Spring is officially here! We hope your family joins us for community building, spiritual growth and fun in our Religious Exploration program!

Easter Sunday – April 5th

On Easter Sunday, we will hold 2 services with an egg hunt between!
Services are at 9am and 11am. The Children’s Choir will sing during the 9am service.
The Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 10:15am outside in the field behind the sanctuary. Bring a basket or bag! Younger children will get a head start!

Children & youth aged 4 & up are invited to attend service in the Sanctuary. There will be a variety of activities in the Stearns room if kids need a break, but they must be accompanied by a parent.

Nursery care for babies and toddlers aged 0-3 will be available up the hill in the Parish House during both services. *Note: Families are responsible for bringing their children down the hill if they’d like them to participate in the egg hunt.

On other Sundays in April, there will be fun RE programs for each age group up the hill in the Parish House starting at 10am.

Dreamers (Age 0-3):
Offers consistent care and age-appropriate activities often following a theme (likely Easter or Spring). Children are introduced to concepts like sharing, listening, climbing, imaginary play, and being part of a community.

Explorers (Pre K-K): “Spirit Play”
Uses the Montessori model with stories & crafts to introduce our covenant & Call to Ministry, and explore broad spiritual themes & values such as sharing, kindness, fairness, etc. while fostering independence, responsibility, creativity, etc.

Seekers (Grade 1-2): “Special Times”
Through use of their new storybook bibles, the group will read a story and explore topics & celebrations, rituals & traditions found within Jewish and Chrisitan heritages. The group will also enjoy outside time each week!

Trailblazers (Grade 3-5): “Kingdom of Equals”
Explores values & traditions and spiritual practice by reading stories in their new bibles about examples of radical non-violence, fairness and equality. They will have fun applying examples to their own living.

Wayfinders (Grade 6-7): “Finding Our Values”
Follows modern television shows to find messages representing values, such as individual worth, truth & meaning, dignity and peace & justice. After viewing short clips from shows like Gilmore Girls, Ted Lasso, & Young Sheldon, the group will discuss related themes and create fun group projects.

Youth Group (All teens):
Explores service, volunteering and community-building through various opportunities such as organized group volunteer activities, trips, and working together to plan Youth Sunday.

Spring Calendar for Kids & Families:

April 5:
9:00am. Intergenerational Service (Sanctuary) & Nursery (Parish House).
10:15am. Easter Egg Hunt (in the field behind the Stearns Room).
11:00am. Service (Sanctuary) & Nursery (Parish House).

April 7:
7:30pm. Parent discussion group (Stearns Room).
Ongoing small group discussion using the book, The Tao of Parenting, by William Martin

April 11:
12noon. Family trip to Wheelock Theatre for the play, “Charlotte’s Web.”
For tickets, use this link.

April 12:
9:30am. Nursery for ages 0-3 (lower level of Parish House).
10am. RE programs for Pre K- grade 7 (main level of Parish House).

April 13:
7:30pm. Teen Meeting
This is the 1st of 3 planning meetings before Youth Sunday on May 31. We will meet with our Ministers to learn more about what goes into a service & where to find resources, and we’ll assign roles.

April 19:
NO RE. (1st week of Spring break) Activities available in Stearns Room.

April 21:
7:30pm. Parent discussion group (Stearns Room).
Ongoing small group discussion using the book, The Tao of Parenting, by William Martin

April 26:
9:30am.  Nursery for ages 0-3 (lower level of Parish House).
10am. RE programs for Pre K- grade 7 (main level of Parish House).