Children's RE Starts in October! Register for 2021-2022 now + Updated Calendar.

Children’s Religious Education Update

Hi Parents and Teachers,

Welcome to a new year of Children’s Religious Education!

Interested Parents - it is time to register your children & youth for the 2021-2022 year: https://www.nashvilleuu.org/cre-registration

I also have great news - Tina C. has agreed to Co-lead CRE with me and will help with announcements, calendar, etc. Everyone please give her a big THANK YOU!

This Fall we will continue to use the Soul Matters programming.

Please reach out to Kristin R. with questions!

Calendar

Sun, Oct 3:

10 AM: Children’s RE Class: Lesson A: The Skill of Promising

Teacher: Claire Classroom Helper: Susan

10 AM: Interested Teen Youth: 1st Sunday Service Activities

Youth are encouraged to come at 10 AM and help Kristin & Nathanael setup for the Interactive Service. There will be readings, meditations, group sharing activities you can volunteer for (completely optional). We will also start to plan the Fall Festival. Plan to stay through the interactive 1st Sunday Service too!

11 AM: Interactive 1st Sunday Service: Theme: Cultivating Relationship

Sign up to participate by doing the Time for All Sages, a reading, a meditation, or lead the group activity.

Families can sign up. Or CRE classes. Or Individuals!

If weather permits, we plan to host this outdoor service at GNUUC!

This outdoor event is only for CRE teachers and families. The service itself will still be on Zoom.

So if you, your family, or your CRE class, would like to participate or just watch live, come at 10:30 AM so you are ready when the service starts at 11 AM.

We will project the zoom service on the screen and have our own camera and mics setup for when it is our turn to participate!

Sun, Oct 17:

10 AM, CRE Class

Teacher: Tina Classroom Helper: Jennifer Cate-Seidel? / Ryan?

11 AM: Worship Service, Free-play activities for children

Worship Service will be projected onto screen.

Children free-play activities.

Sun, Oct 31:

10 AM: Interested Teen Youth: Setup Fall Festival Activities

Youth are encouraged to come at 10 AM and help Kristin & Nathanael setup for the Fall Festival activities!

11 AM: All church outdoor mini service + Service Project + Fall Festival

Plan for the entire family to attend this day! There will be a very short “All Souls” mini-service in the memorial garden, a Room in the Inn service project, and Fall Festival events to participate in! Wear your costume!

The entire congregation may be invited to this event. It will not be live-streamed.

Sun, Nov 7:

10 AM: CRE Class

Teacher: Claire Classroom Helper: Susan

10 AM: Interested Teen Youth: 1st Sunday Service Activities

Youth are encouraged to come at 10 AM and help Kristin & Nathanael setup for the Interactive Service. There will be readings, meditations, group sharing activities you can volunteer for (completely optional). We will also start to plan the Fall Festival. Plan to stay through the interactive 1st Sunday Service too!

11 AM: Interactive 1st Sunday Service: Theme: Holding History

Sign up to participate by doing the Time for All Sages, a reading, a meditation, or lead the group activity.

Families can sign up. Or CRE classes. Or Individuals!

If weather permits, we plan to host this service outdoors at GNUUC!

So if you, your family, or your CRE class, would like to participate or just watch live, come at 10:30 AM so you are ready when the service starts at 11 AM.

We will project the zoom service on the screen and have our own camera and mics setup for when it is our turn to participate!

Tentative - the entire congregation may be invited to this event. It would be live streamed through the homily.

12:15 PM: CRE Pizza Lunch with the Minister!

Rev. Denise wants to get to know us! Sign up for the CRE Pizza Lunch with the Minster!

Sun, Nov 21:

10 AM, CRE Class

Teacher: Tina Classroom Helper: Jennifer Cate-Seidel? / Ryan?

11 AM: Worship Service, Free-play activities for children

Worship Service will be projected onto screen.

Children free-play activities.

Sun, Dec 5:

10 AM: CRE Class

Teacher: Claire Classroom Helper: Susan

10 AM: Interested Teen Youth: 1st Sunday Service Activities

Youth are encouraged to come at 10 AM and help Kristin & Nathanael setup for the Interactive Service. There will be readings, meditations, group sharing activities you can volunteer for (completely optional). We will also start to plan the Fall Festival. Plan to stay through the interactive 1st Sunday Service too!

11 AM: Interactive 1st Sunday Service: Theme: Opening to Joy

Sign up to participate by doing the Time for All Sages, a reading, a meditation, or lead the group activity.

Families can sign up. Or CRE classes. Or Individuals!

If weather permits, we plan to host this service outdoors at GNUUC!

So if you, your family, or your CRE class, would like to participate or just watch live, come at 10:30 AM so you are ready when the service starts at 11 AM.

We will project the zoom service and have our own camera and mics setup for when it is our turn to participate!

Tentative - the entire congregation may be invited to this event. It would be live streamed through the homily.

Sun, Dec 19:

10 AM, CRE Class

Teacher: Tina Classroom Helper: Jennifer Cate-Seidel? / Ryan?

11 AM: Worship Service, Free-play activities for children

Worship Service will be projected onto screen.

Children free-play activities.

Also look for...

Sign-up for Picnics with the Minister

Rev. Denise will join us for Pizza after the service on November 7. Please sign up for this event so we know how much pizza to order!

Project Days

Look for sign-ups to clean-up and prepare the outdoors and indoors of our property. These will have very specific tasks and families or CRE classes can definitely sign up to do them together.

Possible Bell Choir Rejuvenation

Sign up for the Bell Choir Interest form. 2 October practices, 1 November. Perform at Christmas Eve service. Appropriate for Teens and up.