First Unitarian Universalist Church

Nursery
9 and 11 a.m. for all children under age 3

Nursery care is provided by a regular caregiver and church volunteers. Parents with infants and toddlers "in transition" to nursery care may listen to the service in the Hearth Room located below the sanctuary.
Note: Please give attention to the listening needs of others when your children are in the Sanctuary or Hearth Room.

Wonderful Web/ Spirit Play
           9 a.m. - 3 and 4 year olds

Rainbow Path/Spirit Play

9 a.m. - Kindergarten & 1st Grades/ 11 a.m. 3 yrs - 1st grade

Spirit Play offers children opportunities

 

 

1. To explore concepts and stories through formal introduction and via personal exploration
2. To experience our church as a friendly, caring place where relationships flourish
3. To become familiar with some rituals and symbols of our church
4. To accept an invitation to explore concepts and stories of our faith and our church

Primary Resources:

• Spirit Play developed by Nita Penfold
• Godly Play resources by Jerome Berryman

 

We Believe and Belong
9 a.m. - 2nd and 3rd Grades/ 11 a.m. 2nd - 5th Grades

This winter/spring we are pleased to be part of the beta test version of our UUA's Tapestry of Faith Curriculum called Moral Tales.

We Believe and Belong celebrates Unitarian Universalist values and builds on children's growing interest in relating to others. As children gain ability to think abstractly and take the perspective of others, we offer some tools and skills to think and speak about religion and Unitarian Universalism. Goals of this course are:

 

1. To help children draw connections between all living things and begin to note their relationships
2. To work and play with the concept of "rightness" in feeling, thought, and action/Concept of conscience
3. To explore some ideas about "God"
4. To continue to engage in rituals and practices of Unitarian Universalism

5. To learn about some famous individuals in our UU history whose beliefs, morals, and actions guide us

6. To begin to discuss Unitarian Universalism as a religion and how to describe it to ourselves and others

Primary Resources:        

         Web of Life

         What is Religion: For Others and for Us

         Stories About God

         A Discovering Year

         We Believe

         Beginning Unitarian Universalism

         Free to Believe

UU Roots
9 a.m. - 4^th - 7^th grades

In UU Roots children get a UU view of our Jewish and Christian heritage and investigate reasons for breaks with tradition. The main goals are:

1. To experience the values lessons of our heritage
2. To learn about Jesus and his teachings as they relate to our religion
3. To become acquainted with the bible, biblical figures, and biblical history
4. To continue exploration of the role of famous Unitarians and Universalists in shaping our faith

Primary Resources:

• UUA Tapestry of Faith beta version: Toolbox of Faith