First Parish Bedford UU

Join us on Sunday morning!

Worship Services at 9am & 11am
Bedford Lyceum at 10:30am

Coffee hour following both services  ~  Free child care available
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Sunday Morning Experience

Story For All Ages 

WORSHIP

Prior to the start of RE programs, our UU Kids begin their Sunday mornings at either the 9:00 a.m. or the 11:00 a.m. service. After leaving this multi-generational community, UU Kids gather for a brief ingathering before heading to their religious education Sunday morning program.
 
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 Sunday Morning Schedule:

8:00       Nursery Opens
9:00 Worship Service & R.E. Program
10:30 R.E. Program ends (parents pick up PS-3rd Graders)
11:00 Worship Service & R.E. Program
12:30 R.E. Program ends (parents pick up PS-3rd Graders)
1:00 Nursery Closes
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRICULA

The RE classroom time offers our UU Kids the opportunity to explore, learn and grow together in settings that best meet age and developmental needs. Our curriculum first introduces young children to the life of First Parish in Bedford as a Unitarian Universalist faith community.  They learn about the Seven Principles which are embedded in the covenant we hold as members of the Unitarian Universalist Association.  How we each affirm and promote the Seven Principles is explored through the years in our religious education program.  Our curricula embody the Seven Principles as it explores the sources from which we draw our "Living Tradition."  The RE years build upon one another and are strongly supported by previous learning as our youth move into further exploration during their Coming of Age and senior youth years.
 
CONNECTION SUNDAYS
Formerly known as "Way Cool Sunday School" these special days will offer many new connections. Both RE programs will connect as one community at 9:00 occasionally gathering for longer than the usual one-hour program. The Green Sanctuary Committee will host most of these events with a focus on forging connections with our planet by encouraging a sense of wonder and spiritual engagement with nature through interactive activities, often going off grounds and into the woods! They will also help us maintain a green connection to some of our favorite UURE special Sunday traditions.
 
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING!
We have music programs for young people in grades Kindergarten through Twelve:
KidSing (grades K-3): Carol Hamilton, Director (chamilton@uubedford.org)
Junior Youth Choir (grades 3-5) and Senior Youth Choir (grades 6-12): Janet Welby, Director (jwelby@uubedford.org).  Click here to learn more about our music programs for all ages!

 

NURSERY

With the guidance of First Parish’s Childcare Committee, the childcare staff works each Sunday morning to tend to the nurturing of infants and toddlers until they are ready to participate in the religious education program of First Parish.  
Childcare is available during both of the Sunday morning services. It is also available at exclusive times for young children whose parents are preparing classrooms, attending the lyceum, the sermon talkback, or rehearsing in the choir.

*Parents using the Nursery during the Sunday morning service are asked to register their children with the Nursery Room Staff.
 

 

 

 
 

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03.12.2010