"Standing on the Side of Love" lyrics by Reverend Jason Shelton, as included in the Unitarian Universalist Association's Singing the Journey: A Supplement to Singing the Living Tradition. Copyright 2004 by Yelton Rhodes Music. Used by permission. The promise of the Spirit: Faith, hope and love...

The Tenderloin district of San Francisco can be intimidating because of its high concentration of homeless people, poverty, prostitution, and drug and alcohol abuse. Tourists are cautioned to avoid the area. But where some people saw danger, two women from different faiths saw an opportunity for...

Activity time: 90 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Timepiece (minutes) A bell or chime that will be heard above several conversations Encyclopedias or other resources on world religions Preparation for Activity Invite members of the congregation and people of other fait...

Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Costumes and props Leaflets with information about the issue you wish to publicize Optional: Workshop 6, Handout 3, Sample Press Release Preparation for Activity Obtain or create leaflets. Decide where the group will perform a street theater...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Review the time frame for the service event. Optional: Post newsprint. Description of Activity Participants address any last-minute needs in service event planning. Make sure everyone understand...

Activity time: 13 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, tape, and markers A copy of the story "Faithful Fools" Copies of the stories from Workshops 1, 2, and 3 Computer with Internet access Preparation for Activity Make some copies of the story "Faithful Fools" for participants to share. Make...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Read the story about Keith Ellison described in the activity. Write on newsprint, and post, under the title "Change the Conversation:" Articulate the difference between religious pluralism and...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Communal Narratives Chart A copy of the story "We Are Each Other's Business" (Workshop 4) Leader Resource 2, We Are Each Other's Business Communal Narrative Chart Newsprint, markers, and tape Copies of Singing the Living Tradition Option...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Faithful Fools" Leader Resource 1, Faithful Fools Photos Preparation for Activity Print out Leader Resource 1, Faithful Fools Photos. Read the story and prepare to present it effectively. Optional: Copy the story for all...

Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Singing the Journey, the supplement to Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Taking It Home Optional: Handout 2, Standing on the Side of Love Preparatio...

Activity time: 60 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Timepiece (minutes) A bell or chime that will be heard above several conversations Preparation for Activity Schedule a room that has enough chairs for all participants. Set up chairs in pairs facing each other. Invite...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Name tags Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Preparation for Activity Set up a worship table with the chalice and any decorative items you choose.

What is a Unitarian Universalist anyway? Why is G-d not spelled out in the Jewish excerpt? I think helping people is a good thing but I don't see why, if you don't have any religion, you would think helping people is important. I don't see why we have to talk about religion....

Adapt the sample press release to publicize the interfaith service project. Format it to include the congregation's letterhead. Once you fill out the details, you may fax, mail, or email the press release to the local media (newspapers, radio stations, television stations, etc.)....

Baha'i Tradition on Service (from Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha) One amongst His Teachings is this, that love and good faith must so dominate the human heart that men will regard the stranger as a familiar friend, the malefactor as one of their own, the alien even as a...

DIALOGUE ON THE SHARED VALUES OF SERVICE Goals of the dialogue To help participants discover the shared value of service across different religious traditions through text, storytelling, and action....

In the spring of 2008, Aubrey Rose was a 15-year-old high school sophomore attending a Catholic school in Frederick, Maryland. She valued service and had been profoundly affected by an educational visit of an Imam to her youth group, but didn't know how to act on it....

Activity time: 60 minutes Materials for Activity Paper and pens Video recording equipment Optional: Video editing equipment Computer with Internet access Preparation for Activity Select one or more popular, current public service announcements (PSAs) to show the group....

Materials for Activity Time line or calendar (Workshop 1) Scrap paper or sticky notes and pens/pencils Optional: Handout 1, Facilitator's Tools for Shared Value of Service Discussion Optional: Handout 2, Texts on the Shared Value of Service Preparation for Activity Review the time frame for...

Activity time: 70 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Facilitator's Tools for Shared Value of Service Discussion Handout 2, Texts on the Shared Value of Service Preparation for Activity Read both handouts so you are prepared to lead a dialogue and/or coach youth to do so. Copy both handouts...