Family Service (created especially for families with kids at home): Saturday, 5/1/21, from 5-5:30 pm
On Saturday we’ll have a brief service to provide an opportunity for parents and children to connect. We hope you and your children will join us with your chalices (if you have one), from wherever is most comfortable for you. See Circuits or email Robin Ahearn for the link.
RE Online Wizarding Camp! Children 5-13; 6/28-7/2/21.
Calling all wizards! Univelarian University of Wizarding Arts (or UUWA for short) is coming to the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady! Spend a week in the world of wonder, magic, play, and UU values.
Looking for a safe way to play this summer? UUWA is a virtual wizarding program — a week of fun and fantasy for kids, rooted in values of justice, action, unity, worth, courage, and possibility. The deadline to register is 5/28. Here’s the registration link:
Free to UUSS member families!*
*The cost for non-member families is $150/first child; $100/additional child; financial assistance available if needed.
Nursery Kids and K/1/2 Fun with Friends! May 14, 6-6:45
Please send me a quick email if your child(ren) will be attending and I’ll send them supplies so we can work on a project together! dlre@uuschenectady.org
3/4/5 Game Night! May 21, 6-7
6/7/8 Game Night! May 14, 7-8:30
Senior Youth (grades 9-12) Game Night! May 21, 7:30-9
Aninger Fund
The Aninger Fund is a trust fund created for the purpose of supporting leadership opportunities for junior and senior youth of our congregation. The Aningers were two brothers, William and Alfred, who left money to foster leadership in religious education. These funds are meant to provide scholarships to individuals whose leadership potential could benefit from attendance or participation in an activity but need financial help.
Some excellent opportunities are available through UUA (UU Association of Congregations) and CER (Central East Region) and include but are not limited to: River Rising, General Assembly, Summer Seminary (youth), Multicultural Leadership School (youth), and youth conferences. The spring deadline for both individual AND group applications is May 1st, for review at the May RE Team meeting. Applications received after the May 1st deadline will not be considered until the fall (if they are still relevant). Applications may be downloaded through the UUSS website. Applications should be submitted to Director of Lifespan Religious Education Robin Ahearn at dlre@uuschenectady.org.
Upcoming Religious Education Classes:
K/1/2 MORAL TALES will meet again Sunday, 5/2, at 9:30.
3/4/5 CARTUUNS will meet again Sunday, 5/23/21, at 9:30.
6/7/8 MARCH will meet again Sunday, 5/2/21.
SENIOR YOUTH (grades 9-12) will meet again Sunday, 5/2/21.
The Senior Youth Stamped Book Group will have our final meeting Friday, 4/30, at 8 pm, on the regular link. We’ll be reading Section 5 of Stamped. All Senior Youth are welcome to join even if you’ve only read this section, or even if you just want to join the conversation!
Please remember to wear a mask, socially distance, take time outside, and wash your hands! –Robin Ahearn, Director of Lifespan Religious Education