Sunday Morning Religious Exploration for Kids and Youth

Join us at Eastrose every Sunday morning for fun and fellowship in a mixed-age group. Let’s explore our UU faith, learn about ourselves and each other, and grow our spirits. Stories, activities, and snacks are provided!

In the classroom, school-aged children explore:

• UU identity. We develop our faith through stories, games, and creative activities related to our shared values.
• Traditions. We light the chalice, voice joys and concerns, and share a snack.
• Fellowship. We build community through structured and unstructured play with extra opportunities for multi-generational activities.

Children are always welcome to remain in the chapel with their families! Our chapel family space has room for babies and preschoolers to color, crawl, and play with soft toys during the service. Or visit our nursery, a parent/guardian supervised space with additional toys, couches, and room to roam. The service is live-streamed so you won’t miss out!

Contact

Tara T., Family Ministry Coordinator

This Sunday in Religious Exploration

Blast from the Past, Pt. 3

This Sunday, September 3 in RE, we’ll build and fill our own time capsule for future RE classes to open. Catch up on your “About Me” page, select photos and items to include in the box, and build and decorate the time capsule itself. This may turn out to be a multi-week project. What do we want the future to know about who we are today?

All are welcome — come join us! For details, contact Tara T. at FamilyMinistry@Eastrose.org.

A Feathered Visitor in R.E.

Caring for What We Share

On a July Sunday while cleaning up the Eastrose grounds, the RE kids discovered a crow that appeared to be unable to fly. We wondered what might be happening and contacted the Bird Alliance of Oregon for guidance. After reviewing a photo sent later in the day, the Bird Alliance confirmed that the crow was a healthy fledgling — a youngster still learning to fly and being cared for by its parents. We learned that the best thing we could do was let it be. It was a wonderful lesson in noticing, compassion, teamwork, and problem solving. Well done, RE kids!

Share What You Love in RE!

A lot has been happening in the RE classroom recently. We’ve been inviting members and friends to share their talents, interests, and passions with our kids, and it has been so much fun. Celeste recently led us in embodied movement, and Keene taught us about ancient life, bringing an entire exhibit of fossils that the kids could hold, touch, and, in the case of one giant whale vertebra, sit on!

For details, contact Tara T. at FamilyMinistry@Eastrose.org.

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