Religious Education News- January 15, 2019
Greetings to All! I want to thank all of you who were able to attend our RE committee meeting last Sunday. Your thoughts and input were invaluable and I am excited to take on a few new projects to get us better connected and more visible to our general congregation members. To recap a few of those projects we are starting:
Making Connections- Get to Know You project between families and congregational members to share a two week pen pal relationship ending with a tea party on Feb 10th where everyone can share food and conversation together. Click below to sign-up (scroll to middle of the page)
A Welcome Garden to beautify the front entrance breezeway and provide opportunities for the children to learn about plants and the responsibilities of maintaining their garden.
Sarasota Veg Fest on May 4th at the Sarasota Fair Grounds. We will get a table/booth and be present to talk to goers about our faith and our programs.
An item we tabled was determining what we would like to do on Saturday, March 30th. Ideas have included a movie night at the Church where we all bring a sleeping bag or air mattress and watch a movie together in the Sanctuary, a movie night at the Ruskin Drive-in, or a topic night where the children are watched while the parents meet to socialize and discuss a topic of interest. You can add your ideas to the survey below.
Lastly, is there a family interested in lighting the chalice this Sunday? If so, text me at (941) 720-8437 or email me at catherine.bonner914@gmail.com. You will need to be at the church by 9:45am.
Look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
Catherine Bonner
Religious Education Director
Making Connections- Get to Know You project between families and congregational members to share a two week pen pal relationship ending with a tea party on Feb 10th where everyone can share food and conversation together. Click below to sign-up (scroll to middle of the page)
A Welcome Garden to beautify the front entrance breezeway and provide opportunities for the children to learn about plants and the responsibilities of maintaining their garden.
Sarasota Veg Fest on May 4th at the Sarasota Fair Grounds. We will get a table/booth and be present to talk to goers about our faith and our programs.
An item we tabled was determining what we would like to do on Saturday, March 30th. Ideas have included a movie night at the Church where we all bring a sleeping bag or air mattress and watch a movie together in the Sanctuary, a movie night at the Ruskin Drive-in, or a topic night where the children are watched while the parents meet to socialize and discuss a topic of interest. You can add your ideas to the survey below.
Lastly, is there a family interested in lighting the chalice this Sunday? If so, text me at (941) 720-8437 or email me at catherine.bonner914@gmail.com. You will need to be at the church by 9:45am.
Look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
Catherine Bonner
Religious Education Director
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This Week in RE Classes
January 20, 2019 10:00 am: RE Classes 11:30 am: Childcare provided Nursery: Those 3 and younger will play with our nursery staff and volunteers Prek-1st Grade: The children will learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and how he worked to make the world a place where people of all colors could be treated fairly and kindly. 2nd-5th Grade: The children will learn about 4 different African American Inventors, watch an inspiring clip from Kid President, experiment with magnetism and work in their invention journals to think of new things to help people. Youth: The Youth Group will be discussing the topic of Fear (especially fear in a social setting) and how to overcome it. |
Upcoming Events:
Bonfire and Potluck- THIS SATURDAY, JAN 19TH from 5:30-9pm. Bring a dish to share and a chair to sit around the fire. YOUTH GROUP SOCIAL-
Saturday, Jan 26th 6:30-?? The Youth will meet at the Church for a Pizza Party to brainstorm on the Playground Revisioning. No Cost. FOOD DRIVE CHALLENGE: Bring an unopened box of cereal by Sunday, Jan 27th so that the children can created a food pyramid before donating the cereal to the All Faiths Food Bank.
SAVE the DATE- Feb 9th- Video Games and Poker/Pool party at the Sensenigs.
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