Special Events
Sunday Mornings
Our Religious Exploration (RE) year coincides with the school year. We offer RE programming and nursery care mid-September through early June. Program offerings include:
- Sunday morning RE workshops (aka Sunday School) for Grades K-6
- Nursery care for children Pre-K and under
- Youth programs for grades 7-12
- Multigenerational events, activities and worship services
- Multi-age activities and projects
The Nursery is open at 9:45 and nursery staff arrives at 9:50. On occasion, the Nursery will be open but unstaffed. Parents and caregivers are invited to use the Nursery during the worship service as needed. The worship service can be seen and heard from inside the Nursery.
With the exception of Nursery age children, everyone typically begins Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary. Early in each service, there is a Time for all Ages story shared by the Director of Religious Exploration, the minister, or a volunteer storyteller. After the Time For All Ages Story, the RE leaders and children will be sung out to to participate their in workshops in the RE area. This generally happens around 10:15.
Our Sunday morning RE groups are divided into two groups according to the following grade levels: K-3 and 4-6. RE programs end by 11:15am. Most weeks, parents and caregivers have a little time to gather for coffee during Hospitality Hour following the worship service before RE meetings end.
Children in K- Grade 3 must be picked up by a parent or caregiver at the end of their RE meeting. Children in grades 5-6 will be released from programs to find their families at the end of their RE meeting. Parents and caregivers are responsible for their children before and after RE programming.
Children of all ages are always welcome in the sanctuary throughout any service as a valued part of our multi-generational community. Coloring and activity pages are available near the entrance of the sanctuary.
Inside the Children's Religious Exploration Program
How We Learn:
What We Learn:
We are a liberal religious community that respects all people (community building), honors the teachings of all major religions (world religions), values peace and justice and practices conflict resolution (social justice), works to preserve the planet (environmental justice, web of life), and values our original roots (Jewish and Christian heritage, UU history). This year we will be doing a themed ministry using materials from Soul Matters.
For more info visit: https://www.soulmatterssharingcircle.com
Who Leads the RE Meetings:
Our RE Volunteer Leaders are UUCB members that have been recruited, vetted, and supported by the Director of Religious Exploration and the Religious Exploration Committee. They come from a variety of educational, spiritual, and social backgrounds. You are welcome to meet them before or after services to learn more about them. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign fill out this form. Parents and caregivers are always welcome to join their children in their RE Meetings!
Religious Exploration Calendars
Special RE Programming
Our Whole Lives
Our Whole Lives, OWL, is a series of lifespan sexuality education curricula. UUFWC offers classes for elementary ages (grades K-1 and grades 4th-6th), Middle School (grades 7-9), and High School (grades 10-12). OWL helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their bodies, sexual health and behavior. It equips participants with accurate, age-appropriate information in six subject areas: human development, relationships, personal skills, sexual behavior, sexual health, and society and culture. Grounded in a holistic view of sexuality, “Our Whole Lives” provides not only facts about anatomy and human development, but helps participants to clarify their values, build interpersonal skills, and understand the spiritual, emotional, and social aspects of sexuality. Extensive information about OWL can be found at the UUA website: http://www.uua.org/re/owl.
This offering is not well-suited to an online environment and is therefore only held in person.
This Spring we will be offering the Grades 4-6 OWL Program in collaboration with The First Universalist Church of Falmouth. Registration for this program is open until February 28th and you can may register HERE.
Coming of Age
The Coming of Age program at UUCB offers seventh and eighth graders an engaging and structured atmosphere in which to explore significant issues at this transitional stage of life.
Coming of Age provides a modern rite of passage experience that welcomes and affirms youth as they embark on their journey towards young adulthood. The youth are supported on this journey by the Director of Religious Exploration. Coming of Age is comparable to a confirmation or bar/bat mitzvah.
At the end of the Coming of Age program, the youth present a worship service to the congregation and discuss what they’ve learned through the COA experience and how they have grown. These “credo” statements can be presented as a statement of faith, a poem, a visual representation, or anything that feels authentic to the youth. After COA, the youth move into the Youth Group.
Some highlights of the program include:
- Development of a personal belief statement
- Learning about UU history
- Community service project
- End-of-year celebration/party for the youth and their families
- Working with a mentor- a member of UUCB who will share their spiritual journey
