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  • Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: An Experience of Love 15 Activity 2: The Roots of a Theology of Love 30 Activity 3: Story — The Pride Rainbow Project 5 Activity 4: Love as Action 20 Activity 5: I Believe, I Feel, I Act 5 Faith in Action: The Rainbow Banner Project...
    October 27, 2011 | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. — 1 John 4:7-8 This workshop explores Unitarian Universalism's theology of love focusing on "agape" love. Agape is defined as...
    October 27, 2011 | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Sophia Lyon Fahs (1876-1978) I was born in China to Presbyterian missionary parents, but my religious views changed as I became an adult, went to graduate school, and had children. In my career as an educator, I emphasized the importance of children's experience and developed a child-centered...
    Leader Resource | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Show the video clip or read the following sermon excerpt aloud. (This video and written sermon come from the closing worship of the 47th UUA General Assembly on June 24, 2007 in Portland, Oregon. This sermon excerpt is used with permission of Rev. Joshua Mason Pawelek [paw' lek] and the Unitarian...
    Leader Resource | By Joshua Mason Pawelek, Unitarian Universalist Association | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • ...if you are here because your liberation is bound up in mine, then let us walk together. — Lilla Watson, Australian activist IN TODAY'S WORKSHOP... we learned about doing interfaith work as a Unitarian Universalist and we prepared for our service event. To further prepare: Research stories of...
    Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From A Chorus of Faiths
  • This resource includes background information on each of the quotes and actions used in Activity 2 and Alternate Activity 1. This will help you help participants make connections among the quotes, actions and value(s)....
    Leader Resource | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Quote 1 —The bond of fellowship in this Convention shall be a common purpose to do the will of God as Jesus revealed it and to co-operate in establishing the kingdom for which he lived and died. To that end, we avow our faith in God as Eternal and All-Conquering Love, in the spiritual leadership...
    Leader Resource | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • These excerpts are background reading for the leader, but are not used directly in the workshop. Read this so you can bring this knowledge to the activity as needed....
    Leader Resource | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Use these questions, along with the questions the group brainstorms, as a guide for interviewing an elder in your congregation. Remember that this is an exercise in listening. You may audio or video record the interview, or write notes on paper. 1. What is your name? Where do you live? 2. What is...
    Handout | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Have you ever thought of our faith as an ancestral tree? It can be awe-inspiring to see the numerous roots and branches that make up our religious family. The "roots" of the tree are the values we hold dear, such as reason, tolerance, and freedom, hope, faith and love....
    Story | By Greta Anderson | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), History
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint from Activity 2, Understanding Our Roots Art supplies Music and a music player Preparation for Activity If you did not do Activity 2, use the preparation steps to create a tree on newsprint. Optional: Arrange to play music as participants...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 5, Unitarian Universalist Women Ancestors Scissors, including left-handed scissors Preparation for Activity Make two copies of Leader Resource 5, Unitarian Universalist Women Ancestors - one to cut up for the activity, and one as a...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Arrange the room so that there is open space for participants to move around freely. Description of Activity In this activity, participants use their bodies to reflect on and represent roots and wings....
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Participants' journals Pens or pencils Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Use markers to write I Believe (world view), I Feel (loyalty of my heart), and I Act (way of life) on newsprint. Write the reflection questions on newsprint.
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Write "Agree" on one sheet of newsprint and "Disagree" on another. Post them at opposite sides of the room. Make sure the space is clear at all points along the continuum. Description of Activity...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of Leader Resource 4, Reverend Joshua Mason Pawelek Sermon Optional: Video excerpt ofhttp://s3.amazonaws.com/uuavideo/tapestry/20091215_pawelek_sermon.mp4"&…; Reverend Joshua Mason Pawelek's sermon "On Becoming Ancestors" (5 minutes, 11...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Unitarian and Universalist Roots Leader Resource 2, Values Quotes and Actions Leader Resource 3, Values Quotes and Actions Background Newsprint, markers and tape Scissors, including left-handed scissors Preparation for Activity R...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Ancestral Tree" Preparation for Activity Read "Ancestral Tree" until you are comfortable presenting it. Description of Activity Read or tell the story....
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Talk with your co-leader about the workshop. What do you think went well? What might you have done differently? Did you learn anything about your working relationship or how you lead an activity that would be important to note for future workshops? Thinking about the content of the workshop, what...
    October 27, 2011 | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Singing the Journey for all participants Copies of Taking It Home Optional: A piano or a recorded version of the song "We Are... " recorded by Sweet Honey in the Rock Preparation for Activity Prepare copies of Taking It Home. Optional:...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness