lot of work to do first! There will be a training workshop for current and potential RE […]
Hello and Bright Blessings! It’s been a busy few months with RE at UUCT! This message includes everything you need to know about RE for May and going into the summer, and I promise I’ll try to keep it brief. Going forward, Youth Group for middle and high school will meet at their regular time – […]
Beloveds, One of my favorite parenting coaches is Dr. Becky Kennedy, and one of the best parenting tricks I’ve learned from her is this simple phrase: “You didn’t want that to happen.” I love this phrase because it is non-judgemental and validating, and can be used in so many circumstances. Kiddo spilled their juice? “Oops, you didn’t […]
Hello and Bright Blessings! There is a ton of important information here, so please read it carefully and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! We are back in action for a super fun spring jam-packed with in-person RE, Youth Group, family activities, and opportunities for parents and caregivers to connect. We’ll […]
Hello and Bright Blessings! Welcome to 2022 and a brand new season of RE at UUCT! Since 2020 the RE program, like most other things, has been working hard to adapt to the changing circumstances during the pandemic. With Omicron beginning to trend down, we are finally ready to resume some regularly-scheduled in-person RE programming […]
