Children’s Religious Education (RE) 4 yrs – 4th grade

Summer RE: Birthdays Around the World

September – May RE: Sunday after the Message For All Ages, Let’s Learn With Bluey and Spirit Play

September – May World Religions: Monthly Children’s Chapel: Pagan, Jewish, Sikh, Bahai, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist

Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education grades 4-6 (11 workshops)

Middle School Religious Education (RE) 5th – 8th grade

Summer RE: Birthdays Around the World Teaching Assistants

September– May RE: Building A Better World, Coming of Age & Love Pantry, Sunday after the Message For All Ages.

World Religions: Monthly Children’s Chapel: Pagan, Jewish, Sikh, Bahai, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist

World Religion Fieldtrip: The Buddhist Temple of Chicago

Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education grades 4-6 (11 workshops)

High School Religious Education (RE) 9th – 12th grade

Summer RE: Birthdays Around the World Teaching Assistants

September– May RE: Building A Better World, Coming of Age & Love Pantry, Sunday after the Message For All Ages.

World Religions: Monthly Chapel: Pagan, Jewish, Sikh, Bahai, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist

World Religion Fieldtrip: Sikh Temple of Wisconsin

Adult Religions Education

Covenant Groups: First Wednesday of the month

RE Workshops: Coming of Age for Adults

World Religions Field Trips: The Buddhist Temple of Chicago, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin

All-ages Events
Board Games and Ice Cream Fun Night (September)

Fall Camp (last weekend in September)
Halloween Fun Night (October)
Holiday Parade Hang Out OBUUC building (November)
Christmas Play (December)
Black Light Dessert Potluck and Fun Night (January)
Mystery Valentines and Cupcake Party (February)
St. Patrick’s Day Fun Night (March)
Helping Hands Feed Our Neighbors Vegetable Planting (April)
Spring Brunch (during Coffee Hour) (May)

Curriculum

Summer RE (June – August)
Birthdays Around the World by DLRE Leann

Children love to eat, and they love to celebrate birthdays. What better way to introduce children to different cultures than through birthdays and food. This curriculum uses birthday traditions, stories, crafts, games, and food to give children a “taste” of different cultures around the world. This fits our UU Values that encourage us to learn, grow, value, and respect each other in order to build a more peaceful world.

Children’s RE (September – May)
Let’s Learn with Bluey season 3 by DLRE Leann, this curriculum uses discussions about the animated series Bluey to learn about perfection, sharing, fairness, promises, perseverance, wonder, diversity communication, cooperation, and kindness.

Spirit Play by Nita Penfold, Ralph Roberts, and Beverly Leute Bruce
Through hands-on stories Spirit Play seeks to engage children in existential questions about life within the context of the Unitarian Universalist faith. These existential questions include: Where did we come from? What are we doing here? What is our purpose? How do we choose to live our lives? What are our gifts? How do we use them? What happens when we die? Why do we die? Why are we lonely and sad sometimes?

Middle School RE (September – May)
Building A Better World by Rev. Craig Schwalenberg & Kathy Smith
The curriculum will help participants co-create a world setting for a role-playing game while exploring questions of ethics, morality, and social justice. 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.

Coming of Age by Bart Frost
Youth explore Unitarian Universalism, values, their beliefs, and the various ways they all connect. They will learn about the history of Unitarian Universalism and the deeds of our ancestors.  8^th Graders will have the opportunity to create, write, or make a credo statement of their beliefs.

High School RE (September – May)
Building A Better World by Rev. Craig Schwalenberg & Kathy Smith
The curriculum will help participants co-create a world setting for a role-playing game while exploring questions of ethics, morality, and social justice. Participants will explore the topics of race, ecology, mortality, class, abilities, goals, community, gender identity, diversity, exclusion, cultural appropriation, and all the “ism’s” that plague our attempts to build a better world.

Coming of Age by Bart Frost
Youth explore Unitarian Universalism, values, their beliefs, and the various ways they all connect. They will learn about the history of Unitarian Universalism and the deeds of our ancestors.  8 – 12^th Graders will have the opportunity to create, write, or make a credo statement of their beliefs and become OBUUC members.

Adult RE (August – June)
Covenant Groups: A covenant group is a small relational group made up of six to twelve people who meet regularly to establish and nurture themselves in their own beloved community. The groups encourage people to talk and learn together.

Coming of Age for Adults: This is a 6-session series designed for adults of all ages to explore their spiritual journey and religious identity.