Enrollment for the 2020-21 Church Year

Watch for details or contact Michelle Mecey at michelle@unityunitarian.org.

​R.E. Enrollment and Orientation for new families is held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:15 p.m. 

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Religious Education for Children and Youth

Sundays: September through May
Sundays from September through May at Unity Church are opportunities for children and adults to come together to share in exploration of our liberal religious heritage, our common values and our individual journeys toward truth. Our goal is to cultivate and sustain in our young people a love of the spiritual life, a foundation for a personal theology and a confidence in their ability to be stewards of their own souls.

At every level, our curricula are guided by five classical theological questions:

• What is the nature of God?
• What does it mean to be human and alive?
• How is the Sacred present in each of us and in our lives?
• What is the purpose of Beloved Community?
• How do we live in the face of death and loss?

These questions lay the foundation for our shared exploration, presented in age-appropriate ways to our children as they grow and mature.

On a given Sunday, some 400 children are participating in one of these programs. For more information, click on the links below.

• Nursery Care : loving care for children ages 6 months to 2 years 11 months
• Spirit Play: Montessori-style discovery and learning for children ages 3 through 5
• Workshop Rotation: The Journey In…: Multiple intelligence-based exploration for school-aged children in grades 1 through 6
• Junior High Religious Education: Youth in grades 6,7, and 8 can choose between two different offerings each semester.  These courses explore our faith as well as other world religious traditions.
• Our Whole Lives and Coming of Age: A dynamic year of change and growth for our 9th grade youth. OWL explores human sexuality and spirituality while COA supports youth in their efforts to create a personal credo.
• Tower Club: Youth in grades 10, 11 and 12 meet for fellowship food and fun.  We discuss and approach social justice issues from the young liberal religious perspective.  Meets Sundays from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Helpful Reminders:
​Sundays with Kids

Nursery (age six months–three years)

• Infants and toddlers ages six months (and sitting up) through three years can be signed in to the nursery starting 15 minutes before each service. 
• No registration required.
• Label all personal belongings.
• Please leave your cell phone number and set phone to vibrate.
• Collect your little ones immediately after worship.

Spirit Play (age three–K)

• Registered children ages three years-kindergarten (and out of diapers) can be signed in to their Spirit Play class beginning 10 minutes before the service.
• Check to make sure two teachers are in the room; if not, stay with your child until they arrive.
• Nametags are in the pocket charts on the door. Leave nametags in the pockets when you leave.
• Collect your preschooler immediately after worship.

Rotations (grades 1-5/6)

• 9:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m.: Registered children in grades 1-6 should be escorted to the Ames Chapel starting 10 minutes before worship. Check to make sure at least two teachers are in the Chapel; if not, stay with your child until they arrive.
• 11:00 a.m.: Children begin with worship in the Sanctuary with their families, then go with their teachers to class.
• Collect your child from their Rotation class (10:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., and 5:45 p.m.

Junior High (Grades 6-8)

• Junior high youth can escort themselves to and from classes.
• Youth should wear a nametag while in the church building for reasons of safety and community-building.
• Youth end with worship in Ames Chapel. Parents are encouraged to designate a meeting location with their youth following class.