Our youth group rocks - and climbs them!

Or youth group had a great time at REI in Brookfield on the rock wall, in an outing coordinated by Jan Weigle. See Eric at right, and Garret at far right.

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Tylor starts up (near right).

Senior Youth Group Continues!

2:30-4:00 1st & 3rd Sundays through May "Living in UUville." Explore the meaning of the Unitarian Universalist Purposes and Principles in our lives and society, using games, role-play, and youth-led activities.

Youth Advisor: Maria O'Connor, mariao@uucw.org

Dr Seuss (Seuuss?) is Here!

"Dr Seuss for UUs" is a United Unitarian and Universalist Society of Mukwonago Religious Education Program for Children grades K-5. Classes are held each Sunday during the church service.

The children stay for the first 15 minutes of the service. They then go to their Religious Education Classes.

What kinds of things do you imagine? Have you ever had someone try to make you believe that they could do something special, but couldn't show you? Every voice should be heard. Have you ever had trouble making up your mind?

These are just a few of the questions and ideas we will explore using Dr Seuss books as guides.

Facilitated by members of the UU Church

TO REGISTER: Print out and complete an application at www.uumuk.org/images/child_re_app.pdf. Return to Julie Bender c/o UUUSM, PO Box 100, Eagle, WI, 53119; or email the same information to jbender@wi.rr.com .

Our Goals

The goal of our religious education program is to teach Unitarian Universalist Principles and Practices. We use many avenues to achieve this goal. Studying world religion and biblical scriptures enhances our ability to look at what others believe and then relate those teachings to what we believe.

What does 'spiritual' mean?

'Spiritual' is a word likely to mean something different to each person, in part because it reflects a very personal experience. At the core of many definitions is the sense of connection in some way to something much larger than the self. Here's one way to think of it (from UU & Me). Imagine you are walking along an ocean beach in the middle of summer. You feel the warm sand as it touches your feet, and smell the salt in the air-you can even taste it. When you look up, all you can see ahead of you is miles and miles of water. You hear a seagull passing overhead and the sounds of your friends laughing in the waves. You can feel that you are using all your senses: touch, sight, smell, hearing, and taste. Or you may find spiritual connection through prayer, meditation, music, art, or countless other media.

Life Span Faith Development

UU`s believe in the lifelong search for truth and meaning. We have a number of opportunities for adults to gather in small groups to continue learning, sharing and enriching each others lives with their spiritual stories.

Children and Mass Media

The websites below help parents make more informed choices regarding mass media and children:

www.chinaberry.com/
www.screenit.com/
www.lionlamb.org/
www.parents-choice.org/

Remember ...

Love is the spirit of this church
And service is its law
to dwell together in peace
To seek the truth in love
To help one another
This is our great covenant

One book, Two Website Recommendations

Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv is a book about how today Nature is something for us to watch, to consume, to wear, and to ignore. Television ads depict a four-wheel-drive SUV racing along a breathtakingly beautiful mountain stream - while in the backseat two children watch a movie on a flip-down screen, oblivious to the landscape and water beyond the windows.

Two web sites for families
www.screentime.org/101.htm
This site gives ideas on how to devote more time to re-connecting our lives to the "real" rather than the "virtual". The Center for SCREEN-TIME Awareness, a nonprofit grassroots organization encourages people to take control of the electronic media and technology in their lives.
www.greenhour.org is the website for the National Wildlife Federation which is rich in family-friendly content.

Then log off and return to Nature, as Richard Louv says, "... not only because ethics and justice demands it, but also because our mental, physical, and spiritual health and the health of the Earth depends on it."