We design our RE program to foster in children and their families a sense of belonging to an interdependent web. For children, an understanding and appreciation of that web begins with the awareness that this congregation and this RE program loves and values them as individuals. As they participate in small classes, in Children's Chapel, and in activities that involve the entire Sunday School and the congregation, they develop friendships and the desire to care for those around them. They also gain the confidence and security that result from knowing you are accepted for who you are and that you will be cared for when times get tough. Through RE social justice projects, regular community service opportunities, and a four-week experiential program with Heifer Project International, our children and families extend their commitment outward into the Worcester community and the world beyond. They grow to recognize themselves as Unitarian Universalists whose responsibility it is to ask questions, to seek their own truth, to work for justice and peace in the world, and to keep the web vibrant and strong.