Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Altar or centering table Cloth for covering altar or centering table Chalice and candle or LED battery-operated candle Chalice extinguisher Taking It Home section of this workshop A copy of the closing words you want to use Preparation for Activity...

Description of Activity Are the youth or children of your congregation working on a service project or another expression of faith in action? Support and affirm them by getting involved in the project they have planned. Reflect on your role as follower, rather than organizer or leader in this...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Altar or centering table Cloth for covering altar or centering table Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Handout 1, Wings Set Me Free Copies of the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Singing the Living Tradition Optional: Small...

Materials for Activity Nametags and bold markers Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Optional: Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Computer, digital projector, and digital slide that displays a list of this workshop's activities Preparation for Activity Create a sign-in sheet to gather participant...

Participants brainstorm their own set of Unitarian Universalist Roots in Activity 3. This list is provided as a resource from which facilitators can draw examples for the group. It is by no means exhaustive! From the Six Sources: Christian teachings Jewish teachings Humanist thought Experience of...

List the teachers, mentors, and role models (historical, fictional, and/or personal) who have supported you in being who you are and becoming who you want to be. Next to each person’s name list the qualities you see in this person that you are grateful to foster in yourself. Consider how the...

UNISON CHALICE LIGHTING We light this chalice in gratitude for our Unitarian Universalist heritage of hope and liberation. We celebrate that our living tradition draws on many sources. We give thanks for roots that can ground and steady us and for the many sources that nurture us. We lift up our...

By the Rev. Gordon McKeeman, reprinted from Out of the Ordinary with permission of the author. Copyright (C) 2000 by Gordon B. McKeeman. Published by Skinner House Books, an imprint of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Sometimes I enjoy cooking. I've discovered that one of the greatest of...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Teachers, Mentors, and Role Models – A Letter of Thanks Pens or pencils Bell Clock, watch, or timer that shows seconds One copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Optional: Cordless microphone Preparatio...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Unitarian Universalism's Roots Newsprint, markers, and tape Easel for displaying newsprint Scissors, several pairs (including left-handed scissors) Bell Clock, watch, or timer that shows seconds Preparation for Activity Keep the...

Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Paper for drawing or writing Drawing and writing implements, such as pencils, color pencils, markers, crayons Table(s) with adequate space for each participant to write or draw. Bell Clock, watch, or timer that shows seconds Optional: Newsprint,...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copy of the story, "Meditation on Leftovers" Optional: Cordless microphone Preparation for Activity Review the story and practice reading it aloud to ensure that you will present it effectively. Optional: Copy Handout 2 for all participants.

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Altar or centering table Cloth for covering altar or centering table Chalice and candle or LED battery-operated candle Chalice extinguisher Taking It Home section of this workshop A copy of the closing words you want to use Preparation for Activity...

Description of Activity Are there traditions you enjoy that were passed on to you from your family or your culture?...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Altar or centering table Cloth for covering altar or centering table Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Handout 1, Roots Hold Me Close Copies of the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Singing the Living Tradition Optional: Smal...

Materials for Activity Nametags and bold markers Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Optional: Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Computer, digital projector, and digital slide that displays a list of this workshop's activities Preparation for Activity Create a sign-in sheet to gather participant...

UNISON CHALICE LIGHTING We light this chalice for the Spirit of Life. We light this chalice in affirmation of the goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all. We give thanks for the wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual lives. May our...

Excerpted and adapted from "Carolyn McDade's Spirit of Life" by Kimberly French, UU World magazine, Fall 2007. Used with permission. Carolyn McDade, the author of the song "Spirit of Life", does not identify herself as a songwriter or musician—though she has written hundreds of songs and released...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Yarn, preferably acrylic or cotton, at least 30 feet (10 meters) for each participant Optional: Scissors (including left-handed scissors) Preparation for Activity Create a large ball of yarn....

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Paper for drawing or writing Drawing and writing implements, such as pencils, color pencils, markers, crayons Table(s) with adequate space for each participant to write or draw. A bell Clock, watch, or timer that shows seconds Optional: Cordless...