BRUU provides Religious Education (RE) classes for school-age kids (ages 4-17) during the service. We have rooms for age groups 4-7, 8-10, 11-13, and 14-17. Children are also welcome to sit in the service with their parents.

The RE classes join the congregation for the beginning of the service to enjoy a Story for All Ages, then go to their classrooms for lessons and activities. Almost once a month All Ages meet in out Children’s Chapel for a World Religions Celebration.

At BRUU, we strive to help our children, youth, and their families grow spiritually with lives filled with compassion and wholeness. Through our Sunday morning Religious Education programs and a variety of family fellowship opportunities, we seek to cultivate in our children both a love of liberal religious life and a sense of belonging in a wider faith community.

Each week, children, youth, and adults gather in classrooms and the sanctuary to question, explore, observe, and imagine. Sunday mornings at BRUU are opportunities for children and adults to come together to share in exploration of our liberal religious heritage, our common values, and our individual journeys toward truth. Our goal is to cultivate and sustain in our young people a love of the spiritual life, a foundation for personal theology, and a confidence in their ability to be stewards of their own souls.

Our Religious Education Program is one that:

• Introduces children to beliefs and celebrations of a variety of religious traditions and values
• Explores UU purposes and principles and how they relate to children’s lives
• Provides opportunities to explore and develop religious thoughts and beliefs in a loving and supportive environment
• Promotes the care and well-being of people of all ages through multi-generational services and special events

In order to ensure that our children are well grounded in the many different aspects of our religious tradition, we have chosen three basic areas of religious education content with which we want our children to be familiar. We call these areas Pillars: Unitarian Universalist Identity, World Religions, and Judeo-Christian Heritage. Running with a three year cycle, we focus on one pillar each year. Using this approach, our children can build on what they have already learned without structured learning becoming obviously repetitive.

More information is available on the public BRUU Web Site under About Us/Education Programs/Religious Education (K-12)