Suggested Chalice Group Sessions for 2020-21
Note: All of these sessions can be found on The UU Small Ministry Group webpage http://smallgroupministry.net/ under the Small Group Sessions tab. They are listed in alphabetical order there, but for our use I thought it better to give them to you by category/topic, starting with the topics I hope all groups will cover concurrently. (See suggested schedule I sent you previously.) I will list the source that created the session and the year it was developed.
Opening Session: Covenanting (See prior e-mail)
Monthly Worship Theme Tie-Ins:
October: Compassion/Respect
Compassion (UU Fellowship of La Crosse, Wisconsin 2017)
Compassion (Starr King Church, Hayward, CA 2018)
Compassionate Living (UU Congregation of Cookeville, TN 2020)
November: Bravery/Resilience
When Things Fall Apart (Eugene UU Church OR 2012)
Ways to See Suffering (Starr King UU Church 2020)
Resilience (Starr King UU Church 2018)
Resilience (First Parish Church of Stow and Action, MA 2017)
Living with Uncertainty (Eugene UU Church OR 2012)
Learning from Failure (First Parish Church of Stow and Action, MA 2016)
Lessons from Adversity (First Universalist Church, Auburn ME 2018)
December: Gratitude
Thankfulness (Main Line Unitarian Church)
Gratitude as Spiritual Practice (Countryside Church UU, Palatine, IL 2009)
Gratitude (River of Grass UU Congregation, Davie FL)
On Gratitude (Main Line Unitarian Church 2003)
Gratitude (Starr King UU Church Hayward, CA 2017)
January: Wisdom
Words of Wisdom (UU church of Palo Alto, 2014)
What advice or words of wisdom would you like to pass on to those close to you? (Kitsap UU Fellowship, Bremerton, WA 2006-7)
Who do you admire most in this world? (Kitsap UU Fellowship, Bremerton, WA 2006-7)
What has life taught you so far? (Kitsap UU Fellowship, Bremerton, WA 2006-7)
February: Love and Loss
Love, Compassion and Empathy (Eugene UU Church, OR 2013)
Love’s Edge (First Parish UU Cohasset, MA 2009-10)
Love (First UU Society of Burlington, Vermont 2010)
Love (Countryside Church UU, Palatine, IL 2008)
Loss (UU Fellowship of Newark, DE 2014)
March: Truth/Trust/Faith
Trust (Countryside Church UU, Palatine, IL 2008)
Trust (First Parish Church of Stow and Action, MA 2019)
Trust (Community Church of Chapel Hill NC 2009)
Finding Faith as a Unitarian Universalist (First Unitarian Church of Alton, Illinois 2015)
Faith and Commitment (River of Grass UU Congregation, Davie FL)
Faith (Eugene UU Church, OR 2016)
Faith (River of Grass UU Congregation, Davie FL)
Faith in Action (Rev. Helen Zidowecki 2009)
Exploring Truth (UU Fellowship of La Crosse Wisconsin 2019)
Truth and Honesty (Eugene UU Church, OR 2015)
April: Service/Humility/Charity
What it Means to Serve (Countryside Church UU, Palatine, IL)
Service: Living our Beliefs (Second Congregational Meeting House Society, Nantucket Island, MA)
Serving Our World (Eugene UU Church, OR 2013)
Service (Starr King UU Church, Hayward, CA 2017)
I Want to Help, BUT… (UU Small Ministry Group)
Humility (Chapel Hill NC 2009)
Humility (UU Congregation of Cookeville, TN 2020)
May: Hope
Surprised by Hope (First Parish in Cambridge 2009-10)
Hope (Small Group Ministry Institute, The Mountain 2008)
Hope (First Parish UU Cohasset, MA)
Hope (Starr King UU Church Hayward, CA 2017)
2nd Session in May
Transitions in Religious/Congregational Leadership (Rev. Helen Zidowecki)
June: Justice and Honesty
Social Justice Passions (Eugene UU Church, OR 2012)
The Work of Justice (Eugene UU Church, OR 2015)
Social Responsibility (First UU Society of Burlington, Vermont 2009)
2nd Session in June or Final Session in Summer:
Farewell (and evaluations) (Eugene UU Church, OR 2012)