Religious Education for Young People

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Blue's Clues
CUUC Religious Education Update

We have reached the half way point in the 2009-10 YRE program year and it is my pleasure to report on the activities of the Children and Youth Religious Education activities over the past twenty weeks.

 Attendance: Please see the attendance graph below for dates that I will reference.

Average Sunday attendance is 13 children per week for the first half of 2008-10. The YRE Program attendance for 2008-09 was 10 children during the same period.  The YRE has had several large activities during the first half of the program year which resulted in an increased attendance of registered Columbine children and youth. There are three clusters of children served at this time by the YRE program, the middle school group, the 4th – 6th grade group, and the Pre-K thru 1st grade group.

First on my report is the middle school youth which has six steadfast attending students and four students who are floating in and out during the course of these past few months. Middle school is followed by the primary grade
level age group with eight children registered and only three on average attending on a regular basis. Finally the pre-K/1st grade age group has only three children registered with an attendance average of two children per Sunday. There are eighteen total registered children in the CUUC Youth Religious Education Program this year.

The production of 'Would You Like to Hold the Baby,' on December 13th was a major draw for families with twenty-eight children participating or in attendance at this December Service. On that Sunday the CUUC service attendance, as counted by David Manning, was 110 people. The second largest draw for families with children was held on Sunday, November 22 for the multigenerational service where the YRE and children sang, participated, and passed out the 'Guest at Your Table‘ donation boxes. On this Sunday we had twenty-four youth and children out of ninety-two total attendance.

The Shelter Rock UU Church curriculum, 'Bibleodeon‘ studies of Judaism and Christianity, has been well received and will continue for the balance of the YRE year.

Professional Development: We began our year with a teacher training for all teacher volunteers which gave everyone a great advantage and has made for a solid program. I attended the 2009 Fall LREDA (Liberal Religious Educators Association) Conference this past October and was able to network with many colleagues. In early December I attended the Mountain Desert District DRE working conference, at the MDD office, in an effort to develop a closer relationship with other DRE‘s in the Denver/ Boulder Cluster and other Front Range religious educators.

 The YRE Committee is looking at developing a welcome packet for new and visiting families in an effort to bolster returning visits by the family. We are also seeking ways to improve our information from the Welcoming Committee in an effort to build a stronger connection with new children and families. The YRE Committee has begun the budget work for next year and looking at summer programs with next year‘s curriculum.

I would like to thank the CUUC Community for all the support and love that you have shown my family and I during this rough journey we have been on. Your love has been greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

With all my love!

Blue

Martin J. Blue-Norton,
Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Columbine Unitarian Universalist Church

The YRE Committee Meets every 2nd Sunday from 12:15 to 1:45 pm.

Classes for Children

Our Youth Religious Education (RE) program conducts classes each Sunday that run concurrently with the services offered in the sanctuary.

High School Youth