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Activity time: 20 minutes Preparation for Activity Schedule a short tour for a time other than during worship services. If are less familiar with the space than you would like, ask the minister, religious educator, or another informed lay leader to conduct the tour. Description of Activity...Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith -
Rituals and Patterns in Children's Lives, edited by Kathy Merlock Jackson (Madison, WI: Popular Press 3, 2005), is a book of essays on the evolution of modern rituals and their significance for individuals and families. http://www.amazon.com/Book-Family-Traditions-Revised-Updated/dp/0762443… Book...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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What went well in this session? What lessons have we learned, for next time? How did the group interact? Were session themes communicated clearly? Did co-leaders allow adequate time for our own spiritual preparation? Look over the next session and assign preparation duties as needed.July 9, 2013 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Name tags and markers, and (optional) decorations for the name tags Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Preparation for Activity Set name tag supplies on work tables. Description of Activity Invite children to decorate a name...Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Ritual is the act of sanctifying action—even ordinary action—so that it has meaning: I can light a candle because I need light or because the candle represents the light I need. — Christina Baldwin, storyteller and author This first session teaches what we mean when we talk about signs,...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Welcome to the first session of Signs of Our Faith! Thank you for taking the time to journey in faith with children. Set aside time before each session to engage in the Spiritual Preparation activity, either alone or with your co-leader(s). Consider spiritual preparation as a ritual that can help...July 9, 2013 | From Signs of Our Faith
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Activity Minutes Opening 15 Activity 1: Rituals In Our Lives 10 Activity 2: Story — Abby's Birthday 10 Activity 3: Symbol Game and Drawing 20 Faith in Action: Attending Worship Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Leadership in Action — Tour of the Building 20 Alternate Activity 2: Ritual Charades 10...July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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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
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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