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Addiction touches many Unitarian Universalist families, congregations, and communities. We know the pain addiction can cause, not only for an individual, but for those around them. We have seen the tenacity required to sustain recovery. Many of us have heard—or discovered for ourselves—that 12…
By Gail Forsyth-Vail | January 6, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Professional Development for Religious Educators, Self-Care -
I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men. The 19th-century carol “Christmas Bells,” Hymn 240 in Singing the Living Tradition, speaks to us across the ages about the longing for peace and justice in a…
By Gail Forsyth-Vail | December 21, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Spirituality -
By Melanie Davis In the October 5, 2014 New York Times article, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/sunday-review/we-want-privacy-but-can… Want Privacy but Can’t Stop Sharing, Kate Murphy writes, “The problem is that if you reveal everything about yourself or it’s discoverable with a Google search,…
December 12, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Communication, Sexual Boundaries in Congregations, Sexuality Education -
By Melanie Davis The newly released second edition of Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education for Grades 7-9 is now available from the Unitarian Universalist Association Bookstore. Like the first edition, this sexuality curriculum is comprehensive, inclusive, and justice-oriented….
December 2, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Sexuality Education -
I remember my 25th birthday—a quarter of a century! It felt like a major accomplishment. It has been just as significant celebrating each of my daughters’ 25th birthdays, with pride in them both and accompanying gratitude. Somehow a 25th birthday feels like a really special…
By Pat Kahn | November 24, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Children, Global Human Rights & Justice, Globalism -
Several years ago, I wandered in the Exhibit Hall at the UU General Assembly and found myself standing at a booth where you could make a button with your own personal slogan. I decided to make one that said, “What Would Mr. Rogers Do?” I suppose I had in the back of my mind the slogan then…
By Jessica York | November 14, 2014 | From Call and Response -
A couple of decades ago, many of our Unitarian Universalist congregations celebrated a Thanksgiving “seder,” a ritual patterned after the Jewish Passover seder. In my congregation, we retold the story of the “First Thanksgiving.” Tables were decorated with white cloth, bittersweet, and…
By Gail Forsyth-Vail | November 4, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Holidays & Ceremonies, Social Justice -
[Editors’ note: Through the Renaissance program, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) offers continuing education for UU religious educators, including musicians, ministers, seminarians, and lay leaders. Each 15-hour module provides basic training in a topic area useful in…
By Pat Kahn | October 27, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Anti-Racism, Multiculturalism, Professional Development for Religious Educators -
I love movies. Correction: I LOVE movies! I watch them on cable. I watch them on Netflix – streaming and DVD rental. Through my desktop, tablet and Wii (but not on the phone – you’ve got to draw a line somewhere!). I love to watch them best in a theatre, eating popcorn, surrounded by other…
By Jessica York | October 18, 2014 | From Call and Response -
By Alicia LeBlanc “I will try my best to be…” — Religion in Life for Girl Scouts (4th edition) Do you advise Girl Scouts in your congregation? Were you a Girl Scout in your youth? If you’re a young person reading this, are you a Girl Scout? If you’re not… maybe you’d like to be! The…
October 7, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development