R.E. News
Religious Exploration (R.E.) Bundle o' News
If you are interested in being added to the RE listserv or helping with these events please contact Kinsey Moritz.
We require a new registration form for all young people (age 0-18) involved in RE each year to ensure we have correct and up-to-date information for everyone.
RE Volunteers needed for all levels of Religious Exploration
(PreK-5th Grade, Crossing Paths (6th-8th Grade,) Coming of Age (COA,) and Youth Groups
Volunteering with our children and youth is a very rewarding experience. If you enjoy spending time with children & youth and like to have fun, we would love to have you join us! If you are interested in volunteering with RE for the 2024-2025 program year (Sept-May), please fill out our Volunteer Registration found here.
Update for RE for week of 7/14/24
RENews:
Children and youth of all ages started exploring magic through bubbles. We made giant bubbles, bubble wands, and all things soapy. We will continue to explore magic throughout the month of July. We hope to see you and your family there.
Photos from the morning can be found here.
The RE End of the Year Slideshow can be found here.
2024-24 R.E. Registration is Open!
Registration for all our offerings for Children and Youth for the 2024-2025 program year is now open, this includes all RE programs and Our Whole Lives (OWL) Classes. Please register your child as soon as possible, so that we can prep classes and maintain a waiting list for OWL Programs.
More information about our offerings and registration for 2024-2025 ERUUF Programs.
Update for RE for week of 6/30/24
RENews:
The children and youth continued their month-long exploration of Renewal through art this past Sunday by focusing on community and learning about Gee’s Bend, Alabama. We explored the history of Gee’s bend and the amazing quilts that the community is known for. We used our inspiration to create paper collages in the style of quilts. We will conclude our month of Renewal by creating again this Sunday, instead of art it will be a cool favorite summer treat, ice cream! We will also visit the ERUUF Art Gallery to view the first collection of the RE Art Show.
Our high school Coming of Age (COA) youth are traveling this week with Rev Jim and our Youth Specialist Jennifer Nelson to Boston. A pilgrimage trip is taken after the completion of our Coming of Age program to explore our Unitarian Universalist roots. This will be Jennifer Nelson’s last week with us, and we wish her a wonderful welcome as the Director of Religious Education at Providence Unitarian Church in Rhode Island.
Photos from the morning can be found here.
The RE End of the Year Slideshow can be found here.
Update for RE for week of 6/23/24
RENews:
The children and youth of RE continued their month-long exploration of Renewal through art this week by focusing on celebrations and Juneteenth. We learned about the history of Juneteenth and the art of Sonia Sadler. We were inspired to make our own scratch art that expressed what celebrations mean to each of us. We will continue creating together throughout June.
This Sunday we will be focusing on Renewal through community and learning about the quilting of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Our art project will be collages inspired by the amazing quilts. The art we make this month will be shared at the ERUUF Art Gallery throughout the summer starting on June 30th.
Photos from the morning can be found here.
The RE End of the Year Slideshow can be found here.
Update for RE for week of 6/16/24
RENews:
The children and youth of ERUUF continued making art for the ERUUF Art Gallery this past Sunday. We explored the idea of renewing our spirits by focusing on the center of Unitarian Universalism, love. RE will continue creating art throughout the month of June through the lens of renewal. Next week our art will center around celebration and Juneteenth, we hope to see you there.
Photos from the morning can be found here.
The RE End of the Year Slideshow can be found here.
Update for RE for week of 6/9/24
RENews:
The youth of ERUUF have been invited to create art that will be displayed over the summer in the ERUUF Art Gallery. During the month of June we will be creating new art each week during RE. This past Sunday, children and youth of all ages practiced renewal together by visiting the ERUUF Art Gallery to view the current exhibit and created flower paintings. We hope that we have the chance to create with all our RE youth and children this month!
Photos from the morning can be found here.
The RE End of the Year Slideshow can be found here.
Update for RE for week of 6/2/24
RENews:
We kicked off Summer RE with a wonderful Memorial Day worship. It was so fun to have all of the ages together and the youth had a very important discussion about different perspectives during this holiday weekend. After worship, we created watercolor paintings together before ending the day with some outside play time!
Photos from the morning can be found here.
The RE End of the Year Slideshow can be found here.
Update for RE for week of 5/22/24
RENews:
This past Sunday, children and youth of all ages explored the pluralistic elements of our faith. Games, activities, stories, and crafts were used to examine how our Unitarian Universalism is made of many beliefs and that we are stronger together. Thank you all who volunteered or participated in our last Sunday of age based classes. This Sunday, we begin all ages RE until September, we hope to see you there.
Photos from the morning can be found here.
The RE End of the Year Slideshow can be found here.
Update for RE for week of 5/19/24
RENews
This past Sunday, we celebrated the “Bridging” of our Graduating Seniors Annelise Chilton, Elsa Rawls, and Julia Jackson during service. After Service a Celebration of the End of the RE Year was held during coffee hour to celebrate our Bridging Seniors, our RE Teachers, Advisors, and volunteers, and all our children, youth, and families that participated in RE this year! This Sunday will be our last RE session before our All Ages Programming starts until September.
If you were an RE Teacher or Advisor and did not receive your end of the year thank you card and gift, please stop by the RE office before or after service on a Sunday to pick yours up!
