2.27.11 Voting by sitting down! Rosa Parks

 This Sunday, 2.27.11 is our final Sunday focusing on Our: 

5th Unitarian Universalist Principle -  

Our Right to VOTE on things that concern us.

We will be reading, learning and sharing stories we know about Rosa Parks and how/why she VOTEd and what she did.

MID-WEEK CHALLENGE!

Draw or write about why we are talking about:

1. Rosa Parks

2. our 5th UU principle 

3. why are we doing this in the month of February

There will be something special for you if you share this challenge with all of us!
You can also e-mail:

les@ascboston.org before Sunday if you wish as well!

Peace,

Laura

2.20.11 Creating Change, Choices & Calm hearts

 

Creating Change by 

making choices with a calm heart!

On Sunday morning at 11am, We will light the chalice together in the Sanctuary.

When we head to CRE we will be discuss issues 

(BIG and small )that are important to fight for with our calm Hearts <3 .

 We will do this by making signs and banners.

The older children will be listening to some scenarios about making choices and talking about what they would do in those situations.

Come, come whoever you are!

From where you are, 

from who you are in 

your everyday life, 

that's where you 

make change.

- Toshi Reagon

(Peace Globe) Warsaw, Poland Anti-War protest 2005

A BIG THANK YOU ! 

goes to everyone who helped with the 

Standing on the Side of Love Campaign 

Banner and Petitions!!

Magic dragons, music, choices of oranges and red!

On Feb 13th, in Children's Religious Education (CRE) 

we will be celebrating Our 5th UU Principle :  

Right to Vote on thing that Concern us. 

We will be doing this in a creative way!

Since it's the Lunar New Year (The Year of the Rabbit),

•   We will be choosing who will help parade in the sanctuary in the big Dragon Puppet.
• We will choice who wants to get their face painted as a rabbit and vote on who will do this 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
• We will be voting on if we should eat mandarin oranges 1st or make paper lanterns 1st... or maybe there is another way we can vote on this... :)
• Also since its Feb 13th and Valentines Day is the following day on Feb. 14th, we will also be signing a Petition (and learning what that is all about) for the campaign Standing on the Side of Love! And helping to staff the Social Action Table with those Petitions.
•  The older kids will also be hearing some stories about chooses and talking about what they would do in those situations.
• We will have a bunch of magical, justice, soul-filled UU  fun!

And if you are looking for even more magic, come see the Lunar New Years Parade in Chinatown right after Church!

Feb: Our 5th UU Principle: Voting!

During the Month of February,

we will be focusing on our 

5th Unitarian Universalist Principle : 

Our Right to Vote on things that Concern us!

 

This coming Sunday, we will explore what we feel we have a right to vote on.

What we eat for lunch?
What we wear to school?
Who sits where at the dinner table?
Who is the President?
etc.... and we will hear a bit about famous UU Susan B. Anthony and how she helped with women voting in America!

Worship Service in CRE

dancing chalice by laura

Today in CRE, we will be spending the last Sunday of the month on our 4th UU Principle - 

Free, Responsible, Search for Truth and Meaning! 

We will do this by having our own Worship Service in the Perkins room just like the adults would be doing in the sanctuary! Rebecca Froom our Intern Minister and Laura Evonne Steinman our Religious Educator will be leading the service! We will have a special singing guest from the Choir as well!

And after our service, after lunch parents are invited to Parents as Resident Theologians and the kids are invited on a tour of ASC with Mark, our music director, Rebecca and JP our RE Assistant!


Come one, Come all! Bring your friends.

Our Flaming Chalice

Our Unitarian Universalist (UU) 

Flaming Chalice!

This Sunday, in CRE the focus is on the history of our Flaming Chalice!  

"The flaming chalice, like our faith, stands open to receive new truths that pass the tests of reason, justice, and compassion"

Why and how is this a symbol of our tradition?

 

print your own chalice to color in

Everyone will have a chance to hear about this history and 

create their own Chalice using scratch off paper!

Helen, a choir member will be visiting as well

and singing the hymn"This Little Light of Mine" 

(and maybe another song)

with CRE kids!

Do you know that hymn and the history of our flaming chalice? If so, come share what you know!, if not come learn some history in colorful creative ways!

 

Our Truth is Service!

On this MLK Day weekend, 

 in Children' Religious Education  (CRE)
we will be putting our 
4th  Unitarian Universalist Principle to work!

We will be wrapping up goodies like 

books, games, toys, etc for
children in the Boston area that are in need.

Please bring in those goodies with you on Sunday am.
Cradles to Crayons is a great hub that many organizations in Boston get their goodies from.  
Check out the list of what they need by clicking this link!

Also, you are invited on Monday January 17th, 2011

from 2-4pm at The Peace Abbey for a Sew-IN!
Directions

Kavod Jewish Social Justice House members and community members! will be sewing big Beloved Quilts for the homeless in the boston area.