In the US, 1.4 million people use scooters or wheelchairs. Millions more people use crutches, walkers, braces, or canes to help them get around. People may use different mobility aids at different times. Someone who uses a wheelchair or scooter may or may not also be able to walk....

Many people who are called "blind" have some vision. Some people may be able to read large print and move about without use of a white cane or guide dog in many or all situations, may be able to perceive light and darkness, and perhaps see some colors....

These suggestions are designed to help your workshops be more welcoming and inclusive. Please refer to them as needed to adapt activities throughout the program. Hearing impairments affect people of all ages and range from mild to severe....

The Principled Commitment workshops can be great resources for a couples' retreat, or a short series of couples' retreats. Using the workshops at a retreat requires adaptation. The following guidelines and sample schedules can assist you in creating an effective couples' retreat with Principled...

This letter may be mailed or e-mailed to participants ahead of time. Dear , Thank you for your interest in the Principled Commitment workshop series. We look forward to meeting you at the first workshop, which will begin promptly at on in the . Because the workshop discussions and activities are...

Principled Commitment is designed for partners' joint participation — individuals, whether partnered or not, cannot participate alone. We welcome participation by people of all physical abilities. Our Unitarian Universalist congregation is wheelchair accessible. Let us know in advance if you will...

The following sample promotional materials can help you attract workshop participants. Sample Congregation Newsletter Announcement Love is usually credited as the basis for a healthy relationship, but other qualities are needed as well: generosity, collaboration, and play, to name a few. These...

In this program, the closing worship circle offers a time for the group to come back together to enrich each other’s understanding of the story and of their own life experience. This is not a show-and-tell experience, but rather a participatory, co-created worship experience. You will need to do...

Let yourself relax. Take in a nice, slow, deep breath. And then let it out. Breathe in. And out. Deep. Slow. Breathing in. And breathing out. (Pause) And let your bodies relax. Let your muscles relax. Let your face relax. Let your mind relax. Whatever you’ve been carrying around with you all day...

I invite you to close your eyes. Breathe in and breathe out, slowly and gently. Bring quiet to your mind—gently bring stillness to your thoughts, to that sometimes racing internal monologue. Prepare yourself to find a stillness—to hear “a still small voice” or “a voice of quiet...

Lie on your back in a comfortable position with arms and legs extended. If there is any pain in your back, place a pillow under your knees. Move your legs so that the distance between your feet is slightly greater than the width of your hips....

journaling meditation UU prayer beads fasting peace vigils listening to a friend listening to music serving on the congregation’s Board of Trustees needlepoint antiracism work writing letters to the editor painting therapy volunteering in the community cardio kickboxing bath time with your kids...

John Harvey Kellogg was born in 1852 in Michigan. He grew up in a devout Seventh-day Adventist family and believed strongly the Seventh-day Adventist teachings about healthy living. He attended medical school and returned to Michigan to begin a long and stellar surgical practice....

If You Believed the Bible was the inerrant word of God and everything in it was there for a reason and that......

A quick review: Christianity, born at Pentecost in approximately 30 CE, grew for a thousand years. Around 318 CE, The Holy Roman Emperor Constantine converted and the institution of the Catholic Church was founded. A huge church conflict resulted in what is called the Great Schism of 1054 CE....

Acts 2: 1-24, 32-33, and 36-47, New Revised Standard Version. Here is an excerpt of the scriptural story of Pentecost: When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place....

Part 1: Pentecost The most sacred season of the Christian liturgical year surrounds the story of the resurrection of Jesus. Holy week, the week before Easter, chronicles Jesus' triumphant return to Jerusalem, his Last Supper with the Apostles, his betrayal by Judas, his trial and his execution on...

From Christian scripture, New Revised Standard Version. A B Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after...

From Christian scripture, New Revised Standard Version. 1. Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31-32) "He put before them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of...

(Label a sheet of newsprint "Christian Beliefs.") Ask participants what Christians believe. List their responses on newsprint. Remind participants if necessary that we are not critiquing the beliefs. Make sure the following are included: One God — the God of Abraham Trinity -- does not appear in...