Workshop 7: We're All Swimming in the Stream Together: Covenant Part of Faith like a River In This Section Introduction From Faith Like a River For I say—whether you ever heard, directly, of this little event in Dedham or not—to understand in any depth our liberal free church tradition, or to... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Faith Like a River Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: What Is Covenant? Spiritual Preparation From Faith Like a River Read your congregation's covenant and the ones commonly used by contemporary Unitarian Universalist congregations found in Handout 1, Congregational... Welcoming and Entering From Faith Like a River Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Sign-in sheet and pen/pencil Name tags and markers Workshop 1, Leader Resource 1, Schedule Template... Opening From Faith Like a River Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Optional: Decorative cloth Preparation for... Activity 1: What Is Covenant? From Faith Like a River Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape A copy of the story "The Agreement" Group covenant from Workshop 1, Activi... Activity 2: A History of Statements of Belief From Faith Like a River Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Leader Resource 2, A History of Statements of Belief Handout 2, A Collectio... Activity 3: Building a House of Covenant From Faith Like a River Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Congregational Covenants Handout 3, Building a House of Covenant Handout 4, House of Covenan... Closing From Faith Like a River Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Taking It Home Optional: Faith in Action fro... Leader Reflection and Planning From Faith Like a River After the workshop, co-leaders should talk together to evaluate this workshop and plan future workshops. Use these questions to guide your shared... Faith In Action: Our Covenant From Faith Like a River Materials for Activity Handout 1, Congregational Covenants Preparation for Activity Obtain a copy of your congregation's covenant and add the text to... Alternate Activity 1: A History of Covenant From Faith Like a River Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Plain paper and pens/pencils Leader Resource 1, A History of Covenant... Alternate Activity 2: Unitarian Universalist Principles From Faith Like a River Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 5, The Unitarian Universalist Principles Preparation for Activity... Taking It Home: We're All Swimming in the Stream Together: Covenant From Faith Like a River For I say—whether you ever heard, directly, of this little event in Dedham or not—to understand in any depth our liberal free church tradition, or to... The Agreement Barry Lopez From Faith Like a River One time...before there were any people walking around this valley there were bear people.... Handout 1: Congregational Covenants From Faith Like a River OUR CONGREGATION'S COVENANT (Leader: Add the text of your congregation's covenant to this handout before copying for the group.) COVENANTS COMMONLY USED... Handout 2: A Collection of Covenants and Statements of Belief From Faith Like a River Rule of Faith, Philadelphia Convention of Universalists (1790) Section 1. OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.... Handout 3: Building a House of Covenant From Faith Like a River Parts of a covenant include: The Foundation Alice Blair Wesley in her 2000-01 Minns Lecture series "Our Covenant" paraphrased James Luther Adams, saying... Handout 4: House of Covenant Template From Faith Like a River Handout 5: The Unitarian Universalist Principles From Faith Like a River Unitarian Universalist Principles (1961) The Association, dedicated to the principles of a free faith, shall: (a) Support the free and disciplined searc... Leader Resource 1: A History of Covenant From Faith Like a River The free church tradition of which we are a part does not offer up a creed, a certain set of beliefs, that everyone must accept in order to belong to th... Leader Resource 2: A History of Statements of Belief From Faith Like a River The concepts of voluntary association and freedom of belief were important in the developing Universalist faith, as they were in Unitarianism.... Find Out More From Faith Like a River Enga… Our Theological Diversity, the 2005 Unitarian Universalist Association Commission on Appraisal Report Hughes, Peter, ed. The Cambridge Platform... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Faith like a River NEXT: Introduction Download all of Faith Like a River (Word) to edit or print.