Archive for June, 2009

Our Summer RE Program

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

This summer we will have one all-ages class for RE during each service.  We will focus on books and reading as the kids have a chance to participate in Read to Feed for Heifer International, and each Sunday they will have a book read by a guest reader and related art activities as well as a chance to share their own summer reading.  Let’s read some good books and help end hunger in the world at the same time!

This Sunday I’ll be introducing the program to the kids and then we’ll make laminated book marks we can use for our summer reading adventures.

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Coming of Age this Sunday

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

This coming Sunday is a special service, for the Coming of Age youth.  Coming of Age is an annual program for 8th graders at OUUC, and provides a faith-based rite of passage from childhood to youth.  This year we have two remarkable youth participating in the program, who have been meeting with a mentor for months, working toward an understanding of their own credo. 

At the Coming of Age service this Sunday the youth will stand up in front of the congregation and speak to their credos, and we will honor this important transition in their lives.  The Coming of Age service will be held at 9:15, while the 11:00 service will be an intergenerational service celebrating the unique gift of each and everyone of us, On the Day You Were Born. 

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