Oct. 27 School of the Spirit Weekly Update

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Carved jack-o-lantern
Pumpkin Glow and Finger Foods Potluck, 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27

 Carve your pumpkin, eat and sing by the glow of over 60 pumpkins on Sunday night, La Dia de los Muertos Children’s Chapel, joining the adults for the Remembrance Ceremony at the end of the service. Bring a memento of one whom you have lost.

 

 

9 and 11 a.m. Full Community Gathering in the Sanctuary, LAST 15 minutes for the Remembrance Ceremony, during which we place mementos of our loved ones who have died on the altar. Preschool/Nursery will remain open (you may pick your little ones up for the ceremony if you wish. We will not bring them in.)

9  a.m. School of the Spirit

9 a.m. Puppet Preschool/Nursery- “John Pig’s Halloween”  The puppets are a little scared of Halloween. Rachel Setzke, Teacher  with Juliette Mettes, high school staffer, and Talia Ferrante-Roseberry, helper.

9 a.m. Kindergarten – 6th Grade: Children’s Chapel: “La Dia de los Muertos” Katie Covey and Evan Kneale , leaders.  We start out together, then join the adults at the end of the service.

9 a.m. 1st/2nd Grade Our Whole Lives (OWL) Human Sexuality: Alcott Room with Renee Price, David Judd and Carol Hughes, leaders. Class is closed to promote trust and confidentiality.

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 7/8th Our Whole Lives (OWL) Human Sexuality:  Barnum Room with Heather Munro, Jamil Scott, Emily Conger and Scott McCollom. Class is closed to promote trust and confidentiality.

9 a.m. 7-12th grade youth are welcome to help in the Children’s Chapel or attend the service.

10:00 a.m. School of the Spirit

Family Meditation Practice –  with Missi Perrine, 10:15 a.m. – 10: 40 a.m. Pauling. Bring a cushion or blanket for the Pauling Room.

Nature Playground – Sue Mundell and Jamie Parker, playground monitors 10 – 11 a.m.  Volunteers – Sign up online or on the clipboard in the RE hall to enjoy the fall sunshine and help keep our playground safe.

10:10 a.m. Youth Choir –  Youth Choir ages – 3rd grade and higher – rehearsing for the Nov. 22 Bread Service and December Singing. Alcott Room.

11 a.m. School of the Spirit 

11 a.m. Puppet Preschool/Nursery- “John Pig’s Halloween”  The puppets are a little scared of Halloween. Laura McCollom Teacher with Juliette Mettes, high school staffer, and Morgan Sherwood,  helper.

11 a.m. Kindergarten – 6th Grade: Children’s Chapel: “La Dia de los Muertos” Katie Covey and Jamil Scott, leaders.  We start out together, then join the adults at the end of the service.

11 a.m. Youth Group 7-12th Grades:  Attend the adult service for this moving day of remembrance for those whom we have lost, or help out in the Children’s Chapel. For other information,  check out Emily Conger’s Youth Ministry Blog 

 

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Announcements:

Pumpkin Glow and Potluck, 5 – 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, BYO Pumpkin, Carving Tools, Candle, Finger Food Potluck item and table service. We will provide cider, guitars and fun! Join us for this favorite Annual Event. Bring your pumpkin pre-scooped and carve it. Enjoy the nibblies! We will light all the pumpkins about 6:45 p.m. and sing Halloween songs to the GLOW of 60 pumpkins with the Lavedures and Bob Warden on guitars! It is beautiful!

Save the dates! Chalica Winter Break Camp, Sunday Dec. 29, 1 p.m. – Tues. Dec. 31, 3 p.m. Day Camp for Kindergarteners – 5th Graders.

  • Emily Conger, Youth Coordinator , youthcoordinator@bvuuf.org
  • Jamil Scott, Religious Education Assistant, assistantre@bvuuf.org
  • Melissa Williams, Youth and Intergenerational Choirs Director, melissamusic1@gmail.com
  • Katie Covey, Director of Religious Education, dirrectorre@bvuuf.org