In this busy time at year’s end, religious educators and volunteers may be stretched thin by the abundance of “holy days and holidays”: so many congregational events, pageants, ceremonies, and celebrations happening! We hope the resources offered here can make some part of it just a little easier.

In Spring 2025, the UUA Wave Cohort called “Caring for Parents as Whole Beings” gathered UUs who are parents currently raising children to learn more about the challenges their families face and what kinds of support they want from their congregations. This is a report from the conveners.

As the last leaves fall and we wake to frosty mornings, we know colder, shorter days and longer, darker nights are on their way. This month’s resources remind us that humans have always created special ways to gather, share, tell stories, and strengthen community bonds, to help each other.

Are you a paid Religious Education Professional who’s new or relatively new to the field? Join this three-session, LREDA- and UUA- collaboratively-sponsored Religious Educator Orientation! Starts in January 2026.

With in-gathering behind us, we settle into the rhythm of Autumn and the church year. This month’s round-up includes resources to support special days, like All Souls and All Saints Day, Indigenous People’s Day — and tools to center and engage our Shared Values and Faith Development Goals.

The Lifespan Faith Engagement team shares our focus and goals for 2025-2026 through the metaphor of Indria’s Net. Recognizing our interconnectedness can transform the way we approach the charms and challenges that our religious community offers.

UUs all over are gathering for a new year of faith development and community building. This month’s round-up responds to suggestions from the field, with curated resources to support RE program planning, worship, and shared values learning, and some non-curricular Our Whole Lives resources

Fresh Religious Education supplies, volunteer orientations, and a calendar of your congregation’s faith development offerings – it’s the beginning of a new church year! Here’s a curated guide of resources that may be helpful for you over the next couple of months…Empowering Your Leaders:…

Finding balance between productivity and rest remains essential for offering nourishment in our gifts of religious leadership. To lead in these times takes enormous energy of body, mind, and spirit, and it is essential that we find experiences of joy and rest in our lives so we do not burn out.

The UU Common Read for 2025-26 Is Deepa Iyer’s Social Change Now!