UU History skits in Coming of Age Class

Happy Spring!

This is the season where things start to move quickly and lots of fun events happen! We will have our traditional Easter Egg Hunt right after worship on Easter, April 9th. Please bring a basket if you have one (we have some if you don’t) and remember that worship that day is for all ages, so there will not be RE classes that day. There are always activities and supplies on the shelves behind the back pews to keep kids (and adults) busy during worship, so please help yourselves to those.

Our high school youth are busy fundraising for their Racial Justice Learning Journey to Alabama. They will hold a Pancake Breakfast before worship on 4/16, yard cleanups on 2 Saturdays this month, and a Mother’s Day flower sale in May. There are 20 youth signed up to go on the trip, so there’s a lot of fundraising to make that happen. Thank you for your continued support, and when you can, ask they youth about what they’ve been learning in preparing for that journey.

The 5th-7th grade class is also learning about Racial Justice and will be spending some time with a South Church member who works with the Black Heritage Trail of NH. They will do some deep connecting to history in our community and learn about the good work of BHTNH, who the RE kids selected as their choice for Shared Plate. The 5th-7th graders later this month will have small ways for you to help them support BHTNH, so watch for those opportunities.

Finally, as we get ready to celebrate the Installation of Reverend Ellen and Kirsten in their leadership roles, all South Children have been invited to help with a sweet celebratory project. Ask JenDD if you would like information on how to work on that at home as a family.

Here are a few upcoming RE things to take note of:

• Sparks and Flames Bingo Night! Friday April 7th (RSVP!)
• South Church Traditional Easter Egg Hunt! Sunday, April 9th, after worship. (Note: Easter Sunday will be an all-ages worship, meaning all children will remain in the sanctuary, no RE classes that morning.
• Families Tuugether Saturday, April 15th (RSVP)
• Pancake Breakfast Sunday April 16th, 8:30am-10am (before worship). Fundraiser for Senior Youth Learning Journey to Alabama. If you’d like to donate supplies for this event, sign up HERE.
• Child Dedication Sunday, April 23rd (during worship)
• Installation ceremony and celebration for Reverend Ellen and Kirsten Sunday, April 30th, 3pm

See you soon! ♥️

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Calendar for this month… 

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• Sunday, April 2nd:
  • Worship at 10:00a, in person and live on YouTube. Sermon offered by Reverend Ellen
  • 8th grade Coming of Age meets 9:45-11:00 at 73 Court St (no Mentors)
  • Age-based RE classes for Pre-K through 7th grade meet in rooms downstairs following the Time For All Ages
  • 7th Grade OWL meets 4:00-5:30 at church
  • Senior Youth meets 4:00-5:30pm at 73 Court St
• Friday, April 7th:
  • Sparks and Flames Bingo Night! For grades 5-8. RSVP by noon Thursday: jendeldeo@southchurch-uu.org
• Sunday, April 9th: Easter Sunday
  • Worship at 10:00a, in person and live on YouTube. Sermon offered by Reverend Ellen
  • This will be an all-ages worship, no RE classes, children remain in the sanctuary
  • Traditional Egg Hunt after worship! For kids of all ages
  • No Coming of Age, OWL, or Senior Youth today
• Saturday, April 15th:
  • Families Tuugether! 5:00-7:30 Please RSVP. More info HERE.
  • Senior Youth prep for Pancake Breakfast, 5:00-7:00pm
• Sunday, April 16h:
  • Pancake Breakfast! 8:30am-10am (before worship). Fundraiser for Senior Youth Learning Journey to Alabama. If you’d like to donate supplies for this event, sign up HERE.
• • Worship at 10:00a, in person and live on YouTube. Sermon offered by Reverend Ellen
  • 8th grade Coming of Age meets 9:45-11:00 in Piscataqua Room, with Mentors
  • Age-based RE classes for Pre-K through 7th grade meet in rooms downstairs following the Time For All Ages
  • 7th Grade OWL meets 4:00-5:30 at church
  • Senior Youth does not meet this afternoon–come to Pancake Breakfast!.
• Sunday, April 23rd:
  • Worship at 10:00a, in person and live on YouTube. Sermon offered by Reverend Ellen
  • Baby/Child Dedication during worship
  • 8th grade Coming of Age does not meet today
  • Age-based RE classes for Pre-K through 7th grade meet in rooms downstairs following the Time For All Ages
  • 7th Grade OWL meets 4:00-5:30pm at church
  • Senior Youth meets 4:00-5:30pm at 73 Court St
• Sunday, April 30th:
  • Worship at 10:00a, in person and live on YouTube.
  • 8th grade Coming of Age meets 9:45-11:00 at 73 Court St (no Mentors)
  • Age-based RE classes for Pre-K through 7th grade meet in rooms downstairs following the Time For All Ages
  • 7th Grade OWL does not meet today
  • Senior Youth meets 4:00-6:00pm at 73 Court St for Racial Justice Learning Journey Session 4
• Friday, May 5th-Sunday May 7th
  • Senior Youth camping trip at Pawtuckaway State Park
• Sunday, May 7th
• • Worship at 10:00a, in person and live on YouTube. Sermon offered by Kirsten
  • 8th grade Coming of Age meets 9:45-11:00 at 73 Court St with parents for special session! (No mentors today)
  • Age-based RE classes for Pre-K through 7th grade meet in rooms downstairs following the Time For All Ages
  • 7th Grade OWL meets 4:00-5:30 at church
  • No Senior Youth meeting today because of camping trip

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April’s Church Theme is “Resistance”

Our UU faith in practice and action:

• Help protect trans kids in NH:
  • Tuesday, March 18th–Sign holding and hearing at NH state house on NH SB 272, so-called “parental bill of rights” Info about the proposed bill and more easy actions against it: https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-new-hampshire-action-fund/take-action/protect-lgbtq-youth-in-new-hampshire
• Take Climate Justice Action. While every single day should be Earth Day, it can be helpful to have the reminder on April 22nd every year to kickstart some action. Here are some ideas:
  • Make positive changes as a family. How many of the good ideas on THIS PAGE can you adopt?
  • Sign up for email updates with 350NH Action to know about events your family can participate in: https://www.350nhaction.org/join-our-email-list
  • Youth can join the 350NH Youth Program to join a group taking climate action locally and to gain leadership and organizing skills with peers: https://350nh.org/youth-program/
• Learning about out UU history: There are 2 historical UU figures from New England whose birthdays are this month. Learn about them as a family…
  • William Ellery Channing, significant figure in shaping Unitarianism
  • Hosea Ballou, significant figure in shaping Universalism

Chalice Lighting for mealtimes:

Committed to Respond

By Lynn Harrison

Committed to respond to the call of a wounded world…
We join together this day with loving hearts, hands and minds.
Embracing the interconnected web of water, air and earth…
We light a fire of sustaining hope, ever bright with love and justice.
May we bring forth this day new wisdom, strength and courage
To create a new world not of wealth, but well-being.
A world of new peace and abundance for all.
As we give thanks for this earth, our shared and singular home,
May we dedicate ourselves to its ongoing care.
Rising to the calls deep within us, and all around us…
May we respond today and always with courage and with love.