Workshop 1: Wading In: An Introduction Part of Faith like a River In This Section Introduction From Faith Like a River Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Faith Like a River Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: W.H.G. Carter and a Step Toward Reconciliation 25 Activity 2: Where Do We Come From?... Spiritual Preparation From Faith Like a River Reflect on a time when you learned something new about the history of your congregation, or about Unitarian Universalism, that shifted your sense of... Welcoming and Entering From Faith Like a River Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Sign-in sheet and pen/pencil Name tags and markers Leader Resource 1, Schedule Template Preparation ... Opening From Faith Like a River Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Optional: Decorative cloth Preparation for... Activity 1: W.H.G. Carter and a Step Toward Reconciliation From Faith Like a River Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "W.H.G. Carter and a Step Toward Reconciliation" Preparation for Activity Read the... Activity 2: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? From Faith Like a River Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Litany - Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Activity 3: Time Line of UU History From Faith Like a River Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Time Line of UU History Pens/pencils (for handouts); markers (for posted display) Optional:... Activity 4: Building a Group Covenant From Faith Like a River Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity For your own use, list the elements of covenant t... Closing From Faith Like a River Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the... Leader Reflection and Planning From Faith Like a River After the workshop, co-leaders should talk together to evaluate this workshop and plan future workshops. Use these questions to guide your shared... Faith In Action: Sharing Insights from UU History From Faith Like a River Materials for Activity Handout 1, Litany - Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?... Taking It Home: Wading In: An Introduction From Faith Like a River Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? — Paul Gauguin Consider where your personal Unitarian Universalist identity comes from. What has... W.H.G. Carter and a Step Toward Reconciliation David Whitford From Faith Like a River Adapted from "A Step Toward Racial Reconciliation", UU World, May/June 2002, used with permission. Reverend W.H.G. Carter was a big man with a big... Handout 1: Litany: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? From Faith Like a River Stories in this litany are used by permission. "A Child Discovers She's Not Alone" by Rev.... Handout 2: Time Line of UU History From Faith Like a River You can download a word document of this timeline here. Timeline of UU History (PDF) ... Leader Resource 1: Schedule Template From Faith Like a River WORKSHOP TITLE DATE/TIME 1 Wading In — An Introduction 2 Against the Flow — Orthodoxy and Heresy 3 Rising Tides — Reason as a Religious Source 4 The... Find Out More From Faith Like a River This is a general bibliography for Unitarian Universalist history. The Find Out More sections of individual workshops offer thematic resources. For the... PREVIOUS: Principles and Sources UP: Faith like a River NEXT: Introduction Download all of Faith Like a River (Word) to edit or print.