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Think about your childhood. Can you remember a time when a friend or a family member told you something important that was happening in their life? Did you understand that simply by listening, you showed that you cared? Letting others into our lives is not always easy. For some adults, it is much...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith -
Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Centering table A chime or bell Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Cloth for centering table Preparation for Activity Prepare to lead the Opening described below: Set a chalice table wit...Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Activity Minutes Opening 2 Activity 1: Joys and Concerns 15 Activity 2: Story — This Morning... 20 Activity 3: Candle Decorating 20 Faith in Action: Celebration Kits Closing 3 Alternate Activity 1: Leadership in Action — Children's Caring Team Alternate Activity 2: Skits 20...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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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 As Unitarian Universalists, we believe members of communities take care of each...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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For so the children come And so they have been coming. Always in the same way they come— Born of the seed of man and woman. No angels herald their beginnings No prophets predict their future courses No wise men see a star to show where to find the babe that will save humankind Yet each night a...Leader Resource | By Sophia Lyon Fahs | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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From the Hebrew Scriptures, 1 Samuel 1:10-17, 20, New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Hannah was a very religious woman. She spent her days praying and trying to serve God by being a good woman and good wife. She wanted to be a good mother, too, but she did not have children. This made her...Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: Birth, Judaism, Reverence
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Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Remind the group of how careful they were not to harm the new life forms they found in nature. Say that that action showed reverence for life found in nature. Tell the group that you will now name several actions....Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Materials for Activity Yarn, in different colors Scissors, fabric glue, and fabric markers Refreshments Music and music player Optional: An attractive basket Preparation for Activity Arrange a day, time, and space for a doll-making party....Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Photos and memorabilia from child dedications in your congregation Preparation for Activity Invite one or two families to tell the group about their child dedications....Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Magnifying glasses Preparation for Activity If needed, seek permission and alert parents that the children will go outside for this activity. Make sure children will have appropriate outerwear....Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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"We Dedicate This Child" is a pamphlet by Unitarian Universalist minister Linda Olsen Peebles, available from inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop, about the UU ritual of child dedication....July 9, 2013 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Centering table A chime or bell Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Cloth for centering table Preparation for Activity Prepare to lead the Opening described below: Set a chalice table wit...Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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What went well in this session? What have you learned that you can apply in the future? How did the children interact? Did everyone in the group enjoy the outdoor activity? How did time and logistics flow, with regard to the guests? Read the next session and assign advance preparation to co-leaders.July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Even when a new beginning is welcome, it sometimes involves pain and sacrifice. Think about giving birth—both literally and figuratively. One idea that can keep us going, through pain and sacrifice, is that the new birth holds the promise of making our world a better place. Have you been part of...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Preparation for Activity At least three weeks ahead of time, invite a guest speaker to talk to the group about programs that enlist volunteers to rock babies in hospitals. Search the congregation or local hospitals for a speaker....Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Activity Minutes Opening 2 Activity 1: Birth in Nature 15 Activity 2: Reverence for Life 10 Activity 3: Story — Hannah Dedicates Samuel to the Lord 15 Activity 4: Child Dedication 15 Faith in Action: Baby Cuddlers Closing 3 Alternate Activity 1: Leadership in Action — Dolls for Dedication...July 9, 2013 | From Signs of Our Faith
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... each of the three times I have been present at the birth of one of my children, I have been overwhelmed by a sense of reverence... It was quite suddenly, the first day of creation; the Goddess giving birth to a world......July 9, 2013 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Say in these words, or your own: A spiritual practice is an activity you do regularly to deepen your spirituality, or connect yourself to something greater than just you. Prayer or meditation are common spiritual practices among Unitarian...Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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An adaptation of a traditional story, retold by Doug Lipman, used with permission. Some students of the Rabbi Baal Shem Tov came to him one day with a question. "Every year we travel here to learn from you. Nothing could make us stop doing that. But we have learned of a man in our own town who...Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Direct Experience, Simplicity
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From The Power of Now (Novato: New World Library, 2004). A beggar had been sitting by the side of a road for over thirty years. One day a stranger walked by. "Spare some change?" mumbled the beggar, mechanically holding out his old baseball cap. "I have nothing to give you," said the stranger....Story | By Eckhart Tolle | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Direct Experience, Integrity, Judaism, Spiritual Practice, Wisdom