Please join Jen B for a story, followed by wondering questions for family conversation! This week’s book is Papa, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse. Enjoy! In honor of staying connected during this busy time of summer, Jenifer Bojanowski is providing pre-recorded Story Time videos between our live, online Summer Sunday School sessions.

Black Lives Matter! How do you act out your Unitarian Universalist values? Bonus: see if you can spot the cat on every page! A is for Activist was written and illustrated by Innosanto Nagara. Narrated and animated by Saladin Allah. To promote literacy and literature, Story Time is a Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center … Continue reading A is for Activist – Story Time Thursday

Elora and Erin read the book Exclamation Mark, and discuss how it demonstrates Unitarian Universalist values! Part of our countdown to the 2020 Annual Meeting! Log on Sunday, 6/7 – after the Coming of Age service! Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. Special thanks to Elora and Erin Reilly-Sanders!

What’s your favorite thing about school or homeschool? Has a friend ever helped you when you felt afraid? Story Transcript: Squirrel and Trang have been friends forever. They play together every day. They always have the best time! One evening, Trang asks Squirrel to come to school with her. But Squirrel is scared to leave … Continue reading Squirrel Goes to School – Story Time Thursday

What traditions do you have for celebrating your birthday? What do you like to do when it’s raining outside? Story Transcript: Avanti was the zookeeper of Pitara zoo. There were many, many animals in Pitara, but Avanti’s best friend was Ballu, the bear. Ballu was big, brown and strong. On his fourth birthday, Avanti organised … Continue reading The Day It Rained Fish – Story Time Thursday

Have you ever had something you care about get broken? What does it feel like to have a best friend? Story Transcript: What scares me the most? As a piggy bank, I’m terrified of being broken. What do I love the most? Having a best friend like Na. She takes me home for New Year’s. … Continue reading I Need To Hide! – Story Time Thursday

Has anyone ever thought that you looked like someone else? Families can look very different from each other, and that’s okay. It’s loving each other that matters. Who is in your family, and who takes care of you? What do you like about your family? Story Transcript: A pewit laid four eggs. Every day, she … Continue reading The Dog’s Eggs – Story Time Thursday

Have you ever asked people in your neighborhood for help? Sometimes going really fast can be scary, and sometimes it can be fun. What do you think? Join Amber at 11AM, every Sunday in May – for Kids and Families Check-in on Zoom! We will do joys and sorrows, read stories, have show and tell, … Continue reading Gudugu Thadugu – Story Time Thursday

Have you ever been upset when you were away from your family? What do you like about trees? Earth Day was earlier this week, which is a great time to remember our Violet Promise, “value our home, the Earth, that we share with all living things” (Seventh Principle: Kids’ Version). What did you do for … Continue reading Story Time Thursday – A Very Green Day