UUFW RE at Home
April 5th, 2020 Edition
A quick hello from your Director of Religious Education
The picture above is from April of last year. My, how different this year is in regards to children getting to play together, but the days are just as beautiful with flowers blooming and warmer, sunnier days that me and my family are enjoying. I hope your families are too. This Sunday we have session 1 from the Tapestry of Faith curriculum "Love Surrounds Us". The session has been heavily altered and edited to make it as accessible and easy to do from home as possible. Just work your way down the "RE at Home" edition and it will take you through a full session of RE! I am always interested to hear feedback or suggestions as I navigate this new style of teaching and connecting so feel free to email me any time with questions or concerns. Also, don't forget to check out the "Upcoming Events" section at the end to find out what fun things are on the horizon that offer connection for you and your family.
Warmly,
Sarah Skaar
DRE at UUFW
Chalice Lighting
“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”
— Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Catholic nun and missionary
Sing This Song
Love surrounds us
this I know
For my spirit tells me so
All of us to love belong
Fill our hearts and make us strong.
Yes, love surrounds us
Yes, love surrounds us.
Yes, love surrounds us, My spirit tells me so.
Read this Story
Read the Story: The Wise Sailimai, a Muslim tale from China
Click link to view story:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lacoDIbjIHdy30qnnfF8GVk8tLRKeyz-fP2wPx1X5g8/edit?usp=sharing
Process the Story
You can process the story with the following questions
Where are some places you feel surrounded by love? Why?
Who are the people who surround you in love? How do they make you feel loved?
How does love fill our hearts? What does it feel like?
How does love make us strong?
Why is it important to give and receive love?
Why did Sailimai help her uncle?
Would you have helped your uncle?
How did the king feel when young Sailimai knew all the answers?
What did Sailimai learn about being part of a community?
What did Sailimai teach her uncle and the king about love?
Activity Option # 1 LOVE NOTES
Activity Option # 2 LOVE IS...
Recommended Books
For Every Child: United Nations Children's Fund (New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books)
Love Is... by Wendy Anderson Halperin (Aladdin Books, 2003)
Closing/Extinguish Chalice
We extinguish the chalice here that it might glow gently in our hearts.
May it light your path as you leave this place.
May it guide your way until we are together again.
Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection
Upcoming Events:
**A quick note to let folks know about a change--We will no longer be publically posting the Zoom links due to some security issues. Please email dre@uufw.org for the zoom link to any class or meeting you would like to attend.
Sunday April 5th at 11:30am-- Youth group meeting--Calling all youth in 9th grade through 12th join us this Sunday morning to continue our book discussion of "An Indigenous People's History of the United States for Young People". Email for the zoom link.
Wednesday, April 8th at 8:00pm-- Middle School group meetup (formerly our OWL group). Informal discussion and connection--weekly and ongoing. Email for the link.
RE at Home
Email: dre@uufw.org
Location: 565 Pine Avenue, Waynesboro, VA, USA