Learning

What We Offer Through the Lifespan

We provide children, youth, young adults, and adults an opportunity to explore, reflect, and learn in a nurturing spiritual community. Unitarian Universalist religious education programs offer all ages, inspiring:

  • Ethical growth – internalizing enduring values like justice, equity, and compassion, and gaining tools to act on them in everyday life.
  • Social growth – connecting with peers and people of all ages on a deeper level. Finding acceptance among people who see beyond the superficial.
  • Spiritual growth – feeling a connection with the sacred within, among, and beyond us.

Religious education programs include more than classes. On a Sunday you might find the preschoolers singing songs about kindness, the 2nd graders engaging with a story about loss and bereavement, the 5th graders talking with a Muslim couple about Islam, the 7th graders learning about responsibility in a lesson from our progressive sexuality education program, and the high-school youth raising money for the local homeless shelter. Many programs incorporate social justice activities, worship opportunities, service trips, fellowship, and fun.

Our religious educator and minister lead many of our congregations’ lifespan programs. Parents and other members of the congregation often lead them, too. Teaching can be a very fulfilling way to deepen one’s own faith.

Children’s religious education programs are typically offered on Sunday mornings, and high school youth and adult programs are usually offered on afternoons or evenings.

We invite you to explore these pages and contact our religious educator to get connected.

Upcoming Events:

February 2, 2020 - February 8, 2020

  • 02/02/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 02/02/2020 – Intergenerational Chalice Service – No Sunday School 9:30 am - 10:30 am, UUCPA
  • 02/02/2020 – OWL 4-6 Class 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Room 4/5
  • 02/02/2020 – Healing the Divide 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Main Hall
  • 02/02/2020 – Exploring Mind, Hands, Spirit and Heart Through Art – Masks 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4/5
  • 02/02/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 02/02/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • February 9, 2020 - February 15, 2020

  • 02/09/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 02/09/2020 – Sunday School for children and youth age 3 through grade 8 9:30 am - 10:30 am, UUCPA
  • 02/09/2020 – UUCPA Story Time 10:30 am - 11:00 am, Room 1
  • 02/09/2020 – Valentine’s Day Bags for Stevenson House 10:30 am - 11:45 am, Patio
  • 02/09/2020 – OWL 4-6 Class 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Room 4/5
  • 02/09/2020 – Parent Journey 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Room 6
  • 02/09/2020 – White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 9
  • 02/09/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 02/09/2020 – OWL 10-12 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Room 10
  • 02/09/2020 – NO Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • February 16, 2020 - February 22, 2020

  • 02/16/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 02/16/2020 – Sunday School for children and youth age 3 through grade 8 9:30 am - 10:30 am, UUCPA
  • 02/16/2020 – Navigators 11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Room 10
  • 02/16/2020 – NO OWL 4-6 Class 11:00 am - 12:30 pm,
  • 02/16/2020 – Domestic Violence – POSTPONED 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm,
  • 02/16/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A
  • 02/19/2020 – Sci Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group – Film of the group’s choosing 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm,

    • February 23, 2020 - February 29, 2020

  • 02/23/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 02/23/2020 – Sunday School for children and youth age 3 through grade 8 9:30 am - 10:30 am, UUCPA
  • 02/23/2020 – OWL 4-6 Class 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Room 4/5
  • 02/23/2020 – Expanding Our Ideas of Gender 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Room 4/5
  • 02/23/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 02/23/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • March 1, 2020 - March 7, 2020

  • 03/01/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 03/01/2020 – Sunday School for children and youth age 3 through grade 8 9:30 am - 10:30 am, UUCPA
  • 03/01/2020 – Navigators 11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Room 10
  • 03/01/2020 – OWL 4-6 Class 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Room 4/5
  • 03/01/2020 – Healing the Divide 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 03/01/2020 – Exploring Mind, Hands, Spirit and Heart Through Art – Masks 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4/5
  • 03/01/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 03/01/2020 – OWL 10-12 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Room 10
  • 03/01/2020 – NO Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • March 8, 2020 - March 14, 2020

  • 03/08/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 03/08/2020 – Sunday School for children and youth age 3 through grade 8 9:30 am - 10:30 am, UUCPA
  • 03/08/2020 – UUCPA Story Time 10:30 am - 11:00 am, Room 1
  • 03/08/2020 – OWL 4-6 Class 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Room 4/5
  • 03/08/2020 – Parent Journey 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Room 6
  • 03/08/2020 – Discovering UUCPA 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Room 10
  • 03/08/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 03/08/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • March 15, 2020 - March 21, 2020

  • 03/15/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 03/15/2020 – Sunday School for children and youth age 3 through grade 8 9:30 am - 10:30 am, UUCPA
  • 03/15/2020 – Navigators 11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Room 10
  • 03/15/2020 – OWL 4-6 Class 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Room 4/5
  • 03/15/2020 – Religion and Social Change: Liberation Theologies, Part 2 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 03/15/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • March 22, 2020 - March 28, 2020

  • 03/22/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 03/22/2020 – Sunday School for children and youth age 3 through grade 8 9:30 am - 10:30 am, UUCPA
  • 03/22/2020 – OWL 4-6 Class 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Room 4/5
  • 03/22/2020 – LGBTQ+ Welcoming Congregation Event 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 03/22/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 03/22/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • March 29, 2020 - April 4, 2020

  • 03/29/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 03/29/2020 – OWL 4-6 Class 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Room 4/5
  • 03/29/2020 – Gratitude Writing 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Room 9
  • 03/29/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 03/29/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • April 5, 2020 - April 11, 2020

  • 04/05/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 04/05/2020 – Navigators 11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Room 10
  • 04/05/2020 – OWL 4-6 Class 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Room 4/5
  • 04/05/2020 – Healing the Divide 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 04/05/2020 – OWL 10-12 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Room 10
  • 04/05/2020 – NO Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • April 12, 2020 - April 18, 2020

  • 04/12/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 04/12/2020 – UUCPA Story Time 10:30 am - 11:00 am, Room 1
  • 04/12/2020 – Parent Journey 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Room 6
  • 04/12/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • April 19, 2020 - April 25, 2020

  • 04/19/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 04/19/2020 – Navigators 11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Room 10
  • 04/19/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 04/19/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • April 26, 2020 - May 2, 2020

  • 04/26/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 04/26/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 04/26/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • May 3, 2020 - May 9, 2020

  • 05/03/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 05/03/2020 – Navigators 11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Room 10
  • 05/03/2020 – Healing the Divide 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 05/03/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 05/03/2020 – OWL 10-12 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Room 10
  • 05/03/2020 – NO Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • May 10, 2020 - May 16, 2020

  • 05/10/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 05/10/2020 – UUCPA Story Time 10:30 am - 11:00 am, Room 1
  • 05/10/2020 – Parent Journey 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Room 6
  • 05/10/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • May 17, 2020 - May 23, 2020

  • 05/17/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 05/17/2020 – Navigators 11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Room 10
  • 05/17/2020 – OWL Grades 7-9 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Fireside Room
  • 05/17/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • May 24, 2020 - May 30, 2020

  • 05/24/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 05/24/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG – NO MEETING 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • May 31, 2020 - June 6, 2020

  • 05/31/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,
  • 05/31/2020 – Senior High Youth Group – SHYG 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Room A

    • June 7, 2020 - June 13, 2020

  • 06/07/2020 – Child care 9:30 am - 12:00 pm,