Faith Curriculum Library: Tapestry of Faith: A Chorus of Faiths: A Program That Builds Interfaith Youth Leaders

Opening

Part of A Chorus of Faiths

Activity time: 5 minutes

Materials for Activity

  • Name tags and markers
  • Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook
  • Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle

Preparation for Activity

  • Set up a worship table with the chalice and any decorative items you choose.

Description of Activity

Invite participants to wear name tags. Gather the group in a circle.

Ask a participant to light the chalice. Pass the hymnbook around the circle, with volunteers taking turns reading a paragraph from "A Network of Mutuality," Reading 584 in Singing the Living Tradition. Remind the participants they are free to pass if they do not wish to read.