Youth Religious Education (RE)

• We offer youth religious education (RE)/childcare opportunities during
  worship service for children ages 0-12 years old. We have a youth program
  coordinator and an RE assistant who provide the children with lessons
  supporting our UU values – kindness, generosity, gratitude, caring for the
  environment, as well as celebration of various holidays. A lesson for our
  children generally includes: a reflection, story, mindfulness exercise, and
  craft/activity. If the children are toddlers, we also provide playtime in our
  nursery.
  
• Children start out in the sanctuary with the gathered community and leave
  for the RE lesson after the Story for All Ages. Children are welcome to sit up
  front on the rug and play with the toys in the basket. Children are also
  always welcome to stay in worship with their families. Middle and high
  school youth are welcome to stay in service or assist with RE in leadership
  roles.
  
• We offer several multigenerational worship service opportunities throughout
  the year when our children stay in worship with the gathered community for
  the entire service. Three to four times a year, we offer special social and
  service opportunities for our youth. Our recent happenings have included
  growing vegetables for the soup kitchen, pumpkin painting/carving, holiday
  caroling, cookie decorating, and making pizzas for coffee hour.
  

Please don’t hesitate to contact our Youth RE Team Leader Norma Bailey.
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Youth RE Team Policies