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Ages: Adult
Author: Bob Williamson
Publisher: BeliefsChart.org LLC through Lulu.com
Publisher's Address: http://www.lulu.com/content/1422219.
Email: Bob@BeliefsChart.org
Phone: 630-910-1856
URL: http://www.lulu.com/content/1422219
Description:
CHARTING SELF: A BELIEFS CHART CURRICULUM FOR ADULTS is an 8-session adult religious education course which invites participants to explore changes in their religious beliefs in the context of changes in their most important relationships. The course uses the BELIEFS CHART to help participants think about beliefs in a new way, and to consider whether any of their religious beliefs have been attractive primarily due to their "relationship function." The course also offers participants approaches to framing a religious stance grounded in "basic self" and available as a more dependable resource in fashioning a steady life course. The course draws upon the family systems theory of Dr. Murray Bowen, a pioneer in family therapy. This course manual includes class readings, lesson plans, worksheets, and ideas for continuing work with the BELIEFS CHART.
Ages: adults
Author: Connie Dunn & Patty Davis
Publisher: UUA
Publisher's Address: Free online.
URL: http://www.uua.org/coa/TheoDiversity/index.html
Description:
The UUA Commission on Appraisal's report on Engaging Our Theological
Diversity can be downloaded here for free (PDF file though the above link goes to the site with the description and the link to the actual curriculum is there). Will be available from the UUA Bookstore in bound form.
Ages: Middle School
Author: Jamie Gross
Publisher: none
Address: 78 Austin Ave
Glen Carbon, IL 62034
Email: uujamie@sbcglobal.net
URL: http://
Description:
This is a curriculum that is based on the Harry Potter series of books. This teaches the mythological stories behind some of the characters in the books and relates the stories to UU principles and/or sources. Available in May 2006 on CD or in print.
Ages: 3-10
Author: Rebekah Coleman
Publisher: self-Published
Publisher's Address: Rebekah Coleman
P.O. Box 2800
Annapolis, MD 21404.
Email: Oroboros72@hotmail.com
Phone: (410) 626-2890
Description:
This is a 12 lesson curriculum based on well known Greek Myths. All the stories are written in the Curriculum. The Cost is $25, which includes shipping and handling. If you would like a free sample lesson, email Oroboros72@hotmail.com.
Ages: For religious educators
Author: Cindy Leitner, Cindy Phillips, and Lynn Sabourin
Publisher: Cindy Leitner
Address: 14985 SW 98th
Tigard, OR 97224
Email: cbleitner@hotmail.com
Phone: 503-639-4517
Description:
Revised and expanded version is full of concrete suggestions, useful resources, bulleted lists and sample forms. New information includes anti-oppression issues, religious education as a career path, safety issues, intergenerational events, smooth-functioning RE Committees.
Cost is $25 prepaid. Canadian edition also available.
Ages: 6-9 years
Author: Gaia Brown
Publisher: Gaia Brown
Address: 4345 Mountaingate
Reno, NV 89509
Email: gaiabrown@aol.com
Phone: (775) 787-7395
Description:
"Super Heroes" is a values-based curriculum that has the following goals: 1) To introduce children to stories of people from the Bible who have acted with courage and wisdom in their attempts to lead their lives fully and make the world a better place for others; 2) To show how the lives of these people confirm the principles which we, as Unitarian Universalists, strive to promote; and 3) To encourage the children to lead their own lives fully and to use their own positive "super powers" as they interact with the world around them, and as they do so, to grow both ethically and spiritually. Nineteen lessons include Moses, David, Solomon, Elijah, Joseph, "Christmas People," Jesus the Traveling Teacher, and Esther.
The curriculum is self-contained (no additional resources to buy) and comes with a CD of the theme song. A "cookbook" format educates the teacher. Each lesson is written to engage multiple intelligences and contains a full page picture-home link and a fully crafted story that leads to dramatic play, games, and art acitivities.
Ages: 3-10
Author: Rebekah Coleman
Publisher: Self published
Address: Rebekah Coleman
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Email: Oroboros72@hotmail.com
Description:
GODS AND GODDESSES
A curriculum based on ancient Greek mythology. Learn UU Principles
through the vivid stories of ancient Greece. Twelve sessions for ages 3-10 - perfect for summer!
$25.00. E-mail Rebekah for a sample lesson.
Order from Rebekah Coleman
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Oroboros72@hotmail.com
Ages: 5-12
Author: Cathy Cartwright
Publisher: East Shore Unitarian Church
Publisher's Address: 12700 SE 32nd Street
Bellevue WA 98005.
Email: dre@eastshoreunitarian.org
Phone: 425-747-3780
Description:
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM FOR SUMMER! This curriculum packet includes 10 lesson based on books by Dr. Seuss, plus "Favourite String Games" by Camilla Gryski to be used with the lessons. $35
Ages: 9 to adult
Author: Cathy Cartwright and Barbara Shelton
Publisher: East Shore Unitarian Church
Publisher's Address: 12700 SE 32nd Street
Bellevue, WA 98005.
Email: dre@eastshoreunitarian.org
Phone: 425-747-3780
Description:
This supplement includes 7 group building sessions plus 25 lesson plans to be used with "Why Do Bad Things Happen" (copyright 1975 Brotman-Marshfield) and is not intended to stand alone. The lesson plans (making this beloved curriculum more teacher friendly) include a Gathering, Opening, Exploring, Discussion, Integration, and Closing. $20 each.
Ages: 7 -12
Author: Betsy Williams
Publisher: Church of the Larger Fellowship
Publisher's Address: 25 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108.
Address: New online address for subscriptions:
www.uua.org/uume/subscribe
Email: bwilliams120@charter.net
Phone: 978-456-9077
URL: http://www.uua.org/clf/uume
Description:
NOTE: Please change information currently listed about purchase options. The bulk offer is no longer $7.50 for 11 or more subscriptions. It is just $10 each for 5 or more, plus a one-time annual postage fee of $10. Individual subscriptions are still $17.95 US, $19.95 Canadian, $21.95 Foreign (US $$)
Ages: 3 - 12
Author: Dawn Star Borchelt
Publisher: self
Publisher's Address: 17710 Indian Head Hwy
Accokeek, MD 20607.
Email: dawnstar.borchelt@dmuuc.org
Phone: 301-283-4545
Description:
The Supplement includes eleven sessions based upon stories and activities found in book _Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children_ by Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac. Each session refers to specific pages and sections in that book for stories and some activities (so you will also need to purchase or borrow a copy of the book.)
Format:
Each session is about one hour long and generally includes the following sections:
Ingathering 10 - 15 minutes before the session begins
Signing in, nametags
Opening Circle 10 minutes
Chalice Lighting, Story, Song
Activities 40 - 45 minutes
An age-appropriate activity for three- to five-year- olds, an outdoor activity, a group activity or active indoor activity, an individual craft activity
Closing Circle & Snack 10 minutes
Sharing circle, snack
Session 11 includes preparation for and presentation of a Pageant, performed in front of parents and anyone else who is interested.
Ages: adults - worship leaders
Author: Abby Crowley, friends, and colleagues
Publisher: Greater Washington Association Religious Education Council
Publisher's Address: Make checks payable to GWAREC and send to:
Cindy Smoyer
6 Macroom Court
Waldorf, MD 20602..
Email: cjs@radix.net
Phone: 301-843-8180
Description:
Full of worship ideas for holidays, celebrations, special church events, and
Unitarian Universalist principles and sources
Windmills, Worship and Wonder @ $15.00 per book @ $4.00 per book
Together Time (published 2001) @ $15.00 per book @ $4.00 per book
We need the following information to fill your order:
Church/Fellowship:
Address:
Attention:
# of each book desired:
Ages: 9-12
Author: Cheryl Gibbs Binkley & Jane M. McKeel
Publisher: KOE Publishing
Publisher's Address: 6138 Farver Rd.
McLean, VA 22101.
Email: cheryldgb@aol.com
Phone: 703-750-0314
Description:
A Kingdom of Equals, Jesus' Radical Path to Love and Justice is a year-long, 33 unit, curriculum guide. It is designed for 4th-7th graders, and is informed by contemporary scholarship, including the Jesus Seminar scholars. An initial set contains the curriculum guide and video "Jesus Among the People", and costs $70. Additional books are $50 each.
Ages: elementary
Author: Educational Ministries, Inc.
Publisher: Educational Ministries, Inc.
Publisher's Address: 165 Plaza Drive
Prescott, AZ 86303.
Email: edmin2@aol.com
Phone: 800-221-0910
Description:
Peace activities
Ages: intergenerational
Author: Joyce Poley and Frank Henning
Publisher: Joyce Poley and Frank Henning
Email: jpoley@istar.ca
Description:
Objectives:
To present the Nativity Story from a UU perspective.
To make service preparation and presentation easy and efficient, with no lines to memorize.
The Worship Service Package Contains:
Four original songs, four traditional carols.
Piano accompaniment, guitar chords and optional choral parts.
An original children's story.
The Nativity Pageant.
All spoken parts (opening and closing words, chalice lighting, etc.).
Detailed instructions for all key players in the service.
A complete, ready-to-copy Order of Service.
A picture to accompany the children's story.
Permission to photocopy music as needed.
Cost of Package: $54 us / $75 cad + shipping: $7.50 us / $6.50 cad
Welcome To My World
Buy it for $25 from:
Special Pastoral Services
Archdiocese
of Portland
2838 E. Burnside St. Portland, OR 97214
(503)
233-8396
EvenSong is a an adult re curriculum developed by Barbara Hamilton-Holloway, now one of the ministers at the Berkeley church (Kensington) in California. It is 8 sessions long, two hours each, with an order of service or worship format for each class. It is designed to encourage people to listen deeply - to one another and themselves - about a variety of religious themes (e.g., spirituality, god, being human, etc.). It costs about $10.
CELEBRATING OUR ORIGINS IN THE UNIVERSE
About the story of Creation from the Big Bang through the evolution of humans.
Suitable for Classes Ranging from 1st through 5th Grade.
This field-tested curriculum was written by an early childhoood
educator and a cosmologist (and former UU minister), and includes 15
to 22 weeks of reading and active learning experiences in which
children learn and celebrate the origins of the Universe, our world,
and human beings.
"Celebrating Our Origins in the Universe" includes 2 children's books
("The Beginning of Everything" and "The Tree of Life"), a binder with
15 to 22 weeks of lesson plans with suggested readings, poems, songs
and celebrations as well as hands-on activities and explorations with
the scientific concepts involved. In color $95 or B&W for $80.
NOTE: requests for sample sets only can be sent by electronic mail to
glgronlund@aol.com be sure to provide your full shipping address.
For further info or to ORDER THIS CURRICULUM SEE:
http://kusmos.phsx.ukans.edu/~melott/Melott.html
Human Rights for Children: a curriculum for Teachering Human Rights
to Children Ages 3-12
available from: Hunter House Inc., Publishers
P.O. Box 2914
Alameda, CA 94501-0914
(510)865-5282
FAX (510)865-4295
The order form in the back of the book says a soft
cover copy is $10.95 and a spiral bound one is $12.95 (that's what I have.)
This was published in 1992 so I have no idea whether it is still available.
ISBN 0-89793-120-3 (Spiral) ISBN 0-89793-121-1 (cloth)
WWUUD bracelets, with the letters woven into a ROY G BIV spectrum, the "rainbow path" of the UU principles. The bracelets are available for $3 each, or $2.75 for 20 or more, $2.50 each for 50 or more. Gaia Brown GaiaBrown@aol.com
Celebrating Unitarian Universalism by Joe Schafer is a collection of
songs for children's choirs. They were written for the children at West Shore
Unitarian Universalist Church in Cleveland OH. Cost is $15 plus $4 shipping.
Included in the song book are piano scores for all pieces and a page with melody
line and words for the children to sing from. The accompanying tape has all
of the songs recorded by the West Shore Junior Choir on one side, and the piano
accompaniment without voices on the other. Thus churches with no pianist can
use the recorded accompaniment for rehearsal and performance. All materials
may be copied for church use. Send check made out to WSUUC to:
Midge
Skwire :
West Shore UU Church :
20401 Hilliard Blvd. :
Rocky
River OH 44116 :
(MidgeSkw@aol.com')
The World Religions Minute
Send a payment of $15 (shipping
and handling included) to:
Mark My Word Enterprises
1820
Ocean Grove Drive
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
904-249-8703
It includes biographical info on 30 famous UUs in a short simple format
designed to be used as part of the Sunday morning service.
Which Lesson?: Curriculum Content Finder
Virginia G. Steel
22 Sylvan Way
Wayland, MA 01778
with your check
for $28.00
Details the contents of every lesson in 44 of our most
popular curricula. "Which Lesson? - UU Curriculum Content Finder" details the
contents of each lesson in 44 of our most popular curricula. It also provides
charts showing which curricula are designed for which ages, and which fit best
in each of our major topic areas. With 27 pages of index, you can find whatever
you are looking for.
Rainbow colored notepads with the Animal UU Principles!!!!! Each simplified UU Principle is associated with an animal, number and color of the rainbow. For example, the First Principle is represented by the Cardinal (with one topknot on his head), the color red (first color of rainbow) and is stated as "The First rule is EVERYONE is important!" The lesson plan that I'll send along with it suggests that you put one hand on top of your head, topknot like and say in a bird voice "Everyone is important!" The fourth principle is represented by a frog (with four legs), the color green (4th in the rainbow) and is stated as "Hop to it! We are free to search for the truth" A suggested movement (my son's favorite) is to hop around on our four "legs" like frogs while reciting the principle. The notepads are $2.25 each, postpaid 5 for $10 Please mention the lesson plan when ordering if you would like one. Please send questions to APLerner1@aol.com and order from Andrea Lerner 6030 Cedar Path San Antonio, TX 78249
EXPERIENCES WITH THE WEB OF LIFE, a full-year course for 5-8 year olds.
45 sessions, with each session complete in and of itself though later sessions
reinforce the ideas and experiences of earlier ones. Groups of 12-16 sessions
suitable for single semesters.
Children explore the ways that specific living things relate to the rest of
life -- what the earthworm eats, what eats it, what it contributes to the soil,
how that helps plants and helps us who grow food in that soil. Concepts come
to life through direct experience. Throughout the curriculum, our spiritual
connection with all living things is brought out. A closing ritual at the end
of each session helps the children internalize their learning, sometimes with
a story that summarizes the day's experience.
Available now. $63 plus $7 s&h, special price of $165 for 3 or more (plus $7
s&h). Includes a cassette tape of songs and a copy of "Charlotte's Web." To
order, give them your name, address and phone number at http://www.pbuuc.org.
They will bill you.
An ecological musical, Yanomamo, about the Amazonian rainforest and the Yanomamo Indians. Order through Boozey and Hawkes, 35 East 21st Street. New York, NY 10010-6212. The musical was commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is delightful.
The Earthsteward's Handbook by Danaan Parry and Lila Forest contains thoughtful approaches to living in an Earth-friendly manner. Available at this web site. This handbook presents the concept of the "Sevenfold Path of Peace" -- a series of practical steps designed to help bring spiritual awareness into your life. The path consists of: I. INNER PEACE II. EARTH AS A LIVING ORGANISM III. PLANETARY STEWARDSHlP IV. RIGHT LIVELIHOOD V. SACREDNESS OF ALL LIFE VI. EGO TRANSCENDENCE VII. ONENESS.
Insight Metaphysical Bookstore on the internet also carries aromatherapy items, astrological charts, bath and body products, calendars, candles and accessories, crystals , divination tools, drums, Feng Shui items, games, guided meditations, incense and accessories, inspirational decks and cards, jewelry, magnets, meditation tools, musical sidelines, Native American items, and tarot decks and accessories.
Crossroads, a national racial justice organization offers a 35 minute training video.
"Ending Racism: Working for a Racism Free 21st Century"
Video and study guide give an overview of racism today with insights into the process of dismantling racism and a section on "What can we do?"
$35.00 including postage and handling. Write to Crossroads, 2218 N. 36th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53208, (414) 871-4045 or e-mail: rodriguez@cui.edu
(Ed.note: Victor's home page (below) shows his active involvment with the struggle for equality.)
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/VictorMRodriguez/homepage.htm
Ages: all
Author: developed by Beth Brownfield with the artistic help of Franny Hyde
and writer Carole Martignacco
Publisher: Beth Brownfield
Publisher's Address: 107 W. Rustic Lodge Ave, Minneapolis, MN. 55409.
Email: bethbrownf@aol.com
Description:
Collector cards of famous Unitarian Universalists that can serve
as program aids or as gifts to graduating Seniors or as thank you gifts.
The original drawings and biographical information for each person helps
our children, youth and adults appreciate our rich Unitarian Universalist
heritage and legacy. Set I and Set II are available. (30 individual Unitarian
Universalist cards per set). These must be paid for separately (check to
Rustic Lodge Press) same address. ($11 per set) Ordering Information: If
ordering without an order form please include a list of the materials you
are ordering. Give full and legible information: Your church's name and your
name. Give the mailing address, including zip or postal code. Please include
an E-mail or FAX number in case we need to get in touch with you. If you
are a minister or religious educator note that and the name of your congregation.
Orders must be prepaid. If the church office issues and sends the check please
make sure they include the above information. Shipping and Handling: Shipping
and handling is $2.50 for the first item and $1 for each additional item
ordered.
(Wednesday, January 06, 1999 at 20:21:50 (EST))
Ages: all
Author: Compiled by Beth Brownfield
Publisher: Beth Brownfield
Publisher's Address: 107 W. Rustic Lodge Ave, Minneapolis, MN. 55409.
Email: bethbrownf@aol.com
Description:
This resource was developed for the Pacific Northwest District Spring
retreat "RE for the REal World" It is a collection of successful social action
and social justice projects for children and teens. It also contains many
lists of resources: books, videos, and programs. There is a selection of
wonderful poems and quotations that will inspire, along with wonderful stories
that teach. Lots of practical and useful ideas. The resource also includes
detailed information on a "Random Act of Kindness" program, and quilt making
with children. (74 pages) $20 Ordering Information: If ordering without an
order form please include a list of the materials you are ordering. Give
full and legible information: Your church's name and your name. Give the
mailing address, including zip or postal code. Please include an E-mail or
FAX number in case we need to get in touch with you. If you are a minister
or religious educator note that and the name of your congregation. Orders
must be prepaid. If the church office issues and sends the check please make
sure they include the above information. Shipping and Handling: Shipping
and handling is $2.50 for the first item and $1 for each additional item
ordered.
(Wednesday, January 06, 1999 at 20:18:52 (EST))
Ages: all
Author: created by a group of Religious Educators and UU Ministers for a
Coming of Age or Rite of Passage for teenagers
Publisher: Beth Brownfield
Publisher's Address: 107 W. Rustic Lodge Ave, Minneapolis, MN. 55409.
Email: bethbrownf@aol.com
Description:
A rite of passage program designed to be used with mature teenagers
who are looking at making the transition from teenager to young adult. (We
now do with 10th and 11th graders). It is a four-weekend curriculum: High
Adventure, Wizard of Oz, Medicine Wheel, Vision Quest. It includes ideas
for mentor program and celebration dinner. It was developed by Religious
Educators and UU Ministers of Prairie Star District and is adapted and used
in programs all over the United States (180 pages) $30 Ordering Information:
If ordering without an order form please include a list of the materials
you are ordering. Give full and legible information: Your church's name and
your name. Give the mailing address, including zip or postal code. Please
include an E-mail or FAX number in case we need to get in touch with you.
If you are a minister or religious educator note that and the name of your
congregation. Orders must be prepaid. If the church office issues and sends
the check please make sure they include the above information. Shipping and
Handling: Shipping and handling is $2.50 for the first item and $1 for each
additional item ordered.
(Wednesday, January 06, 1999 at 20:15:40 (EST))
Ages: all
Author: Compiled by Beth Brownfield
Publisher: Beth Brownfield
Publisher's Address: 107 W. Rustic Lodge Ave, Minneapolis, MN. 55409.
Email: bethbrownf@aol.com
Description:
This resource was developed for an evening of fun and games at Meadville
Winter Institute. Having never led such a group before I developed the materials
so that anyone could take them and use them in their congregations, youth
groups, and intergenerational gatherings. $6 Ordering Information: If ordering
without an order form please include a list of the materials you are ordering.
Give full and legible information: Your church's name and your name. Give
the mailing address, including zip or postal code. Please include an E-mail
or FAX number in case we need to get in touch with you. If you are a minister
or religious educator note that and the name of your congregation. Orders
must be prepaid. If the church office issues and sends the check please make
sure they include the above information. Shipping and Handling: Shipping
and handling is $2.50 for the first item and $1 for each additional item
ordered.
(Wednesday, January 06, 1999 at 20:12:36 (EST))
Ages: adults
Author: Compiled by Beth Brownfield
Publisher: Beth Brownfield
Publisher's Address: 107 W. Rustic Lodge Ave, Minneapolis, MN. 55409.
Email: bethbrownf@aol.com
Description:
A collection of ideas, thoughts and metaphors about Religious Education
many written by Beth Brownfield over a period of ten years. It includes:
What Do You Do All Day, Mother?, A Great Miracle Happened Here, Chaos Theory
and Religious Education, Out of the Corner of Our Eye, Religious Education
and the Goose Bump Factor, Shell Seekers, Peeling the Onion, UUs Make a
Difference, Velcro Factor, and Encountering Mystery. $3 Ordering Information:
If ordering without an order form please include a list of the materials
you are ordering. Give full and legible information: Your church's name and
your name. Give the mailing address, including zip or postal code. Please
include an E-mail or FAX number in case we need to get in touch with you.
If you are a minister or religious educator note that and the name of your
congregation. Orders must be prepaid. If the church office issues and sends
the check please make sure they include the above information. Shipping and
Handling: Shipping and handling is $2.50 for the first item and $1 for each
additional item ordered.
(Wednesday, January 06, 1999 at 20:09:55 (EST))
Ages: parents
Author: Compiled by Beth Brownfield
Publisher: Beth Brownfield
Publisher's Address: 107 W. Rustic Lodge Ave, Minneapolis, MN. 55409.
Email: bethbrownf@aol.com
Description:
Contains a selection of favorite poems and statements about children
and religious education. Among the included authors are Garrison Keillor,
Walt Whitman, Margaret Mead, and Erma Bombec. $3 Ordering Information: If
ordering without an order form please include a list of the materials you
are ordering. Give full and legible information: Your church's name and your
name. Give the mailing address, including zip or postal code. Please include
an E-mail or FAX number in case we need to get in touch with you. If you
are a minister or religious educator note that and the name of your congregation.
Orders must be prepaid. If the church office issues and sends the check please
make sure they include the above information. Shipping and Handling: Shipping
and handling is $2.50 for the first item and $1 for each additional item
ordered.
(Wednesday, January 06, 1999 at 20:08:01 (EST))
Ages: parents
Author: Compiled by Beth Brownfield
Publisher: Beth Brownfield
Publisher's Address: 107 W. Rustic Lodge Ave, Minneapolis, MN. 55409.
Email: bethbrownf@aol.com
Description:
The Spring resource begins with an outline of the parent workshop
followed by discussion ideas, troubling issues, ideas to share with children
about crucifixion story, and important ideas from Easter. This resource also
contains quotes from UU newsletters; historical background on Easter symbols;
craft ideas; history of Passover; the Easter Story of Jesus; St. Patrick's
Day, and May Day. (43 pages from many sources) $7 Ordering Information: If
ordering without an order form please include a list of the materials you
are ordering. Give full and legible information: Your church's name and your
name. Give the mailing address, including zip or postal code. Please include
an E-mail or FAX number in case we need to get in touch with you. If you
are a minister or religious educator note that and the name of your congregation.
Orders must be prepaid. If the church office issues and sends the check please
make sure they include the above information. Shipping and Handling: Shipping
and handling is $2.50 for the first item and $1 for each additional item
ordered.
(Wednesday, January 06, 1999 at 20:06:43 (EST))
Ages: parents
Author: Compiled by Beth Brownfield
Publisher: Beth Brownfield
Publisher's Address: 107 W. Rustic Lodge Ave, Minneapolis, MN. 55409.
Email: bethbrownf@aol.com
Description:
This and the spring packet were compiled for a workshop to help
parents find a comfort level with their children around these seasonal holidays.
The Winter resource packet begins with guidelines for leading workshop and
Six Ideas for Simplifying and Enhancing the Winter Holidays. Further resources
include a small collection of: Solstice and Christmas stories; an exploration
of "Solstice Customs and their Origin"; "What is Solstice?"; "Christmas
Traditions and Symbols; an article by Robert West: Why do Unitarians Celebrate
Christmas?; values we hope to call forth with winter holiday celebrations;
readings, copies of UU newsletter columns, Advent background and celebration;
developing traditions; and a few craft ideas. (36 pages from many sources)$7
Ordering Information: If ordering without an order form please include a
list of the materials you are ordering. Give full and legible information:
Your church's name and your name. Give the mailing address, including zip
or postal code. Please include an E-mail or FAX number in case we need to
get in touch with you. If you are a minister or religious educator note that
and the name of your congregation. Orders must be prepaid. If the church
office issues and sends the check please make sure they include the above
information. Shipping and Handling: Shipping and handling is $2.50 for the
first item and $1 for each additional item ordered.
(Wednesday, January 06, 1999 at 20:04:11 (EST))
Ages: 6-13: Grades 1 to 8 (4 age levels)
Author: Marjory Donn
Publisher: Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church
Publisher's Address: Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church 3215 Powder
Mill Road Adelphi, MD 20783-1097.
Email: crowleys@prodigy.com
Phone: (301) 474-1353
URL: http://www.pbuuc.org
Description:
five sessions for 1st through 8th grades, with suggestions for
preschool, senior high, adults and an intergenerational service. Sessions
on building a caring classroom, understanding people with disabilities and
anti-racism at all age levels; sexism, ageism and homophobia dealt with at
some age levels. Third printing available Sept. 15, 1998. $22.50 plus $4
s&h for 1st through 4th grades; $42.50 plus $5 s&h for 1st through
8th grades (older groups need an additional resource book which is included
for the higher price). Cassette tape of songs is included in both. To order,
leave name, address, phone, and whether you want the part of 1st-4th grades
or the whole package. We will bill you.
(Wednesday, January 06, 1999 at 19:53:10 (EST))
It's designed for high school students and approaches
studying the Bible as you would a work of literature.
Comes with a Teacher Manual, Teacher Resource book,
and student text. It's probably more involved than most
UU R.E. programs would want to tackle, but could be adapted.
We used it as a resource a few years ago when we designed our own
class on Jewish and Christian scriptures and religions for a junior high
class.
We'll be doing that again next year. If it goes well, I will consider trying
to get our program published.
Kaye McSpadden, DRE, Lafayette, IN
<KayeUULSA@aol.com>
1-12-99
Our Bible Story / The Jesus Story
Ages: K-1
Author: Winston
Publisher: Sadlier Publishing
Publisher's Address: 9 Pine St, Ny NY 10005. 1-800-221-5175.
Email:
This next year the theme for our R.E. program is Jewish and Christian
heritage, with an emphasis on the Bible. The K-1st grade class will be using
"Special Times," and our preschool class will be using selected sessions
from above Winston programs.
Each is designed for a mainstream Christian setting, but can be adapted to
a UU program (e.g., instead of doing the weekly prayer, do a chalice-lighting).
Each self-contained session focuses on a typical preschool theme and
has a Bible story to illustrate it (told in children's language), along with
craft and other activities.
Kaye McSpadden, DRE, Lafayette, IN
<KayeUULSA@aol.com>
1-12-99
Discovering the Bible
Ages: Youth & Adults
Author: Winston
Publisher: Christian History Institute/Gateway Films
Publisher's Address: EcuFilm, 810 12th St., Nashville TN 37203.
1-800-251-4091.
Web: http://www.ecufilm.org
Description here
Kaye McSpadden, DRE, Lafayette, IN <KayeUULSA@aol.com>
1-12-99
"The Parables of Jesus: Transforming Pictures"
Ages: High School
Author:
Publisher: Logos Program Associates
Publisher's Address: 1405 Frey Rd., Pittsburgh PA 15235.
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This 10-session program is part of a larger Christian discipleship program called "Faith for Life." When we used this several years ago we didn't have any trouble adaptating it for our group. Both the youth and the teachers liked it.
I have no idea if it's still available; don't have a phone# to call.
Kaye McSpadden, DRE, Lafayette, IN <KayeUULSA@aol.com> 1-12-99
Antiracist UU activities
"Weaving the Fabric of Diversity"
We are about half way through the Weaving curriculum. I am one of the facilitators. On one hand I am tempted to say its a "diversity 101" survey course, but on the other I would say it is a very important thing to do. Most poeple have no idea what it is like in someone else's shoes and this course provides a lot of shoes. The one warning I would give you is that you will feel like you are preaching to the choir. You know darn well that the people that need it most will never take the class. Do it anyway. And talk it up in church. There seems to be some sort of osmosis of ideas.
I went through the welcoming congregation process at another church and sure enough we never saw the people we wanted there. But we talked about it incessantly and when we had our vote to become a welcoming congregation we had a lot of very pleasant surprises.
It is very important that the people that participate let everyone know how they are growing in the class. Can I stress this enough? Something has to come out of the class. The participants have to spread the word.
John Cameron <JohnC@Norfolk-county.com>
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