VirtUUal Faith Formation: April 16, 2021
What’s Happening in Faith Formation?
Welcome as we continue our theme of Becoming! This week we focus on the segments From the Mailbox and On the Porch. Check out this week’s video here. You can access the Soulful Home packet here at your own leisure.
Many Ways to Connect
8th and 12th Grade Bridging – We will meet on the lawn at UCE at 4 pm on April 25 to record your bridging ceremony – our UU recognition of your next stage of life. All young adults and high school youth are welcome to participate! If you haven’t received an email about this yet, please email Kathy Underwood.
RE Sunday – May 2 – Featuring YOU! We’re taking submissions from families, kids, and youth to contribute to this special worship service. Here are some ways to do so:
- Send pictures of your family or kids doing an activity from the Soul Kits or Soulful Home packet.
- Make a short (1-2 minutes) video of your family about any of the following:
- How you have felt and stayed connected to UCE this past year
- How you have lived out your UU values as a family or individually
- Playing a musical interlude or singing your favorite UU song
- Showing artwork or reading a poem that relates to our UU Principles and values – including the proposed 8th Principle
- Your family lighting a chalice at home
You can put your picture or video in this Google folder by April 18. Feel free to email Kathy with any questions!
Taking Flight Sex Ed Program for 7th-9th Youth – Sunday at 1 pm. Youth must be registered to attend. See the email with Zoom info.
Pre/K Kids and Families – POP (Parents of Preschoolers) – April’s materials are available here. The password is YouGotThis2020 (case sensitive.) This UU-based program is to be used all month long. Do whatever fits your family’s schedule.
High School Youth – No gathering this week, so look for an email next week.
Forum Discussion – This Sunday, April 18 at 10 am
Please join Shirley Adams and Michael Drennan for an Earth Day discussion that calls us to act: “Personal Steps Toward a Better Environment” How you can contribute as an individual, a family, a congregation, a community.
Current & Upcoming Adult Faith Formation
Sealed by Katie Langston: Reading Group and Q&A with Author – Tuesdays, April 27 at 8 pm and June 1 at 7 pm – Katie Langston’s memoir, Sealed, tells the story of her conversion to mainline Christianity out of Mormonism. A conversation with Ruth Orme-Johnson for those interested in joining this “reading group” will be held on April 27th at 8pm. Attendance is not required to also attend the Q&A.
Deepening UU Identity – April 28 at 7-8:30 pm via Zoom – Second of four sessions. The Six Sources: understanding UU pluralism – how the broad sources from which we draw inspiration and wisdom make our living tradition unique. Led by Rev. Susan Frances.
Intersectionality in Speculative Fiction: N. K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season – Tuesdays, May 4, 11, 18 at 7-8:30 pm - Facilitated by UCE member Emily Eckwahl-Sanna. Imagine a world where apocalypses are commonplace. Where frequent seismic activity—whether volcanoes, earthquakes, or other environmental disasters—result in extended winters and the widespread loss of human life.