Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity For your own use, list the elements of covenant that you would like to suggest as the facilitator. You might include: Start and end on time. Practice respectful dialogue....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Tool of the Day - a hammer Chalice and candle Safety matches and long fireplace matches Small dish for spent matches Candle snuffer Council candles (a tea light or votive candle for each participant, or some to share if group is very large) One tea...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Time Line of UU History Pens/pencils (for handouts); markers (for posted display) Optional: Newsprint or other display paper, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Download Handout 2, Time Line of UU History....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of Leader Resource 1, "If I Had a Hammer" lyrics Preparation for Activity Listen to a recording of the song, "If I Had a Hammer," to make sure you know the tune. The YouTube website has vignettes of several perform… of the song. If you are...

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Litany - Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity For Pyramid. Optional: Tumbling mats For Carry the Load. Two markers, such as orange rubber cones, or masking tape to make two finish lines Preparation for Activity Review the three games offered: Sardines, Pyramid, and Carry the Load.

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "Theodore Parker and the Fugitive Slaves: Refusing to Follow an Unjust Law" Preparation for Activity Prepare to read the story or tell it dramatically. For a more interactive storytelling, have a few participants give voice to

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "W.H.G. Carter and a Step Toward Reconciliation" Preparation for Activity Read the story. If you plan to invite volunteers to read the words in the story spoken by Walter Herz, Leslie Edwards, Starita Smith, and Rev. Mark...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Hammers, enough for all participants, if possible Nails of different lengths and materials, at least four nails for each participant Lengths of scrap wood, thick enough to accept the longest nails you have brought, at least one piece for every two...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home Optional: Faith in Action from this workshop and/or Spiritual Preparation from Workshop 2...

Description of Activity Lead the Congregation in Song Arrange for the children to lead the congregation in the song, "If I Had a Hammer," during a worship service or other gathering. Guide the children to prepare signs with the lyrics (see Alternate Activity 1: Word Art - "If I Had a Hammer")....

Materials for Activity Handout 1, Litany - Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Description of Activity Create and implement a plan to share a story from Activity 1 of this workshop with your congregation, perhaps with the youth group; a children's, youth, or adult religious...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Newsprint, markers, and tape Tool of the Day - a hammer Preparation for Activity Print the opening words on newsprint....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Optional: Decorative cloth Preparation for Activity Set up a worship or centering table with the chalice and (optional) decorative cloth....

Materials for Activity A hammer A few slender nails A sheet of paper large enough for tracing the outline of a hammer A pencil, color markers, clear tape, and a pair of scissors Optional: Toolbox of Our Faith poster Preparation for Activity Set out the materials on a worktable. Description of...

Read or tell the story. A farm wagon bumped along through the Kansas prairie, under a blazing August sun. Next to the wagon’s driver sat a young woman in a long black dress. She had been up since four a.m. and, after a hasty breakfast, had taken her leave. Now, as her eyes took in the great sweep...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Tool of the Day - a piece of chalk Chalice and candle Safety matches and long fireplace matches Small dish for spent matches Candle snuffer Council candles (a tea light or votive candle for each participant, or some to share if group is very large)...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Newsprint, markers, and tape Sheets of green, red, and yellow construction paper and scissors Optional: Sheets of orange and blue construction paper A variety of snacks, all desirable, such as cookies, ice cream, and candy (or various dri...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Pieces of pottery (such as from smashed-up clay flower pots), large enough to write a name on, for all participants Pencils for participants to share A vessel such as an urn, bowl, or vase for collecting votes Several plastic toy figures or stuffed...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Index cards for all participants Optional: One or more sets of the board game, Apples to Apples (five players per set) Preparation for Activity The game, Cloak and Dagger, works best with eight to 15 players. Decide whether the group will play...