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Picking up trash outside the congregation Buying muffins at the congregational bake sale fundraiser Bringing muffins for a snack to share in RE Attending Signs sessions Visiting a member of the congregation who is in the hospital Helping to tell a Story for All Ages in worship Singing in the choi...Leader Resource | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page -
Description of Activity Children help conserve the congregation's resources. Ask the group if their family has ways to save money. Do they use cloth to wipe up spills instead of using paper towels? Are they careful to not waste food? Do they walk to places when they can, instead of using a car?Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Preparation for Activity Ask worship leaders how a project is chosen to share your congregation's offertory. If possible, arrange for the children to nominate a project....Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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The UUA publication Stewa… The Joy of Giving has resources for all ages. Find more stewardship resources from the UUA's Annual Program Fund on the UUA's website. Read more about the Muslim spiritual practice of Zakaat.biog…; on the Harvard Square Library website. On YouTube, hear her perform.July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Centering table A chime or bell Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Cloth for centering table Optional: Stoles, including extras for visitors Preparation for Activity If the group designe...Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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With your co-leaders, reflect on the session. What went well? What would you do differently next time? Were you able to find ways that every child could practice stewardship? Did children seem to understand why members' stewardship matters to the congregation? Did they give freely?...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Think about a time you gave generously of your time, talent, or finances. How did you feel? What does your generosity dance feel like? Do you sometimes feel you have given too much? Burnout can happen to us all, especially when we give generously of our time....July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught. — Baba Dioum, conservationist Children understand themselves as "stewards"—that is, people with ability and responsibility to contribute to the care of people and...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Activity Minutes Opening 3 Activity 1: Story — Know Yourself 15 Activity 2: "The Magic Penny Song" 5 Activity 3: Time, Talent, and Treasure 15 Activity 4: The Ritual of Offertory 5 Activity 5: Where Does the Money Go? 10 Activity 6: Third Emblem 5 Faith in Action: Canvass Closing 2 Alternate...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Ricardo and his grandparents arrived at Camp Taylor for the congregation's weekend retreat. This was Ricardo's third year at the retreat and he had been looking forward to this weekend for months. He helped bring the bags to their cabin....Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Culture, Direct Experience, Identity, Meaning, Reverence, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, WorthCurriculum page
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Adapted from "Components of Worship" by Rev. Barbara Pescan, in the UUA's Spirituality Development Conference manual (Boston: UUA, 2005). After serving churches in Oak Park, IL, West Redding, CT, and Evanston, IL, Barbara Pescan has retired and is living Gathering — Asks us to come together as a...Handout | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Materials for Activity A copy of Singing the Journey Preparation for Activity On the UUA's website read about Singing the Journey, the supplement to the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Singing the Living Tradition. Prepare to talk to the children about why the congregation would benefit from...Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Copies of Singing the Living Tradition Material created and gathered in Activity 4, Worship Planning Stations Optional: Music, and a music player Preparation for Activity Arrange seats in a...Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Activity time: 60 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Copies of Singing the Living Tradition Optional: Music player and assorted recorded music Optional: Materials gathered for Activity 5, Worship Planning Stations Preparation for Activity...Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Chalice and matches or lighter Preparation for Activity Work with the congregational worship leader to designate a worship service where participants may light the chalice. Communicate with families to schedule dates.Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Crayons or washable markers Optional: Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Tape sheets of newsprint to work tables, a hard floor, or low on walls where all the children will be able to reach them for drawing....Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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What went well in this session? What would you do differently next time? Did children understand what different parts of the worship are for and how they work together? How is the group functioning? Do all members participate? Is attendance steady?...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Centering table A chime or bell Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Cloth for centering table Preparation for Activity If the group designed an Opening ritual in Session 9, set out materi...Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character....July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Based on "A Calabash of Poi," originally published in In the Path of the Trade Winds by Coral Wells Thorpe (New York/London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924). It was a sizable house, as Hawaiian houses go, perhaps fifty feet long, its side thatched with ti-leaves—a sign of rank. Its only window, about a...Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: Aging, Food Justice, Generosity, Goddess, Greed, Hospitality, Immigration, Immigration, Indigenous American, KindnessCurriculum page