Children's Religious Education
Mission Statement
Our mission is to help children develop a sustaining faith and a total response to life composed of both spirituality and religious identity as Unitarian Universalists.We explore religious, spiritual, ethical, and social issues, encouraging children to practice kindness, acceptance, and the courage to express their beliefs through the way they live.
What Parents are Saying
"I bring my children to RE at First UU because I want them to know that others really believe in the dignity and worth of every person, taking care of the environment, and furthering social causes in which I believe.""The RE program at First UU provides many opportunities for the children to become aware and participate in Social Action Issues, preparing them to be compassionate, informed adults who make a positive difference."
"In the RE program at First UU, my child learns the values of religion, spirituality and the mystery and wonder of all life, surrounded by children and adults with open minds and giving hearts."
"When I brought my son to the Religious Education program in 2003 he was aged 8. He has built relationships with adults and children in the program. He likes attending. He gets lots of opportunities to contribute in many ways. He knows that he is an important member of our community. It's been an enriching experience."
"We bring our daughter to Religious Education because we feel the teachings guide her in the direction we want her to go. It also provides our daughter with a safe and happy place where she can learn, play, grow!"
"The biggest factor is my daughter's enjoyment of RE. She loves to come to 'church' so she can join the other kids and do the interesting activities."
Sunday School Curriculum
Summer 2010
Sunday School 10:30 am Sundays.
| Sunday Date |
Topic |
Teacher |
Parent Volunteer |
| 5/30/2010 |
Kite flying |
Trish Smyth |
|
| 6/6/2010 |
Mazes, Puzzles, & Games |
Milo Vannucci |
Helena Cuellar |
| 6/13/2010 |
Healthy Foods for Kids and Grownups |
Andrew Kahn & Dorothy Engberg |
Helena Cuellar |
| 6/20/2010 |
Origami |
Marilyn Helgason |
|
| 6/27/2010 |
|
|
|
| 7/4/2010 |
(Don't know yet) |
Sam & Thom Irwin |
|
| 7/11/2010 |
Art Appreciation |
Lee Kuller |
|
| 7/18/2010 |
The Birds |
Emalee Andre |
|
| 7/25/2010 |
What is Engineering? |
Brian Johnson |
|
| 8/1/2010 |
(Don't know yet) |
Lynn Greene (& Pat Murray) |
|
| 8/8/2010 |
(Don't know yet) |
Christa Stamos |
|
| 8/15/2010 |
Music and Yoga |
Howard & Marika Stone |
|
| 8/22/2010 |
Improv Games |
Bridget Trenkle |
|
| 8/29/2010 |
(Don't know yet) |
Christa Stamos |
|
| 9/5/2010 |
Labor Day Weekend Welcome Back Party |
|
|
We Teach Our Children
- To Respect Themselves and Others
- To Love in Their Ever Growing Circles of the Human Community
- To Search for Their Truth in the Presence of Other Seekers
- To Seek Liberty, Peace and Justice in Our World
- To Engage Their Mind and Body, Heart and Soul - in Creating a Meaningful Life Journey
- To Understand and Appreciate What it Means to be a Unitarian Universalist
- To Love and Respect the Earth and All the Plants and Animals
- To Reflect on Questions of Creation, God, Birth and Death, Holy Days,
- Bible Stories and Stories from Other Sacred Texts
- To Converse about the Wisdom of Other World Religions
- To Celebrate and Enjoy Life
Lynn Stevens returns to us as Consulting Director of Religious Education after an absence of 5 years. Lynn has many years of experience working with children and their parents. Lynn has been working with UU congregations for more than 10 years.