Hello again,
Dona will be coming to talk to the children on May 22 and Jessica will be coming on the 29th. I’m still looking for someone to come this coming first day (May 15th). At the business meeting last week I understand that Mary put out an appeal to the meeting to consider helping out in the Religious Education program. Committee membership and/or teaching is a larger commitment than I am asking for now. Who would be willing to come this coming first day and work with the children from 10:30 to 11:00? I will be there also so you will not be facing any large commitment, just sharing your own personal spiritual journey for 30 minutes.
Thanks to all Friends who understand that the Religious Education program at Langley Hill is the lifeblood and future of our community.
David
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From: David Henderson
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 9:10 PM
To: langleyhill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: A message from Religious Education at LH
Dear Friends,
I wanted to present to you the Religious Education program that we have been running for the first part of this year.
In January and February of the year we decided to have the children not come to first day school. We returned to in-person first day classes mid-March. In those months we decided to try a different way of working on Quaker Values with the kids. We tried a home study approach wherein we sent out a piece on a Quaker Value and had the parents and children explore that testimony as a family unit. We created pieces on Simplicity, Peace and Integrity. Since we returned to first day classes mid-March we have been continuing the study at meeting. I am attaching the three documents for you to see what we have been doing and to ask you to consider how these three Quaker Values are instrumental in guiding your lives, actions and choices you make in your lives. This are the questions we asked parents to consider with their children.
We have three Sundays left in May, the 15th, the 22nd and the 29th. I am looking for three people to volunteer to each take a Sunday and on your Sunday you would come downstairs at 10:30 to speak to the children about how you are guided by these values in your daily life. In the fall we would take up this practice again with other Friends who would like to share their understanding of these testimonies.
So, first things first, who would like to commit for May 15 from 10:30 to 11:00? If you can’t work with the kids this sunday, consider the other two first days available in May.
Thank you in advance,
David Henderson
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