Religious Education
Welcome!
We are pleased that you are interested in learning more about our ministry of Religious Education (RE) and Lifespan Spiritual Growth (LSG) at Mount Vernon Unitarian Church (MVUC). Our program provides religious education (Sunday school) classes for children and youth from nursery through high school during Sunday services, adult spiritual growth classes, special programming, and multi-generational events.MVUC's RE & LSG program is shaped by the Religious Education Council, administered by the Director of Religious Education and supported by an RE Assistant.
The Lifespan Spiritual Growth & Religious Education Council
The Religious Education & Lifespan Spiritual Growth Council's purpose is to encourage the life-long journey of faith development and to act as the coordinating body of all LSG & RE planning teams, to serve as a resource for the LSG & RE staff, to offer encouragement and support to volunteers, to guide the direction of the LSG & RE programs, and to ensure that the needs and mission of the congregation are met. Council Members:
Liz Bessel, Chair
Laura Castro, Multi-Generational Events Co-Coordinator
Kristine Erickson, Adult Spiritual Growth & Young Adult Liaison
Penelope Fleming, Children's RE Curriculum & Teacher Liaison
Donna Gold, Family Liaison
Jim Hewitt, Multi-Generational Events Co-Coordinator
Coleen O'Malley, Social Justice Liaison
Mary Paden, Publicity/Communications Coordinator
Our Mission
It is the mission of MVUC Lifespan Spiritual Growth & Religious Education to create, design, and offer comprehensive educational and spiritual programs and activities that focus on:- Modeling and nurturing acceptance of self and others, and
- Promoting a lifelong journey of education and spiritual growth.
Objectives
- to develop a sense of self worth.
- to foster an appreciation for religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity.
- to create a sense of belonging through participation in the MVUC community.
- to learn responsibility towards others and the environment.
- to identify with our Unitarian Universalist heritage.
- to have the opportunity to celebrate the mysteries of life through worship.
- to find guidance and support for expressing personal religion in everyday life.
