From the Director, Rev. Beth Williams

I will be on hand every week during worship services, Wednesday evenings for Wednesdays of Wonder and some events requiring childcare. .

 If I haven’t met you already, please introduce yourself. I would love to meet each and every parent and child. And please stop in the office and say hello.

 Also, to make it easier for us to keep in touch in this social media age, we have Yahoo groups for the different age groups, so please join up or let me know and I will make sure you are included. We send out reminders to volunteers, class event news and other happenings through Yahoo and emails. UCBR also has a Facebook page titled UCBR DRE, so log on, connect and join the conversation.

 If you need to contact me through email, it’s education@unitarianchurchbr.com.

Assertive Communication Workshop
With a special Emphasis on Parenting, this workshop is led by church-member Leslie Todd, MSW, on Wednesday September 21, 6:30pm, with childcare available thorough our weekly Wednesdays of Wonder program on site.

This workshop will cover the differences between passive, assertive and aggressive communication. Assertive communication is based on “right relationship,” modeling that people are individually responsible for speaking their truth and tending their own boundaries. We’ll do some role plays to help everyone learn to discern the difference and to practice assertiveness in making requests, responding to a request, responding to criticism, and providing feedback to others. Assertive parenting requires clear rules and clear communication, which is neither aggressive nor passive. We will discuss how to make age-appropriate rules and use clear language and consequences, and how to avoid the common error of passive parenting.

Please signup at the booktable or call or email the church office. We will need at least twelve signups to offer this workshop.