Wisdom Tales

The Treasure Hunters class looking very wise in their crowns after hearing a story about the wisdom of Solomon and Sheba.  

Treasure Hunters at work on their crowns.

The Explorers class acted out the story of the prophet Micah.

Micah saw that the rich had turned their backs on the poor.  

He watched the rich and greedy at the temple praying loudly and pretending to worship God.

Micah began to preach in the streets.  

"What is good is this:  To act justly, to show kindness, and to live humbly."

 The Discovery class also talked about peace and fairness.  Today's story was about Adin Ballou, an early Universalist minister, who taught that everyone should live in peace.

Children practice sharing toys in the nursery, a real-life lesson in peace and fairness.  

And finally, a rare photo of our high school youth group!  

What a Busy Day!

It was a busy day in the Lighthouse!  It was great to see so many of our friends today.  Classes were bustling, and there was a lot of interesting things going on.

Babies and toddlers enjoyed playing together in the nursery.

Discovery Class heard the story "Muddy Children" about how all people are loved, and then enjoyed their free choice time.

Treasure Hunters heard a story about Mary, the mother of Jesus.

The children drew pictures about the story.

Explorers worked on creating a model of Solomon's Temple.

The Middle School youth discussed the parable of the Lost Sheep, and then went outside to play active games and enjoy the beautiful weather.  First they paused for this silly group photo.  

Lighthouse Chapel

The first Sunday of each month, children and youth gather for worship, either in the sanctuary with the adults, or for our Lighthouse Chapel for children and youth.

Children and youth meet with one of four leadership team.  The Loving Hearts team does something to care for others in our church . . . . 

The Helping Hands team works on projects that help to make the world a better place . . . 

And the Open Minds team helps to present pieces of our worship services.

Children and youth serve as worship assistants . . .

make announcements . . .

take the collection . . . 

and even serve as projectionist.

We share joys and concerns

sing songs . . . 

and explore big ideas.

Today we talked about what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist, and what the words "Open Minds," "Loving Hearts", and "Helping Hands" mean, and how they connect with our seven Unitarian Universalist principles.

Coming of Age Challenge

Our Coming of Age youth and their mentors challenged themselves at Camp Seymour's Ropes Course.  We practiced team work and encouraged each other to face fears.  We were very happy to not have rain!