Religious Education News

Summer Fun & Games Schedule: August 5:  Rock Painting & Melted Crayon Rock Art August 12:  Making Tile Mosaics August 19:  Celery Stamp Art & Bubbles August 26:  Balloon Bowls September 2:  Children’s Choice (TBD on August 26) Warm Regards, Nate Pawelek

Please consider volunteering to help facilitate our Summer Fun & Games activities with the children during the summer worship series.  The sign-up list is out and ready to go!  Youth 7th grade and older may sign up as facilitators.  Don’t miss out on a fun opportunity to interact with our awesome children!  You can sign up at

You should know Adam Lyke and Sarah Goddard who have been facilitating the 7-9th Grade OWL program this year—since late October.  They just finished last Sunday!  Congratulations!  This comprehensive 26-week program, called “Our Whole Lives,” helps youth understand the physical and emotional changes of puberty, as well as understand that human beings are sexual throughout their

The first annual Beach Service and Picnic is happening this Sunday, June 10, at Jacob’s Beach in Guilford.  Last year’s service was canceled due to rain.  The service starts at 11am.  The food is pot luck…so please bring something to share. We are planning to have activities for the young children, but please do bring

Last Sunday during our Children’s Chapel Service, we learned that babies (and young children) seemed to be programmed to understand empathy. They want to help; they want to soothe pain in others; they recognize fairness and kindness.  We watched an interesting puppet show created by a child study program at Yale University to examine whether