Dear Friends (and friends I haven’t met yet),
I hope you are settling in to these warmer months and finding ways to stay cool, experience joy and remain connected to the love in your life. Connection keeps us focused on our humanity- it’s so important.
Together, with our children and youth, we are nurturing and growing the seeds of peace and creation at church! Kent UU is a place of joy and action – when the world feels like a dumpster fire, you (yes, you!) have a place to go for a hug and a cup of coffee to regroup. Unitarian Universalism reminds us that we are all born whole and Holy, unique and beloved. Whoever you are, wherever you come from, whomever you love…..you are welcome here. Kent UU is dedicated to making room for all who wish to bend this timeline toward justice, equity, transformation and love.
I am so excited to roll out our program for Summer beginning Jun 21st! Our program , I Care for the Earth and the Earth Cares for Me!, will take place on Sunday mornings at 10 AM for 10 weeks and is an inclusive, creative and inspiring series of stand alone workshops for children and teens to experience how nature cares for us and how we can be better stewards of the natural world. These pop-in sessions are perfect for the busy summer months- we will paint, create, observe, repair, explore and learn together. I hope you, (yes. YOU!), will join us.
Below you’ll find the schedule for Summer. As always, our Sunday morning schedule, FAQs and class information can be found on the Family Ministry page by clicking HERE.
In Faith and With Love,
Colleen Thoele, Director of Religious Education
PS: My door is always open- reach out with questions or for a listening ear to [email protected]
Summer 2026 Family Programming
| June 13 | Parent Group and Playdate! |
| June 14 | Flower Communion Service |
| June 19 | Soulful Home Family dinner |
| June 21 Summer RE Begins | Bee Keeping w/ Mr. Tim! FIELD TRIP |
| June 28 Summer RE 10:00 AM Fessenden Hall | River Walk! Nature scavenger hunt/show and tell |
| July 5 Summer RE 10:00 AM Fessenden Hall | It’s patriotic to care for the Earth! |
| July 12 Summer RE 10:00 AM Fessenden Hall | Watercolor Postcards- share the beauty of Nature w/others |
| July 19 Summer RE 10:00 AM Fessenden Hall | Self Care in Nature |
| July 26 Summer RE 10:00 AM Fessenden Hall | Birds! Birds! Birds! |
| August 2 Summer RE 10:00 AM Fessenden Hall | One Patch of Grass – a mindfulness lesson |
| August 9 Summer RE 10:00 AM Fessenden Hall | Plants! Plants! Plants! |
| August 16 Summer RE 10:00 AM Fessenden Hall | Local Food and Farming *backpack blessing in worship @ 11:00 |
| August 23 Summer RE 10:00 AM Fessenden Hall | RE FIELD Trip! TBD |
| August 30 Summer Break NO RE | |
| September 6 Summer Break NO RE | UUYJ Worship Service @ 11:00 |
| September 13 Summer Break NO RE | Whole church Ingathering Worship @ 11:00 |
| September 20 RE 10:00 AM Historic Sanctuary | Children’s Annual Meeting! |