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Religious Exploration for Children & Youth

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This Sunday, April 21st at 10:30 AM, join UUFA as we continue to explore our monthly theme of Interdependence through a special Flipped Service! What is a flipped service? This means that after the Time for All Ages story, the children and youth in the congregation will be invited to stay in the sanctuary, and the adults will be invited to leave for RE! 
 
What can you expect in the sanctuary? On April 21st, children and youth are invited to bring an object for an Earth Day show and tell. They can bring any object that is about our Earth – can be something happy, sad, realistic, or not. Just an item that shows how they think about our planet!
 
They will use these objects to create an altar and share why they brought them. If children/youth do not have an object, they will have time to write or draw something to share or borrow an object from a shared basket. This service will be spiritually nourishing and focused on the needs and desires of the youth and children present. I am so excited for this journey! 
 
The adults will head to RE and experience a typical activity that we would share in RE. If you feel moved by this flipped experience and feel like you would like to find out more about volunteering in RE, please let me know! 
 

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Taking it home: Each week I send resources to extend what we are learning so you can continue to explore with your family. 
 
Discuss: In honor of Earth Day, take some time to ponder these questions with your family
  • What can you recycle?
  • What can you do around the house to conserve energy?
  • What do plants do for the Earth and us?
  • Why shouldn’t we litter, and what is littering?
  • Why don’t we dump trash in the ocean?
  • What can we make from old or recyclable items?
Play: Check out these fun activities to celebrate Earth Day!
 
Create: Use items from nature to make this great Earth Day craft
 

Volunteers wanted for RE! This summer we will also be inviting individuals from our congregation (RE+YUU volunteers, parents, and the larger church community) to share their skills with our children.

Are you a creator? Artist? Crafter? Inventor? Baker? Builder? Problem solver? I would love to work with you to develop a project that will engage and excite our kids and youth one Sunday morning this summer. Let me know if you would like to be involved! 

April 27 at 7 p.m. Join for fun, food, CoFFEE, music, community!

Chalice Lighting

Does your family want to light or extinguish the chalice at an upcoming service? Email dre.kahla@uuathensga.org or find Kahla after service to sign up!

Summer camp is back! Join us for a weeklong wonderland of creativity, curiosity, and play! Campers will create art in several mediums, explore ways to co-create through collaborative processes and use artistic expression as a way to reimagine the future. Creative Exploration Under the Pyramid is a place where children are valued as whole beings and seen as a vital part of our world.
 
June 10-14, 9 am – 3 pm

Cost for camp ages 5-12: $150 for members of UUFA, $200 for non-members

Cost for Creative Leaders in Training (CLT) for middle and high school youth: $75 

Register here or contact dre.kahla@uuathensga.org for more information. 

Would your child/youth like to sing or play a musical instrument in an upcoming service? We are looking to increase our intergenerational musical opportunities at UUFA. Interested? Fill out this form and we’ll contact you!

Register for RE!

Is your child or youth planning on attending Religious Exploration, YUU (Youth Group), childcare during services or events, or the nursery at UUFA this upcoming year? Please register them with Religious Exploration for Children and Youth Religious Exploration for Children and Youth!

You will be able to register all children/youth and caregivers on one easy form. Registering allows for an easier sign in process, better communication, and provides helpful information to the staff at UUFA so that we can best serve your family. You do not need to be a member of UUFA to register your child/youth with RE.

If you have questions about this form, please contact our Director of Religious Exploration, Kahla Childers, at DRE@uuathensga.org

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