Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others. — Buddha IN TODAY’S SESSION…We heard the story of Augusta Jane Chapin and her frontier ministry. We talked about the ideas of universal salvation and of being saved. We wondered which animals we would have saved if we had had a choice at...

ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: Playing Noah, Playing God 12 Activity 2: Speaking of Universal Salvation 10 Activity 3: Story and Discussion – Augusta Jane Chapin's Call to Ministry 15 Activity 4: Saving Other People 15 Faith in Action: Saving Animals Closing 3 Alternate Activity 1: Ethics...

Guilt is anger directed at ourselves. — Peter McWilliams IN TODAY’S SESSION… We talked about the kinds of punishments some early Unitarians faced because they believed in one God instead of the trinity. We heard the stories of James Luther Adams and James Reeb. We said that all decisions and...

ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: Conundrum Corner 7 Activity 2: Story and Discussion – Two Men Named James 15 Activity 3: Matching Punishments and Wrong Acts 20 Activity 4: Discussion – Getting Rid of Guilt 10 Faith in Action: Speaking with a Visitor 20 Closing 3 Alternate Activity 1:...

Instructions: On the left is a list of holidays that many people celebrate. On the right is a list of the UU Sources. On the line next to each holiday, write the letter of the Source that has the most to do with the holiday. You can put more than one letter per line if you like. If you think no...

My Church Believes in Civil Rights for All — Bumper sticker produced by the Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church in Portland, Maine, during a state referendum about the rights of sexual minorities IN TODAY’S SESSION… We performed a play about some UU youth meeting some bullies. We talked...

ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: The UUs and the Bullies – A Play 15 Activity 2: The Congregation's Parking Lot 17 Activity 3: Story and Discussion – Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom 10 Activity 4: Elevator Speeches 15 Faith in Action: Making UU Bumper Stickers 20 Closing 3 Alternate Activity...

Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue. — David Hume IN TODAY’S SESSION…We had a competition to see which groups could come up with the most virtue and sin words. We heard the story of “Amazing...

ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: Word List Competition 10 Activity 2: Meeting the Theme Song 15 Activity 3: Story and Discussion – When No One Is Looking 10 Activity 4: The Golden Rule 7 Activity 5: Wall-to-Wall Questions 8 Faith in Action: A Taste of Ethics 20 Closing 3 Alternate Activity...

Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Ask your group to create a round-robin story featuring ways that small sins or wrongdoings that people commit mess up sixth-grade lives. If your group is large, you might want to divide it and create two stories, with one leader assisting each group.

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven. — Ralph Waldo Emerson IN TODAY'S SESSION... We made up a group story about an awful day. We talked about whether we could have a day with just good acts and no wrongdoing—or the reverse. We tried to imagine what pure virtue and pure sin...

ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 10 Activity 1: An Awful Day – Round-Robin Story 10 Activity 2: Drawing Pure Virtue and Sin 15 Activity 3: Story and Discussion – Heaven and Hell 12 Activity 4: Ethics Play 15 Faith in Action: Group Strength Applied 30 Closing 3 Alternate Activity 1: Free Will by Age 15...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story 1, "Pandora's Box" Preparation for Activity Re-acquaint yourself with the story of Pandora's box. Photocopy Story 1, "Pandora's Box," one for each participant....

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day.

There are six Ethics Play scenarios. Scenarios stand alone from the themes of any particular session, so you may use them with any session. The roll of the dice determines which scenario you use and which question you ask. Mark questions as you use them, to avoid repetition in future sessions....

There are six Ethics Play scenarios. Scenarios stand alone from the themes of any particular session, so you may use them with any session. The roll of the dice determines which scenario you use and which question you ask. Mark questions as you use them, to avoid repetition in future sessions....

There are six Ethics Play scenarios. Scenarios stand alone from the themes of any particular session, so you may use them with any session. The roll of the dice determines which scenario you use and which question you ask. Mark questions as you use them, to avoid repetition in future sessions....

There are six Ethics Play scenarios. Scenarios stand alone from the themes of any particular session, so you may use them with any session. The roll of the dice determines which scenario you use and which question you ask. Mark questions as you use them, to avoid repetition in future sessions....

There are six Ethics Play scenarios. Scenarios stand alone from the themes of any particular session, so you may use them with any session. The roll of the dice determines which scenario you use and which question you ask. Mark questions as you use them, to avoid repetition in future sessions....

There are six Ethics Play scenarios. Scenarios stand alone from the themes of any particular session, so you may use them with any session. The roll of the dice determines which scenario you use and which question you ask. Mark questions as you use them, to avoid repetition in future sessions....