Dear UUCV Community,
At my first religious education committee meeting at UUCV, Rev. Dana asked us to share our hopes, dreams, and fondest wishes for the program, and a lot of us envisioned full classrooms of engaged kids at all age levels. Voila! We are truly filling our classrooms, with thanks to each of you for coming back Sunday after Sunday, bringing friends, and to the ever-expanding team of volunteers who give their time, energy, and resources to be with our children and youth.
We are delighted to have opened a new preschool classroom and parents voted for a mindfulness-based kindness curriculum. Our three and four year olds are learning kindness, compassion, paying attention to their emotions, and more. What if we all took steps to improve well-being in our lives and communities?
We also launched a Coming of Age program for 12-14 year olds, a rite of passage as they transition into their adolescence by developing their beliefs and culminating in a camping trip and leading a Sunday service in June.
May we continue to hold in our hearts every child and youth, parent, grandparent, teacher, and congregant who walks through our doors and beyond! All are invited to visit the RE bulletin board in the back of Berg Hall to write a name of someone they hold in their heart and post it!
“Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Emily Carroll, Director of Religious Education
emily@uuventura.org
805-644-3898
administrator@uuventura.org
