Religious Education Program

At the Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport, we offer religious education (RE) to children of all ages. We try to remember the words of 19^th century Unitarian minister, William Ellery Channing, who wrote:

“The great end in religious instruction is not to stamp our minds upon the young,
But to stir up their own;
Not to make them see with our eyes, but to look inquiringly
And steadily with their own;
Not to give them a definite amount of knowledge, but to inspire
A fervent love of truth;
Not to impose religion upon them in the form of arbitrary rules,
But to awaken the conscience, the moral discernment.
In a word, the great end is to awaken the soul,
To excite and cherish spiritual life.” (UU Hymnal reading 652)

To “excite and cherish spiritual life” and “awaken the conscience” is a lifetime journey, which starts at the earliest ages.

Religious Education is organized and led by a dedicated group of UUSR parents who collaborate to provide meaningful spiritual education and community for their children following the Tapestry of Faith curricula. RE is taught in our dedicated classroom on the second floor of the church during Sunday service. Children begin the morning in the sanctuary with their families and are sung out part way through the service. After class, we rejoin families for coffee hour.

All RE instructors have completed and passed a state-mandated criminal background check (CORI).

Please contact education@rockportuu.org for more information and contacts.