This Year in RE

2025-2026 Overview

Our theme in Religious Exploration (RE) and Faith Development this year is Centering Love, to acknowledge that our world desperately needs love and affirm that our UU values and beliefs call us to live in this way. We will explore our Centering Love theme through related monthly themes from Soul Matters, which will also be used in youth group, worship and Journey Groups (small group ministry).

We will explore Centering Love through
Building Belonging (September)
Cultivating Compassion (October)
Nurturing Gratitude (November)
Choosing Hope (December)
Practicing Resistance (January)
Embodying Resilience (February)
Paying Attention (March)
Embracing Possibility (April)
Awakening Curiosity (May)
Flourishing Together (June)

_{Siblings Winona and Alistair participating in worship (6/2025)}

We celebrate the beautiful diversity of many religious traditions, races, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages and abilities. This is especially important as we live in a time when intolerance and hate are boldly visible. We respond by practicing interacting through our differences with compassion and kindness. We respond by working for justice. We respond by building beloved community that honors and celebrates the richness of diverse beliefs, identities, and experiences.

We offer parents and caregivers resources to support you as your young person’s primary educator. And, we cultivate multigenerational community through learning, action, and social activities. Stay up to date by receiving the weekly RE newsletter (sign up for RE Newsletter here; read past RE Newsletter Issues here) and weekly CUUC e-Communitarian (sign up for e-Communitarian here; read past e-Communitarian issues here). Find the upcoming schedule of RE activities online here.

My husband and I joined CUUC after not practicing the faiths that we were raised with for many years. We so appreciate the ethical and spiritual grounding that the religious education program has given our children. Serving as volunteer teacher has also been rewarding and joyful.
– Christine H.

Sunday Mornings, PreK – 12th Grade

Read the weekly RE newsletter for information 
about classes and activities this week. 
And visit our online schedule to see what’s coming up.

Sunday mornings, we offer a mix of classes, spiritual practice, whole congregation worship, and special programs such as PlaceKeeping, UU the Vote, and social justice learning and action.

Childcare, 9:45-11:45am every Sunday

Childcare is available every Sunday for young children. We offer a safe, loving, and engaging environment. Children play on the outdoor playground when weather permits. Our childcare staff is composed of Diane Keller, Hans Elsevier, and Salma Nasser.

Classes, 10:00-11:15am

1st Sunday of Each month

We offer classes on the first Sunday of each month for Kindergarten-1st grade, 2nd-3rd grade, 4th-5th grade, and 6th-8th grade. 9th-12th graders will also meet occasionally. We begin every Sunday in the sanctuary, then leave after the Wisdom Story.

We begin each class with a chalice lighting and check-in. Being present to the joys, sorrows, and milestones of each others’ lives is how we build community, and feel supported and connected. The class then includes a story, reading, or video, followed by discussion. Experiential activities then help deepen reflection. Our monthly themes for exploring Centering Love are noted above.

Each week in the RE News, there will be information to support families in continuing the conversation at home.

            Visit our online schedule to see what’s coming up.

Beyond Sunday Mornings

8th-12th Grade Youth Group

Youth Group is a place where youth can explore, connect, and grow. Place of Wholeness offers an opportunity to explore our Universalist roots of hope, love and faith, and our Unitarian roots of tolerance, reason, and freedom. Popcorn Theology is a curriculum based on clips from movies and issues they raise in relation to UU values. The Fifth Dimension is a curriculum based on Twilight Zone as a pioneer in tackling diverse social and political issues on tv.

Youth and Young Adult Journey Groups

Journey Groups are small groups that hold theme-based monthly meetings in which participants explore their deepest values and inner voices. These opportunities can be especially powerful for our young people. Youth are in high school and young adults are ages 18-29.

Adult RE CTT — *^{Adult Class: Creating Theology Together}*

Adults

Creating Theology Together is a two-session class led by Rev. Danielle and Tracy, our Religious Educator, where we focus on defining theology and considering our personal relationship with theology. We explore where we each come from, what we carry, and how that impacts, informs, or challenges us. As we continue organizing around social issues, we also explore how theology might inform our individual and collective organizing. This class will meet November 9 and 23, 11:45am-2:15pm at CUUC. We ask that participants commit to both sessions as conversations build on each other.

Date with Death Club is a series that will be led by Rev. Danielle and Tracy. It offers a non-dogmatic exploration of mortality in community, ranging from philosophical to spiritual, from humorous to informational. It provides a safe and brave space to explore the taboo topic of our mortality and the possibility of living a more awake life by facing the reality of our death. Dates coming soon.

Communicating About Feelings is a class for parents/caregivers and early elementary children to exploring feelings and emotions in an engaging, imaginative, and age appropriate way. We meet for five 30 minute sessions to explore topics such as understanding feelings, relaxation skills, understanding thoughts, managing intense emotions, and mindfulness. After each session, there are skills that adults an children can practice together. Dates coming soon.

Social Events for all ages

Each month, we have fun community building activities for all ages. Join us for game nights, sing-a-longs, dance parties, picnics and more! Consult our calendar for dates.

2025-2026 Overview