1. Coming of Age 2017-18 Information Session
April 2, 2017

2. Chalice Lighting Welcome Introductions

3. What is Coming of Age? (COA)
Year-long Unitarian Universalist course typically offered to teens (12-15 year olds)
Formalizes the beginning of the individual’s search for religious truth
A year of self-discovery
Values clarification / Discernment of beliefs
Integration into the life of the church

4. What are the goals of COA?
Raise spiritually mature people who promote love and justice in the world
Give teens “roots” and “wings”
Develop close relationships
Raise life-long religious liberals

5. What is covered in class?
Community building
Credos
UU beliefs
Spirituality
UU theology
Justice
UU history
Leadership

6. When does COA meet? Sunday mornings Lock ins
A couple of Saturdays (lock ins or fundraisers)
Heritage trip to Boston

7. Why participate in COA? Program goals
Community building (teens and parents)
Whole person building
Practical goals
High school curriculum
High school preparation
Life skills (social & practical)
Spiritual health = emotional health
Meaningful

8. Why do we go to Boston?
to integrate our classroom and community learning with first-hand experience
When do we go to Boston?
usually in June or July
What do we do in Boston?
here’s what we’ve done…

9. Visit UUA Headquarters 10:00 Harvard Divinity School tour Travel to
Time
Sunday 6/19
Monday 6/20
Tuesday 6/21
Wednesday 6/22
Thursday 6/23
Friday 6/24
8:00
11:00
8:30 am
Arrive at DFW Airport
Jet Blue Flight 1214
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Worship
10:00 Arlington Street
Church Tour
10:00 am
Visit UUA Headquarters
10:00 Harvard Divinity School tour
Travel to
Walden Pond
9:30 Packed
King’s Chapel,
Bells & Bones
2:00
Lunch
Tour Faneuil Hall
Old South Meeting House
Freedom Trail
Copp’s Hill
Old North Church
1:00 MIT Museum
5:00
4:06 pm Jet Blue Flight 1214 arrives 
3:00 United First Parish Church (Church of the Presidents)
Adams Estate & Cemetery, Quincy
USS Constitution & museum
Bunker Hill
Concord / Lexington
Jet Blue Flight
1115 Depart from BOS at 2:35 pm
Check in Hostel
7:30 Group Dinner
7:00 Trapology
7:30 pm
Blue Man Group ($52.50)
Dinner
Jetblue Flight 1115
Arrive DFW at
5:35 pm
8 – 9:30 Chill
9:30 Worship
11pm Lights out
7 – 9:30 Chill

11. What about fundraising?
COA philosophy: everyone goes, everyone participates
Support from the DLRE and church
Seed money (± $850) and scholarships available for portion of cost
Year-long equitable division of tasks

12. $465 How to we raise funds? Each teen Raised Total $ 7,000
Activity
Donations
Car Wash (2)
$ 1,375
Faithify
$ 1,100
Tamales
$ 1,000
Bake Sales (about 5) $
Congregation Lunch $
Donation $
Wreaths $
Gift Wrap $
Recycling $
Lunch Bunch/CiCi's $
Total
$ 7,000
Each teen Raised
$465

13. What is the estimated cost?
Activity
Cost
JetBlue ($ x 19 passengers)
$5,969.80
Boston Hostel
$8,721.09
Food
$221.67
Arlington Street Chapel
$150.00
United First Parish Church
$76.00
Harvard Divinity School
King’s Chapel Bells and Bones Tour
$162.00
19 MTBA Passes ($21 w/ tax)
$399.00
Walden Pond Parking
$24.00
U Save Car & Truck Rental Van
$534.00
Blue Man Group
$650.00
MIT Museum
$105.00
Total
$17,694.56
Cost per Teen
$1,144
Fundraising
$465
Estimated Total
Parent Cost
$679

14. What changes next year? 9th and 10th graders in class together
Two sections possible (composition of each section mixed every 2 months)
Alternative presentations of values (credo) statements besides essay and speech
Established fundraising methods

15. Questions?