Children and Youth Religious Education
At the Unitarian Universalist church of Corpus Christi, we believe that religion is not something to be given to a young person, but something to be nurtured and encouraged as the child’s life unfolds. Our program offers children and youth a welcoming environment, a safe place to explore their own personal spiritual journeys, to explore the deep mysteries with open minds and hearts. Lifelong learning about mind, body and spirit continues in the Adult Religious Education program.
Our program acknowledges that parents and guardians are the primary stewards of their children’s religious education. To that end, we seek to provide support for parents as religious educators.
We offer classes for children and youth from Pre-K through Senior High during our worship service. All children and youth join the adults in the sanctuary during the first part of the service, and then proceed to their classrooms.
Classes finish at 12 Noon. Children 10 years and under will be released only to a parent or other designated adult. Please pick up your children promptly so our volunteer teachers may enjoy coffee hour following the worship service.
Check out our Calendar and Youth Activities areas for upcoming events for kids.
We look forward to your family’s participation in our Religious Education program. If you have questions, please contact our Religious Education Director, Lauren Cantatore-Causey. (See Contacts)]
2010-2011 Curriculum
Pre-K (3-5 years): “Celebrating Me and My World” allows the children to celebrate their own wondrous qualities, and expands outward to celebrate the people and things around them.
Primary (K – 6th grade): “Timeless Themes”, which builds upon the richness of our Judeo-Christian heritage, using stories from the Bible to teach the timeless lessons of faith, freedom, responsibility, respect, forgiveness and love.
Tweens and Teens: “How Can I Know What to Believe” will help youth explore, formulate, and articulate their attitudes and beliefs about people in the Bible, God, death, and Unitarian Universalism.