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6th - 8th Grade Junior High - 11:00 a.m.

 

 6th -8th Graders programming from September through May includes:

  1. Junior High Youth Group (on 2nd Sundays) and
  2. Curriculum (see below) the rest of the month
  3. District wide Retreats for Jr.High youth (2 x per year - usually offsite in Fall and Spring)

  

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH GROUP (JHY ) 2nd Sundays

 JHY is time for the group to come together in a different way, pursuing activities of their choosing, enjoying each other’s company and building community. Depending on the needs/desires of the group, this could include social action projects or other off-site activities.

Advisors: Greg Pings and Samantha McCoy

 

CURRENT NOTE from Greg & Sam

  • SEPT. 10th Special Jr. High Group MEETING info

 "Hello everyone! We're excited to start another year with the UUCD Junior High Youth group (for 6th, 7th and 8th graders), and wanted to invite all of our youth to an opening meeting  Friday, September 10 from 7PM until about 8PM. 

We'll gather in the youth room upstairs in the RE House, where there will be some munchies and beverages to help keep our discussion going.  Normally we meet on the second Sundays of each month, during 11AM RE, but with so much going on in September our normal time isn't available and we wanted to find an alternate time to start making plans for the coming year!

Here are some things we want to discuss:

  • the Metro NY District Jr. Youth Conference at Harriman State Park (NY) on September 25-26 - link to the official page: http://uumetrony.org/events/JYR2010Flyer.pdf
  • a possible JHY-led Halloween event for the younger UUCD children,
  • planning future activities for the fall

We're hoping that as many youth as possible are able to join us next Friday evening, so that we can hear as many voices as possible and make the plans that YOU will be looking forward to!  If you're able to make it, please e-mail back to this address, and/or Greg and Sam, and let us know so that we have an accurate count.

We hope everyone has had a smooth transition back to school and that we'll be seeing you on Friday evening!"

Greg Pings & Sam McCoy

 

 

6th-8th Graders meets at 11 AM most other Sundays for
2010-2011  Curriculum:  Riddle And Mystery by Richard S. Kimball
(A Tapestry of Faith Program from the Unitarian Universalist Association)
 
 This program assists middle school youth in their search for understanding. Each session processes a BIG QUESTION such as: Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? Does God exist? What happens when you die? How can I know what to believe? What does Unitarian Universalism mean to me?.
 
Examples of lesson themes:
The big questions
Religions to the rescue
Thinking about death
Speaking of fair
To tell the truth
Thinking about God
What to believe

 

 

 

Neighboring Faiths  (From Sept. 2009-May 2010 and periodically presented)

This program is a favorite of the UUCD Community and we present it every three years. Youth will be exposed to a variety of faiths and will explore the beliefs and practices.

Often the group will spend a week on-site getting acquainted with a one faith tradition, next they will visit the spiritual home, and then follow-up on-site again to process what they saw, felt and learned. But due to the church calendar/holidays these sessions may not be in consecutive order.

Group leaders will let families know via email the location, times of visits and parents are welcome to join them (another good reason to fill out a Registration form with that information)!