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    The Program Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. — Albert Einstein Every part of the earth is sacred; every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every humming insect is holy. — Anonymous Roger Ulrich is an environmental...
    February 19, 2016 | From Circle of Trees
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    February 24, 2015 | From Circle of Trees
  • image of various quilt patterns with text overlay that reads "Tapestry of Faith Circle of Trees"
    February 24, 2015 | From Circle of Trees
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    February 24, 2015 | From Circle of Trees
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    Background Reading for All Tapestry of Faith Programs The Gift of Faith: Tending the Spiritual Lives of Children (Second Edition) by Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar (Boston: Skinner House Books, 2003) Welcoming Children with Special Needs: A Guidebook for Faith Communities by Sally Patton (Boston:...
    October 29, 2014 | From Circle of Trees
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    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 29, 2014 | From Circle of Trees
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    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 29, 2014 | From Circle of Trees
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    Circle of Trees is a multigenerational program that nurtures deep connection with trees, nature, and all of earth’s living creatures. The program uses trees as an entry point to understand and connect with life on earth. Across many cultures, trees are recognized as a symbol for...
    Curriculum | By Julie Simon, Pat Kahn | July 22, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of Trees
    Tagged as: Multigenerational Faith Development, Nature, Unitarian Universalism
  • Visual Essay
    "What Can One Person Do When 6.8 Billion Are Frying the Planet?" by Franke James. Posted December 28, 2010 on the YES! Magazine website. YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Printing This Handout Download a...
    Story | July 18, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of Trees
  • HANDOUT 2 Song What Can We Do
    "What Can We Do" by Joyce Poley from the Let Your Heart Sing CD and songbook. Used with permission. Part 1: What can we do to make the world a better place? What can we do to make it better? What can we do? Oh what can we do? What can we do to make it better?...
    Handout | July 18, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of Trees
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    Read about Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement. UU environmental resources include the UU Ministry for Earth and the UUA Green Sanctuary Program.
    July 15, 2013 | From Circle of Trees
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    A comprehensive manual to help you facilitate a weekend-length Council of All Beings without previous experience can be found on the Rainforest Info website. Two good UU environmental resources are the UU Ministry for Earth and the UUA Green Sanctuary Program.
    July 15, 2013 | From Circle of Trees
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    View more visual essays at Franke James's website. Visit 350.orgUU Ministry for Earth and the UUA Green Sanctuary Program.
    July 15, 2013 | From Circle of Trees
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    Explore North Carolina State University's Trees of Strength website. UU environmental resources are the UU Ministry for Earth and the UUA Green Sanctuary Program.
    July 15, 2013 | From Circle of Trees
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    The Trout Life Cycle From Trout Are Made of Trees by April Pulley Sayre, text copyright 2008: Trout are one part of a vast food web centered in streams and rivers. Trout require cool, clean water to survive. Trees shade streams, helping to keep the water cool. As stream water winds its way past...
    July 15, 2013 | From Circle of Trees
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    Explore more the benefits of trees at these websites: Arbor Day Foundation North Carolina State University's Trees of Strength program Tree People Learn about the urban "heat island" effect at the EPA website....
    July 15, 2013 | From Circle of Trees
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    Two good UU environmental resources are the UU Ministry for Earth and the Green Sanctuary Program. The Rev. Daniel S. Brosier of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin, Illinois, offers a sermon titled Ordinary Miracles (May 4, 2003) in which he recounts an experience of saying "hello, trees"...
    July 15, 2013 | From Circle of Trees
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    Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Clipboards, drawing paper, and pens, pencils, or color pencils Optional: Paper for rubbing textures, and soft crayons or chalk Optional: Re-usable bags for collecting leaves or other small, natural items Optional: A guide to local trees...
    Activity | July 11, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of Trees
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    Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Trees for Kenya" Preparation for Activity Read the story a few times so you will be comfortable presenting it. Review the discussion questions in the activity, and add some of your own if desired. Description of Activity Invite the...
    Activity | July 11, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of Trees
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    Come back with me into a story we all share, a story whose rhythm beats in us still. The story belongs to each of us and to all of us, like the beat of [a] drum, like the heartbeat of our living universe. — Joanna Macy, in Thinking Like a Mountain This workshop completes the ritual begun in...
    July 11, 2013 | From Circle of Trees
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