From Stories About God by Mary Ann Moore One time when the children were playing "Hide and Seek with God" one of them found God hiding in the wind and another found God hiding in some beautiful music and several found God hiding in people who were building a house for people with no home […]
From The Joy of Stewardship by the UUA Goals: To understand the meaning of making a "covenant" To identify, design, and plan a stewardship project To affirm individual contributions of time, talent, and resources to the project To experience a sense of accomplishment for what they have done, and for making a difference in the […]
by Carol Galginaitis People don’t die in a vacuum, but rather within the context of cultural patterns and expectations. As such, the events, and even the feelings associated with death can be influenced by the social preferences, beliefs, and behaviors of the primary social group. For example, rituals of mourning often reflect a culture’s belief […]
From Stories About God by Mary Ann Moore Goal: To consider the Jewish and Christian concepts of God as like a father of the family of people. Preparation: Read Background Activities: 1. Read God is Like a Father 2. Engage in conversation about the story using the following questions as a guide: In this story […]
From We Are Many We Are One Goals: To begin to see the sacred in the beauty and mystery of nature. For parents: In Sharing Nature With Children, Joseph Cornell wrote: The unutterable beauty of a blossom the roar of wind in the trees: At one time or another in our lives, nature touches you and me and […]
From Rainbow Children by Poinsett & Burns Goal: To think about the human race as the rainbow race and to experience how individual efforts contribute to making a whole. Materials: light blue poster board or a long piece of white paper (44 X 66) poster paint or watercolor paint in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, […]
From Special Times by Betty Jo Middleton Links to Sections in this page: Samuel Joseph May Elizabeth Blackwell Whitney Young Amos Peck Seaman Samuel Joseph May (1797-1871) by Patricia Hoertdoerfer "What crime have these men committed?" Samuel May asked the other stagecoach passengers as he looked out on 30 black men, who were handcuffed and […]
From Traditions with a Wink by Kate Erslev, Timeless Themes by Gowdy, Moore, and Skwire, and Connections by CLF Goal: To understand that the Bible is a collection of stories, written long ago. To understand that truth can mean a story that is true for us in meaning but not necessarily historical fact. Preparation: […]
by Betsy Hill Williams Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a Baptist and a Methodist? A Presbyterian and a Lutheran? What is the United Church of Christ and why do some UU churches have the word "Congregational" in them? These are just a few of the questions which UU children (and not […]
From Long Ago and Many Lands by Sophia Fahs & Lessons of Loss by Carol Galginaitis Goal: To hear stories from other cultures, and our own, about death and the feelings of grief. To learn that the physical death of a person or pet does not necessarily end the emotional or spiritual relationship with the […]
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