Upcoming Events
All children and youth will remain in the Sanctuary for the entire service this Sunday as SNUUC gets ready for the annual Hale Smith concert to be held in the afternoon. RE classes will resume on Sunday February 5.
Other Dates and Events of Interest:
The Intergenerational Luncheon is set for Sunday February 12 after services in the RE Wing. All congregants are welcome to attend. Sign up in the Sanctuary after services this Sunday if you have not done so yet.
The Metro District sponsored Leadership Development Con has been rescheduled for February 10-12 at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester in Hastings on Hudson. Senior HS youth are eligible to attend.
Youth Social Con at the Unitarian Church in Summit, NJ. March 2-4. Senior HS youth are invited to attend. For carpool and registration information, please see me.
We are still collecting non perishable food items for donation to a local food bank through the winter. Please bring in your donations as you are able every Sunday.
The next LIAC sponsored Coming of Age meeting is on Saturday February 11, currently scheduled for the Huntington congregation. If there are any questions with choosing your projects or on the assignments due, please let me know.
Our next Social Action Sunday will be on March 11. We will be working with the Smile in a Bag project to put together gift bags to lift the spirits of hospitalized children across Long Island.
In addition to our Sunday SNUUC Religious Education programs and activities, you may be interested in viewing the website "Between Sundays", a site developed by The Church of the Larger Fellowship for UU parents and families. What does it mean to be a UU and how do our beliefs make a difference in this world? This wonderful resource has some answers to these questions and something for all ages. Please visit the website at http://clf.uua.org/betweensundays/
Meet the Senior Youth Advisors!
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Angry crowd protests global warming! |
Together we will be working with the senior youth this year. If you have any questions or ideas, please see any one of us:
Hi, I'm Bill Bryson-Brockmann and I've been a member of SNUUC since 1995. I'm a Pediatric Psychologist at Winthrop-University Hospital and have lots of experience working with kids and teenagers including my twins who are now 21 years old! I have taught in RE on and off for many years from 3 year olds up to Senior Youth.
Ilene Corina has been the Sr. Youth Advisor for the past 2 years and a member of SNUUC since 1995 although has been coming since 1987. She has been involved with social action, been on the board and now co-chairs the RE Committee. Ilene has taken youth training with the Nassau County Youth Board and has taken the Compassionate Communication classes at SNUUC. Ilene has two sons, one in the Senior youth program and one teaching the younger children.
Diane Hawkins joined SNUUC with her husband Jim in 2002. She works on the Art Committee, which offers five showings of original art by Long Island residents. In the past, she has organized the youth to create a painting on SNUUC shed and, with all SNUUC kids, to create a giraffe made from recycled materials. She has taken the Compassionate Communication class at SNUUC twice, worked on social action issues and environmental issues at SNUUC.
Bob McGough says, I'm the father of a 23-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter, and married to Jeanne McGough. I grew up as a Presbyterian (liberal Protestant denomination), later joined the Episcopal Church, and left when the priest there didn't like my questions. I've been going to SNUUC for, hmm, maybe six years, I don't remember for sure. I have a black belt at a mixed martial arts school (which is kind of a contradiction to karate purists), where I was surprised to learn I enjoyed punching and being punched (within limits). I work as an editor at a financial news service, and was a reporter for years at various places. I enjoy old and modern poems.
UU Youth Programs on Long Island
Student Activity Fund
The Student Activity Fund (SAF) is a program to encourage young Unitarian Universalists to live their religious values through internships in social action, advocacy and service provision.
SAF is a grant-program funded by the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock that enables high school seniors and college students to perform significant service to the community while earning money to help finance their education.
Our Whole Lives
Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a series of grade appropriate courses in sexuality education. The program provides accurate information and Unitarian Universalist values for children, youth, adults, and families.
The Coming of Age Program
The Coming of Age (COA) Program is about learning, sharing, growing and bonding with other Unitarian Universalist youth from various Long Island congregations. The purpose of the program is to acquaint the participants with an understanding of Unitarian Universalism, explore their developing personal religious philosophies, examine and discuss adolescent issues and to foster the development of open communication among the youth and between the youth and their families.
Forms for SNUUC Youth Activities
Student Activity Fund (SAF) registration (link goes to LIAC)