Workshop 13: Building Bridges of Trust and Accountability: A Service of Reconciliation and Healing Part of Building the World We Dream About In This Section Introduction From Building the World We Dream About Blessed are you who know that the work of the church is transformation of society, who have a vision of Beloved Community transcending the present. —... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Building the World We Dream About Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 15 Activity 1: Worship for Racial Reconciliation and Healing 45 Activity 2: Refreshments and Break 15... Spiritual Preparation From Building the World We Dream About Prepare your own reflections for the worship service, following the instructions in Workshop 12, Taking It Home: What have I learned? What do I need to... Welcoming and Entering From Building the World We Dream About Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use) and bold markers Optional: Music and player... Opening From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participants' journals Paper and pens/pencils Participant reflections from... Activity 1: Worship for Racial Reconciliation and Healing From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 45 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Leader... Activity 2: Refreshments and Break From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Food and drink to share Preparation for Activity Find out in advance about food allergies and... Activity 3: Considering the Congregation From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write "What are the challenges for our... Activity 4: Where Do We Go from Here? From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 20 minutes Description of Activity Introduce the activity with these or similar words: You have a grasp of some of the issues and challen... Closing From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper and pens/pencils Taking It Home Handout 1, What Will We Be and For Whom? Leader Resource 2,... Leader Reflection and Planning From Building the World We Dream About Take a few moments immediately after the workshop to ask each other: What went well? What did not? Why? What do you think was the best moment of the... Taking It Home: Building Bridges of Trust and Accountability: A Service of Reconciliation and Healing From Building the World We Dream About Blessed are you who know that the work of the church is transformation of society, who have a vision of Beloved Community transcending the present. —... Handout 1: What Will We Be and For Whom Kat Liu From Building the World We Dream About Originally published in A People So Bold: Theology and Ministry for Unitarian Universalists, edited by John Gibb Millspaugh (Boston: Skinner House, 2010). Leader Resource 1: Suggested Order of Service From Building the World We Dream About Consult with your minister, music director, and/or another experienced worship leader in your congregation as you plan this service. Ask your music... Leader Resource 2: The Fountain Denise Levertov From Building the World We Dream About From Poems 1960-1967, copyright (C) 1961. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.... Find Out More From Building the World We Dream About The UUA Multicultural Growth & Witness staff group offers resources, curricula, trainings, and tools to help Unitarian Universalist congregations and... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Building the World We Dream About NEXT: Introduction Download all of Building the World We Dream About (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.