Materials for Activity Flowers and vases "The Flower Festival" by Reginald Zottoli Handout 2, Flower Festival Readings Singing the Living Tradition and Singing the Journey Flower seeds or tree saplings Planting tools Preparation for Activity For Option 1, lead the Flower Festival: Arrange for a...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Focus table and cloth Chalice, candle, and matches Five smooth stones about the size of a fist Handout 1, Responsive Reading - Five Smooth Stones, from Workshop 1 for all participants Preparation for Activity Set up the focus table with an attractiv...

Materials for Activity Journals for new participants Newsprint, markers and tape Flowers, a variety of types and enough for all participants Vases, enough to hold all the flowers Preparation for Activity Have journals available for visitors or participants who do not have one....

By Christine Michell. It started off as an idea for a cool "dramatic" youth group social justice project: Making a giant pride rainbow banner in support of same sex marriage in Canada—and maybe getting a world record in the process. Soon there were four of us in the planning group—Erin, Sanford,...

Activity time: 45 minutes Materials for Activity TV and DVD player or computer A DVD or downloaded version of a TV sitcom episode Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Think about your favorite TV sitcoms. At the center of most of their narratives is a storyline about love....

Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity In this activity participants use a traditional Buddhist meditation technique called the Metta meditation, Meditation on Loving Kindness. Explain that participants will consider love from a Buddhist perspective....

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Source Text for a Theology of Love Handout 3, Lectio Divina Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Make enough copies of Handouts 1 and 3 for all participants....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Participants' journals Pens or pencils Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Write I Believe (world view), I Feel (loyalty of my heart), and I Act (way of life) on newsprint. Write the reflection question on newsprint. Description of...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Enough newsprint or paper on a roll to make an approximately 6 by 6 foot piece of paper Pencils, markers and crayons Tape Preparation for Activity Unroll a piece of paper 6 feet long or tape multiple pieces of newsprint together to make an...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "The Pride Rainbow Project" Preparation for Activity Read the story, "The Pride Rainbow Project" until you are comfortable presenting it. Description of Activity Participants hear a story about a group of Canadian Unitarian...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Roots of a Theology of Love Handout 1, Source Text for a Theology of Love Handout 2, UUA Principles Newsprint, markers and tape Optional: Pens or pencils Preparation for Activity Read Leader Resource 1 and Handout 1....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Hershey's (tm) Chocolate Kisses Description of Activity Participants think about what love means to them and how it operates in their lives. Give everyone a chocolate kiss candy. Tell them not to eat the chocolate yet. Ask participants to find a...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Singing the Journey for all participants Copies of Taking It Home Optional: Musical accompaniment or a recording of the song Preparation for Activity Optional: Arrange for musical accompaniment. Description of Activity Relight the chalice.

Materials for Activity Leaders Resource 2, Rainbow Banner Instructions A copy of the story "The Pride Rainbow Project" Newsprint and markers Cloth in six colors (see Leader Resource 2) Ironing boards and steam irons (more than one of each to speed along the process.) Extension cords Large work...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Focus table and cloth Chalice, candle, and matches Five smooth stones about the size of a fist Handout 1, Responsive Reading - Five Smooth Stones, from Workshop 1 for all participants Preparation for Activity Set up the focus table with an attractiv...

Materials for Activity Journals for new participants Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Have journals available for visitors or participants who do not have one. Set out supplies for them to personalize the journals during the Welcoming and Entering. Write the Welcome Words and...

Have you ever thought of our faith as an ancestral tree? It can be awe-inspiring to see the numerous roots and branches that make up our religious family. The "roots" of the tree are the values we hold dear, such as reason, tolerance, and freedom, hope, faith and love....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint from Activity 2, Understanding Our Roots Art supplies Music and a music player Preparation for Activity If you did not do Activity 2, use the preparation steps to create a tree on newsprint. Optional: Arrange to play music as participants...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 5, Unitarian Universalist Women Ancestors Scissors, including left-handed scissors Preparation for Activity Make two copies of Leader Resource 5, Unitarian Universalist Women Ancestors - one to cut up for the activity, and one as a...

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Arrange the room so that there is open space for participants to move around freely. Description of Activity In this activity, participants use their bodies to reflect on and represent roots and wings....