2024-2025 Children, Youth and Family Faith Formation
While the church building is under construction,
our Sunday morning faith formation will be at Rivier University from September to December.
Registration Forms for 2024-2025 Faith Formation programs
Reach out to the Director of Faith Formation for more information or to sign up for programs!
Families that register have access to monthly UU Nashua Family Faith Formation padlet webpages with links to resources of stories shared each month, as well as take-home conversation prompts and resources!
Keep scrolling to see what we offer at UU Nashua for children, youth, and families!
Children’s Worship room – Toddlers & Up!
A space for young children and those who want to move and explore in a fun, safe church space during the service.
Video streaming is available in the room, allowing children and volunteers to hear music, words, and the flow of the service.
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Monthly Children’s Chapel
Interactive worship space for children Prek and up followed by children’s worship activities stations in the same room.
Families can partner with Sadie and worship associates to lead a chapel together—great for new families and whole families!
Children’s chapels run from 9:55 to 11:15 once a month. Join us for music, guided meditation, videos, games, and sharing joys and sorrows, as well as wonder box stories and moments.
Children’s Chapel Schedule for Oct 2024-June 2025
- October 6th
- November 3rd
- December 1st
- January 5th
- February 2nd
- March 2nd
- April 6th
- May 11th
- June 1st
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UU Values Workshop Choices– TWICE A MONTH
K -8th graders may choose UU values activities to explore a common UU theme each month.
Children & volunteers start in the sanctuary, at 10am and then depart to their workshops choices through 11:15.
Starting in September 2024 – While out of our building, Wonder, Courageous Community, and Love in Action activities will take place in within a large classroom in Sylvia Trottier Hall and Rivier University. with stations for each workshop choice.
Workshop Choices will most often include:
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Wonder Activities offering engaging art projects that invite children to say “Wow!” and ask “How?”
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Courageous Community Activities providing community-building games that encourages children to work & play together. This is a great choice for children who like to move.
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Love in Action LEGO Activities connection creative building activities with UU stories of justice that bring more compassion and love to our church and the wider community.
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The Authentic Connections Teens (ACT) Workshop creating a welcoming space for middle and high school youth to connect play games, and work on service projects that lift UU values.
Workshop Choices Schedule for September 2024-May. 2025
- September 15th & 22nd
- October 13th & 20th
- November 10th & 17th
- December 8th & 15th
- January 12th & 19th
- February 9th & 16th
- March 9th & 16th
- April 13th & 27th
- May 4th & 18th
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Our Whole Lives “OWL” at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua
Parents are children’s primary teachers, but what is society teaching our children about sexuality? Our Whole Lives is an antidote to sexualized media messages, peer pressure, misinformation and prejudice. It provides accurate, age-appropriate information, puts sexuality in the context of values and personal responsibility, supports healthy decision making, and strengthens social skills. These skills and values help prepare youth to make healthy choices for life.
Our Whole Lives for 7th-8th graders starting in Fall 2024 –
Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education for Grades 7-9 2nd edition, is comprised of twenty-five ninety-minute workshop that teaches caring, compassion, respect, and justice. A holistic program that moves beyond the intellect to address the attitudes, values, and feelings that youth have about themselves and the world. New topics include body image, social media/internet, bullying/bystander responsibilities, and consent education.
Our Whole Lives for Kindergarteners & 1st Graders will return in fall 2025
Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education for Grades K–1, 2nd edition, is an eight-workshop curriculum that helps children ages five through seven begin the lifelong process of acquiring information and forming attitudes and values about identity, relationships, safety and health. Unlike many other sexuality curricula currently available, this program is comprehensive and progressive. In an inclusive and developmentally appropriate manner, it addresses sensitive topics that are typically excluded.
Our Whole Lives for 5th-6th graders starting in January 2026
Click here to learn more about this program!
Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education for Grades 4-6 2nd edition, is a ten-workshop curriculum designed to help children ages nine through twelve to gain the knowledge, life principles, and skills they need to understand and express their sexuality in holistic, life-enhancing ways.
Like the other Our Whole Lives programs for different age groups, this comprehensive, developmentally appropriate program introduces key topics like values, body image, gender and sexual identity, peer pressure, and healthy relationships with sensitivity and inclusiveness.
Contact us at the Unitarian Universalist church of Nashua if you would like to learn more about the possibility of this program for your family.
dff@uunashua.org or call 603.882-1091 ext 203