"If it's drama that you sigh for, plant a garden and you'll get it. You will know the thrill of battle fighting foes that will beset it. If you long for entertainment and for pageantry most glowing, plant a garden and this summer spend your time with green things growing."
As our 2010/2011 RE year comes to a close and summer approaches I think about this poem, written by Edward Guest, and I am grateful. Grateful for the drama, the thrill, and the joyful entertainment of what we have accomplished this year in our RE program, our UUCT community, our garden of possibilities.
I am grateful for our RE Teachers who prepare lessons, answer questions, and miss Sunday worships so they can offer their time to the youngest members of our religious community, journeying on the path of spiritual growth together.
I am grateful for our RE Committee Members who attend meetings, formulate visions, work on projects, bring food to potlucks, participate in worship, and pitch in wherever needed to make sure the RE program functions well.
I am grateful for our Parents who bring their children to church each Sunday, who offer their support to the program, who appreciate the amazing life/world changing gift that is Unitarian Universalist Religious Education.
I am grateful for the UUCT Volunteers who have put so much time and energy into the many jobs that made our dream of a new Religious Education building a reality. (WOO HOO!)
And I am grateful to the congregation for supporting our vision of being a center for liberal religious education in Tampa with their time, talent, and treasure$.
With all that we do and all that we are, we plant seeds of love, seeds of peace, and seeds of compassion in our children, our youth, and ourselves. What fun it is to watch those seeds grow into strong hearts, questioning minds, and beautiful spirits. What a blessing!
As I mentioned, May rounds out our 2010/2011 curriculum based Religious Education (RE) year. The last scheduled day of class is Sunday, May 29th. Multi-aged play and activities will be offered in the small dome & on the playground throughout the summer while parents attend church. Children should be dropped off in the small dome before 11:00 worship and picked up from the small dome following the worship service.
A special multigenerational worship service honoring our RE volunteers will be held on Sunday, June 5th.
Our Parents Potluck Picnics (PPP) continue throughout the summer and are held on the 3rd Sunday on each month following service.
STAY INFORMED & CONNECTED! Please use the following tools for staying informed about the many opportunities for families at the UU Church of Tampa and for staying connected to the larger Unitarian Universalist community:
Twitter – Follow me! @UUKatie – There are so many great UU “Tweeters” out there tweeting such inspirational stuff. I strongly encourage you to start tweeting – it’s awesome. (Read my current blog for more of my gushing about Twitter. The RE Committee says I am all a “twitter” about Twitter and they are right!)
Facebook – UUCT RE Children and Youth – I update our Facebook page weekly with RE lesson details, including links to Tapestry of Faith curriculum. Also included are upcoming youth activities, worship details, and whatnot.
Blog – UUKatie.Blogspot.com – I update my blog with details about upcoming activities in our RE program and also just my general thoughts about UU’ism, the awesomeness that is UU RE, the craziness that is parenthood, and the wonderfulness that is life, love, and community.
Email – KatieCulbert@verizon.net
Website – www.uutampa.org
Yahoo Group – UUTampa@yahoogroups.com
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