{"id":12832,"date":"2025-08-26T17:08:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/?page_id=12832"},"modified":"2026-04-05T18:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T22:50:14","slug":"upcoming-re-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/upcoming-re-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming RE Schedule\/Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:32.80987%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kids-crafts.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=375 375w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"500\" data-id=\"12961\" data-link=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/upcoming-re-events\/kids-crafts\/\" data-url=\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kids-crafts.jpg\" data-width=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kids-crafts.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:34.38026%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/08fdb199-b444-0632-b85c-e568efe6b290-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=393 393w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"500\" data-id=\"12971\" data-link=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/upcoming-re-events\/08fdb199-b444-0632-b85c-e568efe6b290-1\/\" data-url=\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/08fdb199-b444-0632-b85c-e568efe6b290-1.jpg\" data-width=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/08fdb199-b444-0632-b85c-e568efe6b290-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:32.80987%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kids-outdoors.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=375 375w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"500\" data-id=\"12963\" data-link=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/upcoming-re-events\/kids-outdoors\/\" data-url=\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kids-outdoors.jpg\" data-width=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kids-outdoors.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Greetings from the Director of Religious Exploration<\/strong><br>The theme for the month of April is \u201cEmbracing Possibility.\u201d Let us reflect on the transition into spring as a season of renewal and quiet resilience. Consider what you have endured, adapted to, or grown through in recent months. In what ways has your survival shaped your strength? As new life begins to emerge around you, what possibilities feel ready to unfold within you? If you feel inspired, write about how you can honor both your resilience and your capacity for growth as you step into this new season.<br>With love, Madeline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer Religious Exploration programming for children and youth three Sundays a month. School age children start in the sanctuary at 10:30 am and will be taken to the RE classrooms around 10:45 am. On Sundays that do not have RE programming, we hold an interactive multigenerational service in the sanctuary starting at 10:30 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nursery is open Sundays from 10 am-12 pm for children ages 0 -4 (upstairs in the Parish House).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April Classroom Sundays<\/strong><br>This month the <em>elementary aged children<\/em> will explore our monthly theme \u201cEmbracing Possibility\u201d through stories, activities, crafts, and games.<br><br><em>Middle School<\/em> will continue to explore their Unitarian Universalist Values through the lens of other faith traditions using the \u201cCrossing Paths\u201d Curriculum.<br><br><em>Youth <\/em>who are in High School are encouraged to join the weekly services or volunteer in RE. They are welcome to facilitate games and crafts for the elementary kids or play in the nursery with our babies and toddlers.<br><br>Elementary religious exploration is in a time of change. We are starting the new year by introducing \u201cChoose your own Adventure\u201d RE. All elementary kids will start RE in the arch room for Children\u2019s Chapel. They will light their chalice, revisit covenant, embody the 7 values, and enjoy a story that aligns with the theme of the month. After this connection time they are invited to choose between 2 or 3 activities. Our goal is to deepen their connection with all of the kids in RE across many age groups and allow them to take ownership over their RE experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please register your children below for the 2025-2026 Religious Exploration program before their first visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd25nAdfKS-DrbPQF2Xum7a_oqg2j7Epf2hOcAWcnmRxWmt3A\/viewform\">Religious Exploration Registration 2025-2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Religious Exploration Schedule for April<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Class runs from 10:45-11:45 am. School aged children are invited to start in the Sanctuary.<br>April 5 &#8211; Creative Sunday<br>April 12 &#8211; Classroom Sunday<br>April 19 &#8211; Classroom Sunday<br>April 26 &#8211; Multigenerational Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Religious Exploration Events <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Music for Little People<br>Wednesday, April 15 and 29<br>12:30 pm-1:15 pm, Arch Room<\/strong><br>Share in the joy of music in this class which is free and open to the public. Children 0-5 and their caregivers are welcome to meet us in the Arch Room each month. Sing, play, dance, explore instruments, and connect through music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Greetings from the Director of Religious Exploration<\/strong><br \/>The theme for the month of April is \u201cEmbracing Possibility.\u201d Let us reflect on the transition into spring as a season of renewal and quiet resilience. 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