Religious Ed this Sunday, January 7th, 2024

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We will have regular Religious Education (RE) sessions for grades K-7 , 8th/9th grade OWL, and Senior High Youth.

Here is the schedule:

  • The nursery room opens at 10:15 and is available for children under 5 years old.
  • The 8/9th grade OWL group meets in their room at 10:30.
  • Everyone else will assemble in the Great Hall for the initial part of the service.
  • Following the story segment of the service, elementary-aged children will proceed to their respective classrooms:
  • Senior High Youth Group meets in their room the first floor of Waters House until noon
  • 4th-7th graders (Windows and Mirrors Group) meet on the second floor of Waters House.
  • K-3rd graders (Favorite UU Stories Group) meet in the room adjacent to the Nursery.
  • Parents/caregivers of children in 7th grade and younger pick their children up in their classrooms at 11:45

RE Calendar for January:

Jan 14th

  • Nursery is open
  • Faithful Funday – multiage programming for children after the story in the service, in Waters House
  • 8th/9th Grade OWL meets
  • High school youth group does not meet.
  • Leah’s last day as Interim DLRE – celebration after the service

January 21

  • Nursery is open
  • Regular RE sessions
  • 8/9th OWL meets for the last time at UUSS
  • High school youth group meets

January 28

  • Nursery is open
  • Regular RE sessions
  • 8/9th OWL starts it’s meetings at Albany UU at 10:00
  • High school youth group does not meet

Special programming for children in grades K-7 starts in February.

We will be offing Our Whole Lives (OWL) at the k/1st grade level and at the 5th/6th grade level; and we’ll have multiage programming (much like our Faithful Funday sessions) for elementary aged children not in OWL (5 and 6 year-olds not in kindergarten yet; 2nd, 3rd, and 7th graders; and for children whose families choose not to have them participate in OWL.) You’ll find details at our website: https://uuschenectady.org/learning/children-youth/

Parents/caregivers of children in kindergarten, first, fifth, and sixth grade, please mark Sunday, February 4th your calendars to attend the Our Whole Lives orientation for you and your child. We offer OWL using the guidelines from the UUA; parents and caregivers must give informed consent for their children to participate.