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  • Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Gather participants in a circle. Pragmatics: Ask participants to please print and bring some images of their point of view "walk" for next time. Perhaps they can make the prints during this session. Obtain youths' permission to save the sketches.
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity A list of the committees/groups within the congregation, including their meeting dates, times, and places Newsprint and markers Art materials, video cameras, or digital cameras (optional) Preparation for Activity If you are able to offer participan...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and matches Description of Activity Gather participants in a circle and welcome them. If a youth was assigned to lead the chalice lighting then simply defer to that person. If not, choose chalice lighting words or try composing them together.
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • Materials for Activity UUA Photography Supplements to Families; Balance, Framing, Light, Point of View (optional) Paper and pencils Preparation for Activity Print images shot from different camera angles from the UUA Photography Supplement to Families Description of Activity Encourage participant...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • The issue of perspective is a powerful one for Unitarian Universalists. It is often hard for us to put ourselves in the shoes of someone else. We think that as liberals we are able to see many viewpoints. That may be true, but there are certain points of view we struggle with: racist,...
    October 27, 2011 | From Families
  • Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: Project Check-In 10 Activity 2: Claiming a Point of View 35 Faith in Action: Youth Speak 30 Closing 10 Alternate Activity 1: Who Is a Family? Discussion of Media 40...
    October 27, 2011 | From Families
  • Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. - Simone de Beauvoir In this session, participants explore their own interpretive lens. Using photography and sketching, participants...
    October 27, 2011 | From Families
  • These statistics were gathered by Groundspark. Millions of children are raised by single or divorced parents, grandparents, guardians, parents of different religions or races, gay or lesbian parents, or adoptive parents. What do American families look like today? Single Parents Single parents...
    Handout | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Drawing paper, pencils, markers, pastels, and/or crayons Description of Activity In this activity, participants use graphic representation to create a story about a family and work....
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Family Facts and Figures Preparation for Activity Photocopy Handout 1, Family Facts and Figures, for all participants Description of Activity This activity will help participants recognize the diverse forms families can take by sharing s...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity If available, newsprint used in the first two sessions when the group was defining a family Newsprint and markers Paper and pencils Poster board, markers, and other art supplies (optional) CD player and CD (optional) Description of Activity This...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • Follow up with youth feast leaders if the group chose to have a feast. Confirm arrangements for the upcoming Family Event. Recruit more families as needed.
    October 27, 2011 | From Families
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Reading or poem for closing reflection. One possible source is Poetry 180. Description of Activity Gather participants in a circle. If snack has not already been provided, participants might enjoy sharing a snack at the close of the session...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and matches Description of Activity Chalice Lighting Gather in a circle. Light the chalice, using words that the youth listed at the end of the last session to describe the congregation or other words....
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • Materials for Activity Poster board for creating Point-of-View displays Tape and/or glue for Point-of-View displays Youths' sketches from the previous session Poster board or large paper for poster creation Markers Description of Activity Point-of-View Follow-Up Provide poster board on which...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families
  • Your work is facilitating this group. You have accepted the responsibility and you are acting. Thank you. Give yourself a pat on the back for this work you do for your community. Our culture does not place enough value on guiding the young....
    October 27, 2011 | From Families
  • Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: The Work of Being a Family 30 Activity 2: Family Diversity 15 Faith in Action: Honoring the Work of Families — Long Term Closing 10 Alternate Activity 1: Telling a Story through Art 20...
    October 27, 2011 | From Families
  • Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer In this session, participants explore families and work. Participants will uncover the work of being a family member and learn more deeply about the interdependent lives of families. Activities in this...
    October 27, 2011 | From Families
  • The mechanics of the Mobius strip are mysterious, but its message clear: whatever is inside us continually flows outward to help form, or deform, the world — and whatever is outside us continually flows inward to help form, or deform, our lives. — Parker Palmer, Quaker educator and spiritual...
    Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From A Place of Wholeness
  • Use the following questions to evaluate the photographs you took of the families. Does this photograph seem to "capture" its subjects? What do you like about the photograph? Overall lighting: Does the lighting add or detract from the photograph? Focus: Is it clear?...
    Handout | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Families