Session 15: All Work Together

In This Section

• Introduction

  We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. — George Bernard Shaw The Blake covenant closes with the assertion that...
• Session-at-a-Glance

  Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: Story — No More Turning Away 10 Activity 2: Machine Game 10 Activity 3:...
• Spiritual Preparation

  Find a place where you can be quiet with your thoughts. Close your eyes and breathe deeply for about five minutes, perhaps repeating a word...
• Welcoming and Entering

  Materials for Activity Card stock in various colors Scissors Hole punch String or yarn Pencils/markers Preparation for Activity Draw a...
• Opening

  Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and matches or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers, and tape Bucket ornaments cut from...
• Activity 1: Story - No More Turning Away

  Materials for Activity A copy of the story, " No More Turning Away " Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with...
• Activity 2: Machine Game

  Preparation for Activity Make sure you have a large, open space where the group has room to form a machine together. Description of...
• Activity 3: Mapping the Way to Help

  Materials for Activity Newsprint and tape Copies of a map (see below) Pencils with erasers, color markers, and crayons-one set for each...
• Activity 4: Tied Together Walk

  Materials for Activity Two-foot lengths of yarn or rope, at least two per participant Preparation for Activity Plan an indoor or outdoor...
• Closing

  Materials for Activity Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home and copy as a handout for all participants...
• Leader Reflection and Planning

  Reflect on and discuss with your co-leader(s): How did the timing go today? What might we do to make it work better? What worked well? What...
• Faith In Action: Create "Box House" with Information on Homelessness

  Materials for Activity Refrigerator box or another large, cardboard appliance box Utility knife Colored paper, markers, and tape or glue...
• Alternate Activity 1: Jointly Weave a Blanket

  Materials for Activity Polar fleece fabric cut into strips: 15 strips approximately 4x72 inches 18 strips approximately 4x60 inches...
• Alternate Activity 2: Sharing Joys and Concerns

  Materials for Activity Ball of yarn Optional: Scissors, including left-handed scissors Description of Activity In addition to building...
• Taking It Home

  We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. — George Bernard Shaw IN TODAY'S SESSION ... we explored what it means to "...
• No More Turning Away

  By Steven Cooper and Hannah Cooper. My name is Hannah and I'm in the sixth grade. I attend a Unitarian Universalist church in Naperville,...
• Find Out More

  Homelessness and Social Action The National Coalition for the Homeless website provides fact sheets about homelessness . The U.S...