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  • The Program Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. — Helen Keller, author and activist for people with disabilities Love Connects Us celebrates important ways Unitarian Universalists live our faith in covenanted community. Moved by love and gathered in spirit, we embrace our...
    January 7, 2016 | From Love Connects Us
  • 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
  • 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
  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Clear glass jar with metal lid A hammer and a nail, and modeling clay A large marshmallow and a plastic straw, for each participant who will try the experiment (Optional: Kitchen vacuum sealer may be used instead) Preparation for Activity Using the...
    Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children | From Love Connects Us
    Tagged as: Science
  • 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
  • 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 | From Love Connects Us
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 Us
    Tagged as: Brokenness, Happiness
  • 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
  • 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 Us
    Tagged as: Listening, Spiritual Practice
  • 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 Us
    Tagged as: History, Humility, Shame
  • Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Craft sticks (popsicle sticks), two for each participant; a variety of colors of yarn Scissors Optional: Toothpicks, two for each participant; a variety of colors of embroidery floss Preparation for Activity Consider the manual dexterity of the...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children | From Love Connects Us
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Paper and a pencil for each participant Description of Activity Distribute paper and pencils. Invite the group to play Two Truths and a Lie. Explain: Each participant writes down two things about themselves that are true, but which others might not...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children | From Love Connects Us
  • 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 Us
    Tagged as: Courage, Humility, Race/Ethnicity, Reconciliation, Shame
  • 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