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Parenting Your Children (PYC)
PYC Potluck, Sunday, September 2
5–6:30 pm in Parish Hall
The Parenting Your Children group or PYC will be trying something new this year: we will be having our PYC potlucks as usual on the first Sunday of every month, but we will start at 5 pm instead of 4:30 and there will not be topics for discussion. DRE Mark LaPointe's UU Parents class will be running on the 3rd Sunday of the month, and will take over the topic-oriented discussion aspect. There will be no babysitting, as the kids will stay upstairs with us and join us for our meal. We hope that families old and new to First Parish will join us to reconnect after a summer apart and enjoy a meal and conversation!
About PYC
Our Mission
The mission of the Parenting Your Children (PYC) group is to provide parents in our congregation with resources and community for raising children with Unitarian Universalist values.
Our Membership
We are open to First Parish families with children of any age from infants through seniors in high school. You do not have to be a member of First Parish to attend. So whether you are new to First Parish or have been attending for a while, please do not hesitate to come!
Our Meetings
We meet the first Sunday of every month, October through June, from 5 to 6:30 pm in Parish Hall for a potluck dinner with our kids. Childcare is not provided. We also have 2-3 cookouts and an occasional group trip during the summer months.
Our Topics and Activities
We discuss a wide range of topics relevant to being Unitarian Universalist and raising children. Discussions may be facilitated by steering committee or group members, First Parish staff, or outside speakers. We often break in to smaller groups to make it easier for everyone to be heard and enable parents with similar situations to talk with their peer group. Past discussion topics have included:
- Coping with stress
- Positive consumerism and financial consciousness
- Parenting with and teaching Unitarian Universalist principles
- Extended families and differing religions
- Promoting tolerance
- Raising peacemakers
- Helping children deal with death
- Transitions large and small
- What it means to be Unitarian Universalist
- Encouraging nonviolence
- Promoting healthy technology habits
We also seek family-appropriate social action projects that underscore Unitarian Universalist values and benefit local organizations, such as decorating and filling shoeboxes with toiletries for the homeless or collecting diapers and children’s clothing for a woman’s domestic violence shelter.
Our Group Listserv
Notices are sent out through our email group. To sign up, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/FirstParishParents/
The PYC Steering Committee
The PYC Steering Committee is responsible for programming, and we often serve as discussion facilitators. We also handle logistics, such as babysitting and communication. We value all participants and encourage everyone, whether first-time visitors or regular attendees, to share in discussions and offer feedback. For more information on PYC, please contact any one of us:
- Katie Edwards (chair)
- Elise Coughlin
- Laura Long
(Contact info can be found in the Directory on the Members and Friends portion of the site [password required] or by calling the Parish Office at 781-444-0823.)