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Children's Chapel
Children's Chapel 2.19.2021
This week, DRE Joan McDonald continues with the theme of Beloved Community sharing a mindfulness meditation, and Lea Morris' song and conversation Part of Me and connecting it to a saying by the Buddha: "The foot feels the foot when it touches the ground."
Children's Chapel 2.10.2021
DRE Joan McDonald continues with the theme of Beloved Community, sharing music, meditation and a musical story from Matt Meyer
Children's Chapel 2.5.2021
DRE Joan McDonald opens the theme of Beloved Community with a story about the Children's March for racial justice in 1963 and shares music and a calming meditation called shark fin meditation.
Children's Chapel 1.28.2021
DRE Joan McDonald finishes the month of January and the theme of imagination by sharing music, a meditation and short film without words about imagination, problem-solving and perseverance.
Children's Chapel 1.23.2021
Imagination is the theme of January's Children's Chapels. Imagine how you can make the world a better place and learn to sing a metta meditation.
Children's Chapel 1.9.2021
This children's chapel addresses the events of 1.6.2021 through a story titled--Breaking News. I briefly address questions children could ask their caring adults. There is also a loving kindness meditation and music. I would suggest previewing and watching with your child.
Past VIDEOS
Children's Chapel 1.7.2021
Children's Chapel 12.31.2020
Children's Chapel 12.31.2020
Children's Chapel 12.31.2020
Children's Chapel 12.31.2020
Children's Chapel 12.31.2020
Children's Chapel 12.10.2020
Children's Chapel 12.31.2020
Children's Chapel 12.10.2020
Children's Chapel 11.25.2020
Children's Chapel 11.25.2020
Children's Chapel 12.10.2020
Children's Chapel 11.12.2020
Children's Chapel 11.25.2020
Children's Chapel 11.12.2020
Children's Chapel 11.6.2020
Children's Chapel 11.25.2020
Children's Chapel 11.12.2020
Children's Chapel 10.30.2020
Children's Chapel 10.30.2020
Children's Chapel 10.30.2020
Children's Chapel 10.19.2020
Children's Chapel 10.30.2020
Children's Chapel 10.30.2020
Children's Chapel 10.9.2020
Children's Chapel 10.30.2020
Children's Chapel 10.9.2020
Children's Chapel 10.1.2020
Opening Children's Chapel 9.17.2020
Children's Chapel 10.9.2020
Children's Chapel 9.24.2020
Opening Children's Chapel 9.17.2020
Opening Children's Chapel 9.17.2020
Opening Children's Chapel 9.17.2020
Opening Children's Chapel 9.17.2020
Opening Children's Chapel 9.17.2020
Coloring Pages
Each week a new coloring page will be uploaded for our weekly children's chapel.
Family Resources During Covid-19
Breathe With Me - Guided Breathing Meditation for Kids
Breathe With Me - Guided Breathing Meditation for Kids
Breathe With Me - Guided Breathing Meditation for Kids
Mariam Gates author of Breathe with Me guides young ones ages 4–8 through six guided breathing meditation exercises to promote body awareness, calm anger, feel stronger in new situations, energize in the morning, and relax at bedtime.
Save With Stories
Breathe With Me - Guided Breathing Meditation for Kids
Breathe With Me - Guided Breathing Meditation for Kids
Listen to actors read picture books for children and families. This partnership helps raise funds to feed children who are missing school food programs during the pandemic.
Lunchtime Doodles with Mo Willems
Breathe With Me - Guided Breathing Meditation for Kids
Parenting Children and Youth With Special Needs
Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home offers 15 episodes to spur creativity while staying at home.
Parenting Children and Youth With Special Needs
Parenting Children and Youth With Special Needs
Parenting Children and Youth With Special Needs
I’m a parent of a 21-year-old living with autism. We are getting along OK in this pandemic ......
Parenting During a Pandemic
Parenting Children and Youth With Special Needs
Helping Young Children Understand about COVID-19
A collection of Resources posted on the UUA website.
Helping Young Children Understand about COVID-19
Parenting Children and Youth With Special Needs
Helping Young Children Understand about COVID-19
Daniel Tiger episode "Daniel Gets a Cold/"Mom Tiger is Sick"
Care and Feeding of Your Adult During Social Distancing
Care and Feeding of Your Adult During Social Distancing
Care and Feeding of Your Adult During Social Distancing
A short video from Katie Resendiz Director of Children's Ministries at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix
Tips for Talking with Children About the Pandemic
Care and Feeding of Your Adult During Social Distancing
Care and Feeding of Your Adult During Social Distancing
Resources for Talking with Children about COVID-19
Care and Feeding of Your Adult During Social Distancing
Resources for Talking with Children about COVID-19
A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
Resources for Talking with Children about COVID-19
Religious EDUCATION at UFPC
Religious Education at UFPC is how we explore and share our unique journeys in faith together
All in person religious education programming is cancelled. Over the week of March 16-22 we will be developing online programming to keep our UFPC families connected.
ZOOM will be one of these methods for virtual interaction. Go to https://zoom.us/ to upload the application and view tutorials. You will not need a paid account to use zoom.
Please contact Joan McDonald the Director of Religious Education at dreufpc@gmail.com with any questions.
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