Religious Exploration
Become involved with a project that has caught your passion: whether it’s Green Sanctuary, Gift-Based Ministry, as a worship associate, leading a covenant group, or something entirely different, your congregation needs your involvement in order to benefit from your unique talents and gifts!
Become a religious educator. Whether you are working with children, youth, young adults, or adults, this work can be deeply fulfilling and fun!
Offer to become a lay leader in your congregation. Talk to your nominating committee. If your congregation’s in search for new professional leadership, think about whether you might contribute in new and exciting ways to that venture.
Witness your faith in the company of others, on behalf of your congregation. Seek out connections with other religious groups who share similar values. Help carry the message — beyond your congregation — that makes clear Unitarian Universalism’s values and voice in this challenging world.
Become a delegate to your UUA District’s meetings. You’ll learn new skills, develop a sense of Unitarian Universalism that extends beyond your own congregation, and help nurture the vitality of our faith in your district.
Don’t wait to be asked: contact your congregation’s Nominating Committee and tell them you’re willing to serve. They’ll be glad to hear from you!
– from the UUA
Religious Exploration (RE)
Theme Of The Year: The Gifts Of Our UU Faith
Some of our kids, and kids-at-heart, enjoyed a story, read by
our former Religious Educator, during the Sunday Service.
Children from the RE program honor the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (in part) by marching around the sanctuary and learning about the weekly vigils hosted by our congregation.
Jyl S. continues to provide exceptional care in our nursery (Jyl even assists in our classroom when she can!). Our students are still sung out every Sunday after the Story for All Ages. And we continue to explore themes in tandem with adult worship.
You might have noticed, though, one difference in particular: our program has grown ever so slightly. This is true in both our nursery as well as our classroom. It’s exciting and the energy in the room is catching! Together, we’ve explored how we are a people of vision through guided meditation; reimagined our classroom as a sanctuary by making craft stained glass; delved into our own memories to write poems;
immerse ourselves in UU history and investigated the mystery within scientific discovery by learning the story of Lewis Latimer and making circuit boards; considered the possibilities of our own futures in the light of multicultural stories of miraculous births; and most recently, practiced our trust in each other with a blindfolded partner walk in our outdoor play area.
We’ve also been lucky enough to have some tremendous volunteers helping both during and outside of class time. Big thanks to Chrissy E., Karen S., Darlene S., Linda P., Fern C., Len R., Emlen S., Leslie F., and Kaiyon F. If you are interested in volunteer opportunities, talk to Elizabeth Ann T.
Bridging Ceremony for Our Graduating Youth: 2018
Jamie P. participated in the spring “Bridging Ceremony”. We watched a video he made for a school project. His parents, his older brother and a former graduate welcomed him to church adulthood.
All Souls Day Celebration
Pictured are some of our children (and adults) who came to our All Souls Service in costume.
Bridging Ceremony for Our Graduating Youth: 2010
Four of the five young adults participated in the spring “Bridging Ceremony”. Parents spoke of, and to, their children. The young people all chose to share their talents with the congregation and then walked across the “Bridge” into Restoration adulthood.