REACH Fall 2000
CONTENTS
ADULT
Book Discussion Guide from Judith A. Frediani
Book Discussion Guide from Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley
Book Discussion Guide from Robette Dias
Book Discussion Guide from Jacqui James
Planning Your First Men's Retreat

CURRICULUM
The Great OWL Detective
An Approach to Religious Education
Secret Pal
Meditation on the UU Principles
Book Review: Sky Sash So Blue
Lessons of Loss
Program for a Youth Group

LEADERSHIP
Religious Education to Families
Annual Report from a Minister of Religious Education
Recommended Salary for DREs
Child Abuse
Religious Educators Philosophize About Their Calling
Pointers for Teacher Recruitment
LREDA Grant Program
Religious Education Grants and Scholarships
It Takes a Village
How to Kill a Religion...Or Help it Grow
Participatory Bulletin Boards
What Does an RE Class Leader Do?

PARENTING
Thoughts About Families
Book Review: Whole Parenting Guide
Intergenerational Church Celebration

SOCIAL JUSTICE
National Observance of Children's Sabbaths
Junior High Youth Work Against Racism
Six Women in a Circle
How Are The Children?
Children Sermon
UU Involvement in India

TEACHING
The Philosophy of Ramo
Essex Conversations

WORSHIP
Acorn Service
It's Not Easy to Be A UU Kid
Finding Meaning in Music
UU Twelve Days of Christmas
How Adam and Eve Grew up
Worship With Children: A Teacher's Guide
Minister's Musings
Christmas Reading
Port Towsend Christmas Story
Light of Life
Name that Tune
Religion in life Recognition Ceremony

YOUTH
Anti-Racism Movie Resources
Out of the Basement and Into the Congregation

MEDITATION ON THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST PRINCIPLES
Rev. Beverley Boke
First Universalist Society, Hartland 4 Corners, VT

I affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person.
Is there any person whom I have disrespected? Am I in right relation to all people? Does someone need to hear from me today?

I affirm and promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.
Is there any person whom I have treated unfairly? Have I taken the time to be compassionate with every person I have encountered? Have I made an effort to loosen the bonds of oppression created by my own living? (If white, temporarily able-bodied, or exclusively heterosexual, have I made an effort to loosen the bonds of oppression created by my own living as a member of the dominant culture?)

I affirm and promote acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations.
Have I compassionately offered others the opportunity for growth, and have I truly accepted people, even those who are not like me and those who do not fit my idea of "okay"?

I affirm and promote a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
Is my life a reflection of a search for truth and meaning, or am I stuck in the "getting and having" place which deadens people? Can I move a little further from "getting and having" and a little closer to truth and meaning today? How will I do that today?

I affirm and promote the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.
Have I listened to others, and tried to think the way they think, see their point of view? Have I encouraged consensus and connections so that democracy is an everyday fact of life, or have I tried to stack the deck in my own favor? Have I allowed the "tyranny of the majority" to silence anyone?

I affirm and promote the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.
What have I done today to promote peace, understanding, and freedom throughout the world, and in my own corner of the world?

I affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of existence of which we are a part.
How have I reduced the negative impact of my living on this planet? What could be done more healthfully?


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