Sharing our liberal religious tradition with the next generation is an important component of this congregation. Check out Religious Education classes for children and youth each Sunday at 10am!

What‘s an easy way to make a difference in the world? Help Houston kids to get the school supplies they need! Between now and the start of school (August 23rd) we‘ll be collecting supplies for Treasure Forest Elementary, our neighborhood school. Shop the back-to-school sales with the list below and bring in your great deals! No 2 pencils 12"x18" Manila paper (50 sheets) Map coloring pencils Spiral notebooks (70 sheet, wide rule or primary rule) Red grading pens Mead composition notebooks (9 3/4"x7 1/2" , 100 sheet) Black ball point pens Highlighter pens 24-ct boxes of Crayola crayons Loose-leaf filler paper, wide ruled (200 sheets) Pencil erasers Pocket folders w/brads (red, green, yellow, blue) 8ct. Crayola washable markers Blunt tip scissors (K-2nd grade) Small pencil sharpener 5" pointed scissors (3rd-5th grades) 16 oz bottles hand sanitizer Boxes of facial tissue (200 ct) 12"  wooden ruler, standard (to 1/8") & metric 8 oz. Elmer's white liquid glue 12"x18" construction paper—50 ass‘t Glue sticks On August 22nd we‘ll have an interactive worship service – honoring both teachers and learners, and gathering all these supplies. If you are a learner of any age, remember to bring your backpack, computer bag, briefcase or hobby kit as we bless each other on our various free and responsible searches for truth and meaning! Here at the Fellowship, summer programming for children runs through September 5th – we‘ll start our ―school year‖ on September 12th, which is also our annual Water Ceremony. Bring your water and the transformative stories of your summer! This year the children will embark on a new adventure called Faithful Journeys – uncovering stories of Unitarians and Universalists who lived their values and changed the world. Each week they will share their own actions as people of faith as well as take part in a variety of games, crafts, and social justice projects. Every Sunday the Fellowship gives you opportunities to strengthen connections both mental and interpersonal, to learn something new about a world issue, a new friend, or yourself. These are all pieces of faith development - and we've got coffee and cake as well! To learn more about faith development opportunities, join our circle any Sunday, or speak with Bob Wiener or me! Our next committee meeting will be 7 PM, Thursday, September 9th in the workroom. In love and in faith, Katy Carpman Director of Religious Education ufhdre@comcast.net