September Message from the Director of Religious Education

I am excited to join the great ship UUCSS as Director of Religious Education. I served as an RE teacher for the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was this crucial crucible of exploring and teaching faith that led me to eventually attend Meadville Lombard Theological School. I served as intern minister for 2 years at First Unitarian Universalist of Richmond. I graduated in May with an MDiv and plan on interweaving religious education and ministry together once ordained in the future. This year will be the 65th anniversary of UUCSS. We will be diving in fully to Unitarian and Universalist history from all around the world and from our own church with our theme of We are Unitarian Universalists Exploring…Who We Are and Where We Come From this year. Together, we’ll investigate and wonder about the riddles and mysteries of who and what we are, as well as envision the beloved community to come. I want to hear about what RE means to you as a parent, a youth, a congregant, as well as any questions or concerns. Please reach out to me at dre@uucss.org.                                                                                      Catherine Boyle                                                                                                                    
LIFESPAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 
UUCSS Lifespan Religious Education provides multigenerational and age-appropriate opportunities to explore life’s questions within our safe and sacred community.What’s Happening at UUCSS—The Fall edition is in production and should be available in late September. If you have events, programs, or groups you would like to include or update in the upcoming edition, please email Catherine at dre@uucss.org.
CHILDREN & YOUTH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Volunteer with RE Next Year—The RE program has begun recruiting for the 2017–2018 church year, and we are looking for volunteers! We have many different volunteer opportunities from RE teachers to children’s worship assistants to substitutes. Our theme for next year is We Are Unitarian Universalists Exploring…Who We Are and Where We Come From. If you would like more information or to volunteer, please contact Catherine at dre@uucss.org.
Register for RE in 2017–2018—It is time to register for RE for the 2017–2018 RE year. Registering your child is so important each and every year, as it helps us keep our information accurate and up to date. Paper registration forms are available on Sunday mornings at the bottom of the stairs in the Sanctuary Building, or you can access the online registration form here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/STD9Z9Y.

RE-minder: The first floors of all of our buildings are nut-free. Please do not bring any nuts into these spaces. Help us keep our children with nut allergies safe!

SEPTEMBER RE CALENDAR

9/3—Summer RE: Kindergarten thru 5th grade children and youth will meet in the Chapel Room (10:30).
Middle and high school youth are welcome to assist with summer RE classes or attend worship (10:30). Nursery care is available for infants and toddlers (10:30).
Preschoolers are invited to participant in summer RE classes or attend the Nursery, their preference! 9/10—Multigenerational Worship: Water Communion
All children and youth will meet in the Sanctuary for worship (9:30 and 11:30).
Nursery care is available for infants and toddlers (9:30 and 11:30).
9/17—First Day of RE Classes!
Preschoolers through middle school children and youth will meet in their classrooms (9:30).
COA will meet in the Dolan lounge (9:30).
All ages will meet in the Chapel Room (11:30).
YRUU will meet in the Fellowship House (11:30).
Nursery care is available for infants and toddlers (9:30 and 11:30).
9/24—RE Classes
Preschoolers thru middle school children and youth will meet in their classrooms (9:30).
COA will meet in the Dolan lounge (9:30).
All ages will meet in the Chapel Room (11:30).
YRUU will meet in the Fellowship House (11:30).
Nursery care is available for infants and toddlers (9:30 and 11:30).