Welcome to the
Welcome to the Lifespan Faith Development page of the
Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke, Virginia.
The prospectus for church year 2010-2011 has been published.
The prospectus for church year 2009-2010 has been published.
The registration & information sheet is here
The Curriculum for 2008-2009 is here.
You may find Expense Voucher Forms by clicking here.
OUR PURPOSE
The UUCR provides developmentally appropriate programs for children and youth that:
- help them to explore the meaning of the UU principles, traditions, and heritage in their lives
- encourage their sense of their own personal worth and dignity and help them recognize and begin to achieve their potential as unique individuals
- encourage an appreciation of the sense of the worth and dignity of others, including those very different from themselves
- help them to examine their responsibilities to themselves, their community and their world
- help them explore the nature of their spirituality
- offer them fellowship, support, encouragement and a sense of belonging to a spiritual community.
UU PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES (Children's Version)
As UU, we believe that...
- Every person is important and valuable.
- All people should be treated fairly.
- Our churches are places where we should accept one another and learn together.
- Each person should be free to search for what is true and right.
- All people have the right to speak out and vote on things that matter to them.
- We should help build a peaceful, fair and free world.
- We need to take care of the earth, the home we share with all living things.
These ideas come from many places:
- The sense of wonder we all share.
- Women and men long ago and today--people whose lives remind us to be fair and understanding,
- Religions of the world, including Jewish and Christian teachings, which tell us to love our friends and enemies as much as we love ourselves,
- Our common sense, and
- The discoveries of science.
Thankful for all of these ideas, we want to
learn even more. We come to church where we freely share our thoughts
and feelings and promise to trust and help one another.
"Whatever...stimulates the imagination, encourages exploration, provides
for creativity, develops reasoning, aids in perception, allows for differences,
anticipates questioning, and adds to a love of life...shall be part of
our curriculum."
-Sophia Fahs
If there are any questions about our Religious Education Program,
please don't hesitate to contact the Director of Lifespan Faith Development.
S/he will be happy to mail a prospectus by snail mail if you include your name and address in your e-mail.
"Kid's Talk"~ an Interactive Resource for Kids:
www.clfuu.org/kidtalk
- Between Sundays-Responses for the questions that don't wait for a Sunday!
- RE e-mail list-Offering the opportunity to communicate, ask questions, share ideas
- KidTalk-Offering opportunities for kids to learn fun facts about UUism
- Parenting and Family-Offering support to parents and family as religious educators
- UU&ME-Fun activities and stories for children, insert in the UU WORLD
- RE Connections-With updates on religious education theory, resources, and practice
- Quest REsources for Living-The RE Column of the CLF newsletter
- CLF Curriculum Plan-Offering assistance in developing curriculum or session plans
- Curriculum for a quarter- A systematic way of using the CLF's Religious Education Resources.
CLF stands for the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
The Cyber minister of Lifespan RE is Lynn Ungar.
You may call the CLF office at 617-0948-6166
Have a great year and thank you for being interested in our Religious
Education program at the UUCR!
A parent permission form is available. Choose the format that suits your printer best:
Text file and Image file.
Last updated 2011 June 29 (jdh).
