You may have noticed that the large number of kids attending Children’s Chapel on Sundays. Are you wondering how you can help our growing RE program? Here are four ways you can help: Volunteer in Children’s Chapel Donate a snack Tell a story Buy a book If you can do one or more of these things, keep reading! Volunteer on Sunday ...

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. You are invited to an Our Whole Lives Information Night on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. After an optional dinner at 6:00 p.m., learn about the OWL programs that provide comprehensive sexuality education from kindergarten through older adult. The presentation will conclude at 7:30 p.m., leaving a half hour for ...

Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. in the Cummings Room at UUCS Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a comprehensive sexuality education program that has long been an important part of our church’s Religious Education offerings. We are in the process of planning a Fall 2023 workshop for children and/or youth, but in the meantime, we ...

My most recent blog posts have been about the joys of free play and the progress of our playground project — but winter temperatures have descended quickly, and most of us are turning to indoor activities, cozying up with books and blankets and cups of tea. I personally love the Danish concept of hygge which ...

Optional (but encouraged) Rehearsal: Sunday, November 20, 2022 from 2:00–3:00 p.m. at St. John’s CathedralCall Time: Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. at The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC)Singing: Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. at The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture We will be joining the youth choirs ...

Back to school means back to Children’s Chapel — but we need volunteers to make that happen! This program supports our RE mission to give our children and youth the tools to move through this world with compassion, integrity, and the ability to think critically. Supporting one another’s spiritual growth is vital to our Unitarian Universalist ...

Time for a Sunday Play Club update, especially now that the new playground is fully funded and ready to be ordered!  In last month’s blog, I mentioned the necessity of stepping back to let children fail. Today we’ll dig a little deeper into why that is so hard to do in a society where “Be careful!” ...

Now that summer vacation has officially begun, I thought I would discuss in a little more detail some of the benefits of unstructured play without adult intervention. (There are still spots available for volunteer supervisors: sign up here!) Two things are very typical in most children’s experiences: 1) formal sports and 2) formal schooling. But what ...

May 12, 2022 Radical in its simplicity, Let Grow’s Play Club allows kids to learn through multi-age, unstructured play with minimal interference from adults. This approach to learning is implemented in schools and community groups across the United Stated – and it’s coming to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane June 26. Let’s break down what ...

Saturday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m. at People’s Park Calling all UUCS members, friends and families for another service opportunity! We will meet at People’s Park on Saturday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m. to participate in the Spokane Riverkeeper’s public clean-up. What to Bring Comfortable, weather appropriate work clothes Work shoes with good tread for scrambling on river bank ...