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Part of A Place of Wholeness
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Leader Resource 1: Circles of SpiritualityFrom A Place of WholenessPrint with the diagram on one side and the text on the back….
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Leader Resource 1: Mobius StripFrom A Place of WholenessImage by David Benbennick from Wikimedia Common….
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Leader Resource 1: Multicultural Community DiagramFrom A Place of WholenessThis diagram was developed by Laura Spencer as part of the Mosaic Project, a two-year study about how the Unitarian Universalist Association can better support youth and young adults of color. Draw the diagram on pieces of newsprint. You will need one diagram for every four participants. Printing…
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Leader Resource 1: NametagFrom A Place of WholenessPrinting This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.
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Leader Resource 1: Pathways of FaithFrom A Place of WholenessLay out the pathways roughly as they are presented in the diagram below. Use pieces of paper to mark eight developmental stage points. On one side write the number and on the other write the name of the developmental stage. Use masking tape to create paths between numbers as shown below….
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Leader Resource 1: Roots of a Theology of LoveFrom A Place of Wholeness
Read or summarize in Activity 2, Lectio Divina. We will start by saying a little about what we mean by “theology.”. Merriam-Webster defines theology as “the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; especially: the study of God and of God’s relation to the world.” So when we say we are…
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Leader Resource 1: Three Stories of Religious FreedomFrom A Place of WholenessThis story draws from the following sources: …
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Leader Resource 1: Unitarian and Universalist RootsFrom 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….
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Leader Resource 1: Unitarian Universalists Role in New Orleans RecoveryFrom A Place of Wholeness
Compiled from articles in UU World. Cut the handout so that there is one action on each slip of paper. Tell participants ahead of time that you will let them know when it is time in the story to read the action aloud….
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Leader Resource 1: Vocabulary of Reason DefinitionsFrom A Place of Wholeness
The source of these definitions is Dictionary.com.This list of definitions is a guide for the workshop leader to use during Activity 1, What is Reason?, exploring the meaning of reason as opposed to similar concepts. Analysis (2): This process is a method of studying the nature of something or of…
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Leader Resource 2: Come Into This CircleFrom A Place of Wholeness
Come into this circle of community. Come into this sacred space. Be not tentative. Bring your whole self! Bring the joy that makes your heart sing. Bring your kindness and your compassion. Bring also your sorrow, your pain. Bring your brokenness and your disappointments….
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Leader Resource 2: James Luther Adams Five Smooth Stones of Religious LiberalismFrom A Place of Wholeness
Leaders should read this resource before leading the Opening. Who was James Luther Adams?…
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Leader Resource 2: Rainbow Banner InstructionsFrom A Place of WholenessUsed with permission from Christine Michell. Make several copies so that people doing different tasks can have a copy while working. Make sure you read through the entire set of directions before starting….
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Leader Resource 2: Reason and Unitarian UniversalismFrom A Place of Wholeness
Material about reason in Unitarian Universalism today comes from “Reason and Reverence: Religious Humanism for the 21st Century (Boston: Skinner House Books, 2007). Read or adapt this script for Activity 1, What is Reason?, to explain the importance of reason in Unitarian Universalism past and…
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Leader Resource 2: Reconciliation Role PlaysFrom A Place of Wholeness
Role Play 1: Jill and Chris are members of the First UU Church youth group. At the beginning of the year, the youth group established a covenant that included a commitment to confidentiality….
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Leader Resource 2: Values Quotes and ActionsFrom 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…
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Leader Resource 3: Five Smooth Stones PrayerFrom A Place of Wholeness
This prayer is based upon James Luther Adams’ essay “Guiding Principles for a Free Faith” in On Becoming Human Religiously: Selected Essays in Religion and Society, Max Stackhouse, ed. Beacon Press, 1976, pp. 12-20.Cut into five parts and give to volunteers to read in the Opening….
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Leader Resource 3: Sources VisualsFrom A Place of Wholeness
Use the following guide to prepare two newsprint sheets for Alternate Activity 1, Using Reason. Newsprint Sheet 1: Scripture Tradition Reason Experience Newsprint Sheet 2: Reason Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science… Experience Direct…
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Leader Resource 3: Values Quotes and Actions BackgroundFrom A Place of Wholeness
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)….
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Leader Resource 4: Jacob Lawrence and the Great MigrationFrom A Place of Wholeness
The Life of Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1917. His parents had recently moved to the North as part of what is known as the Great Migration. After moving often for the first few years of his life, Lawrence and his mother ended up in Harlem, New York. His…
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Leader Resource 4: Reverend Joshua Mason Pawelek SermonFrom 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…
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Leader Resource 5: Journal Making InstructionsFrom A Place of WholenessThese instructions are used with permission from Jaymi Elford. Copyright 2008 Jaymi Elford. Essay originally published at D*I*Y Planner.Please use the following book making instructions for Activity 3, Making a Journal for the Journey. Supplies: 12 sheets of white unlined paper for each journal…
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Leader Resource 5: Unitarian Universalist Women AncestorsFrom 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…