Activity Minutes Activity 1: Free Play 15 Activity 2: Circle Rhymes Transition 5 Activity 3: Circle Time 5 Activity 4: Story 5 Activity 5: Tour 15 Activity 6: Circle Games 10 Closing 5...

Peace shall walk softly through these rooms . . . — "May Nothing Evil Cross This Door," Hymn 1 in Singing the Living Tradition The children will become familiar with the inside of the larger building of which their Chalice Children meeting room is a part and begin to develop a sense of belonging.

By Welleran Poltarnees. Used with permission from Laughing Elephant Publishing.Use this text from the book A House Blessing by Welleran Poltarnees as inspiration and create a simple blessing of the building, appropriate for preschoolers....

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?

This first meeting together with the group will set the tone for the year. Make sure you have done all the advance preparation and reviewed the session plan. Have supplies set out so you will be relaxed and can smoothly move from one activity to the next. Practice the songs and games so you can...

Activity Minutes Activity 1: Free Play 15 Activity 2: Circle Rhymes Transition 5 Activity 3: Circle Time 5 Activity 4: Story 5 Activity 5: Love Hearts 10 Activity 6: Circle Games 15 Faith in Action: Congregational Clean-Up 30 Closing 5...

Love makes a bridge from heart to heart, and hand to hand. — "Love Makes a Bridge," Hymn 325 in Singing the Living Tradition This first meeting sets the tone and rhythm for the whole program: Chalice Children make friends, feel love, and learn about the congregation. Preschool children usually...

As you adapt sessions to fit your resources and the needs of the group, take care to preserve the intent of a session and its purpose in the overall program. Read each session at least several days before leading it....

Every congregation has its own approach to structuring religious education. You can implement this program with any model your congregation uses....

Intentionally consider one's practices in restaurant dining. It makes visible the lives of people who are subject to discrimination and oppression based on economic status, race, ethnicity, gender, and/or immigration status.

Explore concrete ways to respond to Alexander’s call for the spiritual work of building a movement to dismantle a system that has tainted us politically, legally, economically, culturally, and, above all morally.

Brainstorm ways to integrate the learnings from this program into their lives and the life of the congregation

Planning a worship service to engage the congregation in ministry to active duty military personnel, veterans, and their families.

Explore the challenged faced by military families.

IntroductionThis workshop considers issues which have engaged philosophers, ethicists, and people of conscience for centuries, giving participants the opportunity to explore ideas in a covenanted faith community. The moral issues surrounding war and peace challenge all people in our congregation,...

Explore the congregation’s approach to military service and attitudes toward military veterans and currently serving military personnel.

In this workshop, participants have the opportunity to talk about messages they received about military service.

In the video, ministers (including military chaplains), lay veterans, active duty military personnel, and military family members present a compelling case for UU military ministry.

The Military Ministry Toolkit program draws on several books which can also support your congregation to explore or implement military ministry.

Overview for facilitators of the Military Ministry Workshop Series.