In the New Year our younger students will be partaking in Our Whole Lives, which is a comprehensive lifespan sexuality curriculum. Laura McBride will be teaching Kindergarten and First graders this wonderful curriculum, which several members of our youth group have gone through before. The mandatory parents meeting will be on Sunday, January 8th, following service. If you have have questions, please contact me at vanar1ae@cmich.edu
Wednesday, October 14, 7-7:30 p.m.
UUth Ensemble Rehearsal – UUth Ensemble is our newly renamed children's choir, now a more comprehensive music experience, including instrumental music. If you play an instrument, please bring it with you. Saturday, October 17 6-10:30 p.m. OWL - Third Session (Grade 7 and up) – OWL will be held in the Library Annex. Snacks and dinner will be made available to participants. Contact Roze Bentley with any questions or concerns. See below for complete schedule. Sunday, October 18 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. OWL - Fourth Session – OWL will be held in the Library Annex. Snacks and lunch will be made available to participants. Contact Roze Bentley with any questions or concerns. Sunday Morning Service 10:30-11:30 a.m. Elementary Group (Through 4th Grade) – Our elementary group will be talking about habitats. Weather permitting we will take a short exploratory nature walk, so please dress warmly. To help our feathered friends find comfort in their seasonally changing habitat, we will make pinecone bird feeders to share the abundance of fall with our animal neighbors. Middle Group (5th grade and above) There will be no middle level RE until the completion of OWL. Students 5th grade and above will be welcome in the adult services for the duration of OWL classes. 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. UUth Ensemble Rehearsal (Ages 6-Teen) – UUth Ensemble is our newly renamed children's choir, now a more comprehensive music experience, including instrumental music. If you play an instrument, please bring it with you. Coming Soon Wednesday, October 21 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. UUth Ensemble Rehearsal – Our Youth chorus and instrumental group will rehearse before the Joyful Noise choir. Please bring your instruments. Sunday, October 25 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. UUth Ensemble Rehearsal (Ages 6-Teen) – UUth Ensemble is our newly renamed children's choir, now a more comprehensive music experience, including instrumental music. If you play an instrument, please bring it with you. 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday Night RE (Teen & Adult) Star Wars and Philosophy Book Group – We will be introducing our new book discussion group on Star Wars and Philosophy from the Pop Culture and Philosophy series. The essays in the book examines philosophical concepts using Star Wars as context. This group is intended as a bridging group, open to both teens and adults. OWL Our Whole Lives is a comprehensive human sexuality course developed by the UUA in partnership with the United Church of Christ. OWL provides accurate, developmentally appropriate information about a range of topics, including relationships, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual health, and cultural influences on sexuality. It aims to help participants make informed and responsible decisions about sexual health and behavior. Enrollment in this session is open to youth grade 7 and above. Please contact Roze Bentley to register. Complete OWL Dates Sessions for youth will be led by Justin Henry and Roze Bentley
From 10/11/15 through 10/25/15 There will be no Sunday morning RE for grades 5 and up until the completion of OWL. We will be offering Our Whole Lives, a comprehensive human sexuality program for grades 7th-high school, otherwise known as OWL, in October. Any parent with a child in this age range is highly encouraged to attend an informational meeting with our teaching staff on Thursday, October 1st at 7 p.m.
Sessions for youth will be led by Justin Henry and Roze Bentley at the following dates/times:
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