Religious Education this Week – August 20th

Sadly, Summer RE has come to a close for this year… A big THANK YOU to Tamara Geveci, Mati Grieco-Hackett, Lyndsi Holmes-Wickert, Sarah Tyo, and Jenny, Avvai, and Vinay Lippmann for making this summer’s RE sessions so much fun, and so meaningful! Together we learned about mindfulness, yoga, meditation, multiple outdoor art techniques, finger weaving and making friendship bracelets, Henry David Thoreau and making field notes, silent hikes, and peace! We are truly blessed to have such fabulous folx willing to volunteer to share their time and passion with our children, and to have such awesome children willing to share their insight and laughter with us–it’s been a really good summer!

The fall Ingathering Service and Picnic are scheduled for September 8, and RE classes will begin September 15!

I had the pleasure of attending RE Week at the Sea in Ocean Grove, NJ, last week! Thank you to Joel Best for covering for me Sunday, 8/11, while I was en route to the conference. The first half of the week, I participated in Building a Culture of Inclusion, which was led by Paula Cole Jones, who gave the Sophia Fahs lecture at GA this year (General Assembly) and is a former UUA president, and Sheila Schuh, ML-CRE. For the second half of the week, I participated in a Worship Renaissance Module for the RE Credentialing Program, which was led by Rev. Dr. Tracy Sprowls and Tim Atkins, Director of Lifespan RE, at Cedar Lane UU Church in MD. Each class met for 15 hours and included fascinating discussions, small-group work, storytelling, and presentations. It was five days of intense learning and collegial connection, and one of the best all-around religious educator programs I’ve ever attended! Thank you all for supporting my professional development to help me become a better DLRE (Director of Lifespan RE)!