Sunday Morning Religious Exploration for Children & Youth

Annual registration for children in childcare to 12th grade helps us make decisions about safer group sizes, teaching teams, and room space.  For a paper copy, contact Terina Carter, Director of Religious Exploration, [email protected], or Blair Broughton, Office Manager, 309.828.0235. 

Register here: https://forms.gle/EN54sy1QJRdhCh7s5

When I say, go in peace, I mean “Go in the peace that is created when, together, We build communities of true solidarity, deep compassion, and fierce, unrelenting love.” – Jim Magaw

Peace doesn’t just happen – we have to work for it. Peace education helps create a foundation for a more just and harmonious world by nurturing the attitudes and skills needed to handle conflicts peacefully and constructively. – Global Village School

28 Sunday mornings of Practicing Peace! 

In Religious Exploration Ministry, each child is valued and respected as an active learner who needs a caring, trusting atmosphere in which to think and reflect. We foster deep-rooted values they’ll keep throughout their whole lives. Our children learn inspiring stories about peace building so that when conflict arises, they know changes can be made to avoid violence, and they practice the skills needed to work toward peaceful resolutions. Through church and community service projects, they will participate in activities that serve the community rather than only themselves. Teachers aim to be role models (usually learning as much in the lessons as the children). 

Our Whole Lives (OWL) Sexuality Education for 10th, 11th, and 12th Grades

We’ll build connections, friendships, and covenant before OWL begins later in the church year. The OWL schedule is based on facilitator availability, size of the group, and family schedules.  Our Whole Lives: Sexuality Education for Grades 10–12 helps teens acquire information and skills while they gain confidence in their ability to make decisions aligned with their values and life goals. Unitarian Universalist values are affirmed through ritual, readings, and discussion prompts that put sexuality education into the context of our faith.

All Ages Sundays

Once a month, we worship and celebrate together, all the choirs usually sing, and we share a meal after service. There is no separate Religious Exploration on these mornings; the childcare room is open. 

August 31- Water Communion

September 21- Unitarian Universalist Heritage

October 12 – National Coming Out Day

November 23 – Bread Communion

December 21- Winter Solstice Pageant

January 18 – Rev. Martin Luther King Day

February 15 –  Love and Music

March 15 – Dirt Communion

April 5 – Easter

May 17- Milestones