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...For the affluent, sitting down to a dinner derived from perhaps twenty-five different food sources is taken for granted...Filling the plate and eating and drinking to fullness is a social event, an opportunity to admire the art before you, to pay your respects by consuming it....Homily | By Meri Gibb | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Food, Food Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Responsibility, Spiritual PracticeWorship element
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What you choose to eat is important to both parts of how you live out the mission of our congregation—transforming your life and caring for the earth. ...How many of you have heard that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away?” Apples (and other fresh fruits) are healthy foods, and eating them...Homily | By Duane H. Fickeisen | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Direct Experience, Earth, Food, Food Justice, Justice Sunday, ResponsibilityWorship element
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...[H]ow we eat is not an isolated issue. While we would like to think, and often do think, with our independent human personalities, that what we eat is our own business, the truth is that what I eat, what you eat, has further reaching consequences than merely staying alive and being healthy. In...Sermon | By Alison Wohler | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Animals, Food, Food Justice, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, ResponsibilityWorship element
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A meat eater comes up to a vegan: “Did you hear about the new study saying vegans are more likely to go blind? I guess it’s because you don’t get the proper nutrition.” The vegan replied, “Nah, it’s just from reading all of those tiny ingredient lists.” Vegans (vegetarians who don’t...Sermon | By LoraKim Joyner | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Animals, Compassion, Food, Food Justice, ResponsibilityWorship element
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God, make me a channel of thy peace, that where there is hatred, I may sow love; where there is wrong, the spirit of forgiveness; where there is discord, harmony; where there is error, truth; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there are shadows, light; where there is...Prayer | By St. Francis of Assisi | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Balance, Christianity, Forgiveness, God, Peace, Responsibility, ServiceWorship element
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Poem Try to Praise the Mutilated World , by Adam Zagajewski (translated from the Polish) Try to praise the mutilated world. Remember June's long days, and wild strawberries, drops of wine, the dew. The nettles that methodically overgrow the abandoned homesteads of exiles. You must praise the...Homily | By Kathleen Hepler | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Awe, Beauty, Direct Experience, Judaism, Responsibility, Spirituality, Unity, Wonder, Yom KippurWorship element
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"Humans are part of the web of life. What we do to the planet, what we do to other species, and what we do to other people, we end up doing to ourselves."...Quote | By John Robbins | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Earth, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Interdependence, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, ResponsibilityWorship element
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Spirit of life and love God of many names—and no name— Divine spirit which resides in all, We do not always understand each other. We do not always speak or listen carefully. We often find it difficult to look beyond our selves to our common purpose, and We cause suffering to each other and...Meditation | By Lori Gorgas Hlaban | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Listening, Relationships, Responsibility, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element
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One Hundred Wisdom Stories from Around the World, Margaret Silf, p.29. “How Much Does a Snowflake Weigh?” Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press. Copyright (C) 2003. Used by Permission for this one time use. No reprints or use permitted. All Rights Reserved. It was deep winter and the snow was falling...Story | November 7, 2014 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing GraceTagged as: ResponsibilityCurriculum page -
The ban started in 2006, on Tanzania's Zanzibar archipelago. The Zanzibar islands on the Indian Ocean are famous for their pristine beaches and their history of trade in spices and slaves. Today, Zanzibar depends on tourism for most of its income. One month after this island paradise was named as...Story | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Balance, Earth Day, Responsibility, StewardshipCurriculum page -
Utility | October 22, 2014 | For Preschool | From Chalice ChildrenTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Caring, Community, Connections, Family, Food, Hospitality, Parents, Responsibility, Self-Respect, Service, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
In a bay of the North Sea, in the middle of Denmark, on an island called Samso, the wind blows and blows. On this windy island, lived a man named Soren Hermansen. He farmed some land and played guitar in a band, but mostly he thought about the planet....Story | By Julie Simon | October 20, 2014 (reviewed June 2025) | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Choice, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Community, Conscience, Earth, Humanism, Interdependence, Nature, Power, ResponsibilityCurriculum page -
In this section, we explore the Girl Scout Law: "I will be responsible for what I say and do."Curriculum | By Charlie Groth | July 23, 2014 (reviewed July 2024) | For Grades 4-5, Grade 6 | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Children's Faith Development, Responsibility, UU IdentityPage/Article -
So you're coming to www.uua.org/ga/">General Assembly and you're a young adult, or you're interested in learning more about young adult ministries. Well, you're in luck - here is a handy guide to hitting relevant workshops, worships, receptions and more!...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | June 9, 2014 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young AdultsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Responsibility, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
The Love Surrounds Us program explores all the Unitarian Universalist Principles in the context of the Beloved Community of family/home, school, and neighborhood.Curriculum | By Christy Olson, Lynn Kerr | October 15, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Caring, Choice, Christianity, Inclusion, Kindness, Love, Relationships, Respect, ResponsibilityCurriculum page -
Utility | September 16, 2013 | From Building BridgesTagged as: Honesty, Presence, ResponsibilityCurriculum page -
Utility | September 16, 2013 | From Building BridgesTagged as: Ethics, Happiness, Interdependence, Justice, Peace, Reason, Responsibility, Science, ServiceCurriculum page
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Hands-off parenting gives kids choices they aren’t ready to make.By Marcy Campbell | August 26, 2013 | From UU WorldTagged as: Children, Education, Families & Faith Development, Parents, ResponsibilityPage/Article -
What is the link between freedom and responsibility? What encourages us to use freedom in constructive ways and restrains us from using freedom in destructive ways?Small Group Ministry Guide | By David Herndon Minister, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | August 11, 2013 (reviewed April 2025) | For Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Freedom, ResponsibilityPage/Article -
In what ways are you accountable to others? In what ways are others accountable to you? Do you believe that you have a duty or a purpose or a responsibility toward something or someone larger than yourself or outside yourself?Small Group Ministry Guide | By David Herndon Minister, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | August 11, 2013 (reviewed April 2025) | For Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Accountability, ResponsibilityPage/Article