I GOT UU BABE!

I think we all went through every one of these steps when planning our teen conference. We were nervous, as it was going to be the first one held in quite a while in this district.  Even up to the week before the conference ; we were struggling with commitment , registrations, and buy-in. I know there were a a few times that we felt like we fell back onto the second ” I can’t do it.” step.  But, we persisted.

 

This is what we came up with in the end….(and this photo was taken on the second day  after  many folks had to leave early.)

We all have busy lives.  It’s hard to commit and stay committed.  In this age of social media, there are more and  more things waved in front of us than we can ever TRY to accomplish !

Every action that you participate in, has a result.  I  try to pick the activity that will best help me grow, that challenges me, my intellect and my comfort level. I pick the activity that may have a positive impact on someone else as well as myself.  I try.  Sometimes it happens! Sometimes it’s not that easy.

When you do the hard thing,  then come out the other side;  I hope you revel in what you’ve accomplished!  Feel good that you’ve made a plan and stuck to it.  It is no surprise that seemingly little actions have a  big impact at times.

I just received an email from a parent of a young man who attended our “I Got UU Babe” conference.   After our social outreach portion of the conference , which focused on “Standing on the Side of Love”,  he moved up a few steps  from the  ”I want to” step to the “I’ll try to “ step…and is planning on starting a “Standing on the Side of Love” group in his high school.  Wow.

I know that all of you will “have his back”, and say  ”I Got U , Babe!”

~~~Robin

Thanks To All Who Made This Teen “CON” Happen!

Thanks To All Teens and Adult Volunteers Who Made This Dream a Reality!

Religious Education- Here We Go! for Feb 12, 2012

Dear RE Families,

Thanks for attending the Intergenerational service this past Sunday!  I had so much fun and I hope you did as well. Thanks to all who brought food donations!  We filled the large collection box in fellowship all with all of your generous treats!

During our One Room School House on February 19th,  I will be discussing  some themes present in the story “How Hare Built Her Hut” .  There will also be activities so that all children can help build another type of “home” for our feathery friends!  And…kids can take part in some more drumming…we have a special guest returning who is interested in starting a kids drumming group here at UUCW!!  Come talk to her on Feb 19th!

~~Robin

For This Sunday, February 12th!

9 am- Nursery Only

11 am- All classes  meet!  Please begin in Sanctuary

12:30 pm:  Sprout Parenting Group (for parents of children up to kindergarten)  Please Contact Annette Spychalla-Perrinaspychallap@charter.net to RSVP and for details; AND PEAK (Parents of Elementary Aged Kids) please contact Jenny DelGizzi  gizzi71@yahoo.com or Ana Bediako abediako@bu.edu to RSVP and for details – child care is provided from 12:30-2pm

4-7 pm  OWL- Final Full Class.  Please don’t miss this!  Fellowship Hall  (next week is the celebration!)

** High School TEENS-  TEEN CONFERENCE! Friday Feb 10th 5:30 pm-Saturday Feb 11th 2:30pm.  Looking for a few volunteers to show up at 5pm to help cook dinner!! ***

4-8 pm Sunday Youth Group.  Please meet at First Unitarian as we volunteer for the Interfaith Hospitality Network homeless shelter.  We will be cooking dinner and eating with the families, playing with the kids, doing Valentines Day Crafts, and games.  I need volunteers to bring in parts of the meal .  Please watch your email for the sign-up sheet!  Thank You ALL for your continuous effort to help those people in need !!  STILL LOOKING FOR HELP TO COOK AND VOLUNTEER

How We Build Our Hut

How We Build Our Hut
- Robin Caracciolo, Director of Religious Education
On Sunday, February 5th at 11:00 we are preparing a very special intergenerational service. This service will be
an interactive experience for all ages and I hope you will make a point to attend . The story that we will tell
during the service is “How Hare Built Her Hut”. We hope you will recognize the themes that will spring forth
from the fun story and appreciate how wonderful our own “village” here at UUCW is and can continue to be.
As Aaron, the Religious Education Committee, and I met to begin planning this service, discussions about
what we as a church community have to offer our “village” ensued. It is amazing, the talent, that walks
through our building every week. What is even more amazing is the willingness of those talented people to
share.
I think about the children first, of course, and how much personality and joy they bring just by entering a
room. I sat with a four year old yesterday as he described to me in detail how to make his favorite recipe from
a cookbook he had at home: chocolate soda! I now know you need a quarter cup of chocolate syrup, a half cup
of carbonated water, vanilla ice cream, and to stir it very well. Oh yes, and you must have a straw! He was
pretty passionate about his cookbook, just like so many others in this church are about their hobbies and
vocations.
In our village, we’ve built a hut. Sometimes it’s a challenge to keep it warm, looking pretty, or to keep the
water out. But the one thing I know is that so many of us are passionate about this hut of ours and all hands
together can bring it to where it needs to be. We have the talent: the educators, business owners, trades
people, artists, administrators, organizers, technical gurus, clergy, cheerleaders, musicians, actors and
caregivers. We are so very fortunate.
So stop by the 11:00 service on February 5th, bring your passion, your open heart, your sense of humor, and a
offering of food for the food pantry…and help us celebrate our community of talent. This is how we build our hut.

  RE WEEKLY UPDATE FOR JANUARY 22 , 2012

Dear Families,
We look forward to seeing you at church this Sunday. Please
save this date: February 5th 11:00. This will be a fun intergenerational service that you won’t want to miss. Children will
participate in many ways including a food drive ,so plan ahead!.
For Sunday January 22nd

• 9:00am Nursery only
• 11:00 am All classes start in the sanctuary !
• 4-7pm OWL
• 5:30-7pm- Parents of Teens Group Meets
• 7-9pm Youth Group- NYC cookie making and poker.

Please note: THE DANCE PLANNED FOR JAN 21 will be
postponed.

CONFERENCE!!! All high school teens, register for the Feb 10-11
Central Mass Conference…held here!! PLEASE DO SO ASAP.
Here is the link:
http://lifespanfaithdevelopment.blogspot.com/2012/01/centralmassachusetts-high-school-youth.html If there are scholarship
needs, contact Robin

RE in a Winter Wonderland- Jan 15

Dear Families,

I think I saw some white stuff on the ground today, I couldn’t believe my eyes!  It’s finally winter in New England.  I hope everyone is back and ready to continue with the new year and the programs.  We have some awesome parenting groups happening and classes being prepared for all ages.

RE NEWS – Robin Caracciolo,

robin.caracciolo@gmail.com

 Sunday January 15th -

  9:00 AM Nursery 

  9:00 Young Families Parenting Group (childcare available). Please RSVP to Annette if you will be able to make it!aspychallap@charter.net

  11:00  All RE Classes meet!  Please start in the sanctuary!   PLEASE NOTE:  QUESTING YEAR IS DOING COFFEE HOUR AT 11:00 and the Chalice Lighting the beginning of  the service . Please drop food off in kitchen and all sit in the front row of the pews in the sanctuary.

  OWL 4-7pm 

 Parents of teens grades 8 and up ! If you are interested in starting your teen in Building Bridges (comparative religion curriculum) on Feb 26 from 4-7 through June…Please RSVP to  robin.caracciolo@gmail.com by Jan 15th!  If we get enough reponses, there will be an info meeting on Sunday Jan 22 from 4-5pm at UUCW.

Also, there will be a dance at UUCW on Sat Jan 21 from 6-9.  Teens grade 8 and up are invited and able to bring friends.  YOU MUST RSVP by Jan 15th and then check email next week.  $3 , food and drinks available, please bring a snack to share of you are able.

Parents of Teens Group -5:30-7pm …Please contact Kristen Payson, kbpayson@charter.net or Barbara Cohen,  bcohen@gis.net  for additional info and to RSVP. Please bring a snack to share.

Youth Group “CON” planning meeting- 6-7pm- If you have signed up to run a workshop at the upcoming conference and/or are interested in being a part of the planning…please come to this meeting.

YOUTH GROUP- 7-9pm- Planning and Games.

Central Mass High School Youth Con – Robin Caracciolo,

robin.caracciolo@gmail.com

Date of Con: Friday Feb 10 5:30- Sat Feb 11 2:30pm

(Snow Date: Feb 24)

Theme: I Got UU Babe

Details of Con:
•Get to know UU youth from other churches in a comfortable environment.
•Meet throughout with your “touch groups” to touch base about your experience.
•Youth-led workshops including: Drama, Art, Martial Arts, and more.
•Opportunities to engage in Social Action together based on “Standing on the Side of Love.”

Open to: High School

grades 9-12 Central Mass max 50 people

Registration: Ends Jan 31st

Fee: $25

(includes 3 meals and a t-shirt)
Scholarships available – just ask

To Register and for more detailed information:

Go to http://lifespanfaithdevelopment.blogspot.com/2012/01/central-massachusetts-high-school-youth.html

(Please note: you must have your parents to give their electronic signature and must know which adults will be attending from your church. There is also a link for adult registration. Contact Robin Caracciolo robin.caracciolo@gmail.com for more information.)

High School Conference for Central Mass Area!!

Date of Con: Friday Feb 10 5:30- Sat Feb 11 2:30pm
Theme: I Got UU Babe
Open to: High School grades 9-12 Central Mass max 50 people
(Snow Date: Feb 24)

Registration: Ends Jan 31st
Fee: $25 (includes 3 meals and a t-shirt)
Scholarships available – just ask

To Register: Youth Registration Form
(Please note: you must have your parents to give their electronic signature and must know which adults will be attending from your church)
Adults click here (an adult must accompany every five youth)

Details of Con:
•Get to know UU youth from other churches in a comfortable environment.
•Meet throughout with your “touch groups” to touch base about your experience.
•Youth-led workshops including: Drama, Art, Martial Arts, and more.
•Opportunities to engage in Social Action together based on “Standing on the Side of Love.”

•Schedule:
FRIDAY FEB 10
Arrive between 5:30 and 6:30pm. Teens are assigned a “touch group” color and sign up for workshops.
6:30-7pm Opening..Get introduced, opening game, rules and regs, covenant, schedule.
7- 7:30 Dinner
8pm-8:45 Workshops 1-5
These may include: 1. Writing- Gianna 2. Music- Lyndon 3. Zentangle- Katie/Alison 4. Improv- Nick 5. Origami- Ben/Stefan
9:00- 9:45 Workshops 6-10
These may include:6. Crafts- Gianna 7. Theater- Nick 8. Photography- Joannah 9. Martial Arts- Tong Ya 10. Worship Workshop- Calum
9:45-10:15 Get set up for overnight….. and ready for worship
10:30pm Worship – Deepening/sharing
11:00 Ready for bed…appropriate sleepwear and set up in areas per choice…There will be a video games room, quiet board games room, and movie room.
Suggested lights out at 1 am.

SATURDAY

9:00-9:30 Breakfast

9:30-10 am Packed up and cleaned up

10-11:15 am Hang out down time with voluntary workshops offered from 10-11:15am which may include: 11. Yoga and or dance – Rowan 12. Ultimate Frisbee- Lyndon, Cameron, Robbie, Drew, Sam (outside of good weather or indoor nerf in fellowship hall) 13. henna tatoo- Alison/Katie 14. Handstands- Bruce 15. group photo/ memory portraits- Joannah/ Natalie
11:30 Social Action Workshop – “Standing on the Side of Love”
12:30 LUNCH
1:30 Wrap up and Clean up. Check-out.
2:30 Depart

Join us! Contact Robin Caracciolo robin.caracciolo@gmail.com for more information.

RE News for 12-11!

GIVING TREE…

Giving Tree

Please  return grocery store gift cards this Sunday Dec 11, place them in the gray box outside of the church office.  If you didn’t have a chance before and would still like to donate a gift card, there are still a few left on our giving tree.  You could  bring it back by Sunday evening or sometime within the week.  We will hand them out on Saturday Dec18th during the food  pantry distribution, so we will really need them by Friday night, Dec17.   There is still time to bring in socks for adults and hats and mittens for adults and .kids!  Place them on or under the giving tree.  Thanks so much for your generosity and all the special ways you are reaching out this holiday season and every time there is a need.  We are truly a congregations that gives!

RE NEWS for Sunday December 11, 2011

I am wondering  how everyone is doing with their “Giving Tree” challenge?  Has your child been able to place stickers on their tree after doing something special for someone else this week?  I have spoken with quite a few parents and children who are reporting some interesting results. I hear there is a lot of hugging going on!!

• Please check out our new Religious Education bulletin board display!   Betty Jenewin , who has graciously gifted this church with her gorgeous photographs and bulletin board displays has passed the baton to Vickie Cox-Lanyon, Pete Lanyon, Alison Lanyon, Katie Cooney and Bart Hill.  I would like to thank Betty for her years of dedication to this special project and I would like to wish her well as she moves into other areas of interest in the church such as the church website and the Mass ReLeaf project!   This time our photos are provided by Pete Lanyon and the bulletin board display is by Vickie Cox -Lanyon, Alison Lanyon and Katie Cooney.

• You will also see the new addition of the COA tiles in the church hallway made by our 2011 COA graduates.The tiles are beautifully displayed on a custom -made frame designed and constructed by Bart Hill.

• Finally, please add your name to a leaf  for our “Ancestral Tree”, designed and constructed by the high school  ”A Place of Wholeness”  class and located in Fellowship Hall.  Help us recognize and celebrate our Unitarian Universalist “roots and wings.”

Sunday Programs

9:00am Nursery Only

11:00 All children start in the sanctuary and will be dismissed to class during the first hymn.  Don’t forget to bring your food donations… as a reminder, here is what your child’s class is collecting:  http://uucwrec.wordpress.com/food-pantry-donations-by-class/

12:30-2pm- Young Families Parent Group (for parents of children aged 5 and under) meet in lounge, childcare is arranged and is in fellowship hall. For more info, please  contact Annette Spychalla-Perrin : aspychallap@charter.net

4pm- OWL in Fellowship Hall

5:30-7pm – Parents of Teens Group-meet Pot Luck

6pm -Teen Choir in Sanctuary

7pm YOUTH GROUP…Please bring in a cotton t-shirt for tie dyeing!!

Special Thanks!!!!

Thanks to Lydia Proulx and Arielle Sorensen for providing great care and fun for kids this past Friday night as parents had a “night out”.  This was a win-win for everyone and we hope to be able to provide this opportunity for kids and adults again!

Young Families Group Holiday Potluck- @ the DERR’S

Just a reminder,  the Holiday Potluck Dinner will start at 4:00 pm on Saturday 12/10/11. We would suggest bringing some type of finger food (either sweet or savory) as a contribution to the meal. If you haven’t let us know what you plan to bring yet please send me a message soon. If you plan on coming and haven’t all ready emailed me to RSVP please respond by 12/7/11.     Bill and Erin Derr     williamderr@hotmail.com

Giving Tree

RE News – Giving Tree Sunday- Nov 27th

Sunday November 27th , 2011  RE Happenings

Giving Tree

NO RE OR NURSERY or Worship Service AT 9:00 AM

11:00 RE and Nursery .  One Room School- House.  ”The Giving Tree.”

All Children please start in sanctuary. When announced, we will proceed out into fellowship hall.  Some children will be collecting food donations from folks in the pews and loading the food into the “shopping cart” for our special After -Thanksgiving Collection.

During our One- Room School House, entitled “The Giving Tree”, we will explore the season of giving in a different light:

 Happy Thanksgiving!!   The holidays are upon us!  The funny thing about the holidays is that they seem to rev -up the desire for material things for our children. We go from being “thankful” at the Thanksgiving table, to something totally different in a matter of days.   Blame the media, black Friday,  or the holiday songs on the radio…but the fact is, it happens to everyone.  Your child could be asking for the race car set he saw on TV, the fancy sneakers, the cell phone, and in my world, my son is talking “car”. (gulp) and (no way)!

What if, for one moment each day from now until the Dec 24th, we could refocus our attention from what we “want”  to what we’d like to give to someone else?  Maybe that would provide a little more balance.  The RE kids , with help from our teen mentors and adult assistants,  will be creating “Giving Trees”  this Sunday during the One- Room School House.

Similar to an  using an advent tree, kids can count down to the holidays by thinking of one thing each day that they would like to give to someone else.  Maybe one day the gift could be a smile for a friend, and the next could be a hug for their sister, and the next could be a card and cookies for a lonely neighbor.  It might be fun to think of all the simple things that you can do to “give” to someone else.  It could be as simple as a thought or a prayer, or as fancy as a homemade gift!!  Every time your child “gives” they should place a sticker over the date and notice how good it feels to give. Maybe it might even feel a little better to give something than to get something.   Pretty soon, it could be the special day where they may receive something special in return.  Parents, use the tree as it best suits your family…and have fun!

The children will also be decorating our church’s “Giving Tree” located in fellowship hall.  This year we are asking folks to take a card off the tree, and fill it with a  grocery store gift card, and place the gift card in the gray box outside the church office door by Dec 11th , in time for our Food Pantry Distribution.  Or, you can bring in hats, mittens,gloves or socks for adults or children and place them directly on the tree.  We will donate these items locally to organizations and folks in need.  They will be divided up and brought to the Food Pantry and IHN and Donna Kay Rest Home in Main South Worcester.

See You On Sunday at 11:00 !!

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Teens.  

Sunday November 27..  The follow teens are assisting . Please arrive at 10:45am:  Nick Vea and Rob Erickson Johnson- Ushers and Collectors

                                          Katie Cooney, Natalie Ackerman, Gianna Bizzarro -Teen Mentors- One-Room School House

                                  NO OWL  …meets again on December 4th 4pm

                                  NO CHOIR…meets again December 4th at 6pm

                                  NO YOUTH GROUP… APOW meets on December 4th at 7pm

                                                       See you on December 4th!!

Thanks to  Rebecca Ziegler, Cindy Bizzarro and  the Teen Choir for their performance at First Unitarian this past Sunday!!

Thanks to Bart and Lee Hill, Robin and Gillian Ganesan, Mohammed and Mithra Salmassi, Paul Vigneau and Paul Jr., and Joannah Houghton for traveling to the UU Church of Brookfield to assist in their special H.O.M.E. service.

Thanks, as always to our teens who volunteer in the nursery. Drew Lanyon, Natalie Ackerman, Juliana Ruivo,  Diana Ruivo, Mariah Friesz, Clare McDonaugh-Poh.

Thanks to our childcare providers this past Sunday for Parenting Groups: Arielle Sorensen, and Rowan Weller.

Thanks to Bart and Lee Hill, Bruce Leshay, and Lydia Proulx for their help with the Teen Mini-Conference Planning Meeting.

Thankful

 

 

 

by Robin Caracciolo

 

It is Thanksgiving week and the word “thankful” is popping up in every corner!

Your children are probably hearing the story of the first Thanksgiving. I see media, like Facebook , brimming with daily posts on what people are thankful for. As I make plans to prepare for my family’s Thanksgiving meal; I know I’ve been fortunate to always have a Thanksgiving meal. Somehow, it often takes the word “Thanksgiving” to remind me that I really should be thankful everyday .

 

As I write this article, I recount the events of this past weekend. My definition of thankful has broadened and goes way beyond having food on my family table this year. I am just so thankful that I am part of this church community. I am thankful when I see so many people coming together in different ways to hold another person up in love and care and community.

 

Dr Albert Schweitzer wrote :

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.

 

The UUCW community filled 2 large bins with food and donated gifts cards for the food pantry distribution this past weekend. We served 97 families. Dianne Mann staffed the distribution with over 30 volunteers from our church and beyond. These volunteers worked together setting tables up, shopping at the food bank, transporting goods, loading tables, helping clients and cleaning up. These people rekindled the lights of many who are struggling to give their family a decent meal . But the interesting thing is, our community comes together like this every month of the year, not just at Thanksgiving.

 

This weekend was not all about food on the plate, but also about food for the soul . I saw some other amazing things happening in our community.

 

After the food pantry, on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, Aaron gathered with volunteer representatives from our church committees to talk about how to support this church with common goals and dreams.

 

Sunday morning arrived along with the dedicated teachers and assistants , their lessons and crafts carefully prepared for the youngest among us. Then from our front parking lot, two teams of teen and adult volunteers moved like satellites, bringing their light from our church into neighboring UU communities. The teen choir and their directors gave their gift of music at First Unitarian’s worship service. Simultaneously, another group of teens and adults who volunteered at our recent HOME mission trip traveled to the UU Church of Brookfield . Their mission this day was to support Brookfield’s Youth Group (made up of only 2 teens). Together, these teens and adults ran a beautiful worship service recounting their combined experience during the HOME mission trip.

 

On Sunday afternoon, two additional parenting groups were formed. With deep thanks,(warmed by delicious soup made by Kristen Payson and Melissa McKeon!), I witnessed a group of human beings gathered to share and support one another. In blessed community, the group spoke of a commitment to rekindle each others’ flames. Sometimes it’s a challenge for us to keep these flames burning bright all by ourselves.

 

And as the daylight faded into evening skies, the lights were still burning inside our church doors .Our OWL class of 27 energetic 8^th and 9^th grade teens sat in respectful silence as our guest panel of volunteer speakers told their open and emotional stories of what it was like to grow up as a bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender person . I was thankful that these adults (from outside our own church community) gave their time to our teens. They inspired all of us in that room to continue to understand and to be allies with all fellow human beings in a world that often seems so cruel.

 

Finally, I was really feeling thankful (and tired- in a good way!) at 7pm when fellowship hall was again bustling with the new energy of 25 high school teens and volunteer advisors. Our teens were communing with teens from area UU churches to plan a teen- lead conference. Fourteen teens volunteered to lead workshops and share passions that burn bright in their hearts. As the Youth Group met in one end of our building, I was deeply aware as to just how many purposes this building and this community of ours serve: At the other end of our building, at that very same time, co-journeyers gathered in love for the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

 

So, yes I feel thankful …but not just for the turkey and mashed potatoes. Thank you, UUCW, for continuously rekindling my inner light and faith in humanity.

 

~~Robin

Nov 20th RE NEWSFLASH!

 

Here’s the RE News for this week and Sunday Nov 20th!

Weaving a tapestry of Love and Learning

 LUCKY COFFEE HOUSE 11-11-11   Big Thank-You’s All Around!

 

The High School Youth Group thanks all of the amazing performers, helpers, and audience for making this one of the best coffee houses ever!   We loved the feel, and the eclectic sounds of so many different types of performances.  Thanks for showing up and making this happen!  We raised $348 towards our Youth Group Activity Fund.  This keeps our group alive and kicking and we appreciate your help with that!

 

Group Success!

 

Thanks to parents from the new Familes of Young Children Group (ages 0-K).  We had a wonderful start-up covenant group meeting this past Sunday at 9:00am with 12 adults in attendance, their children in childcare in our nursery.  The group has begun to discuss topics generated from Michelle Richard’s book “Tending the Flame” as it relates to their personal family situations.  If you could not make this meeting, please try and catch up with this wonderful group at their next meeting on Sunday December 11, at 12:30pm. Childcare will be available, the group will all pitch in to pay the caregivers.  You can RSVP to Annette Spychalla-Perrin - aspychallap@charter.net

 

Sunday November 20th , 2011

 

9:00am Nursery

 

9:00am TEEN CHOIR meets at First U

 

9:30am  HOME Group leaves for Brookfield from UUCW

 

11:00am All  RE classes start in fellowship hall – *special request- Moral Tales, please bring in a shoebox or two for a special class project.

 

12:30pm-2pm LOUNGE- Meeting-  Parents of Primary Aged Children (grades 1-6)…. special gathering with a light lunch for all and child care provided after lunch as parents meet.  Please come and talk with Robin Caracciolo and Aaron Payson  about the start of a new group for parents and caregivers.  RSVP to the group facilitators Ana Bediako  abediako@bu.edu and/ or Jenny DelGizzi gizzi71@yahoo.com.  We want to have ample childcare coverage and food!!

 

4-7pm Fellowship Hall – OWL (grades 8 and 9)

 

5:30-7pm LOUNGE- Meeting- Parents of Teens (grades 6 and up)-…Please  meet with Robin Caracciolo and Aaron Payson to discuss the formation of a group for parents and caregivers of teens.  A light dinner will be provided.  Please RSVP to facilitators Kristen Payson kbpayson@charter.net, Barbara Cohen bcohen@gis.net, or Mary Monica Miner mayes_miner@charter.net if  you will attend..we want to provide the right amount of food.  If you will need childcare…please let us know.  We will also have a space and arrangements made for your Youth Group teens to hang out and be occupied…so bring them along!!

 

7pm-9pm YOUTH GROUP SPECIAL MEETING-  FUN and PLANNING for an Overnight TEEN-CON.  Area UU high school teens will meet at UUCW  to plan a mini conference to be held here in January or February.  Please bring your ideas for what you’d like to do!  What talents would you like to share with your peers in a teen- lead workshop?  What’s for dinner and breakfast?  What do we play for games or watch for movies?  Who will lead worship and what will be your theme?