Category: Religious Education
2019 MidAmerica Regional Assembly
What a joy to spend time with our minister, Rev. Jennnifer Nordstrom, plus Rollie Hansen, Bruce and Terry Wiggins, Omega… Read More >
May Share the Plate – Kyle’s Korner
by Dawn Blackmore. The May Share the Plate recipient is chosen each year by the children in our Religious Education… Read More >
YRUU Youth Group Does Habitat for Humanity Project in Battle Creek
Ten members of our YRUU Youth Group and three adult advisors recently traveled to Battle Creek, Michigan, to work with… Read More >
Welcome, Cami Thomas – Religious Education Coordinator
We have a new Religious Education Coordinator: Cami Thomas! We are thrilled to welcome Cami to our team. Cami will… Read More >
RE-Flections – Black People Matter Curriculum Offered
By Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education “Yes, racism looks like hate, but hate is just one manifestation. Privilege is… Read More >
Holiday Giving Tree & Winter Clothing Drive Begin Nov. 26
Holiday Giving Tree: This holiday season the Children’s Religious Education program leaders will once again be teaming up with a… Read More >
Blessings before a Meal – Ideas for UUs and Others
Grace for Unitarian Universalists. By Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education. As Thanksgiving approaches, UU families often consider blessings that… Read More >
“All About Youth” for November
By Deb Solis, Youth Program Coordinator. (See 2018 Mission Trip deadlines below.) First, congratulations to Ehlona Walker, a sophomore member… Read More >
REflections for November – Beryl Aschenberg
REflections. By Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education. “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is… Read More >
RE-Flections
By Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education I remember my first visit to a Unitarian Universalist church. Just taking the… Read More >
All About Youth…
By Deb Solis, Youth Program Coordinator As T.S. Eliot said, [quote]“Every moment is a fresh beginning,” [/quote] and that is… Read More >
Children & Youth to Join Us Weekly In Worship
By Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education Communal worship is the central spiritual practice of Unitarian Universalism and is an… Read More >
Taking to Children about Charlottesville
Dear First Church Families- We are grieving this week after the heartrending violence in Charlottesville. Once again we find ourselves… Read More >
Hogwarts Camp
Our Summer Religious Education program will be magically transformed into a Harry Potter camp – with UU overtones, of course…. Read More >
RE-flections
By Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education When my daughter Chelsea was born, I was given a poem written by… Read More >
RE-Flections: Annual RE Service
By Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education This year, as is our tradition, we will be holding our Annual… Read More >