UUth Group

Formerly Beacon Youth

Purpose

Our youth shall serve its members for the purpose of fostering spiritual depth, creating a peaceful community on earth and peace within us, and clarifying both individual and universal religious values as part of our growth process. Our purposes are to provide and manifest a greater understanding of Unitarian Universalism, and to encourage the flow of communication between youth and adults.

In so doing, we shall nurture the freedom and integrity of the questioning mind, and embrace all persons of diverse backgrounds. We shall encourage the development of a spirit of independence and responsibility.

We shall strive to support our members and member groups with educational resources, a communications network, and love.

These purposes shall assist us in developing an effective system for social actions, and serve to raise our levels of mutual respect, communication, and community consciousness.

Goals

Establish a continental community of youth.
Provide for worship, celebration, and rites of passage.
Build the UU movement: its traditions, membership, and heritage.
Develop personal growth and leadership skills.
Develop individual social consciousness: be group agents of change and encourage members to be peaceful citizens of the world.
Develop a communications network.
Develop educational resources.
Develop continuity between program levels, from younger to older.
Foster tolerance, understanding, and acceptance of diversity.
Provide resources for identifying and training program advisors.
Develop skills in group interaction and relationship building.
Build greater understanding between youth and adults.