First Parish Dorchester is currently a fully volunteer-led Faith Formation Program for children and youth. Depending on the time of year, we have 2-4 paid child-care providers that watch after those not ready to be in Sunday School yet (ages 0-4). 

For those ready to be in Sunday school (K-5th grade), Sunday School starts after the Time For All Ages where the kids are sung out with a blessing. For our youth (6-12th grade) we meet on 1st, 3rd, and 5th Friday evenings for youth group. We provide children, youth, and adults with an opportunity to explore, reflect, and learn in a nurturing spiritual community. Unitarian Universalist faith formation programs seek to inspire:

• Ethical growth – internalizing enduring values like justice, equity, and compassion, and gaining tools to act on them in everyday life.
• Social growth – connecting with peers and people of all ages on a deeper level. Finding acceptance among people who see beyond the superficial.
• Spiritual growth – feeling a connection with the sacred within, among, and beyond us.

Our lessons each week both try to connect to what other Unitarian Universalist around us are exploring, as well as what is being explored each Sunday in service. Making Sunday School an ongoing conversation of what is happening during the rest of service. We use Soul Matters both for the larger church and Sunday school to help us come up with our themes and have materials to use/be inspired by.

If you would like some take home materials beyond Sunday check out this link: https://tinyurl.com/FPDyouth 

We invite you to explore these pages and contact Lucas Milliken at contravangelist@gmail.com to get connected.