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  • We kindle this flame (hold arms together in a chalice shape and wiggle fingers) to honor the heart of a Unitarian Universalist (hold hands together in a heart shape) Someone who shows strength (flex both arms in a strong motion) Someone who lends a helping hand (flip one hand, palm facing outward...
    Chalice Lighting | By Adena Dannouf | October 18, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Children's Sabbath, WorshipWeb, Worship
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  • A movement meditation for all ages
    Meditation | By Kimberlee Anne Tomczak Carlson | March 18, 2021 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Body, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Children's Sabbath, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Growth, Imagination, Nature, Strength, WorshipWeb, Worship
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  • We seekers are on a quest: A quest to discover truth and meaning. Sometimes we think we’ve found it— Wrapped up, glimmering with newness Straight off the intellectual assembly line. All the answers right here for us And others, if they’d only listen. But truth has a way of coming in disguise,...
    Opening | By Jason Cook | June 18, 2018 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Character, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Direct Experience, Growth, Humanism, Leadership, Meaning, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Revelation, Searching, Secular, Teacher Dedication, Teacher Recognition, Transformation, Truth, Wisdom
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  • This morning, we gather together to worship as a community of all ages. Let us take a moment to look around at those of us sharing this sacred space. Let us recognize the hearts of our whole community – from our elders to our youngest and all the ages in between. Let us embody the beauty of this...
    Opening | By Jules Jaramillo | June 18, 2018 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Children, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Generations
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  • #UUCampusQ's Episode Four Students on campus need your community now, so get the word out! The Reverend Annie Gonzalez Milliken, the Young Adult and Campus Ministry Associate of the Unititarian Universalist Association Like Campus UUs on Facebook to be notified when episodes of UUCampusQs are...
    By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | November 10, 2016 | From Guides and Tools
    Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Connections, Creating a Home, Education, Faith, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adults, Youth/Teens, Multiculturalism, Faith Development, Vision for UUism
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  • Learning How to do Anti-Racism Work at Home The following is the first of five reflections on a service trip that members of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara Unitarian Universalist Association Katie Tyson Fund for Youth and Young Adult Ministries. – ed. by Max Pagano This past June, I went...
    By Ted Resnikoff | August 5, 2016 | From Stories and Voices
    Tagged as: Activism, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Connections, Education, Faith, Generosity, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Secular, Service, Sexuality Education, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Faith Development
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  • The Right to Joy – to Combat Injustice The following is the first of five reflections on a service trip that members of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara Unitarian Universalist Association Katie Tyson Fund for Youth and Young Adult Ministries. - ed. by Daryanna Lancet I come away from the...
    By Ted Resnikoff | August 3, 2016 | From Stories and Voices
    Tagged as: Activism, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Connections, Education, Faith, Generosity, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Secular, Service, Sexuality Education, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Faith Development
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  • #UUCampusQ's Episode Three What Can I Actually Do? The Reverend Annie Gonzalez Milliken, the Young Adult and Campus Ministry Associate of the Unititarian Universalist Association Like Campus UUs on Facebook to be notified when episodes of UUCampusQs are released! Heart to Heart is a small group...
    By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | May 25, 2016 | From Guides and Tools
    Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Connections, Creating a Home, Education, Faith, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adults, Youth/Teens, Multiculturalism, Faith Development, Vision for UUism
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  • New Orleans Service Trip by Emily Parker On this small lot in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, organic vegetables grow in rows. Honey bees housed in hives on the lot buzz by, and a bench constructed between cinder blocks doubles as a flower planter. Inside a modest greenhouse, a hodgepodge of...
    By Emily Parker | April 14, 2016 | From Stories and Voices
    Tagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Campus Ministry, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Climate & Environmental Justice, Connections, Earth, Earth Day, Education, Equity, Faith, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth/Teens, Anti-Oppression, Faith Development, Social Justice
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  • Race to the Top for Unitarian Universalism It’s a thrill every time I get a notification that a new youth has applied to our Luminary Leaders program. But I have to admit, the shock has worn off when I open the tab and see it’s another youth from Eliot Chapel in KirkwoodMODirector of Religious...
    By Jennica Davis-Hockett | March 3, 2016 | From Future of Faith
    Tagged as: Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, Faith Development, UUA Headquarters
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  • Mind = Blown Editorial Comment: Impacting the mental health and development of our teenagers is an incredibly complex topic and this article by no means covers all bases. This article does not address mental health disorders and focuses on the development of a neurotypical adolescent....
    By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 24, 2016 | From Guides and Tools
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Education, Faith, Growth, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Sexuality Education, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, Faith Development, UUA Headquarters, Vision for UUism
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  • In honor of the Standing on the Side of Love http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/ourstories/2016/1/15/announcing-… Days of Love 2016 campaign, Colleen Lee speaks up about her awakening to racial tensions close to home. Social justice is a core value of Unitarian Universalism (UU). Even though...
    By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 10, 2016 | From Issues and Trends
    Tagged as: Activism, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Connections, Education, Equity, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Love, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Secular, Sexuality Education, Solidarity, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Valentine's Day, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, Anti-Oppression, Racial Justice, Faith Development, News, Social Justice
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  • Youth Caucus Staff : bringing covenant wherever they go General Assembly (GA) 2016 is bound to be a phenomenal experience thanks in part to the 2016 Youth Caucus staff who promise you interfaith exploration, lots of singing, fun and games, ways to tap into important social justice movements and t...
    By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 8, 2016 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young Adults
    Tagged as: Business Meetings, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Commitment, Community, Education, Faith, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Sexuality Education, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, Faith Development, General Assembly, UUA Headquarters, Vision for UUism
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  • Fiercely UU is a new blog series where Unitarian Universalist young adults tell stories about what our faith requires of us and how they follow that call. To be fiercely UU is to proclaim human worth and interdependence. In an individualist, greed-based, shame and fear fueled...
    By Joseph Boyd, Elizabeth Nguyen | January 28, 2016 | From Youth and Young Adults of Color
    Tagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Community, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Prayer Practices, Secular, Sexuality Education, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth/Teens, Multiculturalism, Faith Development, Social Justice, Vision for UUism, Worship
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  • !SPOILER ALERT! The following post contains spoilers for to young men. We have seen this toxicity, this violence, all too frequently. Isla Vista, Umpqua…;, and Gamergatecheck their own privilege, and are committed to their own liberation by supporting others’ liberation. So, what does this have...
    By Bart Frost | January 13, 2016 | From Future of Faith
    Tagged as: Activism, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Education, Faith, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Multigenerational Faith Development, Purpose, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, Anti-Oppression, Faith Development, News, UUA Headquarters
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  • To prepare for this Message for All Ages, you’ll need to do the following: remove a small white tea light from its aluminum casing make a fake candle out of a turnip or jicama: carefully peel and cut (adults only!) until your disc of turnip is the same size as the tea candle. (The aluminum case...
    Time for All Ages | By Erika Hewitt | November 20, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Children's Sabbath, Direct Experience, Doubt, Freedom, Playfulness, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Responsibility, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
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  • You Are Challenged: Make Change Happen Now A message from Lauren Amabile and the Unitarian Universalist Church Council, asking you to respond before the end of this month. UU Church of the Philippines (UUCP) is taking towards youth development by offering Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education...
    By Ted Resnikoff | September 9, 2015 | From Events and Opportunities
    Tagged as: Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, UUA Headquarters
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  • The Birthday Circle is a ritual that shows children that they are loved, known, and appreciated in our families and communities....
    Ritual | By Teresa Honey Youngblood | June 16, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Child Dedication, Children, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Children's Sabbath, Coming-of-Age, Community, Direct Experience, Growth, Humanism, Prophetic Words & Deeds
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  • We light this chalice for our children and youth, and for us: celebrating the flame of faith lit in each of us, honoring the light each of us bring into the world, rejoicing in the community we create together.
    Chalice Lighting | By Christian Schmidt, Alexis Capen | June 4, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Child Dedication, Children, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Community, Direct Experience, Faith, Family, Generations, Inclusion, Interdependence, Reverence, Worth, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, WorshipWeb
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  • We invite each of you to take a deep breath into the present moment, and, realizing that not everyone will have the functions to enter into all of these movements, but grateful for the skills that we do have, we invite you, as you are willing and able, to participate in this interactive meditation.
    Meditation | By Claudene (Deane) Oliva | May 12, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Beauty, Body, Children, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Direct Experience, Gratitude, Humanism, Meditation Practices, Mindfulness, Nature, Prayer Practices, Wholeness, Youth Sunday, WorshipWeb
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