Children's Fellowship Focus:
UU Principles We Live By
I am happy to announce that we are beginning another season
of Unitarian Children's Fellowship! The focus of our lessons will be on
the Seven Unitarian Principles, which can be translated into terms that
are easier for children to understand as follows:
1. Each person is important / Respect all beings
2. Be kind in all you do / Be kind to everyone
3. We're free to learn together / Yearn to learn
4. We search for what is true / Grow in spirit and mind
5. All people need a voice / I believe in my ideas and act on them
6. Build a fair and peaceful world / Insist on peace, justice, and freedom
for all
7. We care for Earth's lifeboat / Value our connection to nature
We will also be learning about the lives, contributions and
beliefs of famous Unitarians such as: Susan B. Anthony, Dorothea Dix, Harriet
Stanton Balch, Maria Weston Chapman, Martha May Eliot, Lucy Stone, Whitney
Young, Benjamin Franklin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas
Paine, e.e. cummings, Emily Dickinson, Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Henry David Thoreau, and Mary Shelly.
We have certain customary rituals that tie each session to the next, such
as our opening song, "Come Sing a Song with Me", the lighting
of the chalice to share our joys and concerns, the "Gems of Goodness
jar" to talk about the acts of goodness that we may have performed
or witnessed during the week, a brief time for meditation, the much appreciated
snacks and our closing song "Go Now in Peace". We also have a
number of activities that vary from one session to the next, including:
arts & crafts, stories & poems, games and outdoor activities. We
invite all children ages 4 to 12 to join us each Sunday from 11:00 to noon.
We are always glad to welcome newcomers, and suggestions are always welcome
as well.
We look forward to next Sunday!
Sincerely,
Ray Ables
Children's Fellowship Teacher
Children
are welcome every Sunday at 11:00 during regular service.
We will explore religion and spirituality through lessons, stories, history,
games, crafts, music, dance and drama.
Youth Fellowship
is led by Ray Ables.
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