of Athens and Sheshequin
What You and Your Children Can Expect
Dear Parent,
Welcome to our community. Each Sunday all our children gather with their parents as we begin worship together. After our Chalice Lighting, Sharing our Joys and Concerns and sometimes a special Children's Lesson, all the children who will be attending Religious Education go together to their upstairs classrooms. Currently, we have the "Spirit of Adventure - Unitarian Universalist Identity" Curricula for 2nd - 5th graders and the "Traditions with a Wink! Unitarian Universalist Identity" curricula for middle schoolers. A listing of the class topics appears below. This year, we have added a "Just for Us" Sunday to give children and youths a full hour to interact and enjoy each other's company during their lessons. Their teachers are parents and other volunteers. This creates a friendly environment where the adults and children of our congregation come to know each other and build a sense of community.
If you have questions about our program, please call the church office at 570-888-0252 or email me at minister@athensuuc.org or come a few minutes early on Sunday, and the greeters near the front door can direct you to someone who can answer your questions.
Sincerely,
Rev. Darcey Laine
Our Children and Youth RE Programs
In children and youth religious education classes, we provide children a grounding in the values represented in the Statement of Principles adopted by congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
We believe:
- That each and every person is important;
- That all people should be treated fairly;
- That our churches are places where all people are accepted and where we keep learning together;
- That each person must be free to search for what is true and right in life;
- That everyone should have a vote about things that concern them;
- In working for a peaceful, fair, and free world;
- In caring for our planet earth
Miranda attends UUCAS
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