Coming of age May 3, 2020
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Kai lives with her parents and older brother and has been coming to All Souls for as long as she can remember. She is a freshman in High School, majoring in Illustration. From fourth through eighth grades she danced with the National Dance Institute. She enjoys drawing, watching TV and is currently learning to cook with the help of TikTok videos. Her birthday is July 5th, and the entire country celebrates by shooting off fireworks the night before.
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Nathalie is 15 years old and lives with her 13 year old sister Claudia and Mom and Dad. She has been coming to All Souls since she was about two years old. Nathalie is finishing up 9th grade in High School. She is a member of the junior varsity and LHVA Black 15 volleyball teams and the high school band where she plays the tenor sax. Her favorite subject is math. In her spare time you can find her biking, watching Netflix, and baking. She is looking forward to what the future holds.
Welcome to the Coming of Age Program at All Souls! This program was designed on several models used by other congregations in the Unitarian Universalist Association. It has ten sessions plus some fun activities, too. You will meet new people and connect even more to those you know. Most importantly it will help you figure out who you are as a Unitarian Universalist. Here are the goals for COA Youth:
Youth will clarify their personal values and beliefs by exploring the “big questions” in class as well as with their mentors and by attending classes on different topics such as worship and ritual, social action, and theology and beliefs.
Youth will be encouraged to “live” their UU principles (putting their beliefs into practice, “soul-searching”) by completing assignments listed in the COA workbook and by completing three hours in a service projects.
Youth will learn more about Unitarian Universalism (beyond the 7 principles) by reading the UU Pocket Guide, completing assignments listed in the COA workbook and journal, and by participating in class discussions
Included in the program will be the selection of a mentor, meetings with various members of the church including the minister and the religious education minister, a service project in the congregation, attendance at 7 of the 10 COA classes, and participating in the life of the congregation in various ways.
Youth will have a workbook (see file below) and journal to record their thoughts, observations and dates of completion of various activities. Each participant will write a credo statement expressing some of their personal beliefs.
Youth will clarify their personal values and beliefs by exploring the “big questions” in class as well as with their mentors and by attending classes on different topics such as worship and ritual, social action, and theology and beliefs.
Youth will be encouraged to “live” their UU principles (putting their beliefs into practice, “soul-searching”) by completing assignments listed in the COA workbook and by completing three hours in a service projects.
Youth will learn more about Unitarian Universalism (beyond the 7 principles) by reading the UU Pocket Guide, completing assignments listed in the COA workbook and journal, and by participating in class discussions
Included in the program will be the selection of a mentor, meetings with various members of the church including the minister and the religious education minister, a service project in the congregation, attendance at 7 of the 10 COA classes, and participating in the life of the congregation in various ways.
Youth will have a workbook (see file below) and journal to record their thoughts, observations and dates of completion of various activities. Each participant will write a credo statement expressing some of their personal beliefs.
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Click the image for the coming of age manual each teen uses as their road map for completing the COA program.
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