Additional Religious Education Programs
Youth Groups
Youth Con @ Unitarian Universalist in Nashua NH
Who: Attendees must be in Grades 6-12, Emily Steltzer and Sara Allegretti will chaperone
Destination: Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua, 58 Lowell St, Nashua, NH 03064
Date: Saturday, March 14th, event time 10 am – 5 pm, meet FUSF parking lot 8:30 am
More Information, Registration, Questions: Email Emily ya@fusf.org and/or Sara dre@fusf.org
Seasonal Events/Outings
Each season Religious Education plans an event or outing. For outings we have gone apple picking in the fall and ice skating in the winter. Our events have included Backpack Blessings at the beginning of the school year, Lantern Walks on daylight savings evenings, and a pancake breakfast for Mardi Gras. Please email our Director of Religious Education at dre@fusf.org if you have any questions or are interested in organizing an event.
FUSF Summer Program
FUSF hosts an annual week-long summer program in July. The program is offered to children and youth, entering kindergarten through grade 8, whose families are FUSF members or friends. There will be opportunities for our high schoolers to be counselors. During the week we spend as much time outside in our pine grove as possible: playing games, singing songs, telling stories, creating art, and learning about being Unitarian Universalists.
Email dre@fusf.org for more information and to be included on the mailing list.
Our Whole Lives (OWL)
Our Whole Lives is the Unitarian Universalist Association’s lifespan sexuality education program. With curricula designed with age-appropriateness in mind, OWL fosters knowledge, empowerment, self-esteem, tolerance, and respect with regards to sexuality, helping participants make informed and responsible life decisions.
Once we have a few more teachers trained in Our Whole Lives curriculum we are hoping to offer each grade level group approximately every other year: 4-6 and 7-9
For the 2024-2025 school year, we offered Our Whole Lives Grades 4-6.
Coming of Age
In many religious traditions, young people undergo a period of instruction in the deeper meaning of their faith prior to being received into the community as adults. Typically undertaken during the 8th or 9th grade year or when the candidate is turning 14, the Unitarian Universalist coming of age program is a six-month program that bridges the elementary and high school years. As Unitarian Universalists, all are free to walk their own spiritual paths; therefore the development of a personal creed or set of guiding values and beliefs is the responsibility of the individual. With the guidance of the Minister, the Director of Religious Education, and a personal adult mentor from the congregation, candidates are supported in creating a personal project that connects to their individual conception of their spiritual path and in writing a personal credo. These are presented to the community and guests at a special service and celebration which is held in the spring. One may enroll even if one is new to Unitarian Universalism. The program is offered on alternating years at FUSF, it was offered 2024-2025 and will be offered again in 2026-2027.