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And the Earth is my blue boat home. — "Blue Boat Home" by Peter Mayer, Hymn 1064 in Singing the Journey IN TODAY'S SESSION . . . We took a walk around the outside of the congregation to explore the special places of our "church [congregational] home." EXPLORE THE TOPIC TOGETHER . . . Invite your...Taking It Home | October 9, 2014 | For Preschool, Families | From Chalice ChildrenCurriculum page
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I am neither Jew nor Gentile, Mahomedan nor Theist; I am but a member of the human family, and would accept of truth by whomsoever offered -- that truth which we can all find, if we will but seek—in things, not in words; in nature, not in human imagination; in our own hearts, not in temples made...Taking It Home | November 15, 2013 | For Families | From Building BridgesCurriculum page
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When one defines oneself as Pagan, it means she or he follows an earth or nature religion, one that sees the divine manifest in all creation. The cycles of nature are our holy days, the earth is our temple, its plants and creatures our partners and teachers....Taking It Home | November 15, 2013 | For Families | From Building BridgesCurriculum page
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When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults. — Daniel Bell, sociologist IN TODAY'S WORKSHOP......Taking It Home | November 14, 2013 | For Families | From Building BridgesCurriculum page
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The responsibility for our lives and the kind of world in which we live is ours and ours alone. — Humanist Manifesto III UU Humanists believe that religion is too important to be based on unprovable beliefs such as a belief in God. They wish to base the meaning of their lives on something that...Taking It Home | September 16, 2013 | For Families | From Building BridgesCurriculum page
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Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk? — Alice Walker, author, from The Color Purple IN TODAY'S WORKSHOP . . . we shared our "special trees" with each other and expressed our...Taking It Home | July 11, 2013 | For Families | From Circle of TreesCurriculum page
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Our lives begin to end the day that we become silent about the things that matter. — Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King IN TODAY'S SESSION... we talked about public witness as a sign of our Unitarian Universalist faith. We said that we should speak up when we witness a wrong and speak out to support...Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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I believe that decision making should not be the exclusive right of the privileged. That those who are affected by policy—not those who by default often stand above it—should be heard in the debate. — Winona LaDuke, Native American activist IN TODAY'S SESSION... we talked about ways to make...Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught. — Baba Dioum, conservationist IN TODAY'S SESSION... we said that, as Unitarian Universalists, we believe in being good stewards....Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character....Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Those of us who have come through the great doors, who have made of this place the soul of Sunday on our spiritual journey, share a commitment... to radical hospitality. This is the heart of our faith: love, service, justice, peace. — Rev. Kim K....Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured. — Kurt Vonnegut IN TODAY'S SESSION... we discussed communities. We identified the communities to which we...Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts the loss, because it is not loss, it is adding to the future life. It is the tree's way of being. Strongly rooted perhaps, but spilling out its treasure on the wind. — May...Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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We are here that we might have life and have it more abundantly, so that we might share it with others. Come, let us join together as a generous people. — John. C. Morgan IN TODAY'S SESSION... we explored sharing as a way to be UU every day. We talked about UU flower, water, and bread communion...Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. — Leo F. Buscaglia IN TODAY'S SESSION......Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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I am not going to question your opinions. I am not going to meddle with your belief. I am not going to dictate to you mine. All that I say is, examine, inquire. Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. Know why you believe, understand what you...Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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What is religion, you might ask. It's a technology of living. — Toni Cade Bambara, 20th-century African American author and activist IN TODAY'S SESSION... we said that, as UUs, we are in a lifelong process of building our faith....Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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Our leadership is just ourself. — Claudette Colvin, civil rights activist A community is like a ship: everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm. — Henrik Ibsen, playwright IN TODAY'S SESSION... we said that, as Unitarian Universalists, we provide leadership and service to our congregation...Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our FaithCurriculum page
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It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees. — Wangari Maathai, Nobel Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya IN TODAY'S WORKSHOP......Taking It Home | July 3, 2013 | For Families | From Circle of TreesCurriculum page
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Come back with me into a story we all share, a story whose rhythm beats in us still. The story belongs to each of us and to all of us, like the beat of [a] drum, like the heartbeat of our living universe. — Joanna Macy, in Thinking Like a Mountain IN TODAY'S WORKSHOP... we completed the Council...Taking It Home | July 3, 2013 | For Families | From Circle of TreesCurriculum page