Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "A New Small Group" Preparation for Activity Make copies of the story "A New Small Group" for all participants. Description of Activity Introduce the activity with these or similar words: We are changed by the community we join....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Sentence Starters Small basket or bowl Preparation for Activity Follow the instructions on Leader Resource 1, Sentence Starters, to prepare the sentence starters. Description of Activity Introduce the activity by saying something...

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Singing the Living Tradition for all participants Optional: Keyboard or other accompaniment Preparation for Activity Determine whether you will sing or do the reading. Optional: Invite an accompanist or song leader to lead the hymn.

Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Your congregation's covenant, or Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Chalice, candle, and lighter, or an LED battery-operated candle Stand or small table for the chalice Cloth or decorative covering for chalice stand...

Materials for Activity Name tags, durable or single use Bold markers Paper and pen/pencil for sign-up sheet Small table Optional: Refreshments Preparation for Activity Place name tags and markers on table. Optional: Arrange for child care during the workshop. Description of Activity If guests are...

From Our Covenant: The 2000-01 Minns Lectures, The Lay and Liberal Doctrine of the Church: The Spirit and the Promise of Our Covenant, by Alice Blair Wesley (Chicago: Meadville-Lombard Press, 2002). Used with permission.Religiously, Unitarians are directly descended from the Puritans and Pilgrims...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Our Congregation's Structure Organizational chart or summary for your congregation Preparation for Activity Complete Leader Resource 2, Our Congregation's Structure, with help from appropriate leaders in the congregation. Make...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Covenant as Promise Newsprint, markers, and tape Pens or pencils Optional: Your congregation's covenant Optional: Copies of Singing the Living Tradition for all participants Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1, Covenant as Promise, f...

Activity time: 15 minutes Preparation for Activity Invite the president, or a past president, of the congregation to address the group for no more than ten minutes. Meet with the leader a few weeks in advance to discuss their presentation....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Founding of the Dedham Church" Preparation for Activity Print out the story "The Founding of the Dedham Church" and copy for all participants. Practice reading the story aloud. Find out how your congregation was founded. If there is a...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Post blank newsprint. Description of Activity Introduce the activity by providing a bridge from the Opening with these or similar words: Our opening reading spoke about a free church....

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, or copies of Singing the Journey (supplement to the hymnbook), for all participants Optional: Keyboard or other musical accompaniment Preparation for Activity Determine whether you will sing one of the hymns o...

Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook, for all participants Chalice, candle, and lighter, or an LED battery-operated candle Appropriate stand or small table for the chalice Cloth or decorative covering for chali...

Materials for Activity Name tags, durable or single use Bold markers Paper and pen/pencil for sign-up sheet Small table Optional: Refreshments Preparation for Activity If you have not done so already, create a sign-up sheet with columns for name, address, phone, and email information and place it...

This is the story of Theodore Parker, a Unitarian minister who was determined to do whatever he could to end slavery in the United States. His powerful sermons were legendary. This is also the story of Millard Fillmore, whose actions earned him the contempt of Theodore Parker and abolitionists...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Standing on the Side of Love Optional: Standing on the Side of Love pins, tee-shirt, or banner Preparation for Activity Invite someone from your congregation who has been involved with Standing on the Side of Love to join you for...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Privilege and Oppression Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 2, Privilege and Oppression, for all participants. Optional: Invite someone from your congregation who is active with anti-racism initiatives to join you for this activity.

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Letter to Panelists Preparation for Activity Recruit a panel of people from your congregation who have been involved with social justice. The Social Justice Committee chairperson and minister may be helpful in selecting the panel.

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Action-Reflection Model Pens or pencils Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1, Action-Reflection Model for participants....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Theodore Parker and the Crafts" Newsprint, markers, and tape. Preparation for Activity Copy the story "Theodore Parker and the Crafts" for all participants. Write questions for the small groups on newsprint, leaving them covered until the...