Can you be a Team Teacher this spring, rotating with other Teachers to lead RE class sessions? The commitment would be 10 Sundays Jan. 19th – May 10th (5 Sundays leading the lesson, 5 Sundays supporting another Teacher as they lead and 5 Sundays off). We need 2 Teachers for each of these age groups: Birth-Kindergarten, 1st/2nd grade and 3rd/4th. Click here to see the job description and contact Jennifer at dre@uucmtka.org with questions. Thank you for considering if you can help make RE possible for the children of UUCM 🙂
Category / CYRE
Children and Youth Religious Education
Guest at Your Table Box Collection
We hope the families participating in Guest at Your Table (raising funds and awareness of the work of the UU Service Committee) are having a great experience learning about women who change their corner of the world. Families will be invited to place their donation boxes under the tree during the offertory Dec. 22nd and 29th.
Family Greeters Needed
Do you remember your first day at UUCM? Did someone greet you warmly and share some helpful information? Being greeted is particularly crucial for those visitors considering our RE program for their kids. If you can come to service early once a month or so to share a smile and give a little tour, please contact Jennifer at dre@uucmtka.org. We need you 🙂 This is a wonderful service opportunity for a family to share (and great for individuals too).
Meet Luz, Our Sunday Childcare Provider
Luz Froemming is the friendly childcare professional currently running our nursery. She comes to us with two year’s experience as a Teacher at Tierra Encantada Preschool in Minneapolis. She is excited to offer quality care. She most loves reading to children, as well as teaching a little Spanish to interested kids. We are grateful to have her caring for our youngest UUCMers.
RE Teachers Needed
Our Teacher roster for this fall is almost complete. Could you be the volunteer that helps meet the remaining needs? By helping just 8 Sundays this fall, you could complete the Teacher Teams for: 3rd-4th grade or 7th-8th grade. To learn more, please contact Jennifer, the Acting Family Ministry Director, at 952-473-5900 x 104.
The UUCM Greeter Sign-up Has New Options
Now there are two greeting options for Sunday mornings at UUCM, available through the Greeter “button” at the top of the UUCM website home page.
- Guestbook + Red Cup Greeter – Welcomes all people as they arrive and helps newcomers to feel oriented and at ease.
- Family Greeter – Welcomes all people as they arrive and attends specifically to new families with children to help them feel oriented and comfortable. Please sign up for as many services as you can manage. Greeting instructions are on the sign-up page.
We welcome and encourage children to join adults in greeting (and ushering!), as well. They often enjoy these roles. Thanks very much for all you do for UUCM!
Can You Welcome Families? – It Only Takes 30 Minutes
Adults and children can help welcome everyone to UUCM. It only takes about 30 minutes on Sunday before the worship service to be a Family Greeter. To see instructions and sign up go to the Family Greeter link. Contact Andrea Purdy Heier with questions. It is short, sweet and fun!
