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… A covenant is not a contract, but rather a voluntary relationship. The idea of a covenant has biblical origins … that the relationship is sacred or blessed. The focus of a covenant is …Handout | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Acceptance, Business Meetings, Community, Connections, Covenant, Democracy, Discernment, Diversity, Faith, Freedom, Governance, Unitarianism, Immigration -
… large city: London, England. True, the only child she had to play with … the friendship she felt for all the animals and plants she met on her … in Scotland and the Lake District of England. She brought the …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Diversity, Imagination, Interdependence, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Science, Unitarianism, Women -
… 1999. UU&Me! is published by the Church of the Largeer Fellowship. Hello. My … the world is the "stuff" that farm animals drop wherever they go. The …Story | By Judith Campbell | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, Community, Diversity, Globalism, Hospitality, Multiculturalism, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Multiculturalism
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… Janeen K Grohsmeyer Print and copy the "Treasure Stones" coloring sheet … things. And he drew pictures of stones. "Why are you drawing a … The trees and the flowers and the animals in Canada were all new to …Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Beauty, Creativity, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarianism, Vision, Wonder, Worth -
… Originally published in Stirring the Nation's Heart: Eighteen Stories of Prophetic Unitarians and … was a sacred calling, and she felt blessed to be able to do it. "Oh, is …Story | By Polly Peterson | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Caring, Character, Commitment, Conflict, Courage, Dignity, Equity, Ethics, Unitarianism -
… Caroline Sturgis, October 22, 1840. The letter may be found at Houghton … and wrote literary critiques of major European philosophic and … of the Divine in me I could bless myself like the holy Mother. …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Anger, Brokenness, Change, Conflict, Death, Gender, Identity, Illness, Integrity, Letting Go, Unitarianism, Reproductive Justice -
… By Polly Peterson This is the story of Theodore Parker, a … legendary. This is also the story of Millard Fillmore, whose actions …Story | By Polly Peterson | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, America, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Change, Choice, Compromise, Conflict, Conscience, Courage, Unitarianism
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… James Luther Adams, from "The Evolution of My Social Concern." Used with … by James Luther Adams In the summer of 1927, six years after Hitler …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Authority, Belief, Challenge, Change, Commitment, Community, Conflict, Conscience, Dissent, Economy, Unitarianism
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… 2004). Many years ago in the land of Transylvania, in a … and shadowed by great forests of beech trees, there was a village …Story | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Chalica, Commitment, Community, Faith, Family, Hope, Love, Meaning, Stewardship, Tradition, Unitarianism -
… By Dan Hotchkiss At the opening of Unitarian … has become a well-known symbol of our denomination. It unites our …Handout | By Dan Hotchkiss | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, History, Human Rights, Identity, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism -
… Association, 2004). Read or tell the story. Many years ago in the land of Transylvania, in a mountain … and shadowed by great forests of beech trees, there was a village …Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful WelcomeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Community, History, Hope, Interdependence, Religion, Teamwork, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism -
… in evidence over a century ago, at the World's Columbian Exposition in … the world's first major theme park, offering the first Ferris wheel … first: an unprecedented gathering of leaders from religious traditions …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: History, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religion, Unitarianism, Unity, Religious Pluralism
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… disagree about "doctrine"—that is, the official beliefs of that religion. Even ours. Even …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Belief, Brokenness, Caring, Community, History, Inclusion, Multiculturalism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religion, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Religious Pluralism, Multiculturalism
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… Charles Chauncy was the leading opponent of the Great Awakening, the … was named, was the second president of Harvard. His father was a …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), America, Class, Conflict, Culture, Discernment, Dissent, Equity, History, Leadership, Privilege, Unitarianism
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… Fahs Excerpted from Worshipping Together with Questioning Minds, by … Lyon Fahs. Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston. Two … to forget that morning during one of our Junior Department services of …Story | By Sophia Lyon Fahs | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Aging, Awe, Children, Contemplation, Immanence, Mystery, Nature, Playfulness, Science, Unitarianism, Wisdom
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… COLORING SHEET … "Circles of Light" (PDF) Illustration: Amy … Janeen K. Grohsmeyer, adapted from the story, “Circles of Light: The Flaming Chalice." In …Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Freedom, Hope, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Universalism -
… advocate for oppressed members of society, specifically Native … in Hartford, Connecticut. She chose the name Maria herself as a young … new name to go with this new phase of her life. Afterward, she always …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Building BridgesTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Earth-Centered, Justice, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarianism -
… Fannie lived with her older brother, George, and her older sister, … and painted pictures. Maybe some of you like to do those things, too. … if she did wear long skirts instead of pants and use kerosene lamps …Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Courage, Diversity, Equity, History, Inclusion, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarianism
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… she lived with her sister Lilly and their mother and father in a spacious home in the ancient city of Prague. Their nanny spoke to them in Czech, the language of the local people, their governess …Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: History, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Service, Unitarianism -
… leading 19th-century philosopher, father of the Transcendentalist movement. … Waldo followed in the footsteps of his father, William Emerson, a …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Authority, Belief, Challenge, Character, Choice, Conflict, Conscience, Discernment, Ethics, History, Unitarianism