Tapestry of Faith: What Moves Us: A Unitarian Universalist Theology Program for Adults

Closing

Part of What Moves Us

Activity time: 5 minutes

Materials for Activity

  • Small worship table and cloth
  • Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle
  • A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook
  • Taking It Home handouts for all participants

Preparation for Activity

  • Review the Taking It Home section. Decide which extension activities you will encourage participants to do.
  • Download the Taking It Home section to your computer, customize it for your group, and copy for all participants.

Description of Activity

Gather participants around the altar or centering table. Affirm the good work that participants have done in this workshop.

Distribute the Taking It Home handout. Explain that each workshop will provide a Taking It Home handout with ideas for continuing to explore the workshop's subject with friends, co-workers, housemates, and family. Mention that the Faith in Action activities included in the handout offer another extension opportunity.

Offer as a benediction Reading 616 in Singing the Living Tradition, For So the Children Come, a beloved reading of Fahs, often read in Unitarian Universalist congregations at Christmas time. Note that Singing the Journey Hymn 1061 offers a musical setting of this poem. Extinguish the chalice and invite participants to go in peace.

Including All Participants

Be inclusive of people with a variety of living situations-for example, living alone, with a significant other, in a multigenerational family, or with housemates-in the way you explain the Taking It Home activities.