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  • Deeper Joy RPG materials on a wooden table, including an illustrated community map, two dice, an open Lorekeeper’s Notes book, and a character sheet.
    Engage your UU community with an RPG that blends imaginative roleplaying with reflection and community-building for all ages. Embark on journeys in the world of Covenantia, and explore what it means to live out our UU values.
    Curriculum, Game | By Ember Oak Kelley | November 19, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Community, Covenant, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Living Our Faith, Playfulness
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    The meals bring together four established members and four newer ones to share a meal and get to know each other.
    By Peter D. Kramer | November 17, 2025 | From Ideas
    Tagged as: Building Community, Community, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Culture, Hospitality, Inclusion, Membership in Congregations, Relationships
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  • The Forest of Affirmation is brimming with positivity. The trees whisper words of encouragement, and the air is filled with a sweet scent. The abundant trees indicate a place rich in support and affirmation.
    Parameters: Any number, in person or online. You'll need materials for making care packages and artwork, envelope and stamp money. Choose someone outside the gathering who could use extra love and send them a care package.
    Activity | November 13, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Community, Joy, Multigenerational Faith Development, Playfulness, Youth Ministry
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  • The Forest of Affirmation is brimming with positivity. The trees whisper words of encouragement, and the air is filled with a sweet scent. The abundant trees indicate a place rich in support and affirmation.
    Parameters: Any number, in person. Participants contribute to shared purpose, express gratitude, and honor community bonds by contributing a meaningful medium, such as sand, to a shared container at the beginning of the event then taking some from the shared container at the end of the event.
    Activity | November 13, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Community, Joy, Multigenerational Faith Development, Playfulness, Youth Ministry
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  • The Forest of Affirmation is brimming with positivity. The trees whisper words of encouragement, and the air is filled with a sweet scent. The abundant trees indicate a place rich in support and affirmation.
    Parameters: Any number, in person. You'll need warm water and individual containers; option to include soap and lotion. Participants practice self-care, expressing tenderness, and experiencing humility by washing their own or another's feet.
    Activity | November 13, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Community, Joy, Multigenerational Faith Development, Playfulness, Youth Ministry
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  • The Forest of Affirmation is brimming with positivity. The trees whisper words of encouragement, and the air is filled with a sweet scent. The abundant trees indicate a place rich in support and affirmation.
    Parameters: any number, in person or online. Participants build confidence by receiving affirmation and widening self-understanding as others share what they notice about them or offering a blessing for them.
    Activity | November 13, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Community, Joy, Multigenerational Faith Development, Playfulness, Youth Ministry
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  • The Forest of Affirmation is brimming with positivity. The trees whisper words of encouragement, and the air is filled with a sweet scent. The abundant trees indicate a place rich in support and affirmation.
    Parameters: 6+, in person or online. Receive appreciation, share kindness, and strengthen connections as participants rotate around concentric circles sharing meaningful compliments with one another.
    Activity | November 13, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Community, Joy, Multigenerational Faith Development, Playfulness, Youth Ministry
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  • The Forest of Affirmation is brimming with positivity. The trees whisper words of encouragement, and the air is filled with a sweet scent. The abundant trees indicate a place rich in support and affirmation.
    Parameters: 4+, in person or online. If group is large, divide into smaller groups. Participants celebrate each other after coming up with a cheer together.
    Game | November 13, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Community, Joy, Multigenerational Faith Development, Playfulness, Youth Ministry
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  • The blue, sheltered Bonding Harbor is where boats are anchored, symbolizing a place of safety, connection, and community bonding. It’s a snug spot for bonding with fellow adventurers and sharing tales of the high seas.
    Parameters: any number, in person or online. Paper and writing utensils needed for the variation. Explore identity and begin sharing personal stories as participants say their name and a way to remember their name or something special about it.
    Game | November 13, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Community, Joy, Multigenerational Faith Development, Playfulness, Youth Ministry
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  • The blue, sheltered Bonding Harbor is where boats are anchored, symbolizing a place of safety, connection, and community bonding. It’s a snug spot for bonding with fellow adventurers and sharing tales of the high seas.
    Parameters: 3+, in person or online. Paper, writing utensils or skribbl.io needed. There are speaking, art and writing versions of this game. Participants build a story together one sentence or picture at a time.
    Game | November 13, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Community, Joy, Multigenerational Faith Development, Playfulness, Youth Ministry
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  • The blue, sheltered Bonding Harbor is where boats are anchored, symbolizing a place of safety, connection, and community bonding. It’s a snug spot for bonding with fellow adventurers and sharing tales of the high seas.
    Parameters: any number, in person or online. Appreciate beauty and collaborate on meaning making as participants find objects to add to a tableau and create a story about it.
    Activity | November 13, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Community, Joy, Multigenerational Faith Development, Playfulness, Youth Ministry
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  • The blue, sheltered Bonding Harbor is where boats are anchored, symbolizing a place of safety, connection, and community bonding. It’s a snug spot for bonding with fellow adventurers and sharing tales of the high seas.
    Parameters: 4+, in person. Practice listening, choose when to lead or follow, and coordinate as a group as participants add layers of sound to a group rhythm.
    Activity | November 13, 2025 | For Youth, Adults, Multigenerational | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Community, Joy, Multigenerational Faith Development, Playfulness, Youth Ministry
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    New online program offers pastoral care and connection for trans, intersex, and non-binary UUs, and their loved ones.
    By Jami A. Yandle | November 10, 2025 | From Life
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, Community, Connections, Faith Development, Friendship, Interdependence, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Issues, Living Our Faith, Nourishing the Spirit, UU Beliefs, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQ
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  • Frame filled with smooth stones of many colors
    The UUA recently received a multi-year grant from the Fetzer Institute to promote both spiritual innovation and development in Unitarian Universalist communities.
    Press Release | November 6, 2025 | From In Good Faith
    Tagged as: Diversity, Faith Development, Unitarian Universalism
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  • Chalked message on sidewalk: "we are in this together" with heart.
    As the last leaves fall and we wake to frosty mornings, we know colder, shorter days and longer, darker nights are on their way. This month’s resources remind us that humans have always created special ways to gather, share, tell stories, and strengthen community bonds, to help each other.
    Leader Resource | By Joy Berry | November 4, 2025 | From Call and Response
    Tagged as: Faith Development
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  • Right in the heart of the map, the Healing Springs bubble with magical, clear blue waters. Surrounded by lush greenery, this tranquil area is the perfect spot for a refreshing dip, suggesting a place of rejuvenation and healing
    Parameters: Any number, in person or online. Notice how your environment shapes mood and practice practical self-care as the group 1) identifies a list of factors that affect feelings and moods 2) reflect on what they can change and how to cope with what they can't change.
    October 31, 2025 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
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  • Dramatic cliffs towering above the crashing waves. The Cliffs of Exclusivity suggest the danger and challenges of exclusivity.
    Parameters: 4+, in person. Practice teamwork, reflect on communication, and explore leadership as everyone lowers a light object to the ground without anyone losing contact.
    October 31, 2025 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
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  • The Canyons of Deeper Sharing are twisty, turny, red rock canyons are depicted with deep, winding paths filled with sparkling water, symbolizing deep and meaningful sharing.
    Parameters: Any number, in person. Notice communication gaps and compare intention with interpretation as pairs sit back-to-back and
    October 31, 2025 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
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  • Stretching River meanders from the Healing Springs, stretching out across the map. It’s a wild waterway that connects every corner of the land. This represents a continuous flow of growth and exploration.
    Parameters: Any number, in person or online. Offer affirmation and collaborate as a group as you conspire with each other to plan a kind surprise for someone that will brighten their day.
    October 31, 2025 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
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  • The blue, sheltered Bonding Harbor is where boats are anchored, symbolizing a place of safety, connection, and community bonding. It’s a snug spot for bonding with fellow adventurers and sharing tales of the high seas.
    Parameters: Any even number, in person or online. Two people try to say the same word simultaneously by making connections with their words.
    October 28, 2025 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
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