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Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. — Harriet Tubman IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard the true story of the Salwen family who, at the urging of their teenage...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Sing to the PowerCurriculum page -
It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. — Frederick Douglass IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard a true story of two boys who responded to a younger boy being bullied for wearing a pink shirt by...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Families | From Sing to the PowerCurriculum page
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So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it. — Jiddu Krishnamurti IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard about Unitarian Universalist minister...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Sing to the PowerCurriculum page
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Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods. — Ralph Waldo Emerson IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard about Gordon Hempton's One Square Inch of Silence campaign to preserve spaces in which the only sounds are the sounds of nature. We toured our surroundings, listening for...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Sing to the PowerCurriculum page
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We convince by our presence. — Walt Whitman IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard about Unitarian Universalist Kat Sinclair, who organized a peaceful protest in which participants blocked potentially hateful signs and speech by wearing giant angel wings. We talked about air power as the power...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Families | From Sing to the PowerCurriculum page
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In stillness the world is restored. — Lao Tzu IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard a story which connected Henry David Thoreau seeking stillness at Walden Pond with the biblical story of Elijah finding God in the "still, small voice." We talked about air power as power that comes from...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Sing to the PowerCurriculum page
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Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door. — Charles Dickens IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard about Project Harvest Hope, a UU organization which promotes economic development in Unitarian villages in Transylvania (ethnically Hungarian Romania). This project, which was started...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Sing to the PowerCurriculum page
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Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard about Michael Covington and the Georgia Street Community Garden, an urban gardening and community center in Covington's home neighborhood in...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Sing to the PowerCurriculum page
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All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted. — St. Theresa of Avila IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard about the poet George Ella Lyons who was inspired by a friend's describing a deep sense of place and roots to write the poem "Where I'm From." They explored...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Families | From Sing to the PowerCurriculum page
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Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. — Rachel Carson, 20th-century environmental activist IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard an Australian Aboriginal story of the creation of the world from the dreamtime. We introduced the idea that...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Sing to the PowerCurriculum page
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Ritual is the way we carry the presence of the sacred. Ritual is the spark that must not go out. — Christina Baldwin, in Life's Companion: Journal Writing As a Spiritual Quest IN TODAY'S SESSION... the group learned about the Unitarian Universalist tradition of flower ceremony with a story about...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades K-1, Families | From Love Surrounds UsCurriculum page -
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. — Maya Angelou, poet and author IN TODAY'S SESSION... we learned how we use respectful words and actions in our relationships. Respectful words and actions...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Families | From Love Surrounds UsCurriculum page
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When you are in the presence of the Holy Spirit, it is like sitting in front of a fire that does not burn you, but suffuses you with its qualities — its warmth, glow, and color. And as you are there, in the presence of the Spirit, you also become suffused with the divine attributes of compassion,...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Love Will Guide UsCurriculum page -
The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life. — Jane Addams, American social activist and 1931 Nobel Peace Prize recipient IN TODAY'S SESSION... the group learned about Jesus' life through a story, "Meet...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Love Will Guide UsCurriculum page
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...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Love Will Guide UsCurriculum page
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I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense. — Harold Kushner Talk about the quote. Do you think life makes sense? Or are you still trying to figure it out? WHAT WE DID TODAY Today's Big Question is "Why do bad things happen?" We responded to some...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Grade 6, Middle School, Families | From Riddle and MysteryCurriculum page -
There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle. — Deepak Chopra IN TODAY'S SESSION . . . the theme was "There are many different kinds of families, and we all are part of our church...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Preschool, Families | From Chalice ChildrenCurriculum page -
What wondrous love is this that brings my heart such bliss, and takes away the pain of my soul . . . — "What Wondrous Love," Hymn 18 in Singing the Living Tradition IN TODAY'S SESSION . . . the theme was "We care for one another and help one another." We made cards for people in our congregation...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Preschool, Families | From Chalice ChildrenCurriculum page
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From you I receive, to you I give, together we share, and from this we live. — "From You I Receive," Hymn 402 in Singing the Living Tradition IN TODAY'S SESSION . . . the theme was "At our church [congregation], all kinds of people can be friends, even if they are different from one another." And...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Preschool, Families | From Chalice ChildrenCurriculum page
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Earth was given as a garden . . . — Hymn 207 in Singing the Living Tradition IN TODAY'S SESSION . . . the theme was the beauty of nature. We celebrated the wonder of the changing of seasons, and the growth of flowers from seeds and bulbs. Sharing the miracle of growing things helps children...Taking It Home | October 20, 2014 | For Preschool, Families | From Chalice ChildrenCurriculum page