June 7th was a very special day as we celebrated the accomplishments of our youth who completed our 2009 Coming of Age program. The youth, along with their mentors and two facilitators, met every Sunday evening from January to June and examined so many issues; from life and death, to ethics, to ideas about God.
Our youth, ranging in age from 12 to 18, have all written their statements of faith and presented them from the pulpit during the Sunday service.
This Rite of Passage is celebrated in many UU churches and is a great example of why so many people have found a home in our faith; we have reached out to our youth at an age where they have begun to ask some serious questions about life and their purposes. We understand that, as Socrates said, "wisdom begins in wonder," and that the ability to question and to challenge ought to be celebrated rather than fought.
We also understand that there are always more questions to be asked and more wisdom to be gained. I hope that our youth have inspired us each to contiunue along our own spiritual journeys.
Thank you to everyone who made this program possible; it was truely a volunteer effort! We cannot do this without the talents of all of our members!
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