{"id":78,"date":"2015-08-15T14:07:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T14:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biz177.inmotionhosting.com\/~montev10\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:28:31","slug":"children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/montevistauu.org\/index.php\/learn\/children\/","title":{"rendered":"Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-78\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-78-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-78-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-78-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At the Monte Vista Unitarian Universalist Congregation, our goal is to provide a joyful environment in which children may grow intellectually, emotionally, socially and spiritually.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"margin: 15px; float: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>We fulfill our mission by:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\n<li>Teaching the beliefs embodied in our living tradition and the seven principles and purposes of Unitarian Universalism<\/li>\n<li>Fostering social responsibility<\/li>\n<li>Teaching our children to question and find their own spiritual paths<\/li>\n<li>Welcoming our children into our church community and the greater UU fellowship<\/li>\n<li>Providing an emotionally and physically secure environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"pl-78\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-78-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-78-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-78-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/montevistauu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Garden-Treasure-edit-002-e1506038946722.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1683 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/montevistauu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Garden-Treasure-edit-002-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Class Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Classes meet on Sunday mornings concurrently with the service at 10:30 AM. 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