Religious Education - General Information

Overview

Welcome to Our Religious Education Program for Children and Youth!

Our Church School curricula address five major themes: Unitarian Universalist Identity, World Religions, Social Responsibility and Ethics, Judeo-Christian Heritage, and Spiritual Self Development. Church School classes are arranged by grade and taught by teams of volunteer teachers. Parents and others assist in the classroom with special events. We encourage your participation! We enter into religious education as both teachers and learners in the quest for personal and community fulfillment.

Our programs are designed to promote love, caring, inclusiveness, personal growth, and social responsibility. We cherish the values of personal and religious freedom, peace, and justice. We are inspired by an appreciation of the transcending mystery and wonder of life. Through our programs we hope to nurture the development of whole persons and help create a better world. We support each other on our personal journeys and on our journey together.

We come to worship, celebrate, learn, and grow. Come join us!

Sunday Procedures

The Worship Service begins at 10:30 am. Families attend the beginning of the service together. The Nursery is open before the service at 10:15 for children under three years of age. Parents are also welcome to bring them to the service.

At approximately 10:45 am, the children are dismissed from the service to go to their church school classes. The service ends at approximately 11:30 am. Please join us for coffee afterward in the Fellowship Hall.

Church school ends at 11:45 am.. Children in third grade and below should be picked up promptly in their classrooms at this time. Older children will be released from class without the need for parents to pick them up. We welcome parents to visit our classrooms at any time.

Please be sure to register all children in your family, including infants. Registration forms are available to download and print from the Religious Education section of this website; and at the Religious Education Welcome Center at the church. Please return forms to our Office Administrator, Polly Reiheld via mail, fax or email to polly@uuakron.org