Children’s Circles

Our Children’s Circles have been working together on a shared covenant and learning about Unitarian Universalism together.  This month they will separate into the Lower and Upper Elementary Children’s Circles.  The Lower Elementary Children’s Circle’s theme is “Valuing Each Other’s Voices.” They will be learning about how to listen and understand others’ experiences, forgiveness and valuing one another.  Upper Elementary will be learning about Hinduism and getting a taste of stories from that religious tradition.
 
October 6           
Lower Elementary (UL303): Love for All Creatures (Love Will Guide Us) – Story: The Cat  (a story of the Hindu god Ganesh learning to be kind to all creatures). 
Upper Elementary (UL302): Introduction to Hinduism – Shiva, Parvati and the elephant god Ganesh (This story introduces some of the gods in Hinduism and provides an origin story for Ganesh).
 
October 13         
Lower Elementary (UL303) In Another’s Shoes (Moral Tales) – Story: The Wounded Seal (A Scottish folktale of a seal hunter who learns empathy for seals and abandons hunting them.   
Upper Elementary (UL302) The Birth of the Ganges (This story provides an origin story that touches on Hindu stories of the foundation of the world and the beginning of India’s largest river, which is sacred in Hinduism and which millions of people depend on).
 
October 20         
Lower Elementary
(UL303) Forgiveness (Moral Tales) – Story: Mussa and Nagib (Brazillian story set in Persia about two best friends and how they forgive each other when hurting each other and treasure the moments where they help each other).
Upper Elementary (UL302): Rama, Sita and the 10,000 Monkeys (This story tells of a prince and princess (Rama and Sita) who are exiled into the forest and assisted by the Monkey King and eventually return to their kingdom).
 
October 27
Multi-generational service – no class.