Family Ministry News – August2023
Summer Times are Fun Times at UUFH
UUFH Kids, get ready for some fun!
Water day, yoga, farm fun, and a potluck at the Shoemakers! Yay!
If the cliché is true, and time flies when you’re having fun, then it should be no surprise that this summer has passed so quickly, but I’m still wondering how it is August already! Can you believe it?
UUFH kids have enjoyed a memorable summer filled with water play adventures, hikes in national parks, pottery painting, and a soccer game or two …okay…more like twenty soccer games, but who’s counting!
June and July have been filled with so much love and laughter, and it’s great seeing the kids and caregivers deepen their relationships with one another. There’s been many a week day playdate among the UU kids this summer, and the UUFH Mom’s Group enjoyed their first potluck together last weekend. I love it!
The UUFH Family Ministry fun continues this month with water play this Sunday, a hayride and potluck at Holly Spring Farms next Sunday, and a guided meditation and yoga session at UUFH the third Sunday. Oh and let’s not forget about the tubing trip scheduled for Saturday, August 26 with the UU kids in Brevard.
There’s so much to love and look forward to at UUFH. I hope you can join us!
Save the Dates: UUFH Family Ministries Calendar
August 6 – UUFH Water Play Day
Wear your bathing suit and pack some towels! UUFH kiddie pools and slip n slides are back in action this weekend! Woo Whoo!
August 11 & 12 – Opportunity to Harvest (for free) from the Shoemaker’s Holly Spring Farm
Call or email Paul Shoemaker to schedule a time to pick crops to prepare a side dish or two for the potluck on Sunday. Friday 8/11 is best, but Saturday 8/12 in the afternoon is a possibility as well. Mr. Shoemaker’s Phone: (828)595-2222
Email: paulbshoemaker@nullgmail.com
August 13 – Fun at the Shoemakers* 2-6; Hayride around 3 and Potluck around 5
Shoemaker Address is 1378 Turnpike Rd, Mills River NC 28759. Directions from UUFH to the Shoemakers:https://goo.gl/maps/TVZNycM3huCdwgDw8
August 20 – Morgan Martin Volunteers to Guide the Kids in Yoga and Meditation.
Morgan (she/her) is a mother of two UU kiddos and works remotely for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Morgan is a current Divinity student at Loyola University Chicago and is finishing up her Trauma-informed Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher certification. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outside with her family, and attending UU functions!
August 26 – Tubing with friends from UUFH and UUTC in Brevard
Meet up planned for 10am at Dollis Ice Cream at the entrance to Pisgah National Forest to rent the tubes ($8/tube and CASH ONLY). Address is 128 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768. We can then drive up to drop a car(s) at Sycamore Flats picnic area, and then go up to the bridge going into Davidson River Campground to put in.
Volunteer Today
Love kids?
Like to read stories and guide project-based learning? We’re looking for volunteers to help out during Sunday School once a month for one hour. Sign-up here. It’s fast and easy! → Family Ministries Sunday School Volunteers
With Love and Gratitude, Sunday Shae
Sunday Shae Parker (she/her/hers) Coordinator of Family Ministries Office: 828-693-3157 Email: re@nulluufhnc.org Website: www.uufhnc.org