R.E. Council & Committees
The RE Council of UUCCSM meets monthly, working in partnership with
the Director of Religious Education (DRE) to plan and implement our religious
exploration program. Their responsibilities include recruiting and training
volunteers; curriculum evaluation and selection; establishing program
goals, policies and procedures; providing RE events and activities for
our young people, their families, and our whole religious community;
and advocating for RE within the larger congregation.
Meeting schedule TBD; contact DRE for location and times. All meetings are open; visitors are welcome.
RE Committees:
Worship – Works with DRE to plan and carry
out monthly Worship Sundays for Way Cool participants, building community
through engaging children in celebrating “being you and being
UU.”
Classroom Support– Provides support throughout
the year for classroom teachers, organizes periodic meetings & social
gatherings for teachers, and works with DRE to facilitate ongoing communication
between teachers, Council, and other RE committees.
Social Justice – Coordinates volunteers for Social
Justice Month for Way Cool participants, providing opportunities for
putting our UU principles into action.
Arts -- Coordinates volunteers for Arts Month for Way
Cool participants in May, providing opportunities to explore our principles
through the arts.
Events – Coordinates special RE program events
during the year, such as the UNICEF Carnival, Cookie Bake, Mystery Pals,
Volunteer Picnic, etc.
Youth Activities – Plans monthly
social events for Coming of Age & YRUU youth (8th-12th grades.)
Works in conjunction with the DRE to oversee the church’s ministry
to youth (Jr. & Sr. high), in both the “big picture”
policies and specific programming.
All Committees are volunteer-staffed and welcome new members and new
ideas! Interested in learning more about them? Check the boxes on the
registration forms, or contact Catherine Farmer with
questions.
Our Mission
Imagine that the RE Council is the embodiment of the UU principle, "Respect
for the interdependent web of all existence." By branching off and concentrating
on specific tasks within the RE program, we are able, through trust, interdependence,
and cooperation, to expand and explore the many possibilities for our
children’s religious education. It is the mission of this RE Council to
meet the goals of the individual sub-groups while developing an overall
program that provides inspiration to all of our children in every age
group.
Each sub-group has its own individual goal within the scope of the entire
program. The Social Justice Action Group is concentrating on building
awareness of our relationship with our community and with our planet.
Global responsibility can be an overwhelming concept for anyone, so it
is their mission to approach this from a place of empowerment by showing
that you can make a difference. The Worship Arts sub-group provides all
the benefits we adults currently enjoy through participating in spiritual
ritual. Chalice lighting, Joys and Sorrows, readings, and a host of other
age-appropriate rituals will tap into the experience of church, allowing
them to "practice what it means to be human." The Curriculum sub-group
sees itself as the skeleton, an armature from which the rest of the program
can build. Additionally, it is our mission to address the needs of our
older children by continuing OWL and also providing
Coming of Age and YRUU, our high school youth group. Events, which have
in the past required so much time and man power, will be one aspect of
the RE experience, providing needed social interaction and building bonds
through play.
As a team, we can provide a broader experience, and therefore a wider
springboard from which our children can form their own ideas about spirituality.
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Religious Education Council Covenant
We come together to create and model universal compassionate values of love,
justice, service and peace for our children and youth.
We covenant together to pursue our common goals and address our concerns in
an atmosphere of openness, sharing and respect.
As a community, we will listen to each other, support one another and enjoy
each other while cooperatively working and playing.
Council Members
Chris Brown
Amelia Harati
Bronwen Jones,
Board Liaison
Judith Martin-Straw
John Murray
Vilma Ortiz
Karen Patch
Beth Rendeiro
Linda VanLigten
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