Hand a copy of this resource to your Kid for the Day at the appropriate time during your Opening. For the Kid for the Day: You have two jobs: The first is getting your group excited about hearing Today's Big Question. The second is announcing the question. 1....

Do you believe God exists? Yes _____ No_____ If your answer is yes, can you describe the God you believe in? Yes_____No_____ If you answer is no, can you describe the God you do not believe in? Yes _____No_____ Do you believe in any of the following? There is some sort of power that is higher and...

Compiled by Tirrell H. Kimball of the Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church in Portland, Maine.Read — or ask volunteers to read — as many entries from this collection as time and interest allow. Twice upon a time, the religious education leader of a UU church in Portland, Maine, decided to...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity UU source materials which might include reference to God: hymnbooks (Singing the Living Tradition or Singing the Journey); several versions of your congregation's publicity, if any; several different congregational orders of service; several...

Activity time: 5 minutes Preparation for Activity Optional: Browse the Internet and see what you find to share. Description of Activity Challenge questions are offered for the more thoughtful groups and individuals participating in Riddle and Mystery....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Supplies for simple drawings - paper, colored pencils, and/or washable markers Paper towels and any cleanup supplies appropriate to your media Optional: Cat-related background music and music player Preparation for Activity Set up tables or other...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copy(ies) of the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook, Singing the Living Tradition Preparation for Activity Decide how best to present the song - reading the words, singing, or playing a recording. Optional: Ask your music or choir director to make a...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small notebook for each participant Pencils or pens Optional: Masking tape Description of Activity Remind participants that this is a time for them to record their own ideas about Today's Big Question in their notebooks. Distribute the notebooks and...

Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, What Do You Think? Pencils or pens Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with Handout 1, and make copies for all participants. Description of Activity Many youth, like many adults, may not be sure what they believe about the...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Microphone(s), real or simulated Video camera and playback equipment, real or simulated Any backdrop made in Session 1 Leader Resource 4, WCUU Script Leader Resource 5, Belief Notes Nametags on strings for On-Air People Supplies for making a tent: ...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "God Is . . ." Preparation for Activity Print and review the story "God Is . ....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, God Sources Leader Resource 3, Godly Words Optional: Common pins or transparent tape Preparation for Activity Copy Leader Resource 2, cut the items apart, and place in various and accessible points in your meeting space....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Dollar bill or other U.S. currency Description of Activity This activity asks youth for their thoughts about the motto of the United States: "In God we trust." Begin with a question like this for the group: "When were you last in touch with God?" In...

Meet with your co-leaders after the session to reflect on it. How was your mix of discussion and action? How comfortable do your youth seem to be when sharing ideas about faith? Are you being careful not to push them out of their comfort zones — or do you want to do that from time to time? Note...

Reflect upon Today's Big Question: "Does God exist?" Be comfortable with your own current ideas about God. Know that you need not share your deep inner thoughts with your group, but that doing so is appropriate as long as youth are not led to think they should move toward your position. Remember...

Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Being in Touch with God 5 Activity 2: God Talk 20 Activity 3: Story — God Is . . . 10 Activity 4: WCUU — Tent of Cosmic Understanding 20 Activity 5: WIT Time — Your Own Theology 7 Faith in Action: Thinking of Survival Closing 3 Alternate Activity 1:...

I was walking along the sidewalk minding my own business when I stepped on a wad of old chewing gum. My foot kept moving but my shoe . . . It's funny how the whole thing started. It was just a little, tiny fly that landed right on . . . I can usually throw a ball pretty well, but that time I did...

To the Anchor: Today's WCUU program talks about where Unitarian Universalists think we (the world and universe) should go. When the broadcast begins, you are alone on camera, sitting or standing in front of a microphone....

1. The human effect is more important than the butterfly effect. 2. Humans have more control over what happens tomorrow than God does. (Leader: If you agree with this statement, you may be a humanist....

Here are 10 decisions you might have to make at some point in your life. Underline the ones you think are important or very important. Circle the ones you think it is okay to decide by chance or luck....