Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 1: Covenant. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principle Reading Guided Meditation Poem Closing Words Welcome Welcome participants. Explain that in these workshops, participants will have an opportunity to explore many aspects of healthy,…

Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 8, Collaboration. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principle Guided Meditation Reading Welcome Welcome participants. Explain that this workshop is devoted to the concept of collaboration….

Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 9, Commitment. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principle Guided Meditation Reading Welcome Welcome participants. Explain that this workshop is devoted to the concept of commitment….

Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 6, Connection. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principle Guided Meditation Reading Welcome Welcome participants. Explain that this workshop is devoted to the concept of connection. Participants will explore how connections are established,…

Follow this Order of Service for the opening of Workshop 4, Dignity. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principle Guided Meditation Reading Welcome Welcome participants. Explain that this workshop is devoted to the concept of dignity. Participants will explore their own definitions of dignity and consider…

Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 11, Faith and Celebration. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principles Guided Meditation Reading Welcome Welcome everyone and explain that this workshop is a celebration of participants’ hard work and effort over the past weeks….

Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 5, Generosity. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principle Guided Meditation Reading Welcome Welcome participants. Explain that this workshop is devoted to the concept of generosity….

Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 2, Humility. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principle Reading Guided Meditation Poem Welcome Welcome participants. Explain that this workshop is devoted to the concept of humility as the basis for honest and authentic interaction.

Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 10, Love. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principles Guided Meditation Reading Welcome Welcome participants. Explain that this workshop is devoted to the concept of love….

Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 7, Play. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principle Guided Meditation Reading Welcome Welcome participants. Explain that this workshop is devoted to the concept of play….

Follow this Order of Service as you lead the opening of Workshop 3, Trust. Welcome Chalice Lighting Principle Guided Meditation Welcome Welcome participants. Explain that this workshop is devoted to the concept of trust. Participants will explore what trust is, what its function is within a…

The following sample promotional materials can help you attract workshop participants. Sample Congregation Newsletter Announcement Love is usually credited as the basis for a healthy relationship, but other qualities are needed as well: generosity, collaboration, and play, to name a few. These…

Perform the skit twice. The first time, partner B will read only his/her dialogue, omitting the words in parentheses. The second time, partner B will read the words in parentheses to identify the different parts of his/her response….

Offer these words on love from the Reverend Carter Heyward, a feminist and lesbian woman who was among the first women ordained as an Episcopal priest. Love, like truth and beauty, is concrete. Love is not fundamentally a sweet feeling; not, at heart, a matter of sentiment, attachment, or being…

Principled Commitment is designed for partners’ joint participation — individuals, whether partnered or not, cannot participate alone. We welcome participation by people of all physical abilities. Our Unitarian Universalist congregation is wheelchair accessible. Let us know in advance if you will…

Copy these points onto a newsprint page for use during Activity 4, Tender Points. To know me is to know my tender points, the sensitive and the sacred, and how they influence my life. To be my friend is to accept and respect all of those points as an integral part of my being….

You may wish to incorporate these thoughts into Activity 2, A Healthy UU Humility. The Reverend Forrest Church notes that the words human, humane, humanitarian, humor, humility, humble, and humus (the organic portion of soil) are all related….

Our congregation: What is the official name of our congregation? (Insert answer.) Who is the president/chairperson of the congregation? (Insert answer.) When was our congregation founded? (Insert answer.) In what year was our congregation’s building constructed?…

One of the most challenging aspects of a committed relationship is the need to manage change, whether that change is perceived as positive, negative, or neutral. In a simple sense, change means that things are no longer and may never again be the same….

How do we apply the idea of humility to the ways we communicate as couples? Do we need to be meek and noncommittal? Do we always need to communicate in “I statements”?…

Copy these questions onto a newsprint sheet for use during Alternate Activity 2, Personal Mini-Altars. Who am I? What are my strengths? What are my roles? What are my important values? What are my ethics? How do I want to relate to the world? How do I want to relate to individuals?…

This letter may be mailed or e-mailed to participants ahead of time. Dear , Thank you for your interest in the Principled Commitment workshop series. We look forward to meeting you at the first workshop, which will begin promptly at on in the . Because the workshop discussions and activities are…

The Principled Commitment workshops can be great resources for a couples’ retreat, or a short series of couples’ retreats. Using the workshops at a retreat requires adaptation. The following guidelines and sample schedules can assist you in creating an effective couples’ retreat with Principled…

These suggestions are designed to help your workshops be more welcoming and inclusive. Please refer to them as needed to adapt activities throughout the program. Hearing impairments affect people of all ages and range from mild to severe….

Many people who are called “blind” have some vision. Some people may be able to read large print and move about without use of a white cane or guide dog in many or all situations, may be able to perceive light and darkness, and perhaps see some colors….

In the US, 1.4 million people use scooters or wheelchairs. Millions more people use crutches, walkers, braces, or canes to help them get around. People may use different mobility aids at different times. Someone who uses a wheelchair or scooter may or may not also be able to walk….

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