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Friday, August 8, 2008 Dear Parents, I am excited to write to you about the upcoming Religious Education year! We have another great theme, “Because we are UU”. This message will help the children in our church better understand their religion and allow them to develop their own spirituality. We will be adding depth to the already great RE program, by adding special RE days in which all the children come together to study and celebrate a particular day. We will also have “RE for All Ages”. Please mark these days on your calendar. People of any age are invited to participate in a fellowship-wide RE activity. The first of these is International Day of Peace, September 21st. This is also the first day of RE for the 2008 – 2009 RE year. Amy Kaiser will be leading us in making pinwheels for peace and then we will plant them together in front of our church building. I strongly encourage all of you to make a commitment to bring your kids to RE every Sunday. The consistency is important for them to build a relationship with the dedicated teachers that we have. They will gain a greater sense of themselves and will become an integral part of a caring community that will help them grow in many ways. Also the children get a better chance to know each other and it helps the teachers in planning their lessons. There is a change of time for RE this year. We will begin at 11:15 am and will finish at 12:15 pm. With this longer time, we will cover our topics more fully. For preschoolers, the session will end at noon, however. RE for All Ages Sundays: September 21, 2008 International Day of Peace April 19, 2009 (before Earth Day) RE Together Sundays: January 18, 2009 (MLK Sunday) April 12, 2009 (Easter Egg Hunt) February 8, 2009 (Valentine’s Express) Please come to a parent orientation meeting on Sunday, August 31, 2008 in the Busch Center. We will begin at 9:15 am and end before the service starts. Breakfast will be provided! We will cover some important topics, as well as address any questions or concerns you may have. Don’t worry childcare will be provided. Please let me know if you will need childcare. Registration this year will take place in several ways. The traditional and tasty Sundae Sunday will be on September 7th (following Ingathering). There will be early registration during the August 31st meeting. Also, we will have the registration form available on AUUF’s website. We are always interested in parental volunteers. Consider being a guest in a classroom sharing your talents. If you would like to stay behind the scenes, we need RE Elves to help us with various tasks such as cutting, photocopying, and more! Please contact me if you have any questions. Warmest Regards, Terri Albrecht-Schmitt Director of Religious Education
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