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

Summer RE: Smoothie Summer

September – May RE: Sunday after the Message For All Ages, Lego ValUUes and Spirit Play

September – May World Religions: Monthly Children’s Chapel: Jewish, Hindu and Jain, Indigenous, Christian, Tao, Islam, Buddhist

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

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

Summer RE: Summer 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

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

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

Summer RE: Summer 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: Jewish, Hindu and Jain, Indigenous, Christian, Tao, Islam, Buddhist

Adult Religions Education

Two Covenant Groups: Second and First Sunday of the Month

Faith Formation for Adults: UU Theology: A 6-session introduction to theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens.

All-ages Events

September 19, 6:30-8 p.m. – Board Games and Ice Cream Fun Night

September 26-28 – Fall Camp

October 24, 6:30-8 p.m. – Halloween Fun Night and Dessert/Snacks Potluck

November 14, 6:30-8 p.m. – Board Games and Dessert/Snacks Potluck

December 21 – Christmas Play

January 23, 6:30-8 p.m. – Black Light Dessert/Snacks Potluck and Fun Night

February 1-22 – Mystery Valentines

February 22, 12 p.m. – Mystery Valentines and Cupcake Party

March 20, 6:30-8 p.m. – St. Patrick’s Day Fun Night and Dessert/Snacks Potluck

April 19 – Spring Brunch (during Coffee Hour)

May 16, 10 a.m. – Helping Hands Feed Our Neighbors Vegetable Planting

Curriculum

Summer RE (June – August)
Smoothie Summer by DLRE Leann
Learn about different cultures and religions while making and tasting smoothie flavors from different countries.

Children’s RE (September – May)
Acorn Island by DLRE Leann
A community building, teamwork and problem-solving curriculum for elementary aged children. With group challenges, puzzles, and STEM activities the children will save an island of magical squirrels.

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)
Love Pantry Youth will make bag lunches once a month to be put into the Love pantry.  They will also collect food from congregants and fill the Love Pantry once a month.

Building A Better World Roleplaying
Youth will play the role-playing game Pathfinders 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 as Unitarian Universalists.

We will be using Pathfinder 2e for roleplaying.

Coming of Age by DLRE Leann
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 grade youth will have the opportunity to create, write, or make a credo statement of their beliefs.

High School RE (September – May)
Love Pantry Youth will make bag lunches once a month to be put into the Love pantry.  They will also collect food from congregants and fill the Love Pantry once a month.

Building A Better World Roleplaying
Youth will play the role-playing game Pathfinders 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 as Unitarian Universalists.

We will be using Pathfinder 2e for roleplaying.

Coming of Age by DLRE Leann
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 grade youth will have the opportunity to create, write, or make a credo statement of their beliefs.

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.

Faith Formation for Adults: One of these courses based on interest.
UU Theology: A 6-session introduction to theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens. Each session asks: What does our Unitarian Universalist tradition teach about this theological concept, and how does that help me clarify and act on my own beliefs?