by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education Have you ever come across a quote, a story, or a poem that really makes you pay attention? Maybe this piece of writing transforms you with its words, lingering and growing in size and meaning. I’ll come across something and think: “I need to keep this … Continue reading Words That Transform
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration In 1983, after years of advocacy, Martin Luther King Jr Day was established as a federal holiday. What did that mean? For many, it was another day off from work or school. For many schools and churches we would nod at MLK Jr. and perhaps watch a video … Continue reading How to Celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration There is a lot asked of us, isn’t there? Work hard, spend quality time with your loved ones, stay mindful and organized, be adventurous, pay for continual rising costs to live, try the recipe on Instagram, stay in shape, volunteer, educate yourself and others, and take care of … Continue reading Feeling Generous in A Needy World
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration The Religious Exploration Team and I do a planning retreat every year, over 6 months before the new program year begins. We all bring our unique vision, interests, humor, and talents. We combine them with my training and experiences with the UUA and with fellow religious professionals…. and … Continue reading Parties and Passages and Religious Exploration for All
Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education It is with joy that we got to share all of our wisdom about spring religious holidays with our Religious Exploration Children. We did this by viewing a wonderful video made by our own Vickie Cox-Lanyon and then having some discussion and crafting time. We then celebrated … Continue reading Spring Holidays and UUCW
Often the enemy of courage is the first step outside our routine comfort zone. I write today with the clarity of spending the past three months knee deep (no pun intended) in a life thrown out of its comfort zone. Uncertainty is scary stuff. When you experience an unexpected emergency- an illness, an accident, a … Continue reading That Courageous Step
Join us this Sunday, 1:30-5:30 for Social Threads! Social Threads is our Quilting and Sewing Group which meets monthly (approx.) in Fellowship Hall for 4 hours for a low drop-in donation of $10. This is a friendly group of people who love to be creative and help each other with their individual projects. Often we try … Continue reading Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community – October 16, 2022
Click on any image below to view the full Religious Exploration Google doc for this week! Please join us on Sunday, June 12th at 10am for our annual RE Sunday Service. At this service we will look back on our Religious Exploration year, and thank our helpers and teachers and honor our graduating seniors. Following … Continue reading Religious Exploration News – June 12, 2022
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education We want to shield our young people from the ugliness of the world. Protect our young, that’s what we do. But information seeps through, and rumors and rogue news turn out to be more damaging than the truth. The truth can be delivered in ways that … Continue reading Sunflowers for Peace – Talking to Young People About Ukraine
Click on any image below to view the full Religious Exploration Google doc for this week! For the month of January we are pleased to still be able to meet over Zoom. The month’s theme is RENEWAL. Find a Zoom link and information on all of our offerings here on the Religious Exploration Weekly Update!
