Activity time: 40 minutes Materials for Activity Poems submitted by the congregation Paper, pens or pencils, or computer and printer Optional: Copier Preparation for Activity Collect poems submitted by the congregation, in either hard copy or electronic form. Description of Activity Participants...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and matches Description of Activity Gather around the chalice....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Provide books, handouts, and other resources to allow participants a choice of poems for the activity (see Find Out More for suggestions) Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint: What do you think the poem is about? How does it make you feel?...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Print-outs of the poems to be read aloud Poetry anthologies suitable for youth (see Find Out More for suggestions) Paper and pencils or computer and printer for writing during the workshop Newsprint and markers Preparation for Activity Familiarize...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint and markers Journals Preparation for Activity Write the date, time, and place for the Poetry Slam on the newsprint. You could also list the discussion questions (see Description of Activity, below, for the questions). Be ready to direct...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Pencils or pens and journals Optional: Computers and printers Preparation for Activity Decide how much time you can give participants for writing and be sure to have a clock on hand....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Recording or live computer link of poetry read aloud Print-outs of the poems to be heard DVD or CD player or computer with Internet connection Poetry anthologies suitable for youth (see Find Out More for suggestions) Paper and pencils or computer a...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice Singing the Living Tradition Description of Activity Use the Closing designed by your group or the one provided below....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: 8.5 x 11 inch paper and art materials for creating flyers A box or basket to collect submissions Description of Activity Participants prepare to add a choral reading that will involve the congregation in the Poetry Slam....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and matches Description of Activity Use the Opening designed by your group or the one provided below. Gather around the chalice....

When you get to the top of the mountain Pull the next one up. Then there’ll be two of you Roped together at the waist Tired and proud, knowing the mountain, Knowing the human force it took To bring both of you there. And when the second one has finished taking in the view, Satisfied by the heat...

Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Description of Activity Participants review their journals and finish incomplete work. As the date for the Poetry Slam approaches, encourage participants to use whatever time remains at the end of the workshops to review the writing in their...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Preparation for Activity Post the list of poet's tools from Workshop 1, Listening and Speaking with Poetry, where it can be seen by all: Figurative Language Form, Line, Stanza Sound, Rhythm, Repetition Tone and Form...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Small slips of paper Journals and pens or pencils Several envelopes, bowls, boxes-anything in which to collect the slips of paper-one container per category you choose Preparation for Activity In this activity, you will ask participants to contribu...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Large index cards, one for each participant Pens or pencils Newsprint or a dry erase board and markers Preparation for Activity If you choose to use the Dewey Delight recipe provided below as an example, consider writing it on newsprint before...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, one for each participant Description of Activity Use the Closing designed by your group or the one provided below. Recite together Reading 712 from Singing the Living Tradition: Do not be conformed to...

Materials for Activity Shoeboxes, mail tubes, or plastic storage containers, one for each participant Arts and crafts materials Journals and pens or pencils Newsprint or dry erase board and markers Other materials as mentioned in the activity and contributed by participants Description of Activit...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and matches Description of Activity Use the Opening designed by your group or the one provided below. Gather around the chalice. As a volunteer lights the chalice, ask the group to focus on the word “transformation” in silence. After about...

Gathering—Call to worship, choral call/call with music. Marks the intentional gathering of religious community for the purpose of common worship. Opening—Opening words, lighting the flame in the chalice, covenant, hymn. This indicates the opening of the sacred time we have chosen to spend with...

You can use the following ideas to design a worship service to present the UN World Millennium Goals to the congregation. Keep in mind that, although a worship service can include an educational piece, it needs much more to be spiritually fulfilling....