fish pond at Emerson

Director of Religious Education

Lauren Lyerla, Director of Religious Education

Learn more about our DRE, Lauren Lyerla


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Religious Education Curriculum

Other activities for families.


Every Week - Nursery (Infants & Toddlers) Consistent, responsible childcare with age appropriate creative play.

Our congregation takes the safety of our children very seriously. To that end, we adopted a "Safe Congregation" guideline that encompasses our entire community and safety of our children.

Children and Youth Programs for 2009-2010

Location of Children's Rooms in Emerson UU Chapel

Children will begin the worship hour in the Sanctuary with their families, but about halfway through the hour (after the Story for All Ages) they are invited to come out to the Hearth Room for Children's Chapel - a kid-friendly opportunity to connect with each other and with Unitarian Universalist values.


CONstellation: Spring Youth CON, SAVE THE DATES! April 23-25, 2010, Springfield, IL. Registration forms (for youth AND adult advisors) are now available--registration is LIMITED--so our due date is 2/21.

Youth at Fall09 CON (more on Facebook)

Honk for Peace

For more about Unitarian Universalism, check out this link: Visitors to UUism

For a concise summary of the 7 Principles of Unitarian Universalism, click here.