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As Unitarian Universalists, we belong to a beloved community with a heritage of love, truth-seeking, and peacemaking from our Unitarian and Universalist forebears....January 7, 2016 | For Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us -
February 24, 2015 | For Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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February 24, 2015 | For Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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The Caron-Net website has illustrated instructions for making God's Eyes. Ancestor Hunt is a free website for searching ancestry. The Mormon church also offers help with genealogy research. A UU World article about the Unitarian Universalist Association's efforts at truth and reconciliation...October 20, 2014 | For Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing...Leader Resource | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us -
We welcome your critique of this program, as well as your suggestions. Thank you for your feedback! Your input improves programs for all of our congregations....October 20, 2014 | For Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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This chart provides a snapshot of Love Connects Us for long-range planning. In Session 1, find guidance for planning and displaying the Rainbow Wall Hanging which the group will use each time they meet. In most sessions, during the Opening, the children attach heart-, hand-, peace sign-, question...October 20, 2014 | For Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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The Love Connects Us program celebrates important ways Unitarian Universalists live our faith in covenanted community.Curriculum | By Lynn Ungar, Michelle Richards | October 15, 2013 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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Materials for Activity A copy of the story "The Mish-Mash Heart" A sample mish-mash heart made by a leader or participant in Activity 2 Card stock in a variety of colors Fabric pieces, ribbons, and other decorative items Glue sticks, scissors (including left-handed scissors), and hole punch(es)...Activity | March 25, 2013 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects UsTagged as: Brokenness, Happiness
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One of the more important things that Unitarian Universalists try to do is to "seek the truth in love." This might sound easy to do. "So, what's so hard about it?" you might ask....Story | By David Pettee | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Ball of yarn Optional: Scissors, including left-handed scissors Description of Activity In addition to building community through sharing information about important events in participants' lives, this version of sharing joys and concerns uses a...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects UsTagged as: Listening, Spiritual Practice
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Activity time: 15 minutes Preparation for Activity Invite a long-time member of your congregation to come share recollections of the congregation's history. Explain the Rev. David Pettee's story of seeking his family's truth, and give them the story "Hard Truths" to read. Make sure the guest is...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects UsTagged as: History, Humility, Shame
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "Hard Truths" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Review the discussion questions....Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects UsTagged as: Courage, Humility, Race/Ethnicity, Reconciliation, Shame
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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 didn't? What connections did we make with the participants? What connections did the participants make with each other? How was this evident? How could we...October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home Optional: God's Eyes made in Activity 3 Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home and copy as a handout for all participants (or, email to parents). Description of Activity Explain that the session is almost over and...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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Materials for Activity Newspaper, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Post a few sheets of blank newsprint. Description of Activity Find out as much as possible about a significant and controversial issue, and present your findings as a letter to the editor and/or a letter to a relevant...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects UsTagged as: Politics
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and matches or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers, and tape Question mark ornaments cut from card stock (see Welcoming and Entering) Markers, pens, and pencils Preparation for Activity Set up chalice. Write the words of...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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Materials for Activity Card stock in various colors Scissors Hole punch String or yarn Pencils Optional: Markers Preparation for Activity Draw a question mark on card stock and cut it out to make a template....Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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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 or phrase to separate yourself from the activities of the day....October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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We often hear that science and religion are two things that just do not go together. One relies on facts which can be proven. The other relies on faith and intuition. However, science and religion have a lot in common. They both inspire wonder, questioning, and seeking truth. To at least one man...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us