Session 13: Our Worship Home Part of Creating Home In This Section Introduction From Creating Home A place will express itself through the human being just as it does through its wild flowers. — Lawrence Durrell In Session 12, children explored how we... Session-at-a-Glance From Creating Home ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: Story — The Empty Pot 5 Activity 2: Our Special Gifts Paper Dolls 15 Activity 3: This House 5 Activity 4: Child... Spiritual Preparation From Creating Home In our lifetimes, we have attended both good worship experiences and bad worship experiences. Close your eyes and take three deep, slow breaths.... Opening From Creating Home Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Labyrinth Basket of na... Activity 1: Story - The Empty Pot From Creating Home Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of story, "The Empty Pot" Optional: “The Empty Pot” coloring sheet, and crayons Preparation for... Activity 2: Our Special Gifts Paper Dolls From Creating Home Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Paper Doll Blank paper or construction paper, any size, for all participants Scissor... Activity 3: This House From Creating Home Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of Leader Resource 2, This HouseA copy of the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook, Singing the Living... Activity 4: Child Dedication Role Play From Creating Home Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Copy of the liturgy for a child dedication service at your congregation Optional: Roses (plastic or rea... Activity 5: Worship Acronym Picture From Creating Home Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Large sheets of construction paper for all participants Newsprint, markers, and tape Crayons or color... Closing From Creating Home Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Labyrinth, with... Leader Reflection and Planning From Creating Home As a religious education leader, you probably have more contact with the children of your faith home than other adults in your congregation do.... Faith In Action: Joining In Worship - Short-term From Creating Home Activity time: 60 minutes Preparation for Activity Choose a specific worship service at your congregation for the Creating Home group to attend together... Alternate Activity 1: My Worship Booklet From Creating Home Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Four blank pieces of heavy paper or card stock for all participants Hole puncher, scissors, and yarn... Alternate Activity 2: Designing Seasonal Worship Service Covers From Creating Home Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Blank paper for all participants Pencils, markers, and/or crayons Preparation for Activity Ask worship... Taking It Home: Our Worship Home From Creating Home A place will express itself through the human being just as it does through its wild flowers. – Lawrence Durrell IN TODAY’S SESSION… Today we talked... The Empty Pot From Creating Home Adapted from The Empty Pot by Demi (New York: Henry Holt, 1990); permission pending. Long, long ago, the Emperor of an ancient land was old and dying.... Leader Resource 1: Paper Doll From Creating Home Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing. Leader Resource 2: This House From Creating Home This reading combines the words of Kenneth L.... Find Out More From Creating Home This version of the traditional Chinese story, "The Empty Pot," was adapted from the version by Elaine Lindy on the website Whootie Owl's Stories to Gro... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Creating Home NEXT: Introduction Download all of Creating Home (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.