Message to UU Congregation -Apr, 2020
Dear Friends,
Take care everyone, Kitty Merrill
Dear Friends,
Dear Families,

Here is a DIY Religious Education lesson from a colleague Andrew Coate! If children complete all seven, they will earn an embroidered badge!!
To ensure folks have adequate resources, are feeling safe, and to see what type of support you’d like from us, from digital worship video, Hangouts for your children/ youth, activity kits, and book bundles, please let us know! Huge shout out to Krista Mendelsohn, Kendall Lynch, and Tim Holmes for helping me reach out to all families
The story on Sunday involves a family making a bird feeder at home! Laurie Lemson and I are going to put some kits together on Wednesday morning, and folks are welcome to pick up bird feeders from the church on Wednesday afternoon! Please be in touch.
Lastly, I’d love for the UU Ventura Parenting Group to be a space you can ask for help. If you need supplies, someone to watch your kids, if someone falls ill and you need support, or if you just need to vent, I am here for you. We are here for you!
Armfuls of love,
Emily, Director of Religious Education
Pronouns: She/ her/ hers
There are 7 principles in Unitarian Universalism. Our first principle is “Every Person is Important.” Read or listen to Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and then complete two of these three challenges.
Challenge 1: CJ and his grandmother travel from their church to a soup kitchen where they help out. There are a lot of different places and ways you can help out, too. Think of a way you could help out or volunteer and then draw a picture of that activity. Examples might be donating clothes, writing letters to lawmakers, or helping fix up a trail you like to hike on with your family. Have your parents send me a picture of your art!
Challenge 2: While they’re traveling CJ and his grandmother are on the bus they travel down familiar streets across their city. Use Google Maps Street View to take a virtual walk around the neighborhood. Then pick somewhere else far away. It may be a city in another country you don’t know anything about or an address near a faraway friend. Take a virtual walk around that neighborhood and talk about what it might be like to live there. What is similar to your neighborhood? What is different?
Challenge 3: At first CJ is bored on the bus, but then he starts noticing the people around him on the bus. Call a friend and ask them how they are doing. Maybe make plans to talk again soon or try playing a game together on the computer or via video chat.
Which challenges did you complete?
PLEASE NOTE: We will be streaming Sunday Services live on Facebook at “Unitarian Universalist Facebook of Ventura.”
Here are instructions on how to join us…
If none of this is working for you, please feel free to contact Evan Austin, Kitty Merrill, Joe Osborne ( or weekdays Jennifer Luce) by phone, text or email. We will be happy to help you out.