What is religion, you might ask. It’s a technology of living. — Toni Cade Bambara, 20th-century African American author and activist Background info: This session invites children into a lifelong process of building a Unitarian Universalist faith. Children learn that a covenant for being together is a sign of our faith. They make a covenant … Continue reading Family Resources for Sunday August 25

Temperature is the eighth sense among the twelve that Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf Education, developed and introduced about 100 years ago. The sense of temperature is the fourth of the middle senses, classified as outward and senses of feeling.  These senses are helpful with interpreting the external world. Temperature is different from touch because, as Van Gelder … Continue reading The eighth sense: TEMPERATURE

In Religious Exploration at Beacon this week, Grades K-5 will continue to learn about Signs of Our Faith: a program about being UU everyday! A community is like a ship: everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm. — Henrik Ibsen, playwright Story: BELLING THE CAT Background info: This session sets a stage and expectations for … Continue reading Family Resources for Sunday August 18

New rhythm! We will follow a four week rotation rhythm this fall. Every first Sunday is Worship for ALL ages. Children are invited to stay in the service and we will provide a special Order of Service just for them. Games, puzzles, and coloring will be inside that relate to the service. Childcare with no … Continue reading New Rhythm and New Curriculum in Religious Exploration at Beacon this year!

Grades K-5 Signs of Our Faith: a program about being UU everyday! Grades 6-8 Building Bridges: a world religions program to deepen youth’s understanding of the dynamic, fascinating, and varied world in which they live. It seeks to broaden their knowledge of humanity and embolden their spiritual search. (this will begin in September) Grades 9-12 … Continue reading Family resources for Sunday August 11 & Announcing the new curriculum!