Coming of Age Program

Organized by the Spiritual Exploration Program of the Marquette Unitarian Universalist Congregation

 

WHO:  7th-12th Graders of any/all/no faith beliefs and any/all genders

WHAT:  A Coming of Age Program that honors and explores the ethical and spiritual transitions between youth and young adulthood. This program will be widely spiritually inclusive while drawing from these 7 Unitarian Universalist Principles:

The program itself will consist of the following elements:

  • Regular, 90-minutes sessions of guided discussions, activities, and art every other Sunday.
  • 2 weekend-long Retreats that contain Rites of Passage Aspects
  • 1 Social Justice Action Project 
  • 1 Service Learning Project 
  • 5 Optional Parent Discussion Sessions
  • A concluding, recognition ceremony

WHEN:  11:15-12:45 pm every other Sunday during the school year, beginning Sept 22nd (*full calendar available) PLUS 2-weekend retreats (dates t.b.d.) and possibly some additional social engagements. 

WHERE:  At the Marquette Unitarian Universalist Congregation’s Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, in Harvey.

WHY:  

The GOAL of our Coming of Age Program is two-fold:

  1. To offer a program that provides community, support and ritual-ity to fulfill a seemingly innate, human need for these during times of significant life transitions. 
  2. To help young people sort out their ethical and spiritual identities (recognizing that some young people do not feel religious/spiritual at all), so that they may make good decisions about the kind of person they want to become. 

HOW:  (Our objectives)

  1. For our participants to have fun & bond with a community of young people, exploring a variety of moral and spiritual values and practices through discussion, arts, and experience.
  2. For participants to articulate their own ethical and spiritual identity & to gain a deeper sense of identity.  
  3. For participants to engage in direct experience, including a social justice project and a community service project, so they can experience living out their spiritual and ethical values in the world.

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