Youth Ministry

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Our High School Youth Group meets every Saturday at 4:30 and is designed to provide a safe space where young people from 9th through 12th grade can come together to share fun, community-building, educational, and spiritually challenging conversation and activities.  With the assistance of six adult advisors, the group deals with issues like Racism, Current Events, UU History and Theology, Green Living and many more.  Throughout the year there will be additional activities like a Harry Potter Party or overnight gatherings to strengthen the bonds this vibrant group shares.

 

Special Programming: Our Whole Lives 

In addition to our weekly gatherings, we also offer a six-session program of Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education for Grades 10 – 12.  These sessions are led by trained facilitators and are a great supplement to the sexuality education our youths receive in the home.

 

Special Programming: Coming of Age

Coming of Age rituals have existed throughout history to mark the transition from childhood to young adulthood. In various cultures, they have included ceremonial abductions, vision quests, bar and bat mitzvahs, and other traditions designed to help youth learn about themselves and prepare for adulthood.  These rituals also give the community an opportunity to celebrate the reality of that transition.

At the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, we mark this time in our youths’ lives with a year-long Coming of Age Program when they are in ninth and tenth grade. This program includes pairing youth with adult mentors, discussions and retreats that emphasize self-awareness and confidence-building,  service to the Fellowship and community; and a culminating affirmation ceremony in which each youth shares with the Fellowship her/his personal credo of beliefs.  This bi-annual event is a highlight for our congregation as we share the deep and thoughtful reflections of our emerging young adults.

 

 For more information about our program for High School Youth, please contact  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .