The Program Onward! to that which is endless, As it was beginningless... To see nothing anywhere but what you may reach it and pass it. To look up or down no road but it stretches and waits for you — To know the universe itself as a road — as many roads — as roads for traveling souls. — Walt...

Maria Cook A brief biography of Maria Cook is available online. Nonviolent Resistance Explore the tradition of nonviolent resistance by reading a brief biography of Gandhi, a website dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi and King's principles of nonviolence....

Activity time: 8 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Speaking Out: Maria Cook, Universalist Preacher" A chime, rain stick or other calming sound instrument Optional: Fidget object basket (Session 2, Leader Resource 2) Preparation for Activity Read the story a few times....

Activity time: 8 minutes Materials for Activity Faithful Journeys Path Signpost for Session 16 (Leader Resource 2) and pins, glue stick or tape Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Copies of Singing the Journey, supplement to the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook, Singing the Living Tradition, or...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Push pins, glue stick or tape Faithful Journeys Path (Session 1, Leader Resource 2) Cutouts of footprints and (optional) wheelchair tracks, at least one for each participant, in a variety of colors (Session 1, Leader Resources 3 and 4) Markers...

The Change the World Kids Started by children in the religious education program of North Universalist Chapel Society (Woodstock, Vermont), the Change the World Kids is now a self-governing, 501(c)3-incorporated action club of middle- and high-school-age youth in Vermont's Upper Valley region....

Spend a few minutes sitting quietly in a natural setting or, a quiet indoor spot. Light a candle or chalice if it would be helpful in creating sacred space. Visualize a web connecting all living things and imagine yourself as part of it....

Ingredients 1 cup butter or margarine, softened 2 three-ounce packages of cream cheese, softened 2 cups all-purpose flour Directions Combine butter and cream cheese completely. Add flour and mix well. Divide dough into 4 balls. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and chill for 24 hours.

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape A copy of the story "Valentines for the Governor" Red, pink and white construction paper Pens, pencils, markers and crayons Ribbon, lace doilies, stickers and other valentine decorations; scissors (including left-handed...

Unitarian Universalism and BGLT Issues The UUA website documents Unitarian Universalist involvement in and support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues....

For use with Activity 5, Worlds in Comparison. Each group will need 3 lbs. of modeling dough; a plastic knife; a bread board or sheet of waxed or parchment paper for cutting modeling dough; Handout 1, Instructions; and Handout 2, Planet Name Worksheet. Used with permission from the Astronomical...

Used with permission from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 390 Ashton Ave., San Francisco, CA 94112. Originally developed by Dennis Schatz (Pacific Science Center) for Family ASTRO. Adapted by Anna Hurst. Copyright 2006 Astronomy from the Ground Up, Astronomical Society of the Pacific....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Handout 1 for all participants Crayons and pencils Optional: Scissors (including left-handed scissors) and stapler Preparation for Activity Cut each handout into quarters. Staple the quarters together to form a book, with "My Ministry" on...

Egbert Ethelred Brown Egbert Ethelred Brown is featured in Black Pioneers in a White Denomination by Mark Morrison-Reed (Boston: Skinner House, 1994). Biographic… information about Egbert Ethelred Brown is available online. Call to Ministry A reading by Gordon McKeeman beautifully describes...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Learning by Heart: Sophia Lyon Fahs" A chime, rain stick or other calming sound instrument Optional: Fidget object basket (Session 2, Leader Resource 2) Preparation for Activity Read the story a few times....

Yoga for Kids The website Radiant Yoga for All Kids offers guidance to help children "stretch and strengthen while promoting balance, coordination, the ability to concentrate and an increase in vitality through energetic practice." The site also provides resources for yoga and meditation with adu...

Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity Faithful Journeys Path Signpost for Session 6 (Leader Resource 4), and pins, glue stick or tape Copies of Session 1, Leader Resource 8, UU Principles Song, for all participants Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Print out...