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Read each session ahead of time and plan with your co-leader. Be organized enough to be flexible. Read stories through at least once so your storytelling has a good flow. Tapestry of Faith programs are designed for adaptation to your congregational needs. Use Alternate Activities to replace core...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith -
Rituals In every session, a ritual associated with the session theme is highlighted. Some of the rituals may be alien to your congregation. If a described ritual is conducted in your congregation in a different way, replace the text with an accurate description....July 9, 2013 | From Signs of Our Faith
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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 Faith
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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 Faith
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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 Faith
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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 Faith
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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 Faith
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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 Faith
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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 Faith
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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 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 IN TODAY'S SESSION......Taking It Home | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3, Families | From Signs of Our Faith
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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 Faith
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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 Faith
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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 Faith
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When Wangari Maathai was a little girl growing up in central Kenya in Africa, the land was green, the streams full, and the trees grew thick and lush. To help her family with meals, Wangari gathered firewood from the trees around her village. On her first day gathering, her mother told her "Don't...Story | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of TreesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Choice, Growth, History, Hope, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Responsibility, Sacrifice -
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Workshop 1, Leader Resource 1, Rise Up for Trees / Team Up for Trees Preparation for Activity Choose the ice-breaker you will use for this workshop. Description of Activity Conduct the ice-breaker....Activity | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of Trees
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Workshop 1, Leader Resource 2, Guided Imagery - Among the Trees Preparation for Activity Practice reading the guided imagery so that you will be comfortable leading it. Description of Activity Invite participants to make themselves comfortable and...Activity | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of Trees
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Meet with your co-leader after the workshop to look back over the entire program. Did you meet your overall goals? Did new goals emerge? Share feedback on the program with the director of religious education and/or minister, including helpful notes for those who may facilitate the program in the...July 3, 2013 | From Circle of Trees
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Activity time: 60 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Invite anyone who helped with planning or implementing the project to participate in this reflection....Activity | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of Trees
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Taking It Home Basket for name tags Preparation for Activity Download the Taking It Home section of this workshop to reflect the activities this group has done. Copy it as a handout for all participants. (You may wish to...Activity | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of Trees