Activity time: 15 minutes Preparation for Activity Review the activity description so you will be comfortable presenting information about Shinto. Note: The Faith in Action activity in Workshop 7, Eastern Religions, offers further exploration of Shinto. Description of Activity Participants become...

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Religions Time Line (Workshop 1) Sticky notes and fine-point markers World map or globe Preparation for Activity Display the Religions Time Line. Write a sticky note saying "Indigenous Religions, 3 million BCE" and add a left-pointing arrow.

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Indigenous Religions Fact Sheet A poster of the Unitarian Universalist Principles Description of Activity Summarize the basic tenets of some indigenous faiths. Distribute Handout 1, Indigenous Religions Fact Sheet. Review the handout and...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Large sheets of cardboard, at least 11x17 inches A variety of art materials, such as water color paints and brushes, pens, and markers Leader Resource 1, Cave Drawings Preparation for Activity If needed, make several copies of Leader Resource 1....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of the pamphlet, "To the Point: 15 Unitarian Universalist Elevator Speeches" Description of Activity Participants role-play conversations with those seeking to convert them. Ask youth what comes to mind when they think of the Church of Jesus...

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Excerpts from The Bhagavad Gita - The Song of God Small selection of delicious and beautiful edibles that nobody's allergic to, such as pretty fruit, little decorated chocolates, or a tray of brightly colored cut-up vegetables Preparatio...

Activity time: 90 minutes Preparation for Activity See general suggestions on Engagement in the program Introduction, under Implementation. Contact a local temple and arrange a visit for a service. Hindu Mandir US is a good website for locating temples in the United States....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Mormon Trail" Preparation for Activity Read the story until you are comfortable presenting it. Description of Activity Participants hear and discuss the story of the Mormon Trail. Tell participants that you need their help to tell the...

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Religions Time Line (Workshop 1) Sticky notes and fine-point markers World map or globe Preparation for Activity Display the time line where all participants will be able to see it. Write a sticky note saying "Hinduism, Indigenous, 3000 BCE, if not...

Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Hinduism Fact Sheet Newsprint with youth's questions about Hinduism (from Opening) Preparation for Activity Post the newsprint sheet of questions where all participants will be able to see it....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 5, Children's Chalice Lighting with Gestures Old, respectable-looking book, preferably with no title on the front cover Pair of work gloves Rose, red paper heart, or other symbol of love A polished stone Lined paper and pens or penc...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Photographs of Thoreau, Gandhi, and King Newsprint, markers, and tape Ball of attractive ribbon or yarn Optional: Newsprint from the Welcoming and Entering activity on which participants wrote their ideas about Rev. King's...

Activity time: 90 minutes Preparation for Activity Arrange with a Protestant church for your group to attend a Sunday worship service. Inquire if there will be a communion, and whether it is available to nonmembers or those who have not been baptized....

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Religions Time Line Sticky notes and fine point markers World map or globe Preparation for Activity Hang Religions Timeline visibly in the space. Have map or globe handy. Create sticky note saying, "Protestantism, 1517." Keep it out of sight.

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, 25 Largest Christian Denomination in the United States, 2007 Newsprint, markers, and tape Description of Activity Participants review a list of Christian denominations in the United States. Ask a volunteer to name a Christian denomination.

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Martin Luther and the 95 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences" Leader Resource 2, Image of Theses Optional: Set and costume pieces Preparation for Activity Make four copies of the story for volunteer readers....

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 6, Acts 2 Red construction paper Optional: Costumes and props Preparation for Activity Construct the "tongues of flame": these are sometimes symbolized as red rose petals. Cut rose petal shapes from the red construction paper.

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Brief Overview of the Crusades Description of Activity The history of the early church is explained. Christianity begins with the birth and death of Jesus....

Activity time: 90 minutes Preparation for Activity Arrange with a Catholic or Orthodox Church for your group to attend a Mass. Find out if services are in Latin, English, or another language. Ask if there is anything they particularly think your youth should know before attending. Instruct...

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Religions Time Line Sticky notes and fine point markers World map or globe Preparation for Activity Hang Religions Time Line visibly in the meeting space. Have map or globe. Create sticky note saying, "Christianity, 30 CE." Keep it out of sight.