Dear UUCV Community,
The amazing and dedicated RE team have gotten us through this summer beautifully. The kids had so much fun making cookies, art, exploring meteorites and fossils, and so much more. We had a lovely welcome back BBQ and pool party hosted by the Brinkmeyers! Thank you so much to all the RE committee and teachers that kept this program afloat!
Thank you also for your loving welcome and patience as I learn the ropes! Much gratitude to Rev. Dana and the staff, the RE committee who spoiled me with an amazing dinner and Welcome to Ventura care package, and the teachers I’ve enjoyed getting to know one by one.
September is a big month for us as we finish out the summer, enjoy an all generations service with water communion on September 10, and then launch the 2017-18 RE program on September 17! This includes a Harry Potter curriculum. Coming of Age for teens and so much more.
With recent traumatic events and prevalent violence, here are some highlights about how to talk to your children about Charlottesville. Please ask if you’d like the full articles!
- The biggest message to get across for children is that others may have a different point of view but that doesn’t mean it should reach the point of violence.
- The most important part of helping children deal with news of people being hurt or hurting others is to reassure them that you will always do anything and everything you can to keep them safe.
- “Always look for the helpers.” Mr. Rogers
May we stand and learn together in a church of compassion and love! One of my colleagues made backpack charms for the kids at her church with the message: “You are loved! You are valued. You are never alone. You have an important role. You have inherent worth and dignity.” What a beautiful and true message, applicable to all people!
With love and light, Emily Carroll, DRE
emily@uuventura.orgSeptember