Workshop 8: Creation

In This Section

• Introduction

  We covenant to affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of existence of which we are a part. — Unitarian Universalist...
• Workshop-at-a-Glance

  Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: Creation 15 Activity 2: Retelling the Story 15 Activity 3: Sabbath 10...
• Spiritual Preparation

  If you are familiar with the first Creation story passage from Genesis, recall the circumstances under which you heard or read it. What...
• Welcoming and Entering

  Materials for Activity Name tags, durable or single use Bold markers Sign-in sheet and pen/pencil Small table Optional: Refreshments...
• Opening

  Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter, or LED battery-operated candle Stand or table space for the chalice Decorative covering...
• Activity 1: Creation

  Materials for Activity A copy of the story, " Creation " Leader Resource 1, Creation Background Information Preparation for Activity Print...
• Activity 2: Retelling the Story

  Materials for Activity Story, " Creation " Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the story so that you can guide a dramatized...
• Activity 3: Sabbath

  Description of Activity Say, "At the time this story was told and written down, one of the most important elements was the idea that after...
• Activity 4: Explaining Small Group Options

  Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity List the small group options and their locations on newsprint...
• Activity 5: Discussion - Option 1

  Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write these questions on newsprint and post: Why is this story...
• Activity 6: Creation Drama - Option 2

  Materials for Activity Lots of brightly colored fabric pieces and scarves of various sizes and textures Description of Activity Invite the...
• Activity 7: Creation Mural - Option 3

  Materials for Activity Mural paper, about 10 1/2 feet long Poster paints, brushes, and water Smocks Pencils Preparation for Activity Make...
• Closing

  Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Creating the Closing Worship Taking It Home handout Chalice, candle and lighter, or LED battery-...
• Leader Reflection and Planning

  Take a few minutes to talk with your co-facilitator about how the workshop went, using these questions as a guide: What went well? What...
• Faith In Action: Green Sanctuary

  Preparation for Activity Find out about the UUA Green Sanctuary program and/or by reading the UUA Green Sanctuary blog . Talk with your...
• Alternate Activity 1: Kinship Litany

  Materials for Activity Six sheets of paper and pencil/pen Preparation for Activity Be sure that there are at least two adults or youth to...
• Taking It Home

  We covenant to affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of existence of which we are a part. — Unitarian Universalist...
• Creation

  Genesis 1: 1-31; 2:1-4 (New Revised Standard Version) In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless...
• Leader Resource 1: Creation Background Information

  Although the story of the creation of the world is the first story that appears in the Torah, it was one of the later additions to the body...
• Leader Resource 2: Creating the Closing Worship

  In this program, the closing worship circle offers a time for the group to come back together to enrich each other's understanding of the...
• Find Out More

  To explore more about how the Hebrew scriptures came to be written, organized, and interpreted, read the work of biblical Scholar James L...