Noticing Our Shared Values

One way that families can learn about the proposed new shared values (Love, Justice, Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence, and Generosity) is by noticing them in bedtime stories. So many picture books have several of these values embedded into the stories and it can be fun to talk with kids about what you notice in the […]

T is for Thandeka

Rev. Dr. Thandeka is an ordained UU minister and congregational consultant, as well as a professor, author, and producer. She is a proponent of Affect Theology, which puts feeling and emotion at the forefront of religious experience (as opposed to thoughts and ideas). By focusing on the emotional connections between individuals within small groups and […]

Got Big Questions?

Join our new class for adults. In Building Your Own Theology, you and your fellow UUs will develop and articulate our unique religious and ethical beliefs. Over the course of ten weeks, we will grapple with the Big Questions of life: What is a religious experience for me? What is the nature of the Divine […]

R is for Reeb

On March 7, 1965, police on the outskirts of Selma Alabama attacked a group of civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettis Bridge. Unitarian minister James Reeb watched the television coverage from his home in Massachusetts. Reeb had been preaching about systematic racism and segregation in churches around Boston. When Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King […]

Ready for UU Summer Camp?

Yes, it’s Winter. But, if you’re interested in learning more about some of the UU summer camp options available near(ish) to our area, now is the time to start researching and getting your deposits in. We have a large and loyal group of UUCDCers who travel up to Unirondack every summer. We have also had […]

Last Week RE Highlights

We had a great Sunday in RE last week. Our Preschoolers and Kindergartners combined classes to celebrate their unique selves. They read Frederick by Leo Leonni and created paper mice. 1st/2nd graders learned about the pagan holiday Lammas and how we can make the world a more magical place. 3rd/4th grade class focused on the […]

Seizure First Aid Training

UUCDC Member and certified trainer Jeff LaBonde will offer Seizure First Aid at UUCDC on Saturday February 3 at 10 a.m. One in 10 people will have a seizure at some point in their lifetime. And 1 in 26 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy. The Seizure Recognition and First Aid certification training provides information […]

Parental Supervision Policy Reminder

Our community safety covenant  states that all children under 10 years old must be under direct supervision of a parent or designated guardian at all times when not in RE classes. We ask parents be particularly mindful of children during coffee hour when a running child could be a serious hazard to one of our senior […]

Happy New Year

From RE Director Chrissy Bushyager: Each year I select a word to hold in my mind for the year. As the New Year approached I wasn’t sure what word to choose, but I had a Zora Neale Hurston quote rattling around in my head: There are years that ask questions and years that answer. I […]