Religious Exploration– In the Islamic culture, the Kaaba is a huge black stone structure that sits at the heart of the Grand Mosque, Islam’s most sacred place of worship. Some of its parts are connected to important episodes in Islamic tradition. The Kaaba is said to have been built by the prophet Abraham and his son Ishamet; this week the children of First Parish will learn about this important piece of Islamic history and make their own replicas of the Kaaba!

Religious Exploration-This week our exploration of the Islamic faith continues! The children will be learning about Arabic, Mecca, Calls to Prayer, and what it means to go on pilgrimage. There will be videos, discussion, and individual creative activities to help them better understand this religion and how it relates to our own UU practices. As a side note Religious Exploration is in need of adult volunteers to help lead our spirit play class on Sundays! If you are interested please feel free to contact me via text or phone call at 978-793-0851 or via email at

Religious Exploration- February is here and with it comes a new religion in our Neighboring Faiths curriculum: Islam! This Sunday the children will be introduced to the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. We will be discussing the five pillars and how they might relate to our own 7 principles, as well as begin to look at the culture and rituals of this new to us group!

Religious Exploration- This week the kids are back in Religious Exploration! Closing out our study of Judaism we will use this Sunday to discuss the tradition of Shabbat, also known as the Jewish Sabbath. The children will finally get an opportunity to learn some Hebrew and taste some of the items they would see on a traditional Shabbat dinner table. Don’t forget next week we begin our study of a brand new religion!