Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of the Eastern Slopes

  2007-2008 Religious Exploration Program

The upcoming Religious Exploration year will find our children's program focusing on two main areas: The Great Story and Our Seven Principles.  Our calendar is arranged having the same activities fall on the same Sundays each month.

First Sundays - This is an all inclusive group of ages 4-12  the children will be taking part in a SpiritPlay classroom.  Our topic on First Sundays will be The Great Story.  Our fellowship will be receiving a visit from Connie Barlow and Michael Dowd on September 16 and 17 2007.  We will continue to build on that visit throughout the coming year.

Second Sundays - This is an all inclusive group of ages 4-12.  The children will be taking part in a SpiritPlay classroom.  Our topic on Second Sundays will be the seven Unitarian Universalist Principles.

Third Sundays - The Great Story: Our children will be split into two groups on third Sundays.  The first group will be approximately grades K-3 and the second group will be grades 4 and up.  We will be continuing the exploration of The Great Story.

Fourth Sundays - Again the children will be divided into two groups.  Younger children will have a SpiritPlay Work/Feast Day.  They will not hear a new story, but will work with stories already told.

Older children (aged 8 and up) will have the opportunity to participate in K.I.S.S. (Kids in Sunday Service).  This program is to familiarize children with the process of more actively participating in the church service.  K.I.S.S. kids will spend approximately 30 minutes with the choir director, learning a song to sing during the service.  They will the help to prepare the Sanctuary for the service; placing hymnals, filling candles, acting as greeters, etc.   K.I.S.S. kids have a special designation on their name tag and are also expected to stay in the Sanctuary for the entire service.  Please see the Director if you would like your child to participate in the K.I.S.S. program.

Fifth Sundays - Fifth Sunday is an Intergenerational Service at our Fellowship.  Our Religious Exploration program will go Intergenerational this year as well.  Members of our Fellowship volunteer to prepare the St. Andrews Dinner Bell meal on Fifth Sundays and our families are encouraged to participate.  There will be a sign up sheet for salad ingredients.  During the Religious Exploration hour, families are encouraged to work together and prepare a salad for our volunteers to bring to the Dinner Bell that evening.  Parents and their children are expected to participate in this experience together.