VirtUUal RE: October 23, 2020

Although we might not be having in-person RE on Sunday mornings yet, it is important to know who wants to connect – whether virtual or not. By registering, we can ensure that you get information on all programs and events for all ages this year. Sign up here!

Fellowship – Sunday after worship – Join the virtual coffee hour zoom where parents and families can meet and greet in their own breakout room!

Parents on the Porch – Pre-Election Support – Sunday, October 25 at 8:30-9 pm – Grab your favorite beverage and join other parents on the porch – virtually – to share concerns and thoughts on the upcoming election and our monthly theme of Deep Listening. Sign up here.

Pre/K Kids and Families – POP (Parents of Preschoolers)! October’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. We’ll have a parent’s virtual gathering on October 26 at 8 pm to share our experiences. Sign up at here. Zoom info will be sent via email closer to the event.

6th-8th Families – Popcorn Theology – Sunday, October 25 at 12-1 pm. Info will be emailed out to participants on Saturday.

High School Youth – Sunday at 6-7 pm – Look for emails with details!

UU Kids Connect – A free virtual gathering of UU kids K-8 from around the country and Canada! This program started as a summer camp and was such a success that they are continuing with monthly virtual gatherings. Click here for more info.

Facilitated by UCE members Bob Mesle and Dan Solomon.

This class aims to help people explore a range of important visions embracing or rejecting “God,” and to share personal journeys with each other. We hope class members will learn some new ideas, clarify familiar ones, make new connections, and enrich in their own thinking.

The question, “Do you believe in God?” is not productive unless we can get some clarity about what a person mean by “God.” But for us, the question certainly raises interwoven questions of both REALITY and VALUES. It asks about what exists and how the universe works. Talk of “God” also raises important questions about what values “God” stands for and what feelings are invoked. Geneticist and religious naturalist, Ursula Goodenough, notes that religion is about both “What is, and what matters.” –i.e., truth and ethics. Religions, including atheistic secularism, propose visions of reality coupled with claims about how we should treat each other given those beliefs. This class will explore how some concepts of “God” engage us in those reflections.

Click here to join the Zoom meeting. Meeting ID: 828 7766 5260, Passcode: 934455. One tap mobile +13126266799,,82877665260#,,,,,,0#,,934455# US (Chicago)

For more information, See the Adult RE page on the UCE Website, or email dan.solomon.45@gmail.com.