Children’s and Youth Religious Education
Wildflower strives to support parents in that role by providing a meaningful religious education program that makes a positive difference in children’s and youth’s lives.
Ages of Children We Serve
Our children and youth religious education program serves babies and children through 18 years. When we have in-person services, we strive to provide childcare for children 6 weeks to 4 years of age. Children age 4 and above may begin in the Pre-K class when they are developmentally ready. Grades 2-5 attend class together, and youth from 6th-12th grade. Currently, infants remain with their parents.
What Happens on Sunday?
Children and youth stay with their parents for the first 15 minutes of the worship service, which begins at 11:45 am. After the congregation “sings the children and youth out,” teachers lead them to their classes. The children’s program ends at about 1:00 pm, usually 15 minutes after the Worship Service ends. Children attending childcare do not have to begin in the service. To promote child and youth safety, two adults are present in childcare and all classes. In accordance with our Safe Church policy, all RE teachers and care providers undergo background checks.
The Unitarian Universalist faith doesn’t pretend to give children all the answers to the big questions. Unitarian Universalism puts its faith in people’s ability to explore the unknown together.
-Terry Stafford (UU Religous Educator)
Getting Started in Religious Education
Religious Education News/Blog
Mar 19 CYRE
In our classes this week, the Elementary group talked about school segregation and how "Separate but Equal" was both morally wrong and not at all equal. We used a variety of apples to exemplify this and then finished with an apple snack and a story. The Middle &...
Jan 29 Classes
Messages from each class are below: Roots (pre-k to 1st) & Seedlings (2nd-5th) w/Piaf: This week we talked about what we can each do when the news or events in the world feel heavy, when our hearts hurt for others who are suffering. Kids brainstormed ways that we...
Jan 22 CYRE
Roots Class (pre-k to 1st grade) w/Laura: In our lesson this week, the Roots class continued to follow the Growing Anti-racist UU’s curriculum. In Lesson 4, MY CHURCH, MY BELIEFS their attention is called to the UU church's support for the "Black Lives Matter"...
Chalice Making
This week we did a special all-ages activity and made our own gratitude chalices out of upside down flower pots. After painting them, we dried them with a blow dryer and then used Sharpies to write what we felt gratitude for. Not everyone had enough time to add all...
Sep 18 RE classes
We had a great Religious Education this week! Our Roots Class (pre-k to first grade) had a fun intro to our UU faith and added their names to our class wall with Laura. Our Seedlings (2nd to 5th grade) discussed various scientific facts about water such as the water...
Sep 4 CYRE
We had a lovely start to our new year of Religious Education! We are looking forward to growing, learning, and connecting with your young people 🙂 Messages from each class are below: Roots (pre-k to 1st) & Seedlings (2nd to 5th): We began by lighting our class...
Aug 21 CYRE
This week, we had a guest speaker who shared her experiences with homelessness with the kids and youth. It was very moving to hear her story and the kids asked insightful questions as well. Then, we assembled packets of snacks, waters, and socks and gave them to the...
July 3 CYRE
This week we had a ton of fun making collages and pronoun pins with Laura's pin maker! Some kids also chose to make other pins using images from magazines and we collaboratively worked on a mosaic-style collage of a progress pride flag.
Jun 19 CYRE
This Sunday we reflected on the roots of Juneteenth and the ongoing work of creating healing in our communities and ourselves. We also examined the role of celebrations in the healing process and celebrated friends of Solveij's who have ended 3 year of experiencing...
June 5 CYRE
Roots (pre-k to first) w/Laura: This week, we learned about how we can express who we are in lots of different ways. One of those ways is the pronouns that we like people to use for us, such as she/her, he/him, or they/them. Then the kids colored in self-portraits and...
Ages of Children We Serve
Our children and youth religious education program serves babies and children through 18 years. When we have in-person services, we strive to provide childcare for children 6 weeks to 4 years of age. Children age 4 and above may begin in the Pre-K class when they are developmentally ready. Grades 2-5 attend class together, and youth from 6th-12th grade. Currently, infants remain with their parents.
What Happens on Sunday?
Children and youth stay with their parents for the first 15 minutes of the worship service, which begins at 11:45 am. After the congregation “sings the children and youth out,” teachers lead them to their classes. The children’s program ends at about 1:00 pm, usually 15 minutes after the Worship Service ends. Children attending childcare do not have to begin in the service. To promote child and youth safety, two adults are present in childcare and all classes. In accordance with our Safe Church policy, all RE teachers and care providers undergo background checks.
The Unitarian Universalist faith doesn’t pretend to give children all the answers to the big questions. Unitarian Universalism puts its faith in people’s ability to explore the unknown together.
-Terry Stafford (UU Religous Educator)
Getting Started in Religious Education
Religious Education News/Blog
Mar 19 CYRE
In our classes this week, the Elementary group talked about school segregation and how "Separate but Equal" was both morally wrong and not at all equal. We used a variety of apples to exemplify this and then finished with an apple snack and a story. The Middle &...
Jan 29 Classes
Messages from each class are below: Roots (pre-k to 1st) & Seedlings (2nd-5th) w/Piaf: This week we talked about what we can each do when the news or events in the world feel heavy, when our hearts hurt for others who are suffering. Kids brainstormed ways that we...
Jan 22 CYRE
Roots Class (pre-k to 1st grade) w/Laura: In our lesson this week, the Roots class continued to follow the Growing Anti-racist UU’s curriculum. In Lesson 4, MY CHURCH, MY BELIEFS their attention is called to the UU church's support for the "Black Lives Matter"...
Chalice Making
This week we did a special all-ages activity and made our own gratitude chalices out of upside down flower pots. After painting them, we dried them with a blow dryer and then used Sharpies to write what we felt gratitude for. Not everyone had enough time to add all...
Sep 18 RE classes
We had a great Religious Education this week! Our Roots Class (pre-k to first grade) had a fun intro to our UU faith and added their names to our class wall with Laura. Our Seedlings (2nd to 5th grade) discussed various scientific facts about water such as the water...
Sep 4 CYRE
We had a lovely start to our new year of Religious Education! We are looking forward to growing, learning, and connecting with your young people 🙂 Messages from each class are below: Roots (pre-k to 1st) & Seedlings (2nd to 5th): We began by lighting our class...
Aug 21 CYRE
This week, we had a guest speaker who shared her experiences with homelessness with the kids and youth. It was very moving to hear her story and the kids asked insightful questions as well. Then, we assembled packets of snacks, waters, and socks and gave them to the...
July 3 CYRE
This week we had a ton of fun making collages and pronoun pins with Laura's pin maker! Some kids also chose to make other pins using images from magazines and we collaboratively worked on a mosaic-style collage of a progress pride flag.
Jun 19 CYRE
This Sunday we reflected on the roots of Juneteenth and the ongoing work of creating healing in our communities and ourselves. We also examined the role of celebrations in the healing process and celebrated friends of Solveij's who have ended 3 year of experiencing...
June 5 CYRE
Roots (pre-k to first) w/Laura: This week, we learned about how we can express who we are in lots of different ways. One of those ways is the pronouns that we like people to use for us, such as she/her, he/him, or they/them. Then the kids colored in self-portraits and...