Session 6: Chalice Necklaces

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Part of Chalice Children, in Preschool

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Introduction
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I’ve got peace like a river, joy like a fountain, love like an ocean … — Hymn 100 in Singing the Living Tradition In this session, we connect the chalice to the wider world by telling a simple version of how the chalice came to be a symbol or sign for our Unitarian Universalist faith sign and…
Session-at-a-Glance
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Activity Minutes Activity 1: Free Play 15 Activity 2: Circle Rhymes Transition 5 Activity 3: Circle Time 5 Activity 4: Story 5 Activity 5: Chalice Necklaces 10 Activity 6: Circle Games and Dancing 10 Closing 5…
Spiritual Preparation
From Chalice Children

Take time before the session and find a quiet place for reflection. How are peace, love, and joy a part of your life? Do you call this “God”? Some of us do, some of us don’t—that really isn’t the big question for our faith community. Instead, we recognize and celebrate a variety of ways of…
Opening
From Chalice Children

Description of Activity In the Chalice Children program, sessions begin with Activity 1, Free Play rather than a formal Opening. The chalice is lit in Activity 3, Circle Time.
Activity 1: Free Play
From Chalice Children

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Name tags and markers Variety of free play options, such as toys, a puzzle, story books, manipulatives, dramatic play props, and markers and paper Preparation for Activity Make name tags for the children you are expecting and set these out with a f…
Activity 2: Circle Rhymes Transition
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Circle Rhymes posters Preparation for Activity Display the Circle Rhymes posters from Session 1….
Activity 3: Circle Time
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice-lighting words, written on newsprint Chalice with tea light flame or other preschool chalice option Feelings chart or Feelings Flashcards by Todd Parr Preparation for Activity Post the chalice-lighting words on the wall near the Circle Time…
Activity 4: Story
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, The Flaming Chalice Optional: Story book Preparation for Activity Using Leader Resource 1, practice telling the brief story of the flaming chalice in your own words….
Activity 5: Chalice Necklaces
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Pictures of many different styles of chalices Chalice clip art Yarn, preferably rainbow yarn, at least 15” per child Adult scissors, a hole punch, tape, and glue sticks Two cardboard circle templates, one larger than the other; the smaller circle…
Activity 6: Circle Games and Dancing
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Blue dancing scarves, one for each child, or rolls of blue crepe paper to make streamers Optional: Equipment to play the song or show a video of it to the children Optional: Digital camera or smartphone Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself…
Closing
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home handout Markers or crayons Preschool chalice Optional: Envelopes for handouts, a hole punch, and ribbon or yarn Preparation for Activity Copy the Taking It Home handout for each child. Bring the “lit” preschool chalice to the activity…
Leader Reflection and Planning
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Reflect on these questions and discuss them with your co-leader: How do we feel about what went on during this session? Why? What was the best part of this session? Why? What preparation do we need for the next session?
Taking It Home: Chalice Necklaces
From Chalice Children

I’ve got peace like a river. — Hymn 100 in Singing the Living Tradition IN TODAY’S SESSION … the theme was “The chalice is a special Unitarian Universalist sign that reminds us of love, peace, and joy.” We made chalice necklaces and heard the story of how the flaming chalice came to be the…
Leader Resource 1: The Flaming Chalice
From Chalice Children

Adapted from Circles of Light, a story in Session 2 of the Tapestry of Faith children’s program, Creating Home. After a big war, families didn’t have enough food or clothing. Unitarians and Universalists needed a picture to put on their boxes of food and clothing and their trucks so people would…
Find Out More
From Chalice Children

To learn more about the history of the flaming chalice, check out this UUA webpage. Read two sermons about our chalice: “http://www.allsoulsnyc.org/site/c.atJQL8NRJqL8H/b.8784235/k.583C/The_Ch… Chalice and the Blade” by Rev….

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