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Fifteen years ago, when I was the religious educator in North Andover, Massachusetts, we held a tashlich ritual as part of marking the Jewish Days of Awe. People of all ages put bread crumbs in bowls of water to recognize the actions they were sorry for and to symbolize a new start. Tashlich...
By Gail Forsyth-Vail | September 22, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Earth, Multigenerational Faith Development -
I recently had a fantastic opportunity to attend a Teaching Tolerance workshop on their new Perspectives for a Diverse America (free) curriculum. Teaching Tolerance was founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center to help reduce prejudice, improve intergroup relations, and support...
By Pat Kahn | September 12, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Teaching Methods, Anti-Oppression -
Last spring, 20 religious educators experienced continuing education that blended online and in-person learning in the first ever "hybrid" Renaissance module, co-led by Pat Infante and Gabrielle Farrell. ...
By Pat Kahn | September 1, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Professional Development for Religious Educators -
As parents and caregivers, we sometimes have to hold difficult conversations with children. I have had a few of those while raising my daughter. One that I will never forget happened in January, 1998. My daughter was seven and a serious book lover. Though she could read for herself now, she still...
By Jessica York | August 18, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Families & Faith Development, Parents, Anti-Racism, Racial Justice -
A fine way to celebrate August 2, the birthday of Sophia Fahs, is to take a look at her classic story collection, From Long Ago and Many Lands: Stories for Children Told Anew. It is now available on the Unitarian Universalist Association website, at no charge (PDF, 288 pages). ...
By Pat Kahn | August 4, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: UU History, Multiculturalism -
For several years, my family and I participated in the Birmingham Hospitality Network, a non-profit that worked to provide shelter space for families who lost a home. The families are hosted by congregations. Congregation members volunteer to provide meals. My family would pick a night, bring...
By Jessica York | July 24, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development -
Let us worship with our eyes and ears and fingertips; let us love the world through heart and mind and body. —Reverend Kenneth Patton In May, my daughter was married in an outdoor ceremony in Vermont. She and her new husband walked barefoot over a grassy pathway marked with hyacinth petals to...
By Gail Forsyth-Vail | July 11, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Multigenerational Faith Development, Worship -
By Joy Berry Ask adults what they remember from Sunday School and you’ll hear memories of doing. That convinces me that religious education (RE) should be as hands-on, innovative, and creative as possible. Like Makerspaces. Around the country, “Maker Culture” is developing. Communities,...
June 25, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development -
By Melanie Davis Many parents will spend the next few months packing college dorm-bound boxes with bed linens, ramen noodles, and laundry soap....
June 9, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Sexuality Education -
In a previous Call and Response post (Parents and “Fellow Laborers,” July 2013), we shared advice for parents from the famous Sunday School Address by William Ellery Channing (1780-1842). The Unitarian minister also had lots to say for those who teach in our religious...
By Pat Kahn | May 25, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: UU History, Professional Development for Religious Educators