News for Children, Teens, and Families
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Young People Prepare to Lead Sunday Service
This Sunday, February 3 Kindergarten through Grade 8 will prepare to lead the service on Sunday, February 10. Each age group will offer a different part of the service including art, poetry, storytelling, lighting the Social Action Candle, and preaching. Our theme is KINDNESS. All children will have an opportunity to contribute in a way that is comfortable for them. Please join us this Sunday to reflect on kindness and to find ways to bring more kindness into the world.
Hey Youth Groupies!
This Sunday we will meet from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. (earlier than our usual time). That way there’s time to get home before the Super Bowl starts! I am super stoked about watching it. This week we’ll meet in the First Parish Kitchen to make pizza together! There will also be music and fun and all that jazz. If you have any specific toppings in mind, just let me know (or games to play or things to discuss). Email: mfburnham@comcast.net Hope to see you soon! Madzie Burnham, Lead Youth Advisor
Looking for a Way to Lend a Hand? Be a RE Greeter!
Would you help us welcome families both old and new, as they walk into church? Sign-up to be an RE Greeter! You can be an RE Greeter on your own or with your family. This is an easy way to make a difference! Please consider volunteering for one 25-minute slot (or as many as you like) on Sunday morning from 9:45-10:10 a.m. Sign-up online and find more information about this volunteer opportunity HERE Please contact Jean Chandler if you have questions: jeanjeanc2@aol.com We would be grateful for your help!
Come Celebrate the Lunar New Year
Sunday, February 24, 10:00- 11:00 a.m., Sanctuary and Parish Hall
We are delighted to welcome back Wah Lum Kung Fu and Sifu Evan Hughes
to First Parish. As a way of blessing our Meeting House and welcoming the Year of the Pig, they will offer a Lion Dance in our service. Following the dance, children and youth are invited to a Kung Fu lesson in the Parish Hall. This is an energizing experience for all ages!
This Sunday, February 3: Religious Exploration
8:50 a.m. – Neighboring Faiths (Grade 7) meet in the Parlor to go to Framingham Society of Friends Quaker Meeting, Return to First Parish ~ 12:00 p.m.
9:45 a.m. – Little RE (0-4yrs) – Lower Level
10:00 a.m. – Worship Service
Children in Kindergarten through Grade 6 begin in the Sanctuary with their families. Following our Children’s Message, the children leave the Sanctuary for their classrooms with their teachers. All RE sessions are held until 11:15am. Parents of children 0-Grade 3 are asked to pick up their children in the classroom listed below. Older children and youth will be dismissed to Coffee Hour.
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2– Lower Level
Grade 3– Ripley and Greeley Rooms– Upper Level
UU Tweens (Grades 4 & 5)– Wright Tavern
Neighboring Activists (Grade 6)– Emerson Room
3:00-5:00 p.m. – 8th Grade OWL: Session 4, Gender Roles, Identity & Orientation – Emerson Room
4:00-6:00 p.m. – Coming of Age (Grade 9) with mentors: Mask Making – Parish Hall
4:00-6:00 p.m. – High School Youth Group Making Pizza – Kitchen
Next Sunday, February 10: KINDNESS- All Ages Service
Sunday, February 10, 10:00, Sanctuary
Join us for a service celebrating KINDNESS! Kindergartners through 8th Graders will help lead this service with Rev. Amy Freedman and Dawn Van Patten. Our First Parish community will reflect on kindness and help bring more kindness into the world.
Discover More:
Descriptions of our programs for children and youth including schedules for each age-group can be found on our website:
http://firstparish.org/wp/learning/re/
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