Materials for Activity Minutes from meetings of the congregation's governing board Index cards of two different colors Preparation for Activity Obtain the minutes from several meetings of the congregation's governing body. Highlight material pertaining to votes on actions the congregation will take.

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity A basket, and a variety of snacks Newsprint, markers, and tape Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Preparation for Activity Gather snacks for a basket-enough for each participant to have a snack....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Losing Faith" Preparation for Activity Read the story until you are comfortable presenting it. Description of Activity Youth hear a story about a woman who loses her belief in God. Tell or read the story. Ask for participants' initial...

The following account is one young person's encounter with a fundamentalist extremist group. In June of 1998, I lost an uncle to an AIDS related illness. He was brilliant, he was Christian, and he was gay. I was only five years old when he died and I didn't know anything about AIDS. I just knew I...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Christian Evangelical music selections, Unitarian Universalist music selections, and a music player Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook and Singing the Journey, its supplement Preparation for Activity Downloa...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 5, Names of Satan Art supplies such as modeling clay, crayons, paper, color pencils, and pipe cleaners Preparation for Activity Print several copies of Handout 5, Names of Satan....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 2, RiverTree Baptist Church — What We Believe or Handout 3, The ATF Creed — Acquire the Fire  Optional: Evangelical Christian music and a music player Preparation for Activity Each handout offers an Evangelical be

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Feeding the Hungry - an Interfaith Story" Story, "Combating the Hate of Westboro Baptist Church" Handout 4, UU Response to Westboro Baptist Church A poster or handout of the Unitarian Universalist Principles Optional: Computer with Internet...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Evangelical Christianity Background Handout 1, Amazing Grace Church - What We Believe Handout 2, RiverTree Baptist Church - What We Believe Handout 3, The ATF Creed - Acquire the Fire Preparation for Activity Read Leader Resource...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter, or LED/battery-operated candle Taking It Home handout Optional: Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Download, adapt, and copy Taking It Home. Optional: Write the closing words on newsprint, and post.

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice Fact Sheets about religions Large sheets of construction paper, cut into strips and (optional) a circle Black markers Removable tape, such as painter's tape Optional: Materials to decorate construction paper, such as foil stars and glue...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "A Repair Job" Preparation for Activity Read the story so you will be comfortable presenting it. Description of Activity Youth discuss a story about bridge building. Tell or read the story. Process with these questions: The carpenter in the...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 1, Religious Affiliation in the U.S., 2007 Newsprint sheets from Activity 1 Multiple pairs of scissors (including left-handed scissors) and multiple glue sticks or rolls of clear tape Preparation for Activity Wr...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Fine-tip markers in many different colors Fact Sheets for all religions explored in the program Preparation for Activity Title a sheet of newsprint with each religion the group has explored. Include Unitarian Universalism.

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Taking It Home handout Tea light candles for all participants, a small pillar starter candle, and a lighter Optional: Refreshments Optional: Gifts for participants Preparation for Activity...

Materials for Activity A list of potential partners for interfaith work in your area Preparation for Activity Research local interfaith groups that could provide a presenter for your congregation. Your minister, a member of your Social Justice Committee, or a congregant who is also involved with...

Born in 1793, Lucretia Mott was raised a Quaker in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The faith had made inroads on that island almost a century before when Mary Starbuck, a prominent woman merchant and civic leader, discovered that Quakers espoused the equality of the sexes. Still, even the Quakers had...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity An array of gaudy costume jewelry, for males and females Garish makeup (preferably new, for health reasons) including eye shadow, blush, and lipstick, and makeup remover towelettes) or a variety of very silly fake noses and stick-on facial hair, fo...

Activity time: 90 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 4, What to Expect in Quaker Meeting Preparation for Activity Locate a Friends meeting in your area. Use Quakerfinder.org,...

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Religions Time Line Sticky notes and fine-point markers World map or globe Preparation for Activity Display Religions Time Line. Set map or globe where all will be able to see it....