Religious Education Calendar 2023-2024
Children’s Religious Education (RE)
Summer RE 4 yrs – 5th grade: UU Picture Books
September – May RE 4 yrs – 4th grade: Sunday after the Message For All Ages, Let’s Learn With Bluey.
September – May World Religions 4 yrs – 4th grade: Monthly All-age’s Chapel, first Sunday of the month after the Message For All Ages. Religions: Judaism, Hindu, Native American, Latin American Christianity, Christianity – Catholic, Buddhism, Islam.
Middle School Religious Education (RE)
September– May RE 5th – 8th grade: Building A Better World & Love Pantry, Sunday after the Message For All Ages.
World Religions 5th – 8th grade: Islam and Hinduism – Field Trip to Islamic Society of Milwaukee and BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bartlett Illinois
High School Religious Education (RE)
September– May RE 9th – 12th grade: Building A Better World & Love Pantry, Sunday after the Message For All Ages.
World Religions 9th – 12th grade: Indigenous and Jain – Field Trip to Hunting Moon Pow Wow in Milwaukee and Bahai House of Worship, Evanston Illinois
Adult Religions Education
July – June Covenant Group: First Wednesday of the month
RE Workshops: Coming of Age for Adults
World Religions Field Trips: Hunting Moon Pow wow in Milwaukee, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bartlett Illinois, Bahai House of Worship, Evanston Illinois
All-ages Events
Halloween Fun Night
St. Patrick’s Day Fun Night
Spring Brunch
Mystery Valentines
Thanksgiving Community Meal Volunteering
Fall Camp (weekend in October)
Christmas Play
Curriculum
Children’s RE
Let’s Learn with Bluey: written by DLRE Leann, this curriculum uses discussions about the animated series Bluey to learn about teamwork, perseverance, communicating, friendship, mindfulness, respect, inclusivity, sharing, listening, curiosity, patience, and caring.
Middle School RE
Building A Better World: RPG-based curriculum that will lead youth and adults through the process of creating a game setting as a faith development and community-building exercise reflecting Unitarian Universalist values.
The curriculum will help participants co-create a world setting for a role-playing game while exploring questions of ethics, morality, and social justice. With discussion questions and activities, participants will explore the topics of race, ecology, mortality, class, abilities, goals, community, gender identity, diversity, exclusion, cultural appropriation, and all of the “ism’s” that plague our attempts to build a better world.
High School RE
Building A Better World: RPG-based curriculum that will lead youth and adults through the process of creating a game setting as a faith development and community-building exercise reflecting Unitarian Universalist values.
The curriculum will help participants co-create a world setting for a role-playing game while exploring questions of ethics, morality, and social justice. With discussion questions and activities, participants will explore the topics of race, ecology, mortality, class, abilities, goals, community, gender identity, diversity, exclusion, cultural appropriation, and all of the “ism’s” that plague our attempts to build a better world.
Adult RE
Coming of Age for Adults: https://faithforwarduu.org/com