HOLIDAY STORY TIME: You and your children are invited to join me for Holiday Story Time on Tuesday, 12/14, from 6-6:30 pm. Let me know if you have any special story requests.
UPCOMING RE CLASSES:
K-6 EXPERIENCES WITH THE WEB OF LIFE: These nature lovers will meet again online this Sunday, 12/12, from 9:30-10:15***. This will be the last K-6 class of 2021!
***Parents, Please have your child complete the following “assignment” before we meet this Sunday so they can most fully engage in class and share their observations:
We will focus on the beauty of trees. Please have the kids pick one tree and make the following observations in their journals.
- Look at it–both with the naked eye and the magnifying glass.
- Are there holes, webs, cocoons, eggs, tooth marks?
- Feel it–is it smooth, rough?
- Does it sway? Does it make a sound?
- Does it have any seeds or nuts? If so, please bring one to class.
It would be great if the kids could have the picture that was included in yesterday’s parent email printed out to color during class.
7/8 THE FIFTH DIMENSION: Their next meeting is this Sunday morning, 12/12, from 9:15-10:15. Come, join The Fifth Dimension for some Twilight Zone fun! This will be the last 7/8 class of 2021!
8/9 OWL: This group’s next meeting is this Sunday evening, 12/12, from 7-9.
SENIOR YOUTH (grades 9-12): Our next regular meeting is this Sunday, 12/12, at noon. This will be the last Senior Youth meeting of 2021!
SENIOR YOUTH IN-PERSON MOVIE NIGHT!
This event is open to all Senior Youth, including those not registered for RE. We will meet for an in-person Movie Night this Friday, 12/10, at 6:30, in Waters House!! We will remain masked and socially distanced, of course.
Parents, please reply to yesterday’s related email granting permission for your teen to view a PG-13 movie and provide a contact number for the time they’ll be at Waters House.
ADULT FAITH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY:
Transcendentalism: Then and Now
Please join us for a four-part Adult Faith Development class titled: Transcendentalism Then and Now, led by Rev. John Buehrens. Hosted virtually at First Unitarian Rochester and sponsored by the St. Lawrence Chapter of the UU Minister’s Association.
Background reading (optional) for the course is Rev. Buehrens’ recent book, CONFLAGRATION: How the Transcendentalists Sparked the American Struggle for Racial, Gender, and Social Justice (Boston: Beacon Press, Jan. 2020). The book is available from Beacon Press or the UUA bookstore.
The course, however, will be thematic rather than following the narrative of the book. Rev. Buehrens will identify contemporary issues as well as explore the pioneering efforts of our spiritual forebears in spiritual practice, women’s rights, anti-racism, and ecotheology. The format of the course will include both lecture and discussion.
During his career, Rev. Buehrens served congregations in TN, TX, NY, MA, and CA. Prior to his retirement in 2017, he was the Senior Minister of the UU Society of San Francisco. He was also the president of the UUA from 1993 to 2001.
Date: Sundays: January 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2022
Time: 7-8:30 pm
Presenter: Rev. John Buehrens
Location: via Zoom. (link to follow)
The four sessions will cover the following topics:
- Jan 9: The Transcendentalists: Shared Values, Conversations, and Spiritual Friendships
- Jan 16: Women’s Rights, Education and Economic Inequality
- Jan 23: Abolitionism and the Civil War: The Peak of Transcendentalist Influence
- Jan 30: Nature, Evolution, and Environmentalism: The Transcendentalist Contribution