UNIVERSITY UNITARIAN CHURCH

Parent & Caregivers Groups

At UUC we seek to partner with parents in their family's faith development, as well as support parents' own spiritual exploration and community building. Please refer to the Gateway and Family Ministry or Youth Ministry newsletters for other events or programs for parents at UUC. 

Dads Group at UUC

Every other Tuesday, 8:00-9:00 pm in the Dix Room

Dads of young children are invited to join this informal group for conversation and support! This group meets every other Tuesday from 8:00-9:00 pm in the Dix Room (the one across from the bathrooms, downstairs, with the couch and bookshelves) and are open to drop-in attendance. Upcoming gatherings are on July 8, July 22, August 5, August 19, and September 2.    


Click here for a link   to add these and other Dads Group meetings to your personal calendar (instructions for how to add this event to your personal calendar can be found at the bottom of this page). 

Moms+ Group

2nd & 4th Thursdays in the Emerson Room

Moms, or those who mother, with children and teens at home are invited to gather for informal conversation, mutual support, and deepening friendships at UUC. Drop-in participants are absolutely welcome.


This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 8:00-9:00 pm in the Emerson Room. At this time, we don't have childcare set up, but if it's requested about a week in advance, we can make that happen! To request childcare for this group, please contact Aria.


You can add Moms+ Group events to your personal calendar using this link (instructions for how to add this event to your personal calendar can be found at the bottom of this page). 

Parent Play Dates

Upcoming Parent Play Dates are on July 27 and August 24 from 9:30 - 10:10 am in the Bridges Room

Join other parents of children (infant - 5th grade) for a morning of personal and shared reflection. This casual child-free meeting is meant to deepen friendships and build connections while exploring relevant family-centered topics. Come if you want to make real connections at church with parents who get it. Find respite and leave with refreshed ideas on family and spiritual practices. Parents will meet in the Bridges Room (where Wings usually meets) and childcare will be available across the "hall," in the Alcott room.


This group uses questions from the "On the Porch" section of the Soulful Home packets to explore the same monthly theme their kids have been exploring on Sunday mornings, with questions that invite you "into the world of mutual storytelling and memory." For example, the theme for May was "Imagination." Some of the questions that were explored at the May Parent Play Date were, "How is parenting better than what you imagined? How is it hard?" and "What's the best thing you daydreamed about recently?"


Add the Parent Play Date events to your personal calendar using this link (instructions for how to add this event to your personal calendar can be found at the bottom of this page).

Antiracism Parent Group:

As described in our 2021-2022 covenant, this group gathers "in the spirit of joy and faith, in an effort to explore ways we might build a world of liberation, free from oppression, with the children in our care."  Led by Aria Curtis, Roberta Ray, and Rev. Justin Almeida, the Antiracism Parent Group meets both in person and on Zoom to support one another as we "seek to understand how the systems of oppression in which we were raised live out in us and how we choose differently in our lives and in the lives of our children."  For more information about the Antiracism Parent Group, please contact Aria Curtis.

Parents & Caregivers as Sexuality Educators:

All Our Whole Lives groups at UUC include opportunities for parent support and connection through concurrent meetings or groups. Facilitators use the curriculum “Parents and Caregivers As Sexuality Educators” as the guide for these meetings, in which adults explore their roles as the most important sexuality educators their children will have. As the curriculum states, 

“The information and attitudes that adults share with their children—intentionally or by default—carry extraordinary power. Many adults struggle to wield this power effectively and confidently. Often, their own experiences, perspectives, and worries get in the way. These sessions invite parents and caregivers to find support and courage with one another.”

Details about these parent gatherings will be available to families who register for Our Whole Lives. 

Parent Night Out:

Parent Night Out events are typically offered during the program year, in September - June

Parents of children ages 6 mos. through 5th grades are invited to drop their kiddos off for an evening of creative fun and enjoy a night to themselves! Programming for young children will include free-play, an art or science-related activity, and a children’s movie. Dinner is be provided. To stay up to date on information about upcoming Parent Night Out events, please subscribe to the Family Ministry Newsletter.