Common Ground Sundays

Kindergarten through High School

Over holiday weekends and/or school breaks, we will offer Common Ground Sundays, a program for all grade levels (kindergarten through high school) in lieu of our regular Religious Education programming. These Sundays are intended to gather and ground our children and youth in a shared project of liberation, resistance, and care for our congregation and our wider community. 

Each Common Ground Sunday will include a mix of:

• brief opening ritual
• multiple relevant hands-on projects options (with multiple learning styles and development ranges reflected)
• representation from a First Universalist committee, ministry, or justice team
• resources from local community organizations
• connections to our monthly worship theme

Common Ground Sundays for the 2026-27 church year:

• October 18 (MEA Weekend)
• November 29 (Sunday after Thanksgiving)
• December 20 (Sunday before Christmas)
• January 17 (Sunday before MLK Day)
• February 14 (Sunday before Presidents’ Day)
• April 4 (Spring Break)
• May 9 (Mother’s Day)