We all develop our own belief systems as we move through life. Beliefs live inside us, but they develop with lots of help from outside ourselves. Here are two lists. The first names different people you might find helpful as you try to answer life's big questions. The second names different UU...

To 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. Say to the group, "Give me a drum roll!" Then wait for a minute while the drum roll builds....

The date is January 15, 2009. The time is 3:06 p.m. You are on board U. S. Air Flight 1549, still on the ground at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. You are excited. This is the first time you have been on a plane without your family. Today is a Thursday....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Group covenant (Session 1) or revised covenant (Session 9) A copy of the Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources (Session 1, Leader Resource 1, or a poster in your meeting space) Preparation for Activity Review the group's covenant....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Cat Questions Pencils/pens A copy of the Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources (Session 1, Leader Resource 1, or a poster in your meeting space) Preparation for Activity Make a copy of Leader Resource 2 for each small gro...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Optional: Write the challenge question on newsprint, and post. Description of Activity Challenge questions guide a deeper inquiry for especially thoughtful individuals and groups....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copy(ies) of the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Singing the Living Tradition Optional: A recording of the song and a music player Preparation for Activity Decide how best to present the song "Faith Is a Forest," Hymn 194 in Singing the Living...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Participants' Big Questions notebooks (see Session 1, Alternate Activity 1) Blank notebooks for new participants Pencils or pens Masking tape Description of Activity Notable Thoughts is the first Alternate Activity in each session of Riddle and...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Starring Sources Pencils/pens Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 2 for all participants. Be ready to provide specific examples of wisdom Unitarian Universalists draw from specific UU Sources and examples of how your congregation's...

Activity time: 17 minutes Materials for Activity Microphone(s), video camera(s) and tripod(s), real or simulated For studio set Backdrop made in Session 1 Painter's tape or masking tape Leader Resource 1, WCUU Script - The Dream Paper for On-Air People's name cards, markers and string or tape...

Activity time: 17 minutes Materials for Activity Arts and crafts supplies such as pipe cleaners, fine-point color markers, water colors and brushes, oil pastels, construction paper, scissors (including left-handed scissors), and tape and glue sticks Clean-up supplies such as paper towels and spon...

Activity time: 8 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Miracle on the Hudson" Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Read and print out the story....

Individual Beliefs, Shared Faith Watch the 10-minute video, "Voices of a Liberal Faith," on the UUA website. As diverse members and ministers share their thoughts on worship and community, a picture emerges of how being together as Unitarian Universalists supports each individual in an ongoing...

To the Co-Anchors: Today's WCUU program features the UU entries in a Mystery Day Parade. Your job is to follow the script, read your parts and keep things going. When the broadcast begins, you have a microphone. The parade can be seen in the background. Co-Anchor 1: This is WCUU, Wisdom of the...

1. Where do we come from? Most Unitarian Universalists believe everything in our known universe comes out of the stardust created by a Big Bang. Our history from then to now can best by traced by science. Why there was a Big Bang, and why there is anything at all remains a mystery. 2. What are we?

In addition to these, create your own pairs from the discussions of your group in previous sessions. Where do we come from? From mystery and stardust. What are we? We are what we do. Where are we going? Toward goals we set for ourselves. Does God exist? Not on a throne in heaven. How did life begin?

Imagine that Mystery has suddenly arrived on earth in a spaceship. Mystery is the wisest being in the universe, who knows all the big questions there are—and the answers. Mystery has agreed to answer just one question from just one person. All the people on Earth have put their names into a giant...

To 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. Say to the group, "Give me a drum roll!" Then wait for a minute while the drum roll builds....

Characters Scenelet One: Narrator, Parent, Little Kid Scenelet Two: Narrator, Pediatrician, Parent, Little Kid Scenelet Three: Narrator, Adult, UU Minister Scenelet Four: Narrator, Old Scientist, Old Scientist's Young Friend SCENELET ONE Narrator: A Parent and a Little Kid were at the beach on a...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Optional: Write the challenge question on newsprint, and post. Description of Activity Challenge questions guide a deeper inquiry for especially thoughtful individuals and groups....