Seeking Connection in Community?
It has been wonderful to welcome so many new families into our religious education program and our congregation this year.
As more people are reaching out and seeking connection and community with folks who share similar values, we offer a warm welcome.
In our religious education program, we offer opportunities for children and adults to connect with one another with open hearts and open minds. We encourage questions and while we do not claim to have the answers, we seek for wisdom and understanding together.
While walking together in the questions, we strive to offer one another kindness, loving kindness and compassion.
This year’s curriculum theme of Cultivating Spiritual Resilience through Mindfulness is helping participating children and adults gain insight into our own bodies and spirits.
We are learning what is needed to regulate our nervous systems and become more spiritually grounded and centered.
Through our curriculum activities and AWE Labs, we are practicing the skills and techniques to help us be our best selves in a world designed to keep us fearful and dysregulated.
May we leave church each week better prepared to face the world with centered, calm bodies and loving hearts ready to work for peace and justice in our daily lives.
Blessed Be, Diane Melvin Religious Education Director
Children’s Religious Education
1st Sundays – Specialty Classes – 1st—6th graders choose the activity in which they wish to participate. Choices vary monthly; they often include arts & crafts, interactive games, cooking/baking and large motor games and activities.
2nd & 3rd Sundays – Age based lessons on learning and practicing mindfulness and meditation. Captivating stories combined with meaningful discussions and engaging activities.
4th Sundays – Adventure, Wonder & Exploration (AWE) Labs for 1-6th graders – Children can rotate at their own pace through a variety of interactive stations designed to practice and hone their mindfulness skills.
5/6th Grade Our Whole Lives (OWL)
Sexuality Education Class
Parent/Child Orientation – Sunday Feb 22 – 12:30-3:30 pm. Classes take place from 9:00-10:00 am beginning March 1st for ten weeks (except during spring break).
Children explore information about puber-ty, consent, staying safe on social media, healthy decisions and more.
If you did not receive a letter in the mail and are interested let me know at re@peopleschurch.net