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Children's Religious Education - Children's Religious Education at HUU

Children's Religious Education resumes in September.

Kid's RE Forms

Each of the documents listed below is in pdf format. You will need the free Reader to view them

Making Halloween Cookies!

Decorating Halloween cookies.

The Day of the Dead is the Mexican holiday of remembering those who have passed away on November 2nd every year. The children  decorated Mexican sugar skulls and put them on an altar they made.

Day of the Dead.

Day of the Dead Alter.

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For more information about Religious Education at HUU, contact the Director of Children's Religious Education (DCRE), Julie Caran, at huudcre@gmail.com and she will get back to you as soon as possible.  She holds "office hours" at her home from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday evenings during the school year and at the church by appointment.  During office hours, please feel free to call her at her home number, 540-434-6314. Meet the Director of Children's Religious Education

RE News, July 5, 2009 

As I begin my work as the new Director of Children’s Religious Education at HUU, I am excited to see the great energy coming out of our congregation.  From all of the landscaping and buildings and grounds work that is making our church more welcoming, to the participation of all ages in family-friendly events like the June 27 cookout, it is great to see everyone enjoying one another’s company and putting so much love into the work of our fellowship.

You will notice some changes in the way the RE program functions this year.  This newsletter article is one of those changes.  I hope to stay connected with the congregation and communicate to you via once- or twice-monthly articles in the e-news and order of service, so you know what is going on “behind the scenes” in RE.  I will also be holding “office hours” on Tuesday evenings during the school year, so that you’ll know when and where to catch me with questions.  Other changes are curricular.  We will be using UUA curricula and are considering the installation of a team-teaching approach to Sunday morning religious education.  In addition, this year the nursery experience for 0 to 4 year olds will go beyond babysitting, as our youngest members have a chance to experience age appropriate religious education lessons. 

In June, Holly Labbe and I were busy receiving applications and interviewing candidates for the nursery position.  We met incredibly talented and qualified individuals, and are excited to introduce Pax Helferstay as the new nursery provider at HUU.  Pax is a rising sophomore at James Madison University.  She is a member of the UU campus group, Bring Your Own Spirituality (BYOS), and has a great deal of experience working with young children.  Pax currently works at Harrisonburg-Rockingham Day Care. 

In addition to hiring Pax, some HUU parents were able to meet before the cookout on June 27 to discuss expectations for their children’s religious education experience.  At the meeting, I presented a questionnaire to parents and separately interviewed children.  If you were unable to attend,  access the adult (pdf) and kid (pdf) questionnaires and to see the meeting agenda (pdf).  If you are interested in finding out more about the discussion, please contact Julie Caran at 434-6314 or talk to her after church.  Anyone interested in the Children’s RE program is welcome to complete the adult questionnaire.  Parents and guardians, please help me by posing the kid questionnaire questions to your children (if age appropriate) and relaying the results to me in person or at huudcre@gmail.com. 

July will be busy as I continue to gather information from families and finalize curricula for the school year.  Brochures and registration forms will be available in August.  Also this summer, CYCORE is experiencing rejuvenation as it welcomes new committee members.  We are still looking for one or two people to join us, so let me know if you’re interested! 

Thanks!

Julie Caran
Director of Children’s Religious Education

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The Purposes and Principles Of The Unitarian Universalist Association
(in language for children)

  • We believe that each and every person is important

  • We believe that all people should be treated fairly

  • We believe that our churches are places where all people are accepted and where we keep learning together

  • We believe that each person must be free to search for what is true and right in life

  • We believe that everyone should have a vote about the things that concern them

  • We believe in working for a peaceful, fair, and free world

  • We believe in caring for our planet earth.

Our Religious Inspiration Comes From:

  • our own experiences of wonder

  • words and deeds of loving and courageous people

  • our Jewish and Christian heritage

  • other world religions

  • earth-centered traditions of living in harmony with nature

  • scientific discoveries and our own reasoning

Children and Youth Committee On Religious Education (CYCORE)

The Director of Children's Religious Education (DCRE), Julie Caran, coordinates the Children's Religious Education Program at HUU in cooperation with CYCORE. CYCORE is looking for new active members to join us in planning for the 2009-2010 church year. If interested, please contact Julie at huudcre@gmail.com.

Links for Kids

  • Between Sundays - a website designed to help parents and other adults answer religious questions raised by children and youth.
  • Alice the Chalice Coloring Pages - (a new window will open) Unitarian Universalist Kids across America are coloring in our Alice the Chalice coloring pages during Sunday services and in their classes/group meetings. You may print them out and use them in your UU church!