NOV-Healing-wk 1

Dear UU Parents and Guardians, 

All Ages Community Activity

Stop by the church and take a photo! 
We are using #UnitarianChurchLincolnathome when posting to social media or send an email to me with your photos :) 
An excuse to visit the church - outdoors - safely. 
The posters are located around the back of the church near the playground
Please be aware that Bluestem Montessori might be out playing if you stop by M-F before 5pm. 
Our theme for the next "Sunday School in a Bag" will be our 2nd principle, and based upon the notion of kindness. Feel free to get a jump start with this theme by taking a photo with this cool poster. 
 Family Spotlight! 

In an effort for us to remember seeing faces, and to get to know one another better, I am going to spotlight one family each month in our church newsletter. (SO easy. PLEASE sign up. I promise it will not take much time at all.)
So far we only have 4 families signed up!!! Plenty of spots left. 

Sign up HERE to participate

It would be lovely if you could join us for our weekly gatherings! 

Here is what is currently being offered: 

*Sunday School *
Approximately: 30 minute program geared towards K-5 but open to all ages
Sundays at 11am
Please email me for the link

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

Wednesdays at 7pm

Please email me for the link

We now have a Discord link!
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

*Parent and Guardian Chat: *
The chance for parents and guardians to just get together and chat
Every other Thursday 8pm and every other Wednesday noon

Thursday 11/12 8pm
     Link: https://zoom.us/j/866583131     Password: lovemykids    
 
 Wednesday 11/18 Noon
      Link: https://zoom.us/j/474526337     Password: lovemykids       

Videos This Week: 
Story with Miss Chelsea: 
"The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn https://youtu.be/TsADZfNDydg

NEW THIS MONTH!
Theme: Healing
These materials come to us from the Soul Matters Curriculum team

At the Table - Healing Discussion Questions
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7G972MKmDx6Rm3MeKY4NJXoNLforlgKUCrd9QtViQw/edit?usp=sharing

Around the Neighborhood - Healing Scavenger Hunt
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z_6qcRYr4uhR6fTvEqfXagqYHnY2545FMLtbNjmmIW0/edit?usp=sharing


Additional Resources for Parents With Deep Listening Theme: 
 Lectio Divina Lead You to HealingFrom the Soul Matters Team - Small Group Ministry
Like last month, we were invited to
engage our monthly theme by engaging an ancient Christian spiritual practice called lectio Divina, translated literally as “divine reading.” Learn more about it here and here. The basic idea is to deeply listen to a text by reading it multiple times, through a different reflective lens each time. You can also think of it as bringing different discernment questions to the text, with each question inviting you to listen to the text in a new way. Our favorite three questions are:

• ●  What FEELINGS arise?
• ●  What MEMORIES does it stir?
• ●  What MESSAGE does it have for you personally? (“words of comfort or challenge”)

Here are three “healing texts” to choose from:
·       Even This Is
Enough, by Rev. Vanessa Southern

https://www.uua.org/worship/words/prayer/even-enough
·       
Love After Love, by Derek Walcott

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/love-after-love/

  A Blessing For One Who Is Exhausted, by John O'Donohue

http://www.dailygood.org/story/734/a-blessing-for-one-who-is-exhausted/

Find the one that calls to you the most, then read it three times. With the first reading guided by the question: What FEELINGS arise as I listen to the words?” And the second reading guided by “What MEMORIES does it stir?” Ending with a third reading guided by “What MESSAGE does this have for me? What word of comfort or challenge is it trying to offer me?” (On this third reading it often helps to listen for which single word or phrase pops out at you, and then apply the question to that word/phrase.)