October 2008 - Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

PAGE 4Children & YouthReligious EducationDRE Kathy Stevenson kstevenson@olympus.netRE CalendarEvery Sunday: RE at 9:15 and 11:15Oct 5Last spring's survey results presented,1:00Mondays 7th-9th OWLFridays 5th/6th OWLOct 10 Harvest Party 5 pm (see pg. 5)Oct 10-12Oct 14Oct 18Oct 29Oct 31/NovYRUU PNWD Fall ConRE Committee meetingWAVE Food DriveNewcomer orientation class,(see Membership column pg. 7)Social ActionEmpowerment WorkshopNov 1st –2nd Daylight Savings Time endsThis year’s HARVEST PARTY will be a joint effortof the Green Sanctuary Committee, the RECommittee, and everyone who participates! This isone of our most successful cross-generationalevents. It is a potluck, with cider pressing, vegetableraces and great company. See page 5 for details.HELP with WAVE Saturday, October 18th.WAVE is the annual countywide food drive. Thisis an important way for us to join other faith communitiesin Jefferson County, and be recognized asa socially caring religion. QUUF has participatedfor over 16 years, collecting bags of food left onthe porches of PT homes. It takes 2 hours on a Saturdaymorning. It is a perfect way for our childrento see our faith in action. Contact Kathy or Brucefor information and to sign up. Children should beat least 5. Adults without children are greatly appreciatedand needed. 9:30 at St Mary’s CatholicChurch.Our SUNDAY MORNING classes have a full rosterof teachers. Many are experienced leadingclasses in RE, some are new volunteers. It is apleasure to work with them to make our Sundaymorning classes the best they can be.9:15 Treasure Hunters – Debbie Neville, BetsyCarlson, Amanda KingsleyWisdom Seekers – Cara Leckenby, DorothyWestlund, Christi GelderMiddle School Youth – Rebekah McGuire, SelahMartha, Liesl Slabaugh, Gary Forbes11:15 Chalice Children – Beth Logan, JulianneGurnee, Linda CarlisleTreasure Hunters – Diane Bommer, Jenifer Taylor,Rachelle BurtNan Toby Tyrrell continues in her volunteer supportof Multi-age Sundays.YRUU –Young Religious UUsOur first 2 groups were great successes. The youthwere energized and ready to get started. Nilsshared his knowledge of cooking bread on a stickover a fire and we made paper sculptures (from therecycling) of two of our youth. Julie Russell hasjoined our crew as our newest advisor. The advisorsare excited about the year ahead. We alreadyhave an overnight planned, an October Con in theworks and a new can of Easy Cheese! Ahhhhh,youth. (Parents, ask your youth about EasyCheese.)OWL (Our Whole Lives), sexuality education program,has begun for 5 th /6 th graders and 7 th /9 th graders.Thank you to Tracy Thompson and Dave Russellfor facilitating fifteen 10 and 11 year olds onFriday afternoons. Joseph Bednarik, Kate Madsonand Debra Bouchard lead the older group on Mondaynights. We couldn’t run these popular programswithout these committed volunteers.