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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Missoula
The Youth Religious Education Program will begin September 16. The September 9 service is an inter-generation
service where people of all ages share their experiences of the summer. On
most Sundays (beginning 9-16-07), children remain with the adults for the
first 15-20 minutes of the service.
This time includes songs and words, and a story for all ages. The children then move into their own
spaces for activies planned around a theme. In September and October this year, Religious Education sessions will
be organized by Marleen Ochs. If
you are new to UUFM and are interested in having your children of any age
participate in Youth Religious Education, we welcome you. We can do a better job of planning
activities if we know in advance about new families who wish to participate. So, if you would like more
information, or would like to register your children for these activities,
please contact Marleen at 745-2548 or mtochs@blackfoot.net. The following quotes support the curriculum plans for September and
October of 2007: **Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where people
are fed, and where individuals are free. – Dalai Lama **If we are to reach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry
on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children. –
Mahatma Gandhi Over the next month or so, our older youth members will examine how
and why some famous and not-so-famous people from different religious and
spiritual traditions have helped move the world closer to peace. We will explore ways that young
people in Missoula can do the same. The kids will have lots of suggestions about future social justice
activities, but two are already planned in honor of the International Day of
Peace, established by a United Nations Resolution in 1981. First, in honor of this day, the
youth members will be selling spring-flowering bulbs at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center on
September 22. The proceeds of
the sale will benefit the Mahankhal Chautari School in Nepal, a project
sponsored by UUFM and the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. Second, Youth RE
members will lead the service on Sunday, September 23. The service, and the lunch to follow,
will be a 4-P’s Party: Pencils, Pennies, Pizza, and Peace. Please start saving pennies to
contribute, and bring at least one new pencil. Proceeds will benefit Pennies for Peace, a program of the
Central Asia Institute begun by Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of
Tea. Pennies for Peace builds
and funds schools in rural Central Asia, on the principle that education, a
living wage, and respect for others are fundamental steps on the road to
peace. UU Principles for
Children: The following is a list
of our Unitarian Universalist Principles with the wording modified for use
with children in UU Religious Education. We believe that each and every person is important. |
