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- What is QUUilt?
- How to connect with QUUilt
- QUUilt this month
- QUUilt classes
- QUUilt volunteer opportunities
What is QUUilt?
In these times of isolation, stress and uncertainty, meaningful connection can recenter and re-engergize us. QUUilt, UUCF’s new take on RE, aims to emphasize Connection over Content by engaging children, families and adults in religious community through fun and fellowship.
What is QUUilt?
QUUilt is a fresh approach to Religious Exploration for these extraordinary times.
QUUilt goes beyond a traditional framework of Religious Education for children by embracing lifelong learning at UUCF and supporting parents, children, youth, adult learners, teachers and volunteers in a connected community.
Sunday morning classes and high school and middle school group activities will continue (virtually), of course. But these “patches” of content are now joined with other new opportunities for connection.
New QUUilt Opportunities for Connection
- Family story time
- Parent conversation groups
- A middle school book club
- Online game nights for 4th-6th graders
- Staff-supported RE at Home.
Possible other new patches include Adult Program classes and small groups geared for parents and young adults and collaboration on activities with other UU congregations like Cedar Lane and River Road, and engaging in justice work at UUCF.
Information on opportunities for connection are shown below and will be shared in the weekly QUUilt Community UUpdate, along with links to register children for online RE classes and to sign up for activities. If you’ve been receiving weekly RE UUpdates, you are all set. If not, sign up here. For questions about QUUilt, contact Director of Religious Exploration Diana Tycer. For middle or high school programs, please contact Courtney Firth.
Come wrap yourself in the warmth of community. Get involved in QUUilt!
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How to connect with QUUilt
How to connect with QUUilt
- Host a family story time session
- Join a parent conversation group
- Register your child for an RE class
- Be a parent helper in an RE class
- Do RE at Home with your children
- Join Family CartUUns night on Fridays
- Volunteer as a chaperone for an online MS or HS event
- Take an Adult Programs class
- Encourage your youth to attend MS and HS events
- Engage in justice work at UUCF as a family unit
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QUUilt this month
QUUilt this month
January Message from the Director of Religious Exploration
Greetings and good wishes for a happy and healthy New Year! I hope you have been able to enjoy the beauty of this week’s snowfall (and maybe got out to play in it a little)! Winter has certainly arrived!
As you are no doubt aware, the COVID-19 omicron variant has disrupted all in-person events at UUCF. In-person RE classes continue to be suspended until Jan. 23. The Re-Opening Task Force is monitoring the rates of infection and hospitalization in Fairfax County, and will determine when it is safe to continue with in-person RE. The RE Committee will meet next week to discuss options for online or continued outdoor classes if access to the Program Building is not possible. I’ll keep you informed as decisions are made.
This month’s worship theme is Living With Intention. The Soulful Home packet that explains the theme and offers activities to further explore it was emailed earlier this week. I hope you find it useful.
I would like to thank everyone who contributed items for the Angel Tree and Mosaic Elementary School gift fair last month. Heaps of presents surrounded the tree in the Commons and the gift fair received enough donations to enable all children in need to participate. Thank you for your generosity! I am always touched by the commitment RE families constantly make to serve others in our community.
Finally, I want to make sure you know that next weekend UUCF is sponsoring a teach-in titled Teaching Truth: Putting Students First, which aims to counter disinformation about critical race theory and reinforce the importance of teaching inclusive history. You will find more information about this event on the UUCF website.
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| Date/Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sat. Jan 22 at 9:30 AM | Family Hiking Group | Lake Fairfax Park |
| Fri. Jan 28 at 4:30 PM | 4th-6th Grade Online Gaming Group | |
| Sat. Jan 29 at 9:15 AM | Intergenerational Hiking Group | Burke Lake Park |
| Fri. Feb 11 at 4:30 PM | 4th-6th Grade Online Gaming Group | |
| Fri. Feb 18 at 12:00 AM | High School OWL Intensive **NEW DATES!** |
This Month in Winter RE
Winter RE has been suspended due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 omicron variant in Northern Virginia. In-person classes previously scheduled for Jan. 9 are canceled, but both the High School and 7th Grade Coming of Age classes will meet online that day. Zoom links have been sent to participating students. There will be no Special RE on MLK Weekend.
The 6th Grade Our Whole Lives (OWL) class has now ended without the final class, which was mainly a review and celebration. Those students will proceed with the Riddle and Mystery curriculum when classes resume.
The UUCF Re-Opening Task Force will provide recommendations on when it is safe to return to in-person Religious Exploration.
January RE Schedule
- Sunday morning, Jan. 9, Winter RE.
- 8:50 a.m. 7th Grade Coming of Age meets online.
- 10:30 a.m. High School class meets online.
- Sunday Evening, Jan. 9, Winter RE.
- 7 p.m: Online Coming of Age class.
- Sunday Morning, Jan. 16 – No winter RE or Special RE.
- Sunday Morning, Jan. 23, Winter RE – TBA.
- Sunday Evening, Jan. 23, Winter RE.
- 7 p.m.: Online Coming of Age class.
- Sunday Morning, Jan. 30, Winter RE – TBA.
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QUUilt classes
QUUILT Calendar Reminders for Ongoing Groups
- RE Committee meets Tue., Jan. 11, 7 p.m., online.
- 4th-6th Grade Gamers meet Jan. 14 & Jan. 28, 4:30-5:30 p.m., online
- Parent Conversation Group 2 meets Wed., Jan. 19, 7 p.m., online.
- HS Youth Group meets for a Netflix Party, Fri., Jan. 28, 7 p.m., online.
For information about these ongoing groups or if you need Zoom links for these activities, please contact Diana Tycer.
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QUUilt volunteer opportunities
