"Swords into Plowshares" - Isaiah 2:3–4
"Swords into Plowshares" - Isaiah 2:3–4
Welcome to Our Programs for Children & Youth
JOIN US FOR A FUN-FILLED FAITH JOURNEY
Both Online AND In-person!
Chapel & Learning Workshops (ages 5-17)
Every Sunday on Zoom 9:30am - 11:00am
Our Sunday Online Chapel is a dedicated space for young people to center themselves, share Joys & Concerns, and to connect with friends old and new. We light the chalice together, sing hymns, and make way for movement or meditation as time allows.
Our Learning Workshops begin right after chapel and run until 11:00am.This year in our workshops, we're learning UU history, starting service actions, making art, playing games and even cooking online!
All 8 UU principles are an integral part of the learning, and we draw inspiration from the 6 UU sources to build a network of understanding about what was, what is, and what can be.
Sunday's with us is where young souls grow! ZOOM IN!
Chapel for Children & Youth, Arts & Craft Workshops, Family Field Trips and Intergenerational Services & Celebrations
Every Sunday in Person 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Our in person church services begin every Sunday afternoon at 3:00pm. Children and youth ages 5-17 are welcome to join us in our dedicated loft space at the back of our sanctuary for a sharing circle, arts & craft projects, story telling and more! We also enjoy intermittent intergenerational services and celebrations and family field trips!
Our current location is at 209 Madison Ave
(the corner of 35th St & Madison Ave.)
Children & Youth at Community
learn to put faith in action using our eight UU principles
Our religious Education programming for Children & Youth at Community is grounded and guided by all eight Unitarian Universalist principles.
The language and concepts of these principles are appropriately adapted for younger age groups and are often taught through art, storytelling and service projects.
It is the general philosophy of our Director of Religious Education that early introduction to powerful terms within a loving framework of spiritual and theological support, and with plenty of space for questioning and conversation, can become an anecdote to fear and judgement, and in fact lead to empowerment, spiritual growth and compassionate action throughout a young person's own faith journey.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
ALL 8
A 10-week Teen Photography Workshop
This one-of-a-kind workshop introduces youth ages 14-17, to a new way of processing all 8 Unitarian Universalist principles .
Each week, participants use one of the principles as their lens as they take shots throughout the week. In each session we collectively explore everyone's individual interpretations and at the end of the 10th week we develop an exhibition film of the work and host an online photography exhibition with artist talk and Q&A.
Participants develop creative community, strengthen understanding of Unitarian Universalism, share technical tips and tricks, develop their compositional eye, and begin thinking about what it means to frame things visually to convey a much deeper message or concept.
Any camera, including phone cameras, are fine for this workshop.
ALL8 Spring 2023 dates TBA - stay tuned!
For details contact jnovenski@ccny.org
Summer Youth Justice Art Shows
See You See Me
Third Annual Summer Youth Justice Art Show
Community Church x Gallery35
YOUTH AGES 14-17 USE PHOTOGRAPHY TO EXPLORE CONCEPTS
OF IDENTITY EXPRESSION AND IDENTITY OPPRESSION.In a national climate where laws around individual rights are tightening, See You See Me offers personal perspectives of identity from youth rooted in the first Unitarian Universalist principle—the inherent worth and dignity of every person. This exhibition challenges viewers to connect with the deep impact of systemic oppression particularly on young, emerging identities and to consider the limitless possibilities of human potential that can be unlocked when we affirm that everyone has inherent worth and dignity.
Not Just Us
Second Annual Summer Youth Justice Art Show
Using all eight Unitarian Universalist principles as their lens, seven young photographers consider concepts like social and environmental justice, equity, compassion, liberty, identity and radical inclusion for transformation through the visual medium, challenging all of us to consider what it means to put our faith into action.
RE-IMAGINE
Community Church x The Community Service Society of New York x Gallery35
Young artists (ages 7-13) in Community Church Religious Education Programs were invited to think about matters of inequity and injustice in all areas of life, and to create art to inspire change.
The artwork was presented as a digital art quilt video in the 2020 Full Participation is a Human Right Conference and Arts Festival sponsored by The Community Service Society of New York.
