Unitarian Fellowship of Houston

UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP OF HOUSTON 1504 Wirt Road Houston, Texas 77055 • Telephone: 713.686.5876 • E-mail: ufhouston@comcast.net • Fax:713.686.7664

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Religious Education for Children and Youth

Supporting families.

Instilling love, courage, hope, and compassion.

Changing the world.

Sunday Morning:

10:00-10:50 AM: Religious Education for all ages

11:00-Noon: Worship*

Noon: Coffee hour in the lobby

As I am writing this the Adult RE room is beginning a transformation. It is going from a generic classroom style room with a large wooden table and plastic chairs gathered around it, to a sitting area with a love seat and chairs, a coffee table and plastic plants (so we do not kill them). We even have art to hang on the barren walls and a few throw pillows to throw about. If you have a love seat, chair or bookshelves that you no longer need and would be willing to add to this room PLEASE do not hesitate to tell me. I can probably even figure out a way to come to you and pick it up if I HAVE to. The long term goal is for the furniture to even be, GASP, nice. Right now I will take what I can get, but do not be offended if the chair you give gets sold in the garage sale as we upgrade, PLEASE

Another exciting thing that is in the works is a miniature village outside for the birds and other creatures to play in. To start this off I will be bringing in an old birdbath to sit into the ground. I will be looking for old clay pots to turn into houses for toads and others with the creative help of our youngsters. It will be a joy to watch this little town grow into a story land where ideas can be born.

Finally from now on the bags of food for the homeless will always be available in the foyer so you no longer have to wait for that once a month day to pick them up. They are located in the basket under the thousand cranes for peace, a suitable place. The requested donation is still $3.00 per bag, but if you want to pay $10 for three the extra dollar really helps.

Thought for the day (I have to share this even though it is somewhat inappropriate) Cigarettes are a lot like hamsters, perfectly harmless, until you put one in your mouth and set it on fire. � Will Ferrell. See I know you are chuckling to yourself and envisioning a person with a really mad soggy hamster in their mouth right now.

Laughter is good for you.

Peace,
Jill Haberman
Director of Religious Education

jhabermandirRE@gmail.com

*Children and youth stay in the sanctuary through the offering. Some weeks are fully-multigenerational services, while other weeks the children and youth may choose to sit with their family or come to activity hour in the RE Wing.

Our Grounds
As weather permits, we offer time outdoors each and every Sunday�playing on the playground, wandering from planting to planting, or walking the labyrinth.

Our R.E. Committee
The R.E. Committee plans, responds, and administers to the Faith Development needs of the congregation. This is a cooperative effort and we hope you will consider volunteering your time and talents. Positions include: Teachers, Teacher Aides, Committee members, Substitutes, Special Events Coordinator(s), and Happy Shoppers. The R.E. Committee meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7pm.

Director of Religious Education (DRE)
Katy Carpman , who served as our DRE for the last five years has taken a full-time position at Emerson. We appreciate all she has done for our program and in support of our families.

We have been extremely lucky in our search for a new DRE to find Jillian Haberman. Jill is an elementary school art who has a wonderful rapport with children and has also been a Unitarian Universalist for many years. Jill has already started becoming familiar with our program and bonding with our families so we look forward to a very smooth transition. Contact Jill directly by sending an email to: jhabermandirRE@gmail.com .

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