Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (YRUU)
YRUU offers teens (10th--12th grade) a welcoming and engaging environment that supports their social, emotional, and spiritual growth. The components of our youth programming include group-building, worship, social action, leadership development, and building positive relationships with the adults of our congregation and the UU community. YRUU meets for two hours every Sunday evening for religious education, service activities, social activities and personal growth opportunities. Approximately once each month, the group attends the 11:00am Sunday service and has lunch and a discussion afterwards.
Participants engage in both personal and group goal setting each year, and develop and implement plans to achieve those goals. In the recent past, those plans have included week-long service trips to New Orleans and West Virginia to rehabilitate homes, and more locally, one-day participation in Rebuilding Together Howard County. Recent social activities have included a bonfire, an evening of laser tag, and a picnic at Lake Elkhorn. Each year, teens create and lead their own Sunday morning worship service on a theme of their choice. They also host an annual Haunted House for the children in the congregation.
Overall, the program aims to facilitate students' development of a UU identity that will guide them in living their values.
Highlights from the LGL Council
Summer Program for Children: UUCC Children's Garden Join us in planting, growing and learning to appreciate plants, soil and sunshine as the sources of all of our nutrients. We'll experience the wonder of nature through hands-on learning experiences in our garden, experiments in class and stories and games. Now trhrough August 22nd.
August 15th “Celebrating Our Future with Reverend Paige Getty Welcome Back Picnic,” 11:30 AM – 4 PM, sponsored by the LGL Council and Sabbatical Committee. Mark your calendars for a day of feasting, music, games, and fellowship.
August 28th Teacher Orientation, 9 AM - 10 AM new teacher orientation; 10Am -1 PM: All Teachers in grades K-7 will explore "The Tapestry of Faith: Teaching Effectively with our New Curriculum Resources," followed by lunch and calendaring. Teachers, your presence at this training is very important to a successful year for your class and your team as we begin this year with new curricula and some new procedures as well. Please plan to attend if you will be teaching or assisting in LGL classes.
August 29th Children's Chapel: Welcome and Welcome Back! Children ages 4 and up Meet new friends and reconnect with old friends as we gather again for lively worship, music and celebration. Everyone is welcome, and each person is important in our spiritual home at UUCC.
September 5th No Children's Program due to the Labor Day weekend
September 12th Ingathering Multigeneraltional Worship Services, 9 Am & 11 am
September 19th First Day of LGL Classes for Children and Youth Registration forms for the 2010-2011 church-school year are available in the LGL office, main UUCC office and online. Please pre-register for classes so that we may prepare for the appropriate number of children.
Notes from our YRUU Advisors
Dear Parents and YRUUers,
This is your space! This is where you will find updates on YRUU activities and schedule from the YRUU Advisors and our Youth Director.
