The Unitarian Universalist Church of Catawba Valley

Hickory, NC

Phone: (828) 328-4047
E-mail: hafischer1@yahoo.com

Minister: Reverend Bob MacDicken

Children’s Religious Education

The mission of the Religious Education committee is to design a religious education program that will provide spiritual growth and development for all children and youth. To fulfill that mission, we currently offer programs for these age levels:

1. For infants through toddlers: Child care is provided at no charge during the adult RE class and the worship service.

2. For pre-school through middle school age: We cover a variety of curricula using age-appropriate materials and grouping. Some recent themes we have studied: Honoring Mother Earth (Native American spirituality); Timeless Themes (Old Testament stories told from a UU perspective), Norse Mythology, In Our Hands (working for social justice), and a special unit on people who have worked for social justice, as shared by various guest speakers from our congregation.

Our children participate in planning and leading several intergenerational services a year, including the Flower Communion, the Water Communion, and a play with a seasonal theme performed in mid-December. We enjoy frequent outings, including hiking and skiing in the nearby mountains, camping, and riding the Virginia Creeper Trail.

What’s happening now in RE?

Currently the older RE group is studying about the life and teachings of Jesus using the curriculum “Jesus and his Kingdom of Equals.” The younger group is learning about special days in various world religions. Summer plans include reading about Sumerian mythology with the older group and Greek mythology with the younger group.

Enjoy some pictures from our latest Flower Communion!

Reading poetry

Story theater: Thai folktale