GOALS OF
OUR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
2008-2009
Religious Education Brochure - 2008-2009
Our religious education program was created to support parents who are raising their children with an appreciation of liberal religious values. We hope our young people will:
1) become part of a caring,
concerned religious community;
2) develop a positive self-image;
3) form a Unitarian Universalist identity by learning about our values, traditions,
symbols, and celebrations;
4) explore great religious truths;
5) demonstrate a sense of social responsibility;
6) affirm our interdependence with the universe and our responsibility to cherish
and care for the earth;
7) sense the excitement and joy of learning as a lifelong process.
Our
religious education program encourages individuals of all ages to explore religious
questions and ethical values in developmentally-appropriate ways, apply the
Principles of our faith to their daily
lives, develop friendships with fellow seekers, and learn from one another.
Want to learn more about us? Read the brochure whose link is at the top of this
page for further details, and come see us in action on Sunday morning. Please
feel free to contact our Director of Religious Education, Kelly Riney, with
any questions you may have about our Children and Youth Programming.
Kelly Riney,
Director of Religious Education
815-398-6322 x 15
uukriney@yahoo.com
We are a liberal religious
community which welcomes all to share in our search for truth and meaning, dedication
to social action, and commitment to the Unitarian Universalist principles. And
you are welcome here.