Coming Up in RE

Sunday, September 12th: Our children and youth look forward to gathering with the entire First Parish community for our intergenerational water service. There will be babysitting available for children ages 5 and under if they wish to not stay for the whole service.

Sunday, September 12th: Youth Group’s “welcome” pool and pizza party from 12 to 4pm. New teens are always welcome! Contact Roberta for more information.

Sunday, September 19th: Welcome celebration for all kids together during regular worship time. Come have fun as we discover our themes for the year!

Open House

Sunday, September 26th: Religious Exploration OPEN HOUSE for ALL members and friends at First Parish from 11:45 to 1pm. Enjoy good food at Social Hour followed by an opportunity to learn what the kids at First Parish are doing this year. Babysitting is available for free and a raffle for some great door prizes!

Coming-of-Age

On Sunday, September 26th at 5pm, we will kick-off another year of our famous Coming-of-Age program. Our youth look forward to a special dinner to meet their mentors in October.

Our Whole Lives

Friday, October 1st from 7 to 9pm and Sunday, October 3rd from 1 to 3pm are the parent orientation sessions for the Our Whole Lives program. If you know of a teen interested in participating in this incredible program, let Roberta know today. We are very pleased to be offering Our Whole Lives programs for both Junior High and Senior High teens this year. Both classes start on October 3rd.

Donate books for charity!

Join us in helping with our first EASY “Faith-in-Action” project of the year! For the month of September, we will be collecting new and gently used books for “More Than Words” Bookstore in Waltham. This bookstore teaches teens with challenging life situations basic business skills so that they can make a success of their young lives. For more information about this worthwhile non-profit organization, check out their website at www.mtwyouth.org. This project is great for kids and adults who don’t have much money for charity project but like to give. Go through your books and see what you have outgrown and/or no longer want. They particularly appreciate educational and non-fiction books. Children can bring donations to their first RE classes on the 19th and 26th and adults can drop off books in the donation bin outside the Commons.

Religious Exploration Wish List:

With some new space opened up in the basement for Religious Exploration use, we are excited to set up the rooms in an engaging way for the children and youth. To do so, we are looking for donated items you no longer need before searching outside our community. If you have anything we are wishing for, please contact Roberta today.
A clean and good condition sofa or love seat in a plain color of tan, maroon, or blue.
A preschool table and 4 to 6 matching chairs
A great condition television with a screen 30 inches or bigger

R.E. part of Website is routinely being updated:
Check out our website at www.fpsudbury.org. It is an invaluable resource as a one-stop place to access all the information you want about what’s happening in our R.E. program.

Volunteer Help needed==

And last but not least, there are a wide variety of ways you can help us in our Religious Exploration program this year! From simple and low commitment to rich and rewarding, there are a wide variety of volunteer options to match your interests and time availability. For more information, contact Roberta at DRE

fpsudbury.org or check out our volunteer schedule online ...

Thank you so much to all of our RE volunteer angels!!!!

"When angels visit us, we do not hear the rustle of wings, nor feel the feathery touch of the breast of a dove; but we know their presence by the love they create in our hearts." ~ Mary Baker Eddy

"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly embracing each other." ~ Luciano de Crescenzo

Roberta Altamari
Director of Religious Exploration and Youth Ministry

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