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… has grown, we have come to know the immensity of the universe. The universe is big … a ritual for the staff: a ritual blessing of their hands. It is a …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit of LifeTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Caring, Community, Compassion, Connections, Empathy, Generosity, Gratitude, Health, Hope, Prophetic Words & Deeds
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… were once brought into a room in the middle of which stood an elephant. Each … directed to a different part of the animal, and then all five were …Story | October 29, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Animals, Conflict, Connections, Direct Experience, Discernment, Diversity, Doubt, Individualism, Interdependence, Letting Go -
… (New Revised Standard Version) In the beginning when God created the … void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God … cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind." …Story | October 29, 2014 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Authority, Birth, Connections, Creativity, Diversity, Earth, God, Good, Interdependence, Judaism -
… Adapted from "The Story of Henry Bergh and the … for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and it was his anger about …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Riddle and MysteryTagged as: Animals, Compassion, Connections, Responsibility -
… 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 -
… Download the coloring sheet by Paul Gray … Grumpy Gecko" in The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales by Dawn Casey and … across the path. I warn the jungle animals so that no one steps in it. …Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Connections, Earth, Earth-Centered, Interdependence, Nature, Purpose, Wonder -
… Adapted from the story, "We Are All One," in … until one day a strange illness of the eyes came into their home. … was showing the beginning symptoms of the illness, rubbing her eyes and …Story | November 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Compassion, Connections, Empathy, Interdependence, Kindness, Nature -
… Publications for permission to use the text of the children's picture book The … This is a hollow in the tree, Home of the sleepy owlets, That are fed …Story | By Carol Reed-Jones | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of TreesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Balance, Connections, Earth-Centered, History, Interdependence, Nature, Relationships, Science, Wholeness, Wonder -
… Trout Are Made of Trees by April Pulley Sayre, text … Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. Read the story dramatically and have fun … the sound effects! Trout are made of trees. In fall, trees let go of …Story | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of TreesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Balance, Choice, Connections, Culture, Earth, Earth-Centered, Ethics, Hope, Humanism, Interdependence, Climate Change, Climate Justice
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… Used with permission. Read or tell the story. Here is a new story about … to him that he didn't need any of the other creatures. There he … all the other creatures were kind of strange. There was Rabbit, with …Story | By Kenneth W. Collier | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful WelcomeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Animals, Community, Connections, Diversity, Earth-Centered, Forgiveness, Friendship, Happiness, Individualism, Interdependence -
… (IYC) … Thich Nhat Hanh … In Southeast Asia, the Buddhist monk Thich … Nhat Hanh, used the principles of compassion and nonviolence to … Vietnam. Hanh believed that people of faith, especially youth, couldn't …Leader Resource | By Interfaith Youth Core (IYC) | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Buddhism, Christianity, Compassion, Connections, Education, Equity, Hinduism, History, Human Rights, Islam, Justice, Love, Nonviolence, Poverty, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religious Pluralism -
… Universalist who wanted to make the world a better place while doing … so she became a clown. As a professional clown with Clowns Without … Clowns Without Borders sends professional clowns to areas of the …Story | By Sarah Foster | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Children, Community, Connections, Creativity, Direct Experience, Freedom, Happiness, Healing, Imagination, Joy, Justice -
… Recrafted with permission of the author, Francis Dorff, O. Praem, of the Norbertine Community of …Story | November 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Community, Conflict, Connections, Diversity, Hospitality, Inclusion, Relationships, Respect, Transcendence
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… Adapted from "The Real Heroes and Sheroes of New Orleans" by Lorrie Beth … region in August, 2005. In the city of New Orleans alone, the failure of …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Connections, Creativity, Generosity, Healing, Hope, Hospitality, Humanism, Imagination, Interdependence, Justice
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… Cold Case: The Murder of Rev. James Reeb … … white men were tried and acquitted of the 1965 murder of white …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Connections, Equity, Human Rights, Justice, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Religion, Religious Pluralism -
… Background Information … Since 1993, the Unitarian Universalist Partner … congregations in other parts of the world. Originally founded to … Europe following the collapse of communism in December 1989, the …Story | January 24, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Community, Connections, Dignity, Discernment, Generosity, Growth, Human Rights, Interdependence, Justice, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism -
… It was the first gathering of a newly … couples who were there. Ann, one of the two leaders of the group …Story | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Brokenness, Caring, Community, Connections, Empathy, Gratitude, Growth, Honesty, Hospitality, New Member Ceremony, Unitarian Universalism
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… A large, clear bowl and a selection of stones on a large plate (at least … for Activity … Set up chalice. Fill the bowl with water about halfway. … Set the stones beside the bowl of water. Write the words of James …Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects UsTagged as: Community, Connections -
… There was an extraordinary range of … workshop in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. They were the …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Awe, Belief, Caring, Community, Compassion, Connections, Diversity, Freedom, God, Unitarian Universalism -
… God" (PDF) Illustration: Nancy Meshkoff Adapted from "Many Paths to God" … lands met near a mountain. The travelers had been told that if … God at the top. Around the bottom of the mountain were many paths to …Story | By Mary Ann Moore | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Challenge, Connections, Credo, Diversity, Individualism, Multiculturalism, Unitarian Universalism, Multiculturalism