- Our regular programming will begin Sunday, September 13, 2026 and will continue through to May 16th, 2027.
- Two worship services are offered most Sundays at 9:00am and 11:30am. Youth Religious Education and Adult Learning are offered at 10:15am.
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Visitors may drop into any of the classes or join us for worship at any time.
- Nursery care is provided during both services and the education hour.
Holiday weekends there may be only one service at 10:00am and no education hour. Nursery care will be provided during the service. - Children, youth, and adults share in Sunday worship together as one congregation. We sing, celebrate the joys and milestones of our lives, support one another through difficult times, reflect in silence, hear wisdom from many sources, and explore ideas that challenge and inspire us. Children and youth are not simply observers in worship. They are an important part of the experience we create together.
- In the classroom, the children and youth interact with their peers using age-appropriate lessons that emphasize self-reflection, kindness, acceptance and delight in the mysteries of our world. They are encouraged to create their own spiritual paths based on our seven principles and interaction with parents and peers. We strive to include children as much as possible in every element of church life. We celebrate special seasons and events with a variety of rites, stories and music, together with our children.
- Register your family for Youth Religious Education here and we’ll add you to the distribution list for classroom links and weekly updates.
September – May Sunday Mornings
Pre-School and Kindergarten
The Rainbow Connection: An introduction to UU values
The Rainbow Connection is a joyful first step into Religious Education, created especially for our youngest children. Through engaging picture books, simple conversations, crafts, songs, games, and plenty of time to play, children explore big ideas in ways that make sense to them. Each week introduces values at the heart of Unitarian Universalism, including kindness, fairness, compassion, curiosity, belonging, celebrating differences, and caring for our Earth.
Throughout the year, children are encouraged to wonder, ask questions, discover what makes them special, and learn what it means to be part of a caring community. They practice making friends, sharing, helping others, expressing their feelings, and recognizing that everyone deserves to be welcomed and valued. Most of all, The Rainbow Connection helps children experience church as a place where they are known, loved, and excited to return each week, while beginning to build their own identity as Unitarian Universalists.
1st & 2nd grade
Faithful Journeys and Moral Tales
What does it mean to live your values? In Faithful Journeys & Moral Tales, children discover that being a Unitarian Universalist is not just about what we believe, but also about the choices we make and the ways we treat one another. Through engaging stories, hands-on activities, movement, conversation, and reflection, children explore how values such as compassion, fairness, courage, forgiveness, responsibility, cooperation, and justice can guide us in everyday life.
Each week, children either embark on a Faithful Journey, meeting people whose lives and actions demonstrate faith and positive change, or explore a Moral Tale that invites them to think about an ethical question or dilemma. Stories come from many sources, including different religious and cultural traditions, UU history, and the lives of people who have shown courage and compassion. Children are encouraged to ask questions, consider different choices, and think about what they might do.
Once a month, children trade stories for bricks with a special LEGO-based lesson exploring one of our Unitarian Universalist Shared Values. Building and creating together gives children another playful way to explore big ideas and express what those values mean to them.
3rd & 4th grade
Timeless Stories: Exploring the bible through a UU lens
Timeless Stories invites children to explore many of the best-known stories of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament through a thoughtful, age-appropriate Unitarian Universalist perspective. Rather than asking children simply to accept these stories as literal history, the curriculum encourages them to wonder, question, and discover the enduring wisdom each story may offer.
Throughout the curriculum, children are invited to ask questions, consider multiple interpretations, and connect ancient stories with their own lives and the world around them. Difficult passages are approached honestly and thoughtfully, emphasizing empathy, critical thinking, and the Unitarian Universalist values of love, justice, equity, transformation, pluralism, generosity, and interdependence.
5th & 6th grade
Toolbox of Faith (Sep – Dec 2026)
What do duct tape, a hardhat, sandpaper, and a magnifying glass have to do with religious education? They are some of the real tools that we will use in the Toolbox of Faith program as symbols of the tools we use to be Unitarian Universalists. For example, we will use duct tape to reflect on being flexible in our faith; we will use a hardhat to represent being resilient in our faith; and we will use sandpaper to illustrate how to smooth out rough spots with humor in our faith.
Welcome to the Toolbox of Faith program! In Toolbox of Faith, you may learn how to play the Cloak and Dagger game, how to make a compass and a duct tape lunch bag, and what Athenian ostracism meant in classical Greece. (It’s like being “voted off the island,” 4000 years ago!). You will hear intriguing, thought-provoking stories about some of the important qualities of our faith and have Council Circle discussions to reflect on how we live our Unitarian Universalist faith in our everyday lives.
World Religions (Jan – May 2027)
Youth will develop an awareness and sensitivity to other cultures and religions and be exposed to different religious experiences they may use as they shape their own spiritual path.
The lessons illustrate concepts such as the value of wisdom and loyalty in Hinduism, the importance of family in Islam, the practice of compassion for all living beings in Buddhism, an introduction to the life and teachings of the person Jesus of Nazareth and biblical stories about Moses in Exodus.
7th & 8th grade
Neighboring Justice
Neighboring Justice gives 7th and 8th graders the chance to explore important social justice issues and then get out into the community and do something about them. Youth will learn about disability and accessibility, criminal and restorative justice, hunger and community care, immigration and refugees, environmental justice, and LGBTQ+ inclusion. Along the way, we’ll welcome guest speakers who are involved in this work, connect with local organizations, and participate in hands-on service, advocacy, and community action. The goal is to help youth better understand the issues affecting their neighbors while discovering practical ways they can make a difference.
9th – 12th grade
High School Youth Group
High School Youth Group is a place for teens to belong, be themselves, build friendships, and explore the questions that matter to them. Together with their advisors, youth create a supportive community where they can talk openly about their lives, their values, their beliefs, and the world around them. Through conversation, games, worship, social action, service, and youth-led activities, teens deepen their UU identity while developing confidence and leadership skills. Youth also have opportunities to attend regional UU conferences, build friendships with other UU teens, and experience being part of a larger faith community. Most of all, Youth Group gives teens a place where their voices matter, their questions are welcomed, and they are supported as they discover who they are becoming.
Register your family for Youth Religious Education here and we’ll add you to the distribution list for classroom links and weekly updates.
You may contact our Director of Religious Education, Steve Cooper, to learn more about any of our youth programs.