Religious Education
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN: The Sheboygan Area Unitarian Universalist Fellowship values children and youth as members of the Fellowship by providing an educational program and by including them in Fellowship activities. Most Sundays, the children stay and participate in the first 10-15 minutes of the service, then go with the teachers and aides to the RE classroom for the remainder of the time.
About six or eight Sundays per year, the service is Intergenerational and planned so that the children can participate. Two or three of these services are planned and carried out by the children.
The curriculum of the RE program is obtained from the Unitarian Universalist Association’s publications. Children learn about the beliefs and practices of the world’s religions. They hear stories from the Bible and from other religious sources. They learn about our UU principles and heritage. And we discuss ethical living. Sometimes we do a project for our members or for a community facility.
Examples of recent lessons are:
- Buddhism and Peacemakers Today
- What is Lent?
- Why do we have a Chalice?
- Earth Day celebration
- Diversity
Currently, the program includes children from about age four to fourteen, and there are usually between five and ten children attending each time. The focus for the younger children is to learn about the UU principles and religious practices throughout the world. The goal for the older ones is to start to develop their own beliefs and faith statements. We have a team of four teachers and aides who come from various teaching and parenting backgrounds. We also call on other members for participation at times.
The RE team invites you to join us, and welcomes your questions and concerns.
Questions? Please e-mail us staff@sauuf.org or call (920) 912-5335.
