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This popular and brief overview offers a distinctly humanist view of Unitarian Universalism and helps newcomers get a good feel of who we are. It comes to us courtesy of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua, New Hampshire.

 

All About Our Fellowship

Welcome to the Sheboygan Area Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. We are a growing lay-led congregation working toward affiliation with the Unitarian Universalist Association.

We embrace diverse theological views. Our congregation represents a range of religious beliefs (agnostic, atheist, humanist, mystic, naturalist, theist, and others.) We are of various ages, opinions & religious backgrounds. Children and youth are valued members of our faith community.

OUR COVENANT: Love is the spirit of this congregation and service is it's law. This is our great covenant: To dwell together in peace, seak the truth in love, and to help one another. James Vila Blake (adapted).

OUR ORGANIZATION: We are a self-governing and self-financed congregation of members and friends. Members vote and serve on the Leadership board. Friends and members volunteer to help one another and serve on committees.

SUNDAY SERVICES are the heart of our community life. Members & friends gather to declare, celebrate, and affirm what is of worth in our lives.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN: The Sheboygan Area Unitarian Universalist Fellowship values children and youth as members of the Fellowship by providing an educational program and by including them in Fellowship activities. Most Sundays, the children stay and participate in the first 10-15 minutes of the service, then go with the teachers and aides to the RE classroom for the remainder of the time. About six or eight Sundays per year, the service is Intergenerational and planned so that the children can participate. Two or three of these services are planned and carried out by the children. The curriculum of the RE program is obtained from the Unitarian Universalist Association's publications. Children learn about the beliefs and practices of the world's religions. They hear stories from the Bible and from other religious sources. They learn about our UU principles and heritage. And we discuss ethical living. Sometimes we do a project for our members or for a community facility. Examples of recent lessons are: *Buddhism and Peacemakers Today *What is Lent? *Why do we have a Chalice? *Earth Day celebration *Diversity.   Currently, the program includes children from about age four to fourteen, and there are usually between five and ten children attending each time. The focus for the younger children is to learn about the UU principles and religious practices throughout the world. The goal for the older ones is to start to develop their own beliefs and faith statements. We have a team of four teachers and aides who come from various teaching and parenting backgrounds. We also call on other members for participation at times. The RE team invites you to join us, and welcomes your questions and concerns.

Questions? Please e-mail us religious-education@sauuf.org or call (920) 912-5335.