Religious Exploration

The Fellowship offers Religious Exploration (RE) childcare and classes for children through age 13 (8th grade) at the first service (9:30 am); childcare for children up to age 6 and the high school youth group at the second service (11:00 am). 

If your children will be visiting our classes, you must complete a yellow Visitors Form and give it to a teacher.  Be sure to let the teacher know if your child has any food allergies or special needs.  Classes are taught by a rotating team of parent volunteers.

If your children attend more than 3 times you must register your child by completing the blue Child Information/Registration form. The forms are available on the counter, next to the mailboxes near the office entrance.  For more information about RE, please contact Lisa Wellens, Director of Religious Exploration, at 760-941-4319 or by email.

Children’s Religious Exploration

Nursery/Childcare- For infants and children to three years old during the first session of RE, then through age 6 years during the second session of RE.  This program begins with a candle-lighting circle time followed by free play and craft time.  The class is taught by Bob Kintz and Jasmine Maldonado.

What Are We Learning About?
PILLARS - Primary Class through Tweens

Since most of our class levels span three ages, it is important to be sure that children of any age be exposed to four areas of our program. These areas are: UU Heritage and Identity, World Religions, Our Judeo Christian Heritage, and Social and Environmental Justice. These areas of exploration are on a three year rotation so that every child who attends will be able to learn at their current class level without any gaps. Last year we explored UU Heritage and Identity.  This year, we will explore these areas using the “pillars” model. These pillars are:

Judeo-Christian Heritage
World Religions
Social and Environmental Justice
Community Building

Each Sunday we will explore a different pillar. On 5th Sundays, we will spend time together outside learning about our natural environment on our beautiful campus. Every Sunday will tie in how these pillars inform us as Unitarian Universalists. We will always explore what it means to be UU.

Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (YRUU) - High School age youth group meets every Sunday in the library during the service for worship, discussion and social action.  On occasion this active group spends this time out in the community or on a field trip. YRUU meets only during the 11 am session.

Religious Exploration Committee Meeting - The Religious Education Committee meets the third Wednesday of every month at 6:00 PM in the Library. All are welcome to attend.

Sunday Services

Children and youth begin each Sunday in the Sanctuary with their parents. After the “Time for All Ages”, the congregation sings the children out to their RE classes. Please feel free to accompany your child to his or her classroom and then return to the service.

First Service
9:30 am

• Nursery (3 mos. To 3 years)
• Primary (Pre through 1st grade) Meets only during the 9:30 session in the Reeve Room.
• Intermediate (2nd through 5th grade) Meets only during the 9:30 session. See note below:

*At this time, 2nd and 3rd graders meet with the Primary Class (Reeve room); 4th and 5th graders will meet with the Tweens (Alcott Room)

• Tweens (6th through 8th grade) l Meets only during the 9:30 am session in the Alcott Room.

Second Service11:00 am

• Childcare for children up to 6 years old 
• YRUU/High School - grades 9 through 12 

Children in the Nursery/Preschool and Primary Class can only be released to their parents or a responsible party. Children in the Intermediate class may be released when class is over with written permission from parents, otherwise they can only be released to a parent or responsible party. Parents should pick their children immediately after the service ends.