A message from the Director of Religious Education
Lifespan Religious Education at First Parish Church
Welcome to a Religious Education at First Parish Church in Norwell! Firmly grounded in the traditions and principles of Unitarian Universalism, and part of a gathered religious community that traces its history back to 1640, our programs seek to maintain the best of our traditions while continually exploring and seeking to grow in mind and soul. We hope you will be a part of this exciting and vital work.
Our church school offers classes for children three years old until the 8th grade. High school youth can become active in our youth group under the guidance of Jennifer Anderson. As a cooperative church school, we rely on a dedicated and very enthusiastic group of volunteers who together are dedicated to our children and youth and to their growth in the liberal spiritual, and social values of Unitarian Universalism.
Our adult learning program offers a wide variety of programs and sessions from Book Group to Bible Study to Women’s Wisdom and everything in between. Religious education is a vital part of First Parish Church, a vibrant, warm and welcoming community. Please read about our offerings in the pages that follow. We hope to see you and your family at First Parish Church!
Many Blessings,
Stuart Twite (Director of Religious Education)
Our theme for 2007-2008 is:
"Go Up Higher: Living Your UU Faith"
Ralph Waldo Emerson asked famously, “What is life but the angle of vision?” We believe that the Unitarian Universalist “angle of vision” is a profoundly important one for our world today. Our church school program this year, will emphasize the values, ethics, and the worldview inherent in the liberal religious and spiritual traditions and principles of Unitarian Universalism and how to live those values in our everyday lives. We hope all of you will come be a vital part of this deeply important work!
Cooperative Religious Education: We are a cooperative program and believe that everyone should be involved in the religious education of our children. You will have many opportunities to help in the Church School this year! Please find our sign up sheet, check your schedules and sign up for a couple of Sundays. It will enrich your life and the life of your children.
The Religious Education Program at First Parish seeks to foster in our students:
- an appreciation of their U.U. heritage and a knowledge of the U.U. Principles and Purposes
- an acquaintance with their Judeo-Christian roots
- an introduction to world religions
- a sense of their church as a place of spiritual support and community
- a belief in the continuous search for truth and knowledge
- an understanding of the viewpoint of others and increased ability to make moral decisions.
Stuart Twite (DRE)
781 837-8791
DREstuart@aol.com
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