End of the Year Important Information

As things wind down this year, I thought I'd make sure we all know the upcoming schedule for the children's program.  Here's what's on tap until January ~

Sunday, December 16th (9 & 11am) and Sunday, December 23rd (10am only)~ Practices for the holiday pageant

Monday, December 24th ~ Family Holiday Service with Children's Pageant at 4pm

Sunday, December 30th ~ 3rd - 5th grade Shinto Life Cycle Service at 10am only (practice is Wednesday night, December 19th at 5:30)


Hope all is well with everyone and I'm looking forward to the 2013 New Year with all of you!  =)

Holiday Pageant Request...

As we prepare for the Holiday Pageant, we are looking to gather some puppets or stuffed animals for the program.  Our play is about a sleep-over in "THE" stable so we're looking for puppets or stuffed animals that might be found in a barn.  One we need in particular is a donkey or horse of some kind.  The rest can be any kind of logical animal found on a farm.  Please let us know if you have something we could borrow for the play...

Thanks!

This Week's Important Info...

• First and Second Grade Families ~ For those of you who got a letter about this week's Life Cycle training for first and second graders, there was an error in the letter.  The training will take place this WEDNESDAY, November 7th at 5:30 in George Bray Hall.  The date was correct, but the day was wrong.  I've heard from several of you already that are coming, make sure I know or the office knows before Wednesday so we can plan accordingly for the meal and supplies...  =)
• OWL ~ While we don't have the exact dates pinned down yet, we are starting a list of 4th - 6th graders that are interested in participating in that age group's OWL program.  I've heard from several of you on that too, but please let me know as soon as possible if I haven't talked to you.  This way we'll know when and for how many to plan...
• UNICEF Collection ~ We've collected over $400 for UNICEF already and several kids told me they had money but hadn't brought it to church yet.  If your family collected for UNICEF, make sure you bring the boxes to church or the Annex ASAP so we can send the money to UNICEF...  =)
• Chalice Lighting ~ There is a new and easy way to sign up your family to be chalice lighters.  We're using Volunteerspot.com that has an on-line calendar.  Just go in and pick a date and sign up!  =)  If you want to sign up for a 9 or 10am service, go to http://vols.pt/LVQQjD, if you want to sign up for an 11am service, go to http://vols.pt/F8zEX2.  Just go in and pick a date and sign up!  =) 

O.W.L.

        Our Whole Lives  

The RE department will be offering the 4th - 6th grade OWL (Our Whole Lives) sexuality program this winter/spring.  It will begin sometime in January and go through late March/early April during the 11am service.  In order to plan groups and teachers accordingly, please let me know as soon as possible if you're interested in your child attending.  More details will come shortly as we know who will be involved.

Family Fun Night

Our Annual Family Halloween Fun Night will be taking place in George Bray Hall on Friday night, October 26^th from 6 to 8pm!!!!!!  More details will be available soon through emails, the blog and Facebook, so keep a look out!  Mark your calendars now…

This Sunday in the Children's Program (9/23)

This Sunday, we'll be studying the Jewish High Holy Days that occur at this time of year.  We'll be doing some projects that involve plants.  If anyone has some long grasses, tall flowers, small branches with leaves or other similar plants that could be harvested from your garden and brought to church, we'd love to have them!

Also, many thanks to all who've shared a snack and drink with us in the Children's Program.  If you haven't had a chance to bring some in yet, please do.  All our bellies would be so grateful!  :)

FAMILY CAMP INFO

OBUUC Annual Family Camp

October 12 – 14, 2012

NEW LOCATION -- Just a 50-60 minute drive from Racine!

Edwards YMCA Camp and Retreat Center

N8901 Army Lake Road

East Troy, WI

Camp is located on 132 acres of marshlands, pine forests, prairies, and wooded dells.

Our weekend schedule will include some educational programs and lots of outdoor activities! There will be both planned activities and family free-time for hiking, canoeing, archery, Frisbee golf, volleyball, basketball and two all-season tube slides! Special activities will be low and high robes course plus a 30 ft climbing tower and an evening environmental education lesson with the camp staff. Highlights will include special arts & crafts, group campfire Saturday night and Sunday morning worship service at the outdoor amphitheater. See our tentative schedule on display at church and in George Bray Hall!

We are offering TWO options to attend:

WHOLE Weekend

From 6pm Friday to 3pm Sunday

$94 per person (children under 2 are free)

Includes programming, indoor lodging and all meals (Dinner on Friday to Lunch on Sunday). You must bring own linens for every member of your family (pillow, sleeping bag, etc.). Our lodge has 8 bedrooms (with 4 persons per room, some bunk bed style) and 5 shared bathrooms.

Saturday ONLY

From 10am to 9pm (no overnight)

$40 per person (children under 2 are free)

Includes: programming, activities and meals (lunch & dinner) and stay late for our campfire & S’mores!!

Scholarships are available should you require full or partial financial assistance to attend.

For more info contact Kelly & Jeff Horbinski at membership@obuuc.org or jeffhorbinski@gmail.com or call church office. Must register by September 28, 2012!

News and Notes for the Week...

Summer is winding down and we're almost finished with Fall Registration in the Children's Program!  YAY!  I've got about 9 families left I'm waiting to hear from and we'll be ready for a new school year...


On September 2, we will be having a full multigenerational service where everyone will be upstairs for the entire service.  This is our annual Water Communion service so feel free to bring a bit of water from your most important places.  This is a great service where we get to see how important water is to all of us...


If you are a volunteer in our program or would like to be, please see the links to the right to sign up for services this fall.  We LOVE our volunteers and can't have a successful program without them!!!!  =)


See you soon!  Laura

Chalice Camp 2012

Sadly, there were not enough people available for Chalice Camp this summer and it will not run.  If you registered, I will get your check returned to you as soon as possible.  We will plan on offering it again next summer, so look for Chalice Camp again in 2013!  =)

Important Deadlines Approaching!!!

Two Very Important Deadlines are Fast Approaching!!!!

• Registration for the 2012 ~ 2013 school year is up and available on-line.  See the link to the right on this blog!  Even if you have already registered in the Children's Program last year, you must re-register for 2012~2013.  We would like to have all registrations done by July 1
• Chalice Camp Forms are also available, again, to your right on this blog.  Hope to see you there!  There will be no registrations accepted after June 30!  If there aren't 25 registered by that date, Chalice Camp will be canceled...