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Meet Our New  Director of Religious Education (DRE)

1/13/2021

 
Hello UUFCM, my name is Jakobe Neal, and I am the incoming Director of Religious Education at this fellowship. My pronouns are he/him/his, and I identify as African-American. I am from Eastpointe, Michigan, in the metro Detroit area. Near my home town, I graduated from Fraser High School in 2020. In high school, I performed and took on leadership in Color Guard and was involved in the Future Teacher Program as a teacher’s assistant and student teacher. Currently, I attend Central Michigan University, studying Secondary Education in History, Social Studies, and Political Science, with a Minor in American Sign Language. I am incredibly humbled and excited to serve as Director of Religious Education for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Michigan. If you need to contact me, I am best reached at 586.438.4008 or RE@uufcm.org.
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A Letter from Kendra Peffers

1/6/2021

 
I have been incredibly fortunate to serve this congregation as the Director of Religious Education (DRE) since 2018. Stepping down from the position on Monday is very bittersweet. I am looking forward to graduate school in speech-language pathology, while at the same time I am already missing all the involvement with families, children’s events, and RE lessons. Watching the children grow, having our rich Sunday morning lessons, getting to know families and congregants, and becoming more involved in the community at UUFCM have given me memories and experiences that I will treasure forever.
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I am more than excited to welcome in the new DRE, Jakobe Neal. His friendly manner, obvious experience with children, and level of enthusiasm for getting started tell me that the RE Program will be in good hands. In the meantime, you can find me at Sunday services, game nights, and other fellowship events for as long as I can attend (what can I say, I’ve grown attached to UUFCM!). Thank you to Drew and the children, families, RE Team, RE staff and volunteers, Worship Team, and congregation for contributing to the RE Program and creating the wonderful community that is UUFCM.

Welcome Jakobe Neal!

12/30/2020

 
Last Sunday, it was announced that we have found our new Director of Religious Education (DRE)! Jakobe Neal is an Education major at Central Michigan University, and we are thrilled that such a fantastic candidate applied for the position. On January 3 and January 10, Jakobe will be joining us in our RE lessons to meet the children and participate in the lesson. His official start date as the DRE is on January 11, and Kendra Peffers’ official end date is on January 10 (although you will continue to see her at Sunday services and in the occasional Kids Coffee Hour as we work to make the transition to our new DRE as smooth as possible).
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Remember Our RE Kickoff Puzzle?

10/28/2020

 
Despite being physically distanced from one another, our RE community came together, and this past weekend we collected our final puzzle pieces to create this beautiful display, which will be hung in the upstairs RE room at the fellowship. Puzzle pieces were decorated by children ranging from 1 year old to 15 years old. Thank you to everyone who contributed to our puzzle!

Papa's Pumpkin Patch!

10/28/2020

 
Children and families had boatloads of fun on Sunday while picking pumpkins, visiting the animals, and enjoying donuts and cider on our visit to Papa's Pumpkin Patch! We hope everyone enjoys carving/decorating their picked pumpkins at home!
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