Thank you for being a part of our growing program. Feel free to drop us a line and let us know how you and yours are doing. We are always open to ideas and hope to be providing just what you need from a religious exploration program for children and youth and community at UUCC.

March 17 – Jonathan will lead a St. Pat’s activity.

Community Egg-stracurricula Activity, Saturday, March 30, 12pm-3pm, Patio

Bring your hard boiled eggs (or vegan marshmallows) and your dye kit for our lively annual egg dying event. CYRE hosts this event but enjoys when “kids of all ages” relax together with this creative and artistic activity. Drop in any time between 12pm & 3pm on Saturday, March 30th. Tables, snacks and music await your arrival. Feel free to invite others, no RSVP needed.

CYRE Easter Egg Hunt, Sunday, March 31, After Service, Playground

Youth of all ages will participate in our annual Easter egg hunt on the playground after service.

April 14 – Activity TBD

April has multiple Sundays where children and youth may want to be in service including the New Member Orientation on 4/21 and a Beltane Service on 4/28.

May 5 – Cinco de Mayo?! – Activity TBD
May 19 – Activity TBD

CYRE Meetings – We discussed alternating CYRE meetings monthly to be Zoom-based planning sessions (January, March, May, July) or in-person fellowship (February, April, June):

January 24 (Wednesday) – Zoom planning session
February 15 (Thursday) – In-person – Potluck Dinner?
March 20 (Wednesday) – Zoom planning session
April 17 (Wednesday) – In-person

Other Programming

UU Youth CONs at The Mountain – Please help make plans for this now. There are funds to pay for children, youth, and chaperones. We need to get head counts and work on registration. Who wants to go?

February 23-25 – Middle (Intermediate)
March 8-10 – Elementary
March 22-24 – High

For those interested in The Mountain beyond these amazing youth conventions, there are other important opportunities to consider. Watch the announcements from the church for more details. January 14th is a fundraising lunch to make these opportunities available to everyone.

February – Baking night?? Last year we had a lot of fun gathering to bake sweet treats. Would anyone be interested in doing this again? This could replace the 2/15 in-person CYRE meeting and be on the Saturday before (2/10).

March – Easter falls on Sunday, March 31. This provides two opportunities:

Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday
Egg Dying on Saturday 3/30 or another date TBD.

April, May, June – Who has an idea?

Everything beyond the January 24 virtual CYRE meeting and January 28 Sunday CANstruction is up for more discussion. Please plan to help if you can.

I look forward to continuing in community with everyone in 2024. See you soon.

-Jonathan

(Keep in mind all in-person dates need approval to use the church spaces. Some changes may occur.)

Contact Jonathan White, CYRE Chair, with questions or for clarification: rechair@uucolumbia.org or to be
included on a mailing list to know ahead of time when to plan for CYRE programming.