Registration for Fall ’24 Now Open!

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Registration for Adult RE classes for Fall 2024 is open. Take a look at the full listing of classes below and complete the registration form if one or more of our offerings is right for you. All classes are free and open to anyone, including non-BUUFers. Classes begin soon! So don’t delay ~ REGISTER TODAY!

Conscious Parenting

Facilitator: Sangam Stanczak

Dates and Time:  Sunday, Sep 29, 11:30 am (after service), in person, Balasz Classroom

Description:  A monthly group on how to heal ourselves so we show up with clean energy for our children.  

Being ourselves is hard, and being a parent is even harder. This is a safe space for all types of parents. There is no judgment or shame here. The goal is to bring comfort and new behavioral practices to add to your parenting toolbox. All of the techniques we will discuss are evidenced-based and peer-reviewed practices. Highlights include calming mechanisms, inner child work, re-writing all the ‘shoulds,’ discovering your authentic self, and having more participation in your reaction as well as having more awareness of what you can and cannot control, including creating realistic expectations.  You will be provided with worksheets and handouts so you can make self-assessments that prompt questions and can be answered in private or group discussion. The goal is to discover the unique parenting style that works for you.

Materials:  none 

Enrollment:  Registration preferred, drop-ins welcome.  At the meeting on 9/29 the group will decide on future monthly meeting dates.

A Long Strange Trip

Facilitators: Jay Wechselberger and Nancy Harms

Dates and Time:  Mondays,  9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 6:30-8:00 pm, in person, Channing Room

Description: Are you new to Unitarian Universalism,  took the “Inquirers” classes,  and now would like a more in-depth understanding of the history of UUs?  Or, maybe you have been a UU for ages but never got a chance to really study our history. 

Long Strange Trip is a six-part video series by Ron Cordes that explores the history of Unitarian and Universalist thought and practice from the early, liberal strands in faith at the beginning of the Christian era to what we know today as Unitarian Universalism.  This program comes from the UUA.

Jay and Nancy will show the videos and lead discussions afterward.

Materials: none

Enrollment:  Registration  preferred.  Class limited to 18.

Shakespeare’s Fools

Facilitator: Deb Smith

Dates and Time:  First Saturdays, October – May, 10 am -12 noon, in person, Channing Room.  10/5, 11/2, 12/7, 1/4, 2/1, 3/1, 4/5, 5/3

Description: Fools appear frequently in Shakespeare’s plays, sometimes briefly and sometimes in key roles, but I’ve observed they all have this in common: they speak truth to power and challenge the status quo. 

This class will be a collaborative effort. For each  monthly meeting after the first meeting  (which I will lead) we will decide which play to read and who among us will lead the discussion. 

Materials:    Shakepeare’s plays,  available on line and in libraries.

Enrollment:  Registration preferred.

Enhancing Leadership with Knowledge of Metaphysical Properties of Crystals

Facilitator: Linda Barlow

Dates and Time:  Wednesday, 10/2 and 10-/9, 7-8 pm in person, BUUF Library

Description: Linda is an avid Rockhound with metaphysical knowledge regarding crystals and rocks.  This two-part class will explore the properties of crystals and then give participants a chance for an experiential sand dig where they keep what they find.

Materials: none required

Enrollment:  Registration preferred.

Various Energy Sources, Transportation Vehicles, with Emphasis on the Automobile

Facilitator: Daniel Bacon

Dates and Time:  Thursdays, 11/7, 11/14, 6:30-8:00 pm, in person, Channing Room

Description: Session I – General presentation of all major energy forms with advantages and disadvantages.  Energy forms discussed will be long term stored solar (hydrocarbons), short term stored solar (wind, waves, and hydro), direct non-stored solar, nuclear fission and fusion, geothermal, and tides.

Session II – Traditional ICE, Hybrid, and Electric, automobiles – their advantages and disadvantages with specific emphasis related to global warming carbon dioxide emissions, and green alternatives that do not emit carbon dioxide.

Materials:  none required

Enrollment:  Registration  preferred.  Drop ins welcome.

Optimizing Your Retirement Income and Estate Plan

Facilitators: Andrew Burton, CFP and Rachel Murphy, JD

Dates and Time:  Thursday, 11/7, 6-7:30 pm, Virtual meeting via ZOOM

Description: Young or old, everyone can benefit from a financial plan and an estate plan. This class is designed to help people start the thought process, especially those with young children. Andrew will cover the basics of financial planning, and Rachel will explain the importance of having a trust and/or will to name guardians for minor children and designate who will receive your assets after your death as well as financial and healthcare powers of attorney.  And yes, financial and estate planning can make a difference regardless of the size of your assets. Come find out how!

Materials: none needed

Enrollment: Registration preferred, drop ins welcome.