Join us in Spring Hall for a multi-age program: Principles through Practice and Play.
Learn to work with children of all ages, and have the opportunity to share your passion and talents with other U.U. kids!
You’re also invited to join adults in the Sanctuary for 9 a.m. worship.
Want to connect with other volunteer opportunities, like media production, coffee service, or flowers? Email Amanda to find out how!
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East Shore Youth Group is a lively, vibrant community of teens, ages 14 to 18 years old, who enjoy sharing life’s many experiences with each other. Youth Group provides meaningful events in a warm, nurturing environment for all who wish to participate. The overall program follows the guidelines set forth by the national Unitarian Universalist Association to provide youth with experiences and opportunities in the following categories: worship, learning, community building, social action, leadership and youth-adult relations.
We gather together, light a chalice, share a song and inspirational reading. We follow that up with a highs and lows check-in for the week. We want youth group to be a safer space, where youth practice vulnerability, trust, friendship, and support. Together, the youth grow deeper in relationship with one another, and inspire each other to be whole, confident, and curious human beings.
Following check-in, we use the Tapestry of Faith curriculum, selected by the youth group at the beginning and middle of the year, to dive deeper into the questions they’re curious about. Some years, that means looking into difficult topics, learning about other religions, or practicing Unitarian Universalist traditions.
What’s a “con” anyway? A youth conference or “con”, is a weekend long retreat planned and run as a collaboration between high school youth and supporting adults. The theme of each con informs worship, small group ministry and workshops. Youth covenant to uphold their standards; a chance for them to live within UU community as they design it. They may be held at a camp or a church and range from 60-200 people, with a youth to adult ratio no higher than 8:1. Radically Inclusive, Spiritually Deep, and Religiously Contagious.
This year, the national conference of Unitarian Universalists, called General Assembly, is convening in Spokane, Washington!
We want to send our youth to G.A.! Start planning here, and save the dates now! Financial aid, registration, and housing reservations will be available March 1.
Questions? Email: pnwdyouth@gmail.com
Who’s organizing this? Pacific Western Region of the UUA
The Youth Group activities are planned and implemented by the youth and adult leaders with the guidance of our Youth Programs Coordinator. Amanda Uluhan is our Youth Programs Coordinator, and may be reached directly at coordinator@esuc.org
You can also contact Aisha Hauser, Director of Lifelong Learning, at any time: dll@esuc.org
