This past Sunday was our first (full-session) Children’s Chapel of the year, and we had a lot of fun! Twenty Children and Youth, grades 2-8, ages 7-13, joined together in the “chapel” upstairs in Waters House to share Joys and Sorrows in a thoughtful and spirited Stones of Sharing. Because it was such a beautiful day outside, we then headed to the WH back yard for a rousing game of kickball! Morgan Myatt kindly helped us out, teaching us some of the finer points of kickball! We learned about playing together, persistence, patience, and even practiced a bit of teamwork–all while enjoying the beautiful fall colors and some warm sunshine! Ask your kids about “Mother Nature, May I?,” a new take on a classic–so much fun watching the kids figure out how they’d take 3 creeks forward, 2 lady bugs backward, or 4 tornadoes forward… Wonderful connections!

This coming Sunday, 10/7, everyone will begin in the Great Hall and stay through Stories for All Ages. Following SFAA, K/1 Children will follow their teachers to their Wonderful Welcome classroom in the church hallway. Grades 2-12 will meet in the church entryway and be lead across the street to their Waters House classrooms. Leading the Children and Youth across the street will be the Sunday Supervisor, two Youth Advisors and the Director of Lifespan Religious Education. Once in Waters House, Children and Youth will be directed to their classrooms. Classes will run through 11:50. We’ll stay together through the end of service and Children in grades K-5 will wait for their parents/guardians for pick-up, and Youth, grades 6-8, may leave independently and cross the street, if they have a signed permission slip on file.

If you haven’t already registered your child for RE, please be sure to do so. To register your K-12th child for fall RE CLICK HERE.

If you have any questions, call (607) 435-2803 or email dlre@uuschenectady.org.