Youth Ministry
| Youth Ministry Review Books, Articles and Schedules of events that focus on the parent's and children's Spiritual growth. Youth Education activities take place on 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays at 10:00 a.m. in the lower level of the church. On the 3rd Sunday, the children are invited to join the congregation in church. Children's Ministry focuses on ministry with children, 4 to 11 years of age, and their families. Uniteens program focuses on middle school youth, preteens between the ages of 11-13 or middle school grades 6-8. Y.O.U. (Youth of Unity) program focuses on high school youth, between the ages of 14-18, or high school grades 9-12 The Youth Ministry Team's Role in your child's Spiritual education is to support you. If the saying is true that it takes a village to raise a child, then let us be a part of that village in you and your child's life. Never has their been a more important or challenging task than to transfer the values and wisdom of the present generation to the next. It is our single most important responsibility, on which the cultural as well as civilization its self depends. We will support you in this vital task, but we cannot replace you. The influence that you provide 24/7 is what will be the scaffolding is what they will build their character and spiritual identity on. We can support your effort and offer guidance to how to make the task more effective but we can not make it any easier Youth Ministry Team HELP WANTED!! Do you have one hour a month to help save the world? Then join the Sunday school team and feel the joy of doing something to help the next generation, one kid at a time. Contact Uriel at ustarbuck@earthlink.net |
| Uriel Starbuck (and friends!) Youth Education Director |
July, August 2008
Thank you Kelly! Now that the revived Sunday school program is up and
a smoothly running and serving the parents and children of Unity Christ
church, Kelly Eisenhart, the director, is stepping down. The role of
director will be modified and re-named to reflect the sharing of leadership
responsibilities that will be put in place this summer. The new 'team
leader' will be Uriel Starbuck.
Thank you Kelly! Now that the revived Sunday school program is up and
a smoothly running and serving the parents and children of Unity Christ
church, Kelly Eisenhart, the director, is stepping down. The role of
director will be modified and re-named to reflect the sharing of leadership
responsibilities that will be put in place this summer. The new 'team
leader' will be Uriel Starbuck.
Zacchaeus: Short of stature, Chief tax collector, Rich
Jesus: the Christ in each of us
Jericho: Outer, intellectual consciousness, material
Sycamore tree: This is a "fig mulberry" that produces fruit of little value. Climbing this tree symbolized his tendency
to build his efforts at accessing the Christ on thoughts built on weak or false foundations.
Jesus was passing Jericho, symbolizing the intellectual and material consciousness, when he met Zacchaeus.
Zacchaeus was short in stature, and rich, symbolizing a consciousness that valued things and money above inner
wisdom. This is further emphasized by his profession as a chief tax collector. Tax collectors were known to take
more than their due, lending credence to the idea of valuing things and money.
Zacchaeus, however, wanted to see Jesus, who symbolizes the Christ in all of us. That is Zacchaeus was eager to
find the Christ, his divine nature. He climbed a tree. The "tree" he climbed was his efforts to access ideas, but these
were built on a shaky foundation (suggested by the tree being one that bears fruit that is of little value).
The Christ, however, is always available, and in Zacchaeus' case, let him know that the Christ would stay with him
that very day. Further, when Zacchaeus sought diligently, he was awakened spiritually and was willing to give up
his possessions and rectify any wrongs he had done.
While there are many lessons in this brief story, one overall lesson may be that the Christ in us can and does make
up for anything we may have done wrong and opens our minds and hearts to our divine nature.
Jesus: the Christ in each of us
Jericho: Outer, intellectual consciousness, material
Sycamore tree: This is a "fig mulberry" that produces fruit of little value. Climbing this tree symbolized his tendency
to build his efforts at accessing the Christ on thoughts built on weak or false foundations.
Jesus was passing Jericho, symbolizing the intellectual and material consciousness, when he met Zacchaeus.
Zacchaeus was short in stature, and rich, symbolizing a consciousness that valued things and money above inner
wisdom. This is further emphasized by his profession as a chief tax collector. Tax collectors were known to take
more than their due, lending credence to the idea of valuing things and money.
Zacchaeus, however, wanted to see Jesus, who symbolizes the Christ in all of us. That is Zacchaeus was eager to
find the Christ, his divine nature. He climbed a tree. The "tree" he climbed was his efforts to access ideas, but these
were built on a shaky foundation (suggested by the tree being one that bears fruit that is of little value).
The Christ, however, is always available, and in Zacchaeus' case, let him know that the Christ would stay with him
that very day. Further, when Zacchaeus sought diligently, he was awakened spiritually and was willing to give up
his possessions and rectify any wrongs he had done.
While there are many lessons in this brief story, one overall lesson may be that the Christ in us can and does make
up for anything we may have done wrong and opens our minds and hearts to our divine nature.
BOOK REVIEW
Neuroplasticity, has been coined to describe this new
understanding of how the brain functions. Recent
research reveals that from the earliest stages of
childhood to the most senior stage of adulthood the
brain's 'Neuroplastic.' development is a controllable
product of exercise and nurturing. It is by
understanding both the positive and the negative
effects of plasticity that we can truly understand the
extent of human possibilities."
The 'Creative power,' of early childhood is diminished
by half by the time we reach puberty. "There is a
"critical period" or window of time that begins in
infancy and ends between eight years and puberty,
during which the brain is especially plastic and
sensitive to the environment. It is during this time that
rapid, formative growth occurs…."This is the time when
the 'use it or lose it' effect is at it's most powerful…"
Once a particular plastic change becomes well
established, it can prevent other changes from
occurring. Page 52 The Brain that changes itself
Norman Doidge, M.D.
Neuroplasticity, has been coined to describe this new
understanding of how the brain functions. Recent
research reveals that from the earliest stages of
childhood to the most senior stage of adulthood the
brain's 'Neuroplastic.' development is a controllable
product of exercise and nurturing. It is by
understanding both the positive and the negative
effects of plasticity that we can truly understand the
extent of human possibilities."
The 'Creative power,' of early childhood is diminished
by half by the time we reach puberty. "There is a
"critical period" or window of time that begins in
infancy and ends between eight years and puberty,
during which the brain is especially plastic and
sensitive to the environment. It is during this time that
rapid, formative growth occurs…."This is the time when
the 'use it or lose it' effect is at it's most powerful…"
Once a particular plastic change becomes well
established, it can prevent other changes from
occurring. Page 52 The Brain that changes itself
Norman Doidge, M.D.
"Marshal McLuhan, the Canadian who founded media
studies was the first to intuit that the media changes
our brain irrespective of content. It would take twenty
years of research in the way the brain works to fully
understand what he meant when he said, "the Media is
the message."
The internet, television, video games, text messaging
have so recently developed that in only two generations
the experiences of the present generation's brain
development are unlike anything ever experienced in
human history.
"About twenty years after the spread of T.V. teachers
began to notice that their students had become more
restless and had increasing difficulty paying attention."
P309
It is not the content that is the issue it the techniques of
delivery that have become the formative factor that
plays the new and all powerful role of brain shaper.
Research has shown that the harm from television and
other electronic media such as music videos and
computer games, comes from their effect on attention.
"It is the form of the television medium—cuts, edits,
zooms, pans, and sudden noises that alters the brain,
by activating what Pavlov called the "orienting
response" which occurs whenever we sense a sudden
movement. We instinctively interrupt whatever we are
doing to turn and pay attention.
studies was the first to intuit that the media changes
our brain irrespective of content. It would take twenty
years of research in the way the brain works to fully
understand what he meant when he said, "the Media is
the message."
The internet, television, video games, text messaging
have so recently developed that in only two generations
the experiences of the present generation's brain
development are unlike anything ever experienced in
human history.
"About twenty years after the spread of T.V. teachers
began to notice that their students had become more
restless and had increasing difficulty paying attention."
P309
It is not the content that is the issue it the techniques of
delivery that have become the formative factor that
plays the new and all powerful role of brain shaper.
Research has shown that the harm from television and
other electronic media such as music videos and
computer games, comes from their effect on attention.
"It is the form of the television medium—cuts, edits,
zooms, pans, and sudden noises that alters the brain,
by activating what Pavlov called the "orienting
response" which occurs whenever we sense a sudden
movement. We instinctively interrupt whatever we are
doing to turn and pay attention.
The Brain That Changes Itself
by Norman Doidge, M.D.
A must read for parents . . . .
"The idea that the brain is like a
muscle that grows with exercise is
not just a metaphor… We now
know that the brain is a vastly
flexible highly adaptable organ
that continues to change through
out life." A new word,
by Norman Doidge, M.D.
A must read for parents . . . .
"The idea that the brain is like a
muscle that grows with exercise is
not just a metaphor… We now
know that the brain is a vastly
flexible highly adaptable organ
that continues to change through
out life." A new word,
| A medical update for the persistent bed wetter An update for persistent bed wetter: Heart hormone is linked to bed-wetting. |
A study published in the May issue of Pediatrics by Dr David Gozal of the University of Louisville, has found that
children who wet their beds frequently have elevated levels of a heart hormone that helps regulate fluid around the
heart. Additionally, children who habitually snore are about three times more likely to wet the bed as children who
don't snore.
The bottom line, according to Dr. Gozal, "If your child snores and wets the bed, treating the snoring may help reduce
bedwetting."
children who wet their beds frequently have elevated levels of a heart hormone that helps regulate fluid around the
heart. Additionally, children who habitually snore are about three times more likely to wet the bed as children who
don't snore.
The bottom line, according to Dr. Gozal, "If your child snores and wets the bed, treating the snoring may help reduce
bedwetting."
| 1st Sunday-- 2nd Sunday-- 3rd Sunday-- 4th Sunday-- 5th Sunday-- |
Uriel and Laurie Jill
Karen, Jennifer and Meg
In Church
Mary, Doug and Meg
Kelly and Eric
Karen, Jennifer and Meg
In Church
Mary, Doug and Meg
Kelly and Eric
| This month's lessons will be based on Luke Chapter 19, Verses 1-10, The story of Zacchaeus (za-KAY-us) Rev. Martha's metaphysical comments on the metaphysics of Zacchaeus' Story, Luke 19:1-10 |
| A Child's Vulnerable Brain-- How the Media Reorganizes It |
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