R.E. News
Religious Exploration (R.E.) Bundle o' News
If you are interested in being added to the RE listserv or helping with these events please contact Melissa Smith.
Please make sure your child/youth is registered so that we can have all the information we need to welcome them into their RE classes.
RE Community Art Exhibit in the CARE Building
2nd-5th Grade Students created art as an act of kindness to the community. The art was inspired by folk art trees and has a wish written in the sky to our community. Please come visit the CARE Building and find the art in the Hall behind the RE Office. Special thanks to our young artists, volunteers who helped them create, and Vincent Licenziato for supporting our young artists and helping create the display!
Update for RE for week of 12/01/24
RENews:
This past Sunday children and youth finished their exploration of the spiritual practice of repair by focusing on honesty through games, crafts, activities, and connection with other young ERUUFians. Crossing Paths learned about Paganism and reviewed what they learned with a rousing quiz game. High School Youth Group made letters to send to last year’s seniors in their care packages. Coming of Age met for two sessions on friendship and privilege, then went on their first off-campus outing: an hour at the arcade.
Age Based RE Classes will be on break for the month of December for our all Ages Holiday Events. Thank you so much to our amazing RE Volunteers and Advisors for all the love and connections shared with our children, youth, and families! This Sunday will be our Cookie Baking Event for Urban Ministry where we will decorate and bake over 400 cookies throughout the morning. We hope to see you and your family there!
Photos from the morning can be found here.
CARE Building Lost and Found will be donated to Sock Hop on December 8th. Please check the Lost and Found wall across from the RE Office for any of your belongings.
Nifty Gifty 2024
Saturday, December 7th
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Commons Room, CARE Building
All-ages gather together in holiday spirit to make crafts, ornaments, and gifts for friends and family. We will be thinking about gifts and celebration in connection to our 7th Principle, looking for creative ways to reuse and recycle materials to make beautiful gifts.
Space is limited to 40 participants. Suggested Donation: $10 per participant.
Christmas Pageant Sign-up
It’s already time to begin preparing for the Christmas pageant on Christmas Eve at 5:00 pm! We welcome folks of all ages to participate. If you are interested in being in front of people or helping behind the scenes, sign up here. If more than one person in your family wants to be involved, please send different forms for each person if possible. The sign-up form includes possible rehearsal dates.
2024-24 R.E. Registration is Open!
Registration for all our offerings for Children and Youth for the 2024-2025 program year is now open, this includes all RE programs and Our Whole Lives (OWL) Classes. Please register your child as soon as possible, so that we can prep classes and maintain a waiting list for OWL Programs.
More information about our offerings and registration for 2024-2025 ERUUF Programs.
Update for RE for week of 11/24/24
RENews:
Children and youth of all ages gathered this past Sunday for RE & Youth Groups. Our PreK and Elementary children continued their exploration of the spiritual practice of repair, by focusing on kindness as a tool to repair meanness. PreK and K/1st children made bracelets to remind them of kindness and our 2nd/3rd graders made art with wishes for the greater ERUUF community. Their art will be displayed in the RE Community Art wall in the CARE Building.
Crossing Paths finished up their exploration of Christianity and reflected on last week’s visit to Union Baptist Church. High School Youth Group had a great turnout to enjoy pizza and share their “comfort media” with the group. Middle School Youth Group met for pizza, games, reflection, and time outside.
Thank you to all who participated in RE events this past weekend at ERUUF. We are looking forward to another Sunday together this week!
REsources November 2024 (for your family to use at home!)
The Soulful Home Topic this Month is Repair
If you would like to do more exploration into our monthly topic, click here for the Soulful Home materials, including activities and ideas for bringing our theme into your home. The packet this month has some wonderful suggestions for deepening conversations around repair with our children and youth, ideas for video games, movies, and more suggestions for all age groups. Let us know about your experience with the Soulful Home!
Update for RE for week of 11/17/24
RENews:
This past Sunday our children started to explore the spiritual practice of repair, with a focus on remembering as a way to navigate grief. Each child made leaves that remembered a loved one, animal, or thing that they would like to remember. Together they created Memory Trees, which can be seen in the halls of the top floor of the CARE Building.
Crossing Paths went on their second off-campus trip, experiencing an energizing Sunday service at Union Baptist Church. High School Youth Group chatted over donuts. Coming of Age youth met with our elders for some fierce UU trivia competition and one-on-one discussions about family, spirituality, and personal connection to Unitarian Universalism.
Thank you to all the families, children, youth, and volunteers for being in community with us this past Sunday. We are so grateful for each and every one of you!
Update for RE for week of 11/10/24
RENews:
Children and youth of all ages attended the All Souls Service and worshiped with the whole ERUUF community. Middle School Youth Group went on their first official off-campus trip to Duke Gardens for a picnic and scavenger hunt. High School Youth Group met for food and worked on a collaborative playlist. RE classes for PreK-8th Grade will regather this Sunday, we hope to see you there!
Important Youth Group update: Youth Groups will now be meeting from 12:30-1:30pm. High School still meets every Sunday, and Middle School still meets every first and third Sunday.
RE Volunteers needed for all levels of Religious Exploration
(PreK-5th Grade, Crossing Paths (6th-8th Grade,) Coming of Age (COA,) and Youth Groups
Volunteering with our children and youth is a very rewarding experience. If you enjoy spending time with children & youth and like to have fun, we would love to have you join us! If you are interested in volunteering with RE for the 2024-2025 program year (Sept-May), please fill out our Volunteer Registration found here.
