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Discuss with your co-leader which activities flowed well and which needed adjustments. Was the level of movement in this workshop received well by the group? Did participants come back to the meeting space when asked or did it take effort to gather everyone back together?...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Singing the Living Tradition, one for each participant Preparation for Activity If hymnals are not always available, you might want to print the words below on newsprint and post them in the meeting room. Description of Activity Use the Closing...

Materials for Activity Pens or pencils and paper Description of Activity Participants explore how art can be used not only to imitate life, but to hold up higher aspirations to people. Invite participants to think about the common saying "beauty is as beauty does." What does it mean? Can...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and matches Description of Activity Use the Opening designed by your group or the one provided below. Gather around the chalice. As a volunteer lights the chalice, ask the group to focus on the word "beauty" in silence. After about fifteen...

Often the spiritual preparation includes questions for reflection. Reflecting upon our lives is important, but sometimes it is good not to overanalyze. In preparation for today's workshop, spend a few moments soaking up beauty. Spend time in a place where you will be surrounded by beauty....

ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: In Search of Beauty, Part 1 15 Activity 2: True Beauty 10 Activity 3: Meditation on Beauty 15 Activity 4: In Search of Beauty, Part 2 10 Faith in Action: Beauty Is as Beauty Does Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: My Beautiful Poem 20 Alternate Activity 2:...

The glory of youths is their strength, but the beauty of the aged is their grey hair. Proverbs 20:29 Today's workshop focuses on our experience of beauty. Taking time to appreciate the beautiful is one way to renew the sense of awe and wonder that our spirits need. This workshop includes a guided...

The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference. — Audre Lorde In Today's Workshop... We explored the...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint and markers Description of Activity Invite participants to create a group covenant to guide them in their work. Use the following discussion prompts as needed: What is a covenant? Has anyone in the group ever created a covenant?...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Preparation for Activity Make sure the list of poet's tools is posted where all participants can see it. Description of Activity Ask participants to write on their page, "A poem is... " and then close their eyes....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint and markers Current newspaper article or excerpt Preparation for Activity Find several short newspaper articles that have an emotional/human dimension. You will need one article for each small group of three to five youth. Decide how you...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Singing the Living Tradition, one per participant Newsprint and markers Optional: Dry erase board and markers Preparation for Activity On newsprint or a dry erase board, write these two questions: What do we have here? What is the big idea?...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Introduction to Poetry Newsprint and markers Preparation for Activity Photocopy Handout 1, "Introduction to Poetry," one copy for each participant. Write Is It a Poem? at the top of a sheet of newsprint. Prepare two columns, one with a +...

The publisher McGraw-Hill has an Online Learning Center, which offers a http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072405228/student_view0/poetic_g… of poetic terms that you might find useful. eNotesstudy guide to "Wild Geese." The site also has biographical information on both Mary Oliver and Billy...

Use the experience of this first workshop to evaluate how well the given time for activities matched the time you actually used (this can vary greatly, depending on the size of your group); whether the discussions were fruitful and everyone participated; whether you and your co-leader felt...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice Singing the Living Tradition, one for every other participant Preparation for Activity If hymnals are not always available, print the words below on newsprint and post in the meeting room. Description of Activity Use the Closing designed by...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Description of Activity Participants will think of creative ways to engage with difficult issues in their lives....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and matches Preparation for Activity During Workshop 2, Alternate Activity 2, Designing an Opening, the group will have the opportunity to create a unique workshop opening....

During today's introductory workshop, participants will share their feelings about poetry. Chances are you enjoy poetry and that is one reason why you volunteered to lead this program. However, it is possible that not all participants enjoy poetry. How will you feel if some youth bring negative...