Announcements

This Sunday (27 November 2022) — “Understanding the Bible”

Adapted for this age group from a curriculum based on the book by John Buehrens (Understanding the Bible: An Introduction for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberals).

This week — Session 2 — “Beginnings”

We will look at one of the creation stories from the Book of Genesis and some exploration of what it may have meant to the people who first told it.

And we will explore why should Unitarian Universalists should read the Bible:

• These stories belong to us, too.  The Jewish and Christian scriptures are the stories of the “parents and grandparents” of our faith movement.
• It’s important for us to know these stories and learn about the ways they have been used for good to promote justice — and for ill to justify injustice.
• The Bible contains some big “Capital T Truths” that are neither science nor history but are nevertheless of great value to our experience as humans.

This Sunday (27 November 2022) — “Joseph and His Brothers”

Children and youth are with us in the sanctuary for the first 20 minutes and then are dismissed to their classes.

The elementary class (Pre-K through Grade 5) continues their season of focus on our Jewish and Christian heritage looking at the story of Joseph and His Brothers — a story of jealousy, sibling rivalry, and ultimately forgiveness.

They will also have a chance to finish a group project they were working on last time.

There is no adult religious education class scheduled for this Sunday (27 November 2022).

Sleep in a little and eat pie for breakfast before service.

You can rejoin us when the class resumes next Sunday (4 December 2022) at 9:00 AM via Zoom.

Please join us on Saturday (26 November 2022) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

Please note that this group is still meeting via Zoom.  You will need to contact Larry for the Zoom link information using the contact information at the end of this post.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

Please join us on Sunday (20 November 2022) as we continue our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM for “WhUU Dat” via Zoom and facilitated by Susan Caldwell and Barbara Deger continuing our discussion of the Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide.

This week’s readings include the the readings in the section “Our Religious Education” and continue on through “Our Work for Social Justice” and “Our Communities.”