Tapestry of Faith: Curricula and Resources for Lifespan Faith Development

Stories in Tapestry of Faith

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  • Excerpts From Oliver Twist
    The full text of Charles Dickens's 1838 novel, Oliver Twist, can be obtained online at The Literature Network 's website. The novel is copyright-free and in the public domain.Explain that Oliver Twist is a fictional character Charles Dickens created to tell a story. The story begins, just after...
    in Windows and Mirrors, Grades 4-5
  • Fahs Religious Education Experiences
    Excerpted from Worshipping Together with Questioning Minds, by Sophia Lyon Fahs. Copyright (C) 1965 by Sophia Lyon Fahs. Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston. Two first-person anecdotes from Fahs' experiences as a religious educator, each followed by her analysis....
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Aging, Awe, Children, Contemplation, Immanence, Mystery, Nature, Playfulness, Science, Unitarianism, Wisdom
    in What Moves Us: Unitarian Universalist Theology
  • Faithful Fools
    The Tenderloin district of San Francisco can be intimidating because of its high concentration of homeless people, poverty, prostitution, and drug and alcohol abuse. Tourists are cautioned to avoid the area. But where some people saw danger, two women from different faiths saw an opportunity for...
    Tagged as: Compassion, Creativity, Justice, Poverty, Presence, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Respect, Youth/Teens
    in A Chorus of Faiths, High School Youth: Unitarian Universalists as Interfaith Leaders
  • Feathers on the Wind
    A retelling of a European Jewish wisdom tale.Once there was a man whom the entire village knew to be a gossip. He could not wait to share the juiciest piece of gossip with whoever would listen. It did not matter to him if the stories he spread were true, or not—he never stopped to ask. One day,...
    Tagged as: Integrity, Judaism
    in Virtue Ethics: An Ethical Development Program for High School Youth
  • Feeding the Hungry: an Interfaith Story
    Excerpted, with permission, from an article by Greg Damhorst posted February 15, 2011 on the Faith Line Protestants website. Read the full article online: "Feeding the Hungry: an Example that Compels us Toward Interfaith Work."Just over a year ago I was on a train home to visit my parents in the...
    Tagged as: Connections, Religion, Religious Pluralism
    in Building Bridges, Grades 8-9: A World Religions Program
  • Filling the House
    A wisdom tale from the northern European countries of Lithuania and Latvia.Once upon a time, a farming couple had three sons. As happens in many families, the two older boys often bragged to the youngest about how much stronger and smarter they were....
    in Love Connects Us, Grades 4-5
  • Finding Balance
    "So, Ray," asked his mother, "what do you want for your birthday?" It was a surprisingly hard question to answer. What did he want for his birthday? "I don't know, Mom. Can I get back to you on that one?" Ray grabbed his skateboard and went out to the driveway to think as he rode....
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Balance, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Compassion, Generosity, Justice, Letting Go, Privilege, Simplicity
    in Faithful Journeys, Grades 2-3
  • Finding God In Silence
    By Mary Ann Moore, in Hide and Seek with God (Boston: Skinner House Books, 1994). Based on tales from Zen Buddhism and Hebrew scripture. Used with permission. Once there was a man who wanted to know what God was truly like....
    in Windows and Mirrors, Grades 4-5
  • Finding Your Way Ethelred Brown
    One morning, more than a hundred years ago on the island of Jamaica, a boy named Ethelred Brown went to church. Usually at this church, the people sang their creed, their list of what they believed....
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Christianity, Diversity, Education, Faith, History, Immigration, Immigration, Inclusion, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Sacrifice, Unitarianism
    in Faithful Journeys, Grades 2-3
  • Fire, Water, Truth, And Falsehood
    An Ethiopian tale, retold by Heather Forest in Wisdom Tales from around the World (Little Rock, ARK: August House, Inc., 1996). Read the story, or, if you prefer, tell it dramatically. Start by placing a cup of water in front of you....
    in Toolbox of Faith, Grades 4-5
Tapestry of Faith, Wonderful Welcome, Session 16 JPEG illustration for A Barn-raising in the City

Coloring Sheets for K-1 Stories!
Two Tapestry of Faith programs, Creating Home and Wonderful Welcome, now provide a black-and-white, original illustration to use as a coloring sheet for each core story. Invite kindergarten/1st grade children to color while they hear a story. Or, have them color afterward to revisit the characters and what happened.
Online, each illustration is presented alongside its story so that you can download and copy the single sheet. Also, a multi-page packet of drawings is available for all the stories in Creating Home (PDF, 18 pages) and another for all the stories in Wonderful Welcome (PDF, 17 pages). 
Above: Illustration (coloring sheet) by Paul Gray for "A Barn-raising in the City," the Session 16 story in Wonderful Welcome.