Youth Programs

Youth Group (Grades 7-12)

The youth group is for seventh through twelfth graders and meets once on the first Sunday after the service from 11: 30 am - 1:00 pm. The youth participate in fun community-building events, which sometimes include service projects. The youth group will be led by Victoria Lott and Jane Hooper Madden, who commit to growing and learning with our young people for the year. Contact: youthleaders@lrucc.org

Check out some photos from our youth group volunteering for Back Bay Mission!

Confirmation

Every other year, we offer confirmation classes for students in 7th through 9th grades. Confirmation classes allow our youth to consider their faith journeys, learn more about Christianity, and decide for themselves whether they want to affirm their baptisms. This year, confirmation class will meet during the small group hour on the second and fourth Sundays at 9:15 a.m. in-person and online. Please let us know if your child wants to attend. Classes will culminate in a confirmation ceremony at the end of the academic year.

Contact: travis@lrucc.org

Human Sexuality and Faith

We believe that our sexuality is part of God’s gifts in creation. To help our youth grow into adulthood, we offer 7-9th graders the optional program Our Whole Lives (OWL) approximately every other year. OWL is a multi-age curriculum developed in partnership by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ to provide comprehensive sexuality education. Understanding human sexuality in the context of faith is critically important. OWL gives our youth the tools that increase knowledge, communication, safety, and health.

OWL leaders are selected from the congregation because of their maturity and ability to share the sensitive nature of the material. They are specially trained and certified by a national association of OWL trainers.  Learn more here about OWL in the United Church of Christ.