Sunday, 2/10: Everyone will begin in the Great Hall and stay through Story 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 led across the street to their Waters House classrooms.

Sunday, 2/17: Next Sunday, 2/17, is a multigenerational service. Everyone will attend the service together!

5/6 OWL (Our Whole Lives sexuality education program) Parent & Child Orientation this Sunday, 2/10! 5/6 OWL children will begin in the Great Hall where they will sit with their teachers until after Story for All Ages when they’ll head to their regular Amazing Grace classroom to meet until 11:30. 5/6 OWL Parents/Guardians will meet at 10:30 in the Sr Youth classroom on the 1st floor of Waters House. At 11:30 5/6 OWL Children will join their adults in the Sr Youth classroom for the balance of the orientation, which will run until ~12:15. 5th/6th grade children not participating in the OWL program will remain in the Amazing Grace classroom until 11:50 am. 5th and 6th graders not participating in the OWL program will be invited to attend services or help with ushering or at the welcome table through the end of the regular RE year in June.

February (2/10) Youth Activity and Parent Circle: Combined! All senior high youth and their parents/adults are invited for an interactive exploration of how race, class, sexual orientation, and other identities impact how we live lives that matter. Emerson Room, 12:15-1:15, snacks provided.

11/12 OWL Field Test!  A couple of months ago we had the opportunity to apply to field test the second edition of Our Whole Lives: Sexuality Education text for 11/12 graders. We applied and were accepted, and our fabulous facilitators, Jenn D’Arcy and Dani Regan, have begun using the test curriculum! Our11/12 OWL participants and facilitators are playing a role in the development of a significant program of comprehensive sexuality education for youth in grades 10-12. The final product will be based on the feedback the UUA receives from churches who have participated in this field test!

With Gratitude…  A big THANK YOU to Rev Lynn and Rev Wendy for taking time out of their study leave last Sunday to join the 11/12 OWL class to discuss sex and gender issues!

A big THANK YOU also to Sr Youth Advisor Randy Jennings and Roz & Eric Dahl who took a group of Sr Youth to Vermont this past Saturday for some ice skating and ice cave exploring!

Childcare provider wanted!  Spread the word! We need an additional childcare provider to work Sunday mornings, 10 am-12 pm. Must be at least 18 years old, background checked (covered by UUSS), $15/hr. Contact Dir. of Religious Ed Robin Ahearn at dlre@uuschenectady.org with cover letter and resume.