Youth Groups
Junior Youth (grades 7 and 8)
Curriculum:
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Sunday Classes: The
Junior Youth in grades seven and eight experience a Sunday class each
week that explores World Religions, LIe Issues, Unitarian Universalist,
Social Justice and our Judeo-Christian Heritage themes on a rotating
basis. Our Junior Youth also attend intergenerational worship and
holiday services.
Senior Youth (grades 9 – 12)
The Sr. Youth are affectionately called, “The YOOTES.”
The YOOTES meet most weeks following the Sunday worship service,
from 12 PM - 2 PM. Fun and hard work are at the core
of this active group. At their group meetings
the Senior YOOTES engage in a interactive and dynamic program that includes:
- Worship
- Creating Personal Connections
- Community Building
- Social Justice
- Learning
- Leadership
Some previous activities include:
- Fall, Winter and Spring "lock ins"
- Youth-led Worship Services
- Social Justice Mission Trips
- Various Fundraisers: 80's Prom, Parents' Night Out, Chili Sale
- Youth Retreat
Social Action
As part of the faith development of youth, the Melrose UU Church
helps facilitate a Mission Trip approximately
every year. This group has participated in three previous trips to
Juarez, Mexico. During these trips, the youth witnessed first-hand
what it means to be born into privilege and to be born
into poverty. With the experienced assistance of staff from Casas por
Cristos, participants built a house for a family in need in four days.
The youth group participated in this level of social action in 2004, 2006 and this past spring..
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