Workshop 11: Faith And Celebration

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Part of Principled Commitment: A Program for Unitarian Universalist Couples

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Introduction
From Principled Commitment

Who so loves, believes the impossible. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning, nineteenth-century poet This final Principled Commitment workshop has two parts. First, it looks at the spiritual dimension of relationships. What is the role of faith, and how does it intertwine in the deep connection of two…
Workshop-at-a-Glance
From Principled Commitment

Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering Opening 10 Activity 1: Check-in 20 Activity 2: Relationships and Faith 30 Activity 3: Couple Covenants Revisited 30 Activity 4: Program Evaluation 10 Closing 20 Alternate Activity 1: Celebration 60 Alternate Activity 2: Faith in Action — Principled…
Spiritual Preparation
From Principled Commitment

Set aside some time to reflect on your faith. In what or whom do you have faith? What do you “place your heart on”? How do you express that faith in daily life? Recall how you have felt leading this program….
Welcoming and Entering
From Principled Commitment

Materials for Activity Name tags Markers Sign-in sheet Pen or pencil An agenda of this workshop’s activities on newsprint or a digital slide (see Preparation) Optional: Computer, digital projector, and screen Preparation for Activity Using the Workshop-at-a-Glance as a guide, create an agenda…
Opening
From Principled Commitment

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Altar or centering table Cloth for covering altar or centering table Chalice and candle Matches or lighter Leader Resource 1: Order of Service — Faith and Celebration Preparation for Activity Prepare the altar or centering table with the cloth you…
Activity 1: Check-in
From Principled Commitment

Activity time: 20 minutes Description of Activity Invite participants to take turns briefly sharing insights they have had since the previous workshop on love. Ask: What does it feel like to be together as a group for our last workshop?…
Activity 2: Relationships And Faith
From Principled Commitment

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint Easel Markers Description of Activity Introduce the activity with these or similar words: The term “faith” has many meanings….
Activity 3: Couple Covenants Revisited
From Principled Commitment

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Couple covenants created by participants (see Preparation) Preparation for Activity Assign the “Affection Connection” in Workshop 10, and ask participants to bring their finished covenants to this workshop. Emphasize that they will be sharing their…
Activity 4: Program Evaluation
From Principled Commitment

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Handout 1: Principled Commitment Participant Evaluation (one per participant) Pens or pencils Preparation for Activity You may wish to customize the evaluation form to suit the needs of your congregation….
Closing
From Principled Commitment

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Tea light candles (one per participant and leader) Altar or centering table Cloth for covering altar or centering table Chalice and candle Matches or lighter Optional: Singing the Living Tradition or other songbook (at least one copy; preferably on…
Leader Reflection and Planning
From Principled Commitment

Meet with your co-leader soon after the workshop to evaluate the experience of leading Principled Commitment. Consider these questions: What was most rewarding about conducting this program? What was difficult? What do you feel was your biggest strength in your leadership?…
Alternate Activity 1: Celebration
From Principled Commitment

Activity time: 60 minutes Materials for Activity Refreshments Optional: Altars and other craft projects that participants have completed Preparation for Activity Plan the details of the celebration, or invite participants to do the planning….
Alternate Activity 2: Faith In Action
From Principled Commitment

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of the Unitarian Universalist Principles (see Preparation) Preparation for Activity Download the Unitarian Universalist Principles from the UUA website. Make a printout or photocopy for each participant….
Alternate Activity 3: Creating Couple Altars
From Principled Commitment

Activity time: 45 minutes Materials for Activity 18-in. squares of attractive fabric, such as velvet or silk (one square per couple) 8-in. square pieces of foam core board or luan plywood (one per couple) Pencils Rulers or other straightedge tools Craft paints and fabric paints in many different…
Handout 1: Principled Commitment Participant Evaluation
From Principled Commitment

Leaders: Evaluations are conducted primarily for you and your congregation’s benefit. The UUA appreciates receiving copies of evaluations, the feedback from which can be used in future revisions of the curriculum….
Leader Resource 1: Order Of Service - Faith and Celebration
From Principled Commitment

Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 11, Faith and Celebration. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principles Guided Meditation Reading Welcome Welcome everyone and explain that this workshop is a celebration of participants’ hard work and effort over the past weeks….
Find Out More
From Principled Commitment

Parks, Sharon Daloz. Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith. Jossey-Bass, 2000. Salzberg, Sharon. Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience. Riverhead, 2002. Smith, Wilfred Cantwell. Faith and Belief. Princeton University Press, 1979.

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