Youth Group Classes and Activities
UU Church of Sarasota
as of August 20, 2019 (subject to change)
8/18/2019: Open House- Welcome Youth back to Church for the program year. Will play getting to know you games, introduce the concept of the Neighboring Faiths, and upcoming Youth activities.
8/25/2019: Open House- Welcome Youth back to Church for the program year. Will play getting to know you games, introduce the concept of the Neighboring Faiths and our UU principles, and upcoming Youth activities.
8/25/19: Youth and Parent Kick-off Pizza Party- 5:30pm. At this event, we will discuss the Neighboring Faiths program, choose the Faiths we want to study this year, and set-up Youth only outings.
9/1/2019: No Class- Youth are welcome to join their parents in the Service or help with the Elementary class
9/8/2019: Water Fun Open House and Picnic- Water Slide and Picnic on the East lawn of the church
9/14/19: Youth Only Outing- TBD- Will be either be a visit to an Escape Room or to Lithia Springs Park. Details to be finalized.
9/15/2019: What do we know about Unitarian Universalism?- Children Start in the Service. Youth will discover how much they know of Uuism and some interesting facts they don't know through a game.
9/21/19: Intergenerational Bowling- Final details to be determined.
9/22/2019: What do we know about Judaism?- The Youth will explore what they know about Judaism and learn about some of the Jewish customs.
9/29/2019: Exploring Judaism with a Guest- A Jewish guest will come to class to interact with the Youth on broadening their knowledge of Jewish customs and what to expect while visiting the Synagogue.
10/6/2019: Yom Kippur and the Wheel of Fortune- The youth will learn about the Jewish High Holy Days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur through conversation and a game of Wheel of Fortune. The youth will learn why the holy days are important, the rituals, and calling in the days of atonement with the shofar.
10/13/2019: Israel- Picture this...- The youth will review the Jewish history timeline as a lead in to a discussion of how the Holocaust came about, UU's that helped Jewish refugees escape, how Israel was formed as a result of the Holocaust, why this formation is still a disrupter in the Middle East and why it matters to Youth.
10/20/2019: Visit from Rabbi Werbow of Temple Beth Sholom- The Rabbi will be there to have open discussion on what happens at the synagogue and any other open questions the youth may have on Jewish life.
10/27/2019: Halloween Party- Children will have a costume parade at the beginning of service before we start our Party
11/2/2019: Visit to the Synagogue- Visit to Temple Beth Sholom followed by lunch at Too Jay's Deli from 8:45am to 12:30pm.
11/2/2019: Intergenerational Event- TBD- 5:30-8:30pm
11/3/2019:: Integrating our experience from our trip to the Synagogue.- The youth will discuss their visit to the Synagogue and what was similar to Uuism and what was not.
11/8 - 11/10: Family Camping- TBD
11/10/2019: Children's Chapel- All Ages- The Children will gather for their own service in the West Wing complete with Chalice lighting, singing, a guest speaker to talk about their past and why they are a UU, and a cra ft (TBD)
11/16/19: Youth Only Outing- TBD
11/17/2019: Exploring what we know about Christianity- The youth will find out what they know about Christianity through a game of Jeopardy and discussion including a look at their comparative religion chart.
11/24/2019: Christianity- What's the Catch? - the youth will learn some of the basic words or phrases used by Christianity through a came of Catchphrase and then how Christianity splintered off from Judaism and how Protestants splintered off of orthodox views.
12/1/2019: No Class- Youth are welcome to join their parents in the Service or help with the Elementary class
12/7/2019: Intergenerational Event- Tree Trimming Potluck.- 5:30-8:30pm.
12/8/2019: The Bible-More than a book of words? The youth will watch a video about how the bible came about, will explore some of the common quotes, phrase and stories of the bible and will play a game of Apples to Apples bible version.
12/15/2019: To Be or Not to Be- that is the question of prophets and saints- The youth will learn about early prophets and how and why the church cannonizes individuals as Saints. They will watch a portion of the Life of Brian as a counterpoint.
12/22/2019: Prepare for Xmas Eve Service- All Ages- The Children and Youth will make costumes/props/ and practice for the Xmas Eve Service
12/29/2019: Intergenerational Kwaanza Service- The Children will participate and stay in the Service with their parents
More class schedule will be uploaded when completed.
UU Church of Sarasota
as of August 20, 2019 (subject to change)
8/18/2019: Open House- Welcome Youth back to Church for the program year. Will play getting to know you games, introduce the concept of the Neighboring Faiths, and upcoming Youth activities.
8/25/2019: Open House- Welcome Youth back to Church for the program year. Will play getting to know you games, introduce the concept of the Neighboring Faiths and our UU principles, and upcoming Youth activities.
8/25/19: Youth and Parent Kick-off Pizza Party- 5:30pm. At this event, we will discuss the Neighboring Faiths program, choose the Faiths we want to study this year, and set-up Youth only outings.
9/1/2019: No Class- Youth are welcome to join their parents in the Service or help with the Elementary class
9/8/2019: Water Fun Open House and Picnic- Water Slide and Picnic on the East lawn of the church
9/14/19: Youth Only Outing- TBD- Will be either be a visit to an Escape Room or to Lithia Springs Park. Details to be finalized.
9/15/2019: What do we know about Unitarian Universalism?- Children Start in the Service. Youth will discover how much they know of Uuism and some interesting facts they don't know through a game.
9/21/19: Intergenerational Bowling- Final details to be determined.
9/22/2019: What do we know about Judaism?- The Youth will explore what they know about Judaism and learn about some of the Jewish customs.
9/29/2019: Exploring Judaism with a Guest- A Jewish guest will come to class to interact with the Youth on broadening their knowledge of Jewish customs and what to expect while visiting the Synagogue.
10/6/2019: Yom Kippur and the Wheel of Fortune- The youth will learn about the Jewish High Holy Days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur through conversation and a game of Wheel of Fortune. The youth will learn why the holy days are important, the rituals, and calling in the days of atonement with the shofar.
10/13/2019: Israel- Picture this...- The youth will review the Jewish history timeline as a lead in to a discussion of how the Holocaust came about, UU's that helped Jewish refugees escape, how Israel was formed as a result of the Holocaust, why this formation is still a disrupter in the Middle East and why it matters to Youth.
10/20/2019: Visit from Rabbi Werbow of Temple Beth Sholom- The Rabbi will be there to have open discussion on what happens at the synagogue and any other open questions the youth may have on Jewish life.
10/27/2019: Halloween Party- Children will have a costume parade at the beginning of service before we start our Party
11/2/2019: Visit to the Synagogue- Visit to Temple Beth Sholom followed by lunch at Too Jay's Deli from 8:45am to 12:30pm.
11/2/2019: Intergenerational Event- TBD- 5:30-8:30pm
11/3/2019:: Integrating our experience from our trip to the Synagogue.- The youth will discuss their visit to the Synagogue and what was similar to Uuism and what was not.
11/8 - 11/10: Family Camping- TBD
11/10/2019: Children's Chapel- All Ages- The Children will gather for their own service in the West Wing complete with Chalice lighting, singing, a guest speaker to talk about their past and why they are a UU, and a cra ft (TBD)
11/16/19: Youth Only Outing- TBD
11/17/2019: Exploring what we know about Christianity- The youth will find out what they know about Christianity through a game of Jeopardy and discussion including a look at their comparative religion chart.
11/24/2019: Christianity- What's the Catch? - the youth will learn some of the basic words or phrases used by Christianity through a came of Catchphrase and then how Christianity splintered off from Judaism and how Protestants splintered off of orthodox views.
12/1/2019: No Class- Youth are welcome to join their parents in the Service or help with the Elementary class
12/7/2019: Intergenerational Event- Tree Trimming Potluck.- 5:30-8:30pm.
12/8/2019: The Bible-More than a book of words? The youth will watch a video about how the bible came about, will explore some of the common quotes, phrase and stories of the bible and will play a game of Apples to Apples bible version.
12/15/2019: To Be or Not to Be- that is the question of prophets and saints- The youth will learn about early prophets and how and why the church cannonizes individuals as Saints. They will watch a portion of the Life of Brian as a counterpoint.
12/22/2019: Prepare for Xmas Eve Service- All Ages- The Children and Youth will make costumes/props/ and practice for the Xmas Eve Service
12/29/2019: Intergenerational Kwaanza Service- The Children will participate and stay in the Service with their parents
More class schedule will be uploaded when completed.