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Dear UU Parents and Guardians,

NO Zoom Sunday School this Sunday! 

Instead - the Board will be holding the Congregational Meeting at 11am. It would be great to see you all there! Watch your emails from the church office for the link. 

May 23rd and 30th - Church service in-person and live-streaming. Children are welcome to sit in the sanctuary with their parents. Childcare for age 5 and under. Watch for registration link online. Zoom Sunday School will continue at 11am. We'll begin Sunday School in June IF we have volunteers. 

PLEASE contact me as soon as possible if you are willing to teach or assist or be a floater for Sunday School this summer! If we don't have volunteers - we can't have a program!

Plans for Re-Entry Into the Church Building Are Underway
Check out our newsletter for more information
https://www.unitarianlincoln.org/newsletter.html

*Sunday School *

NO Zoom Sunday School this Sunday

*Middle and HS *
We are joining up with the Omaha youth groups - 

Wednesdays at 7pm

Please email me for more information

DISCORD for Middle and High School
We invite all Middle and High School students from Omaha and Lincoln to join us for discussion and community through this app.
'Would you rather' questions - Thoughts along our monthly Soul Matters themes - 'Big questions' related to UUism.
Also - a "Pet Page"!!! So much fun.
***Be aware that once joining Discord, it opens up the app to multiple pages which will need to be moderated by students themselves and their parents/guardians for security.

https://discord.gg/3NuSj6f
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*Parent and Guardian Chat:*
The chance for parents and guardians to check in with me for 'open office hours'
Every other Thursday 8pm and every other Wednesday noon (I close the meeting after 15 minutes if no one checks in)

Thursday the 13th at 8pm
  https://zoom.us/j/5036046295    

Wednesday the 19th at noon

Link: https://zoom.us/j/5036046295
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Family Open Circle: 
Information can be found on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1081904435272577
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Videos This Week: 

Chelsea's Story-
Tale of Two Beasts (didn't upload last week - so here it is) 
Red - A Crayon's Story
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K-5: Soul Matters Theme: Story
These materials come to us from the Soul Matters Curriculum team

From the Mailbox
At Play
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Bonus Resources for Parents With the theme of: Story

Videos & Podcasts
The Truth That Sets You Free, Jason Silva: Shots of Awe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ5EbGjTRMo
 
Tell Me A Story: What Narratives Reveal About The Mind
From Hidden Brain
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/09/794683840/tell-me-a-story-what-narratives-reveal-about-the-mind
On stories as magic tricks that expose the peculiar biases of our minds.

A Catalyst for Humanity: A Conversation with Isabel Wilkerson
Part of Public Health Storytelling: Powerful Narratives for a Healthier World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxVeDIs_XXg
 
The Danger of a Single Story, Chimamanda Adichie
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?nolanguage=en%3Futm_source%3Dtedcomshare
 
Imagining Peace, Pádraig Ó Tuama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJfBYz6tab8
 
Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOGru_4z1Vc&list=PLcEd0IYai8aRXfTJs4vwQFg4fFCep1iWF&index=1
 
Rethinking the Story of Human History: Calling today 12,021 rather than 2,021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czgOWmtGVGs