This Week in Religious Education: June 11-18, 2020

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Religious Education & Faith Development Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation at White Plains June 11, 2020   Center Lane & PrideWorks Pride Month Online Workshops  Friday June 16 at 6:30pm - Staying Healthy in a Healthy Relationship with Stephanie Arrango Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30pm - Queer-Positive Stories in the Bible: Christian and Jewish Scripture for Liberation - with Pastor Jim O'Hanlon, Rabbi Ben Goldberg, and Rev. Kathy Genus Friday, June 30 at 6:30pm - Take a Giant Step with MSP - Challenging Gender Norms and Boxes while having fun and staying healthy with Kathryn Strangolagalli REGISTER HERE Center Lane LGBTQ+ Online Pride Camps  Center Lane is celebrating its 25th birthday with 3 LGBTQ+ Pride Camps! Pride Camps are FREE 5-day leadership conferences where teens in Westchester County can earn 20 hours of community service learning how to create community, connect with LGBTQ+ culture and history and contribute to the world! Westchester UU youth have attended these camps in the past and loved them - ask Tracy! Pride Camp: Rainbow Pride! Monday-Friday, June 22-26, 11am-3pm What exactly is LGBTQ+ culture? We’ll explore the differences between sexual orientation and gender identity and what all the letters in the QuILTBAG mean to the world and ourselves. We’ll take a trip through LGBTQ+ history and check out how our community and history have been presented on TV, movies, theatre, and YouTube Pride Camp: Friendship & Dating & Sex, Oh My! Monday-Friday, July 13-17, 11am-3pm Finding and building relationships is unique for LGBTQ+ youth. Coming out, rejection, and (sometimes) unexpected crushes can be part of it. The straight world gives us much of the script for dating, so it’s hard to know how it all works - or where even to find someone! In most sex ed lessons, we’re either terrified or invisible. Here we’ll talk about all kinds of healthy, safe relationships. Pride Camp: Isms & Intersections Monday-Friday, August 10-14, 11am-3pm The LGBTQ+ community is made up of people of all genders, races, religions, abilities, ages, income levels - we're everyone! This week, we'll talk 'ism' - how oppression of groups affects us personally, others in our community, and how we talk about being Queer. We'll explore how we navigate intersecting identities, deal with oppression, and show resilience.   REGISTER HERE / CLICK HERE FOR THE FLYER Our Graduating Seniors Need Your Words of Encouragement    This is a challenging year to finish high school and step from youth into young adulthood. Let our seniors know they have a faith community that loves and supports them.  Submit a short note to be included in hymnals gifted by the congregation. These hymnals will be an enduring reminder of beloved music, words and community. We will celebrate Bridging for 4 youth next Sunday, June 21st: Evan Cacchione, Niall Ryan, Oliver Schwartz, Aiden Breneman-Pennas. Click HERE to submit your note of congratulations and encouragement.   This Sunday in RE Exploring Current Events & Grounding Racial Justice in Our UU Values 10:00-10:45am, 4th-5th grade final Bibleodeon class plus a conversation about current events and racial justice with Janice Silverberg & Ted Kuczinski (Room 2210) 11:20am-12:00pm, K-3rd grade affirmation of our UU Principles and values related to dignity, participation and fairness with Laura Goodspeed, Jim Cobb & Joe Gonzalez. They will read "Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights" by Rob Sanders and look at the Racial Transformer poster from Colorlines.org to talk about different types of action people take.  (Room 8428, breakout space) 11:30am-12:30pm, 6th-7th grade final World Religions class about Buddhism plus a conversation about current events and racial justice with Rev. Meredith and Gail Johnston (Room 8428, breakout space) 11:40am-12:40pm 8th-12th grade Youth Group conversation about current events and racial justice with Tracy Breneman, Jeff Tomlinson, Cyndi & Daniel Tillman (Room 8428, breakout space) 1:30-2:30pm Parent/Grandparent/Caregiver/Friend exploring how adults can have conversations with the children and youth in your life about current events and racial justice, with Tracy B & guest in Room 8428. If you are coming with specific questions or needs, you are welcome to e-mail them ahead to Tracy. You might take a look at these materials ahead of our conversation:  Kojo for Kids: Author Jason Reynolds Talks about Racism and the Protests (an example of answering children's questions) Embrace Race, Supporting Kids of Color Amid Racialized Violence USA Today, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, What Do We Tell Our Children? Teaching Tolerance, Beyond the Golden Rule: Parent's Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice Resources for Youth and Adults:  7 UU Principles & 7 Black Lives of UU (BLUU) Principles poster Proposed 8th UU Principle  Books, movies and resource list for talking with children and youth about racism and justice, Oakland Public Library Teaching Tolerance, Know How to Talk About Race UU discussion guide for the movie, Selma - great for youth and parents to watch and discuss at home! Teaching Tolerance, "Let's Talk! Discussing Black Lives Matter" 4-series webinar about the roots and history of BLM and discussion tools for home Teaching Tolerance, "Let's Talk! Discussing Whiteness" 4-series webinar about how whiteness hides under the radar and manifests as white privilege with discussion tools for home  Ways in which white supremacy culture shows up in our institutions, our UUA. A reflection and inventory by the UUA Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries. Invisible rules and assumptions of white supremacy culture "White Fragility" by Robin DiAngelo "75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice," Corrine Shutack John Oliver has been describing institutionalized racism and social dynamics on his show, Last Week Tonight  Resources for Children: BLM Instructional Library, click on read-aloud books (Tracy's new favorite children's resource!) Highlights from the the CNN and Sesame Street town hall on racism for kids and parents, including Elmo and his dad talk about racism and protesting 26 Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism and Resistance Books, movies and resource list for talking with children and youth about racism and justice, Oakland Public Library Mother.ly, How to Raise Andi-Racist Kids Teaching Tolerance, Know How to Talk About Race USA Today, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, What Do We Tell Our Children? Click HERE for our growing collection of resources. The 1619 Project at CUUC To understand current demands for racial justice, we need to truly understand our country's history. CUUC discussions about The 1619 Project will resume in the fall. Read about CUUC's approach HERE.  Summer is a great time to read the materials! Links to the individual essays on The New York Times website can be found at the bottom of their article "Why We Published the 1619 Project." Find a link to The New York Times Magazine: The 1619 Project HERE.  Worship: Sunday, June 14, 2020 Just Love Rev. Meredith Garmon 9:50am Centering Music 10:10am Welcome, Room ending 1991   After Worship Virtual Coffee Hour RE Classes and Groups Meet - See Schedule Above Zoom Rooms Visit cucwp.org/calendar and click on an event for login information. Check the Online Programming Schedule for details. To reserve a Zoom online meeting rooms, contact admin@cucwp.org.   ONLINE MEETING ROOMS Worship Space 1991 - zoom.us/j/761321991 or call 646-876-9923 and enter 761 321 991 Room 2210 - zoom.us/j/3369562210 or call 929-436-2866 and enter 336 956 2210  Room 4635 - zoom.us/j/602164635 or call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 602 164 635  Room 7899 - zoom.us/j/2898507899 or call 646-876-9923 and enter 289 850 7899 Room 8428 - zoom.us/j/817388428 or call 646-558-8656 and enter 817 388 428 Room 8944 - zoom.us/j/9836638944 or call 929-436-2866 and enter Meeting ID: 983 663 8944. "A Tempo with Adam Kent" Mon & Fri 3:00pm, NEW Zoom - zoom.us/j/93960775149 or call 929-436-2866 and enter Meeting ID 939 6077 5149. Please mute your microphones. Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation at White Plains   468 Rosedale Ave · White Plains, NY 10605-5419 You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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