Workshop 6: Nurturing the Spirit

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Introduction

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I walked through my house in the dark, found my piano, and that was my prayer: May I not drop out. It was not written, but prayed. I knew more than...
Workshop-at-a-Glance

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Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: Story — Spirit of Life 10 Activity 2: What is Spirituality? 20 Activity 3: Circles of...
Spiritual Preparation

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Start your spiritual preparation for this workshop by reading the words to "Spirit of Life," Hymn 123 in Singing the Living Tradition....
Welcoming and Entering

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Materials for Activity Journals for new participants Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Have journals available for visitors or...
Opening

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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Focus table and cloth Chalice, candle and matches Five smooth stones about the size of a fist Handout 1,...
Activity 1: Story - Spirit of Life

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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Spirit of Life" Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, for all participants...
Activity 2: What is Spirituality?

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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Handout 1, What is Spirituality? Multi-colored dot stickers Preparation for...
Activity 3: Circles of Spirituality

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Activity time: 40 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Leader Resource 1, Circles of Spirituality Participants' journals Preparati...
Activity 4: I Believe, I Feel, I Act

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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Participants' journals Pens or pencils Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Write I Beli...
Closing

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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Hymn 1009, "Meditation on Breathing," from Singing the Journey, for all participants Copies o...
Leader Reflection and Planning

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Talk with your co-leader about the workshop. What do you think went well? What might you have done differently?...
Faith In Action: Spiritual Practice Fair

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Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Leader Resource 1, Circles of Spirituality, for all participants Multi-colored dot stickers Preparati...
Alternate Activity 1: Hymn Singing as a Spiritual Practice

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Activity time: 45 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Singing the Living Tradition and Singing the Journey for all participants A copy of Between t...
Alternate Activity 2: Spiritual Practices

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Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Identify members of the congregation with differen...
Taking It Home

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I walked through my house in the dark, found my piano, and that was my prayer: May I not drop out. It was not written, but prayed. I knew more than...
Spirit of Life

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"Spirit of Life" by Carolyn McDade is one of the most often sung hymns from Singing the Living Tradition. In 2007, Kimberly French interviewed Carolyn...
Handout 1: What is Spirituality?

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Reprinted with permission from "What Does Spirituality Mean? Young People Speak Out" by Search Institute (R)....
Leader Resource 1: Circles of Spirituality

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Print with the diagram on one side and the text on the back.
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Appropriate Cultural Sharing Because Unitarian Universalists draw from so many cultural sources, it is important to think deeply about the context of th...

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