Notes from the Director
Dear Friends,
As I continue to keep you all in my hearts and thoughts, please know that I am just an email or a phone call away. While I am no longer holding virtual “office hours”, you can reach me on my personal phone at 507-995-7929. Currently, I am available for daytime meetings on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. I also do have availability most other weekday evenings. I will continue to do my best to serve as a resource to our community, through connecting you to one another and of course, directly. Being a light in the lives of others is as important as ever, and I hope you will stay connected.
Please consider joining our private Facebook group: UUFM Children’s Faith Development
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1404655806251029/). This group is intended for families and congregants who are involved in Children’s Faith Development. My approval of new members’ access to the information there is what makes the group a safe space for sharing. I will be sharing our weekly stories as Facebook videos on my personal page publicly and sharing them in the group, as well as short prayers and meditations.
Link to the stories:
Our virtual Stories for All Ages are now available on the UUFM YouTube Channel. At least one new story will be available by Sunday, each week.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNwWkbABO6HpDlw5Po2TdQA?view_as=subscriber
Virtual Children’s Chapel
This school year, our virtual Children’s Chapel will continue to meet two Sundays per month. We plan to meet every 2nd and 4th Sunday, with our next date falling on Sunday, September 13th. Danielle Stedman will co-facilitate the next meeting with Macey, as we celebrate our Ingathering and Water Communion. We meet over Zoom at 11:30am, and the link is made available to families via email and on our private Facebook group.
Throughout the school year, families can also expect monthly asynchronous activities in addition to our weekly stories for all ages. If you have any thoughts about what type of activities your kids would enjoy, please don’t hesitate to share at cfddirector@uumankato.org
Youth Group:
Our Youth Group meets tonight Wednesday, September 2nd, at 6:30-8pm. Barb, Lee, and Macey will all be on tonight’s call checking-in and playing a game over Zoom. Check your email for the Zoom link.
UU-Youth the Vote!
An email was sent out last week inviting our youth families to participate in UU the Vote postcard writing. We are grateful that a few said yes to this invitation. Many thanks to Sean Easton for organizing these efforts and spending time chatting with us at our last Wednesday night youth group. If any more youth families are interested in becoming involved, please contact CFD Director Macey Forsyth at cfddirector@uumankato.org