Middle School Class

The young teens will be using a video curriculum developed around the Unitarian Universalist’s Tapestry of Faith Program of Riddles and Mysteries and Amazing Grace.  See the UUA website for more information. This group meets on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. or Sunday at 10:45 a.m.

High School Youth Group

Our High School Youth Group meets the third Wednesday of every month from 6:30 –8:30 p.m. here at the Fellowship.  They will form small groups to discuss important questions of our Unitarian Universalist faith. After the discussion, there will be time to socialize as a large group.

Youth Row will be once a month. The youth will gather at a 4:30 p.m. Saturday service and sit together.  Afterwards they will be joined by one of our ministers to discuss the sermon and share in a simple meal.  
 

Our Whole Lives Sexuality Program (OWLs)
 
The Middle School OWL Program is for youth in grades 8 and 9 and the AP OWL program is for young people who are in 10th –12th grade. The OWL life-span program seeks to create a positive and comprehensive lifespan educational program that helps participants gain knowledge, values, and skills to lead sexually healthy.  It is designed to help adolescents:
 
• Affirm and respect themselves as sexual persons and respect the sexuality of others.
• Explore, develop, and articulate values, attitudes, and feelings about their own sexuality and the sexuality of others.
• Identify and live according to their values.
• Assess the impact of messages from family, culture, religion, media, and society on sexual thoughts, feelings, values, and behaviors.
 
Guided by trained adult facilitators selected for their knowledge of and comfort with the topic of human sexuality, the youth engage in a nine-month program with their peers in grades eight and nine.  The program typically meets twice per month on a weekday evening for about two hours per session.  In order for a youth to participate in the program his/her parent MUST attend a Parent Orientation meeting and give written consent for their child to participate.
 
2010-2011 Program Year
This program year we will be offering four classes for 6-8th grade youth to participate in.  These classes will be an introduction to the OWLS program.  The classes will be two hours long.  While the Middle School teens are in class, there will be a parent discussion that coincides with the classes. 
 
Coming of Age (COA) Community

The Coming of Age program is a nine-month commitment to spiritual exploration and group interaction.  It is open to high school students.  A team of adults and mentors coordinate and guide the program.  At the completion of the program the youth, their mentors, and the ministers create a unique Coming of Age Ceremony one weekend in the spring. 

 For more information about any of these programs, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Director of Religious Education.