1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,500 2 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:05,130 Jessica York: Recording tonight's webinar. 3 00:00:05,130 --> 00:00:07,890 The Fahs Collaborative, Sophia Fahs Sunday, 4 00:00:07,890 --> 00:00:09,950 is the topic for the webinar tonight. 5 00:00:09,950 --> 00:00:13,470 And we have two wonderful guest presenters. 6 00:00:13,470 --> 00:00:17,450 We have Dr. Mark A. Hicks, the Angus MacLean Professor 7 00:00:17,450 --> 00:00:19,960 at Meadville Lombard Theological School 8 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,840 and the director of the Fahs Collaborative. 9 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,950 We have Halcyon Westall, the Assistant Director 10 00:00:25,950 --> 00:00:28,090 of the Fahs Collaborative. 11 00:00:28,090 --> 00:00:31,200 I'm your host, Jessica York, your Faith Development Director 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,670 at the Unitarian Universalist Association. 13 00:00:33,670 --> 00:00:36,830 And we have Susan Lawrence, Managing Editor 14 00:00:36,830 --> 00:00:40,720 at the Faith Development Office of the Unitarian Universalist 15 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:41,540 Association. 16 00:00:41,540 --> 00:00:44,640 And she is providing our tech support for tonight. 17 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,060 Thank you, Susan. 18 00:00:47,060 --> 00:00:48,469 Thank you, presenters. 19 00:00:48,469 --> 00:00:50,260 Before we get started, we have a little bit 20 00:00:50,260 --> 00:00:52,830 of housekeeping that we have to go through. 21 00:00:52,830 --> 00:00:55,740 First of all, we're going to ask you to keep your mic muted. 22 00:00:55,740 --> 00:00:57,340 You can either mute it yourself. 23 00:00:57,340 --> 00:00:59,510 Or, if we see for some reason it's not muted, 24 00:00:59,510 --> 00:01:01,100 we will mute your mic. 25 00:01:01,100 --> 00:01:02,740 That saves us some bandwidth. 26 00:01:02,740 --> 00:01:05,060 It prevents background noises from interfering 27 00:01:05,060 --> 00:01:06,320 with the webinar. 28 00:01:06,320 --> 00:01:08,290 And we're also going to ask you not to use 29 00:01:08,290 --> 00:01:09,670 your cameras for tonight. 30 00:01:09,670 --> 00:01:11,750 Right now, no one else has their camera on, 31 00:01:11,750 --> 00:01:19,730 except for presenters, and that's fantastic. 32 00:01:19,730 --> 00:01:22,520 So there are going to be couple of times during the webinar 33 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,010 that we will be taking a poll. 34 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you 61 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:35,930 could call in on the number that's listed here. 62 00:02:35,930 --> 00:02:37,230 You'll also see that number. 63 00:02:37,230 --> 00:02:41,120 If you're in any meeting and you click on your More button 64 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,500 and tell it that you want to switch to telephone, 65 00:02:43,500 --> 00:02:45,964 that number will also pop up. 66 00:02:45,964 --> 00:02:48,130 And you may get a much better sound on the telephone 67 00:02:48,130 --> 00:02:50,330 than you would on your computer. 68 00:02:50,330 --> 00:02:52,742 If, by any chance, you have to leave the webinar early, 69 00:02:52,742 --> 00:02:54,450 or if you run into technical difficulties 70 00:02:54,450 --> 00:02:58,380 and simply can't continue on the webinar, a version of this 71 00:02:58,380 --> 00:03:01,160 will be posted on uua.org. 72 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,190 Give us a few days in order to get that 73 00:03:03,190 --> 00:03:05,920 posted, but it will be in our archive 74 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:07,450 along with all the other webinars 75 00:03:07,450 --> 00:03:09,280 we've done in the past year and a half 76 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,580 that we've been doing them. 77 00:03:12,580 --> 00:03:14,070 Now I'm going to turn things over 78 00:03:14,070 --> 00:03:18,274 to our presenters for this evening. 79 00:03:18,274 --> 00:03:20,190 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: Thank you so much, Jessica. 80 00:03:20,190 --> 00:03:22,280 We really appreciate this opportunity 81 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:27,960 to come together in this special way in this community 82 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:32,050 and talk a little bit about Sophia Fahs Sunday, which 83 00:03:32,050 --> 00:03:35,910 is one of the latest offerings of the Fahs Collaborative. 84 00:03:35,910 --> 00:03:38,440 And we're also very grateful that those of you 85 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:42,140 who have joined us by computer or telephone 86 00:03:42,140 --> 00:03:43,920 have chosen to do so. 87 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,020 I don't know about you, but it's a beautiful night 88 00:03:46,020 --> 00:03:47,470 here in Chicago. 89 00:03:47,470 --> 00:03:50,575 And maybe, perhaps you're avoiding paying your taxes 90 00:03:50,575 --> 00:03:51,900 tonight, I don't know. 91 00:03:51,900 --> 00:03:54,140 But for whatever reason, you're here. 92 00:03:54,140 --> 00:03:57,339 We are very glad that you are. 93 00:03:57,339 --> 00:03:58,880 I'm going to turn it over to Halcyon, 94 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:03,340 who is going to open us up with some words from Sophia Fahs. 95 00:04:03,340 --> 00:04:09,400 Halcyon. 96 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,160 Halcyon Westall: Sophia reminds us a deeply religious person 97 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,890 in our generation, it seems to me, 98 00:04:15,890 --> 00:04:19,860 is one who is sensitive and alert to the evidences 99 00:04:19,860 --> 00:04:22,780 of invisible creativity. 100 00:04:22,780 --> 00:04:26,960 She is one who seeks to find the sacred everywhere. 101 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:28,900 And if we were to become more aware 102 00:04:28,900 --> 00:04:32,930 of this invisible ingredients around us and in us, 103 00:04:32,930 --> 00:04:36,070 it may be that smallness, and meanness, 104 00:04:36,070 --> 00:04:38,830 and haters would wither from our lives, 105 00:04:38,830 --> 00:04:47,324 and their opposites would begin to flourish. 106 00:04:47,324 --> 00:04:49,240 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: One of the wonderful treats 107 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,370 of being able to work in the Fahs Collaborative 108 00:04:51,370 --> 00:04:54,810 and also with the MacLean Religious Education 109 00:04:54,810 --> 00:04:56,970 Collection is that we have access 110 00:04:56,970 --> 00:05:00,630 to a lot of wonderful records about our history 111 00:05:00,630 --> 00:05:02,440 and tradition. 112 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:06,035 Back in 1952, Sophia Fahs challenged 113 00:05:06,035 --> 00:05:09,190 the Unitarians, the Universalists, 114 00:05:09,190 --> 00:05:14,630 to think about how to create a space for religious educators 115 00:05:14,630 --> 00:05:17,780 and religious professionals to experiment 116 00:05:17,780 --> 00:05:20,220 with ideas around teaching and learning 117 00:05:20,220 --> 00:05:22,950 and what really makes them happen. 118 00:05:22,950 --> 00:05:26,400 So all of these years later, we are absolutely 119 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,810 thrilled that we finally have the resources and organization 120 00:05:29,810 --> 00:05:34,490 and structure to relaunch that idea in the fullness of what 121 00:05:34,490 --> 00:05:37,780 today we call the Fahs Collaborative. 122 00:05:37,780 --> 00:05:41,200 What we'd like to do is to begin by talking just a little bit 123 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,910 about the program of the Fahs Collaborative, 124 00:05:43,910 --> 00:05:47,820 so you get a sense of the container in which Sophia Fahs 125 00:05:47,820 --> 00:05:52,020 Sunday celebration is created. 126 00:05:52,020 --> 00:05:55,040 So the collaborative itself basically worked 127 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:59,470 on ideas for religious professionals as individuals. 128 00:05:59,470 --> 00:06:01,180 We worked with congregations. 129 00:06:01,180 --> 00:06:03,840 And we also worked with communities, both inside 130 00:06:03,840 --> 00:06:05,740 of Unitarian Universalism. 131 00:06:05,740 --> 00:06:09,070 And oftentimes, we're finding like-minded folks 132 00:06:09,070 --> 00:06:12,147 who want to work along with us. 133 00:06:12,147 --> 00:06:14,480 I'm going to talk just a little bit about a few programs 134 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,730 that you might have had heard about. 135 00:06:17,730 --> 00:06:21,250 One of the most visible these days is the Fahs Fellows. 136 00:06:21,250 --> 00:06:23,930 These are religious professionals 137 00:06:23,930 --> 00:06:28,920 who are lay religious educators and ministers who 138 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:33,500 all have an insight or questions about problems, 139 00:06:33,500 --> 00:06:36,940 what we call sticky problems, in religious education. 140 00:06:36,940 --> 00:06:39,020 We're very excited that we have just 141 00:06:39,020 --> 00:06:43,530 named our third cohort of fellows, which you see over 142 00:06:43,530 --> 00:06:46,520 on the far right of the scene. 143 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:55,514 They include Erika Shadowsong, who is from Massachusetts. 144 00:06:55,514 --> 00:06:56,430 Let me go do it again. 145 00:06:56,430 --> 00:07:00,170 So we've got Roberta Altimari, who's on the far left 146 00:07:00,170 --> 00:07:01,000 of that photograph. 147 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,960 Then we have Erika Shadowsong. 148 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,530 And then finally, Kevin Loughery. 149 00:07:05,530 --> 00:07:08,760 They are the newest three fellows that have been named. 150 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,480 To the left, you see the fellows for this current year, 151 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:17,580 which include Taran [INAUDIBLE], Jamil Scott, and Matthew Davis. 152 00:07:17,580 --> 00:07:19,495 And then the photograph on the bottom, 153 00:07:19,495 --> 00:07:22,060 you see the first cohort of our fellows, 154 00:07:22,060 --> 00:07:26,280 Bill [INAUDIBLE], Cat Lou, myself in the corner there. 155 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,090 And then we have Karen Bellavance-Grace. 156 00:07:29,090 --> 00:07:32,300 We are very excited that this year at General Assembly you 157 00:07:32,300 --> 00:07:36,850 will have a chance to hear from this second cohort, Taran, 158 00:07:36,850 --> 00:07:39,740 Matthew, and Jamil. 159 00:07:39,740 --> 00:07:42,630 Taran has been doing some really interesting work 160 00:07:42,630 --> 00:07:44,980 around the issues of death and dying, 161 00:07:44,980 --> 00:07:48,380 and is creating liturgical practices for families 162 00:07:48,380 --> 00:07:52,020 to use at home based on the six principles of Unitarian 163 00:07:52,020 --> 00:07:53,730 Universalism. 164 00:07:53,730 --> 00:07:56,960 Jamil there in the center is Buddhist, 165 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,250 and he is actually-- was just ordained as a Buddhist minister 166 00:08:00,250 --> 00:08:02,210 this year, and will be presenting 167 00:08:02,210 --> 00:08:06,610 his research on contemplative practices for coming 168 00:08:06,610 --> 00:08:07,960 of age folks. 169 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,280 And Matt over at the other side, Matt is a director. 170 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,810 He's the choreographer at our congregation in Denver. 171 00:08:14,810 --> 00:08:17,300 And he has been very interested in how 172 00:08:17,300 --> 00:08:22,870 to help adults teach faith formation through kinesthetics 173 00:08:22,870 --> 00:08:23,700 to people. 174 00:08:23,700 --> 00:08:25,800 And so we're very excited about what 175 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:31,150 they're going to be bringing to us in just a few weeks. 176 00:08:31,150 --> 00:08:33,480 General Assembly is just around the corner. 177 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,480 We're very excited about that. 178 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,600 You probably know about some of the professional development 179 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:43,009 collaboratories if you attended LREDA or General Assembly. 180 00:08:43,009 --> 00:08:45,300 We have a couple of different types of collaboratories, 181 00:08:45,300 --> 00:08:48,540 some which are just gatherings of a group of folks sitting 182 00:08:48,540 --> 00:08:51,100 around a table sharing a shared problem. 183 00:08:51,100 --> 00:08:54,740 And other collaboratories are wider in scope. 184 00:08:54,740 --> 00:08:57,320 You see a photograph here of two of those. 185 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,980 One on the bottom where there's a large group of folks. 186 00:08:59,980 --> 00:09:01,730 That's the UU Ministry for Earth. 187 00:09:01,730 --> 00:09:03,620 These are people who are very concerned 188 00:09:03,620 --> 00:09:06,150 about environmental issues, but never have a chance 189 00:09:06,150 --> 00:09:07,610 to collaborate on them. 190 00:09:07,610 --> 00:09:10,890 So we brought this group of about 30 folks to Detroit, 191 00:09:10,890 --> 00:09:14,120 spent 4 days there learning alongside each other, 192 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:19,160 and have created basically a variety of different responses 193 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,930 based on their ability to collaborate and to understand 194 00:09:22,930 --> 00:09:24,520 what their particular role can be. 195 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,270 We understand at General Assembly this year, 196 00:09:27,270 --> 00:09:31,880 there will probably be upwards of about 75 presentations 197 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,000 that emerged out of this group with only 30 people there. 198 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,320 It's pretty amazing. 199 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,320 And then the two pictures you see on the right 200 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,270 is the gathering that was sponsored 201 00:09:41,270 --> 00:09:43,310 by the panel on theological education. 202 00:09:43,310 --> 00:09:47,070 Because we realized that never in the history of Unitarian 203 00:09:47,070 --> 00:09:50,480 Universalism had the people who are teaching UU identity 204 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,600 courses come together to think about purpose, mission, 205 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:58,530 and sharing what it means to be a faculty member teaching 206 00:09:58,530 --> 00:09:59,660 these classes. 207 00:09:59,660 --> 00:10:02,010 And so we brought this group of folks to Chicago 208 00:10:02,010 --> 00:10:04,080 and they had a wonderful time sharing 209 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,320 and are actually presenting standards 210 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,730 to the panel on theological education 211 00:10:08,730 --> 00:10:11,010 on what quality education looks like, 212 00:10:11,010 --> 00:10:13,180 whether you're at a UU identity school 213 00:10:13,180 --> 00:10:18,860 or whether you are attending a non-identity school. 214 00:10:18,860 --> 00:10:21,010 The next slides talks a little bit 215 00:10:21,010 --> 00:10:23,050 about the religious education collection. 216 00:10:23,050 --> 00:10:27,221 And Halcyon is going to say a little bit more about that. 217 00:10:27,221 --> 00:10:28,470 Halcyon Westall: Thanks, Mark. 218 00:10:28,470 --> 00:10:31,430 We're really excited about the MacLean Religious Education 219 00:10:31,430 --> 00:10:32,110 Collection. 220 00:10:32,110 --> 00:10:35,270 It's housed at Meadville Lombard Theological School. 221 00:10:35,270 --> 00:10:39,980 And we have 200 years of Unitarian, Universalist, 222 00:10:39,980 --> 00:10:43,090 and Unitarian Universalist materials, religious education 223 00:10:43,090 --> 00:10:47,220 curricula, professional papers, all kinds of things 224 00:10:47,220 --> 00:10:48,910 that are exciting treasures. 225 00:10:48,910 --> 00:10:50,470 And we're still unearthing them. 226 00:10:50,470 --> 00:10:55,800 We have a wonderful team-- Betty Jo Middleton, Marge Corletti, 227 00:10:55,800 --> 00:11:00,040 Bobby Poole, Liz Jones, Liz Strong, and Carol Taylor. 228 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:01,800 So these are all rock stars. 229 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:06,820 And they've been coming to Meadville Lombard about twice 230 00:11:06,820 --> 00:11:07,450 a year. 231 00:11:07,450 --> 00:11:11,160 And they spend several days sorting through the collection, 232 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,260 cataloguing things, accepting the generous donations 233 00:11:14,260 --> 00:11:18,680 that you all have sent in to fill out some of our series 234 00:11:18,680 --> 00:11:20,760 that had a few pieces missing. 235 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:24,370 So thank you for things that you sent into us. 236 00:11:24,370 --> 00:11:27,260 So keep checking our website for when we have calls out 237 00:11:27,260 --> 00:11:28,990 for other bits and pieces. 238 00:11:28,990 --> 00:11:34,270 You can see this top-left picture is those old filmstrips 239 00:11:34,270 --> 00:11:37,579 from the AYS kit. 240 00:11:37,579 --> 00:11:39,370 And then we've got some of the team members 241 00:11:39,370 --> 00:11:43,777 down here on the right bottom and over on the-- I'm 242 00:11:43,777 --> 00:11:44,860 sorry, on the left bottom. 243 00:11:44,860 --> 00:11:46,590 And then on the right side, they're 244 00:11:46,590 --> 00:11:49,530 working with John Leeker, who is the archivist for Meadville 245 00:11:49,530 --> 00:11:50,610 Lombard. 246 00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:52,220 And they're doing wonderful work. 247 00:11:52,220 --> 00:11:54,180 And as they're sorting and cataloguing, 248 00:11:54,180 --> 00:11:57,180 they're able to look to what kind of materials 249 00:11:57,180 --> 00:11:59,470 could be brought into the present day 250 00:11:59,470 --> 00:12:00,980 and used in new ways. 251 00:12:00,980 --> 00:12:03,260 So they're doing wonderful work, and we're so thankful 252 00:12:03,260 --> 00:12:07,226 for their presence. 253 00:12:07,226 --> 00:12:09,600 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: The next thing we'd like to talk about 254 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:13,520 is beloved conversations which comes out 255 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,590 of the collaborative classroom project. 256 00:12:16,590 --> 00:12:18,880 One of the things we're very concerned about 257 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:23,720 is that in many areas of our religious practice, 258 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:29,070 we don't necessarily have a lens of faith formation in terms of, 259 00:12:29,070 --> 00:12:30,980 how do we think about that? 260 00:12:30,980 --> 00:12:33,760 When we started the Fahs Collaborative about-- well, 261 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:34,260 gosh. 262 00:12:34,260 --> 00:12:36,170 It's now about three years ago, we 263 00:12:36,170 --> 00:12:37,850 recognized that our conversations 264 00:12:37,850 --> 00:12:41,610 around race and ethnicity were stuck in such a trap. 265 00:12:41,610 --> 00:12:44,430 And so we created beloved conversations 266 00:12:44,430 --> 00:12:47,050 to respond to that need. 267 00:12:47,050 --> 00:12:51,120 And so here, instead of having conversations 268 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,760 that are wrapped up in judgment and argument and guilt 269 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,930 and shame and all of those factors 270 00:12:58,930 --> 00:13:03,040 that have really sort have not been helpful for us 271 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,850 for the last several years, we've 272 00:13:05,850 --> 00:13:08,900 [INAUDIBLE] that conversation in the language of faith formation 273 00:13:08,900 --> 00:13:10,680 and spirituality. 274 00:13:10,680 --> 00:13:14,830 At present, we have about 37 congregations and clusters 275 00:13:14,830 --> 00:13:18,700 of congregations that have come together for a retreat 276 00:13:18,700 --> 00:13:22,160 as well as a series of ongoing conversations. 277 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:26,140 It's almost like a small group ministry approach to the work. 278 00:13:26,140 --> 00:13:30,770 We're very excited about it and have been receiving entrees 279 00:13:30,770 --> 00:13:34,143 from both outside of Unitarian Universalism, 280 00:13:34,143 --> 00:13:38,040 from secular organizations, et cetera, about the power 281 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:39,020 of this curriculum. 282 00:13:39,020 --> 00:13:42,130 So this is a new forefront for us, 283 00:13:42,130 --> 00:13:45,230 and we're very excited to be participating 284 00:13:45,230 --> 00:13:48,660 in this particular way. 285 00:13:48,660 --> 00:13:50,440 We want to pause at this point to see 286 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,500 if there are any questions. 287 00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:55,350 I believe we have a poll at this point. 288 00:13:55,350 --> 00:14:06,910 Jessica, can you roll that up for us? 289 00:14:06,910 --> 00:14:10,320 We'd like to know if you've ever participated in a Fahs 290 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,340 Collaborative program. 291 00:14:12,340 --> 00:14:41,850 If you would be so kind as to submit your response to that. 292 00:14:41,850 --> 00:14:42,780 OK. 293 00:14:42,780 --> 00:14:46,120 So it looks like about 30% of you 294 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:50,490 have participated in some of these programs and about 60% 295 00:14:50,490 --> 00:14:51,350 of you have not. 296 00:14:51,350 --> 00:14:55,050 So we have some work to do to get you into the mix. 297 00:14:55,050 --> 00:14:57,530 These are really wonderful opportunities 298 00:14:57,530 --> 00:15:02,320 for religious professionals that are-- and they're saying to us, 299 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:03,410 we want more of this. 300 00:15:03,410 --> 00:15:10,270 So thank you for helping us get a sense of where we are. 301 00:15:10,270 --> 00:15:14,364 Halcyon, let's talk about Sophia Fahs Sunday. 302 00:15:14,364 --> 00:15:15,280 Halcyon Westall: Sure. 303 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:16,550 Thanks, Mark. 304 00:15:16,550 --> 00:15:18,640 I love this comment from Teresa, who 305 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:22,620 says that she's poked around the website over the past year. 306 00:15:22,620 --> 00:15:24,030 Great, I love hearing that. 307 00:15:24,030 --> 00:15:26,042 Keep poking around and reach out to us. 308 00:15:26,042 --> 00:15:27,750 And I hope that you'll be joining us soon 309 00:15:27,750 --> 00:15:29,240 at one of the programs. 310 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:35,060 Are we able to take down this poll from the screen? 311 00:15:35,060 --> 00:15:37,790 I don't know if I am able to. 312 00:15:37,790 --> 00:15:39,280 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: I can-- oh, no. 313 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:43,040 I don't want to do that. 314 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,490 Halcyon Westall: Just clicked the X and it went away. 315 00:15:45,490 --> 00:15:49,220 Fantastic. 316 00:15:49,220 --> 00:15:51,640 The main reason that you all probably wanted 317 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:53,580 to join this webinar is to find out 318 00:15:53,580 --> 00:15:55,480 more about Sophia Fahs Sunday. 319 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,890 And we'll get into the meat of that now. 320 00:15:58,890 --> 00:16:01,090 Sophia Fah's Sunday was the brainchild 321 00:16:01,090 --> 00:16:03,670 of our guiding team about a year ago 322 00:16:03,670 --> 00:16:06,610 when we were talking about the report that 323 00:16:06,610 --> 00:16:13,100 came from the excellence and shared ministry team, I guess. 324 00:16:13,100 --> 00:16:14,165 Researching team. 325 00:16:14,165 --> 00:16:14,660 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: [INAUDIBLE]. 326 00:16:14,660 --> 00:16:15,535 Halcyon Westall: Yes. 327 00:16:15,535 --> 00:16:17,590 It's the report of the report people. 328 00:16:17,590 --> 00:16:21,310 And they were talking about these recommendations 329 00:16:21,310 --> 00:16:23,909 of how we can break down some of the silos that 330 00:16:23,909 --> 00:16:24,950 are in our congregations. 331 00:16:24,950 --> 00:16:28,350 And [INAUDIBLE] ministers or religious educators, 332 00:16:28,350 --> 00:16:30,730 and musicians and-- ah, someone's 333 00:16:30,730 --> 00:16:33,940 got the-- it's the Task Force for Excellence 334 00:16:33,940 --> 00:16:34,790 in Shared Ministry. 335 00:16:34,790 --> 00:16:36,640 Thank you so much, Susan. 336 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:40,230 And we saw that there are these recommendations 337 00:16:40,230 --> 00:16:43,200 and we wanted to find something concrete 338 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,890 that we could help congregations, give them 339 00:16:45,890 --> 00:16:47,700 the tools that they could use that were 340 00:16:47,700 --> 00:16:49,270 simpler and accessible. 341 00:16:49,270 --> 00:16:52,030 And we approached our professional organizations, 342 00:16:52,030 --> 00:16:56,900 LREDA, the UU Musicians Network, the UU Ministers Association. 343 00:16:56,900 --> 00:16:59,460 And we also applied for a grant from the Unitarian Sunday 344 00:16:59,460 --> 00:17:00,540 School Society. 345 00:17:00,540 --> 00:17:02,560 And there was a resounding yes. 346 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,200 We want this, too. 347 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,230 And they gave financial support as well as 348 00:17:07,230 --> 00:17:09,869 approval and excitement. 349 00:17:09,869 --> 00:17:12,430 So that is what made us bring together 350 00:17:12,430 --> 00:17:15,849 a design team to make these resources available to all 351 00:17:15,849 --> 00:17:19,030 of you. 352 00:17:19,030 --> 00:17:21,380 So we wanted to ask you all a question. 353 00:17:21,380 --> 00:17:25,319 We wondered how many of you right now 354 00:17:25,319 --> 00:17:28,900 have your entire congregation worshiping together. 355 00:17:28,900 --> 00:17:34,400 Are you able to put that poll up please, Jessica? 356 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,700 So this is the worship with all ages together. 357 00:17:37,700 --> 00:17:42,400 More than once a week, once a week, monthly, three to six 358 00:17:42,400 --> 00:18:00,340 times a year, or never? 359 00:18:00,340 --> 00:18:01,770 I'm not sure if folks on the phone 360 00:18:01,770 --> 00:18:12,090 are able to participate in the poll. 361 00:18:12,090 --> 00:18:16,630 So this is very similar to our webinar yesterday in results. 362 00:18:16,630 --> 00:18:19,840 Most folks were answering that three to six times a year 363 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:23,130 they're doing a whole congregation worship. 364 00:18:23,130 --> 00:18:27,790 And there's a few folks who do once a week and monthly. 365 00:18:27,790 --> 00:18:34,710 Fantastic. 366 00:18:34,710 --> 00:18:36,497 And that's what we sort of expected 367 00:18:36,497 --> 00:18:37,580 that the answers would be. 368 00:18:37,580 --> 00:18:43,440 We know that congregations are doing everyone and worshipping 369 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,640 together periodically. 370 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:48,610 A lot of times it's done in isolation 371 00:18:48,610 --> 00:18:51,890 where the religious educator might 372 00:18:51,890 --> 00:18:53,490 be in charge of the entire service 373 00:18:53,490 --> 00:18:57,500 but without the collaboration of the other staff team. 374 00:18:57,500 --> 00:18:59,820 And then there are some folks who are really lucky 375 00:18:59,820 --> 00:19:04,540 and have full collaboration with the whole staff team together. 376 00:19:04,540 --> 00:19:05,320 Wonderful. 377 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,300 We wanted to create a resource that 378 00:19:07,300 --> 00:19:10,310 would work for all the congregations, no matter how 379 00:19:10,310 --> 00:19:11,270 big, how small. 380 00:19:11,270 --> 00:19:14,690 If you were doing it with a lay-led worship 381 00:19:14,690 --> 00:19:16,444 or if you had professionals who were 382 00:19:16,444 --> 00:19:18,110 in charge of all the different elements, 383 00:19:18,110 --> 00:19:23,410 we wanted there to be quality, multi-generational celebration 384 00:19:23,410 --> 00:19:24,930 of faith formation. 385 00:19:24,930 --> 00:19:27,580 We wanted to make sure that we addressed 386 00:19:27,580 --> 00:19:30,070 all of the multiple intelligences 387 00:19:30,070 --> 00:19:32,560 and get people moving, and thinking, 388 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:41,680 and having all of their senses inspired by this worship. 389 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:45,250 We brought together a team of folks last September. 390 00:19:45,250 --> 00:19:46,770 And you can see here on the slide 391 00:19:46,770 --> 00:19:50,860 we've got Mark David Buchholz, Kate Sullivan, [INAUDIBLE] 392 00:19:50,860 --> 00:19:52,070 Thomas. 393 00:19:52,070 --> 00:19:53,100 There's myself. 394 00:19:53,100 --> 00:19:55,540 There's Jude Geiger and Mark. 395 00:19:55,540 --> 00:20:00,120 And we decided that we wanted to get some questions settled. 396 00:20:00,120 --> 00:20:02,670 We thought, what journey is your spirit on? 397 00:20:02,670 --> 00:20:06,090 How has that changed over your life? 398 00:20:06,090 --> 00:20:08,680 Where will it go as you grow older? 399 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,920 And why do we take this journey together? 400 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,070 And these four questions inspired us and guided us 401 00:20:14,070 --> 00:20:16,319 as we developed the materials. 402 00:20:16,319 --> 00:20:17,860 These were also the questions that we 403 00:20:17,860 --> 00:20:20,310 asked our story contributors. 404 00:20:20,310 --> 00:20:23,640 So the whole journey of the spirit service 405 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,600 is linked together by these stories 406 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,960 of transformational faith formation. 407 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:34,110 We have contributors from all ages and different areas 408 00:20:34,110 --> 00:20:37,380 of Unitarian Universalism, lay people, ministers, 409 00:20:37,380 --> 00:20:41,000 religious educators, all sorts of folks coming together. 410 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,620 And they're all telling their stories 411 00:20:42,620 --> 00:20:45,140 of how this faith has really mattered and changed 412 00:20:45,140 --> 00:20:46,490 their lives. 413 00:20:46,490 --> 00:20:49,500 And then we weave all these stories 414 00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:56,670 together in the liturgy of the service. 415 00:20:56,670 --> 00:21:00,630 So this is where you can find it. 416 00:21:00,630 --> 00:21:07,040 Our resources website is thefahscollaborative.com. 417 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,280 This left side of the slide is the Home page 418 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,140 that you'll find when you land there. 419 00:21:11,140 --> 00:21:12,930 And you'll see on the right-hand side 420 00:21:12,930 --> 00:21:16,096 this wonderful image by Reverend [INAUDIBLE] Anderson 421 00:21:16,096 --> 00:21:20,520 of Sophia Fahs with-- she's got evolve in her hair 422 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,900 and the children coming out. 423 00:21:22,900 --> 00:21:26,820 And it's all very energetic, and mysterious, and wonderful. 424 00:21:26,820 --> 00:21:29,770 So when you click on her, you get to the landing page 425 00:21:29,770 --> 00:21:30,740 for the worship. 426 00:21:30,740 --> 00:21:35,220 Now, it talks a little bit about the program, what inspired us, 427 00:21:35,220 --> 00:21:39,370 and how you can go to this big blue button 428 00:21:39,370 --> 00:21:41,270 and you'll be asked for your email 429 00:21:41,270 --> 00:21:43,720 so that we know who's using the packet. 430 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,262 So that we can send you out a feedback survey later. 431 00:21:47,262 --> 00:21:49,720 That's the only way we're going to use your email for that, 432 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:55,410 is find out how it worked, because we want to hear. 433 00:21:55,410 --> 00:22:02,332 We want to be able to follow-up with you. 434 00:22:02,332 --> 00:22:04,370 I'll turn it over the Mark. 435 00:22:04,370 --> 00:22:06,230 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: So great. 436 00:22:06,230 --> 00:22:09,510 Thank you for that introduction to the history 437 00:22:09,510 --> 00:22:12,830 and the purpose of Sophia Fahs Sunday. 438 00:22:12,830 --> 00:22:16,130 So here on the website, you will find 439 00:22:16,130 --> 00:22:20,000 a lot of materials that will be very usable and practical 440 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:21,050 for you. 441 00:22:21,050 --> 00:22:25,610 You will see at the top a little order of service, 442 00:22:25,610 --> 00:22:31,580 and then also checklists and music notes, et cetera. 443 00:22:31,580 --> 00:22:34,250 One of the things that we knew would be very, very important 444 00:22:34,250 --> 00:22:39,140 was for the materials to be usable in a context that's 445 00:22:39,140 --> 00:22:41,770 relevant to you and your congregation. 446 00:22:41,770 --> 00:22:46,630 We know that our congregations are wildly, wildly different 447 00:22:46,630 --> 00:22:49,400 with a variety of different [INAUDIBLE] professional 448 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,750 and volunteer staff who have different worship 449 00:22:52,750 --> 00:22:54,130 preferences, et cetera. 450 00:22:54,130 --> 00:22:57,450 And so our goal was to basically provide 451 00:22:57,450 --> 00:23:01,240 a baseline set of materials where you could 452 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,700 use the entire piece itself. 453 00:23:03,700 --> 00:23:06,590 And from beginning to end, have an entire service 454 00:23:06,590 --> 00:23:08,795 planned that you don't have to do any work at all. 455 00:23:08,795 --> 00:23:14,650 Or, for those of us who wanted to use a specific piece 456 00:23:14,650 --> 00:23:16,860 or an aspect of the project. 457 00:23:16,860 --> 00:23:19,020 Of course, with all of this we wanted 458 00:23:19,020 --> 00:23:22,460 to encourage the religious educator, the musician, 459 00:23:22,460 --> 00:23:25,640 and the minister to come together and collaborate 460 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:29,050 on how to make this as open and accessible 461 00:23:29,050 --> 00:23:35,160 and multi-generational as possible. 462 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,900 One of the things that we thought was really wonderful 463 00:23:37,900 --> 00:23:40,540 is the use of poetry and music. 464 00:23:40,540 --> 00:23:45,120 We invited one of our ministers, Martha Valentine, 465 00:23:45,120 --> 00:23:50,630 up in Littleton, Massachusetts, who is a poet. 466 00:23:50,630 --> 00:23:53,730 She actually has an anthology that just came out last year. 467 00:23:53,730 --> 00:23:58,160 And we asked her to write prose to sort of pull 468 00:23:58,160 --> 00:23:59,730 the theme all the way through. 469 00:23:59,730 --> 00:24:02,310 And then we invited our musician in residence, 470 00:24:02,310 --> 00:24:05,550 Mark David Buckles, who you might know from the Sanctuary 471 00:24:05,550 --> 00:24:11,330 Group, to actually do an original composition that 472 00:24:11,330 --> 00:24:15,090 makes that language soar and come to life. 473 00:24:15,090 --> 00:24:21,140 We're actually going to play this small bit of this song 474 00:24:21,140 --> 00:24:31,410 that Mark wrote for us around this idea of, what do I do? 475 00:24:31,410 --> 00:24:32,360 What will I do? 476 00:24:32,360 --> 00:24:34,318 Excuse me, make sure I have the language right. 477 00:24:34,318 --> 00:24:36,120 What will I do? 478 00:24:36,120 --> 00:24:39,755 Just give you a sense of the variety of music. 479 00:24:39,755 --> 00:24:43,082 We're ready when you are. 480 00:24:43,082 --> 00:24:45,040 Halcyon Westall: Now that I am using the phone, 481 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:50,590 it doesn't come through as well. 482 00:24:50,590 --> 00:24:53,280 I'm not quite sure how I can play it and come through this. 483 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,570 Mark, are you able to bring it up right away? 484 00:24:55,570 --> 00:24:58,440 Because I just realized last webinar 485 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:02,610 we weren't using the telephones. 486 00:25:02,610 --> 00:25:19,879 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: Let's see what I can do. 487 00:25:19,879 --> 00:25:24,090 Halcyon Westall: While Mark is queuing that up, 488 00:25:24,090 --> 00:25:29,860 here's a slide showing some of the sheet music. 489 00:25:29,860 --> 00:25:32,490 And one of the nice things about the service 490 00:25:32,490 --> 00:25:35,950 is we have a variety of different styles of music, 491 00:25:35,950 --> 00:25:38,510 from the jazzy "What Will I Do?" 492 00:25:38,510 --> 00:25:43,500 And "what will I do" is used as a connecting note 493 00:25:43,500 --> 00:25:46,030 and it returns through the service as a chant. 494 00:25:46,030 --> 00:25:49,610 You can use it that way after the spoken reflections, 495 00:25:49,610 --> 00:25:50,700 the stories. 496 00:25:50,700 --> 00:25:54,920 And it's used to help bring up the wondering questions 497 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,030 for all ages. 498 00:25:56,030 --> 00:25:56,997 Do you have it, Mark? 499 00:25:56,997 --> 00:25:58,330 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: I think I do. 500 00:25:58,330 --> 00:26:00,615 Let's see what happens. 501 00:26:00,615 --> 00:26:05,565 Halcyon Westall: OK. 502 00:26:05,565 --> 00:27:14,820 [MUSIC PLAYING] 503 00:27:14,820 --> 00:27:18,550 Thanks so much, Mark. 504 00:27:18,550 --> 00:27:22,500 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: Sure. 505 00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:25,250 Halcyon Westall: So as well as the wonderful music 506 00:27:25,250 --> 00:27:31,600 that we collected-- and that audio clip is a sample. 507 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:33,990 And so it doesn't have the fullness 508 00:27:33,990 --> 00:27:36,720 that it would have with your real instruments once you get 509 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,810 your musicians from your congregation in there 510 00:27:38,810 --> 00:27:42,400 and start using your percussion instruments 511 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,650 and the wonderful tools that you have in your congregation. 512 00:27:45,650 --> 00:27:47,200 But it gives you a sense that this 513 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,280 is a really upbeat service. 514 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:55,180 And you can add your own flavor to it. 515 00:27:55,180 --> 00:27:57,700 Another thing that we really wanted to make sure we had 516 00:27:57,700 --> 00:28:01,540 is tools for all ages of people to stay engaged 517 00:28:01,540 --> 00:28:07,520 during some of the more long talking 518 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:08,970 that might happen in a service. 519 00:28:08,970 --> 00:28:12,120 Sometimes, people of any age can start 520 00:28:12,120 --> 00:28:14,800 to think, oh, I want something to do with my hands. 521 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:17,250 So we wanted a children's order of service 522 00:28:17,250 --> 00:28:20,690 with a graphic representation of the order of service. 523 00:28:20,690 --> 00:28:22,380 And also, some activities that you 524 00:28:22,380 --> 00:28:25,490 could do with pencils and crayons and whatnot. 525 00:28:25,490 --> 00:28:28,900 So these are on the left-hand side of this slide. 526 00:28:28,900 --> 00:28:30,120 You see some of that. 527 00:28:30,120 --> 00:28:33,020 And this image of the spiral is one 528 00:28:33,020 --> 00:28:36,480 that returns over the service with the wondering questions. 529 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:41,600 And that you can use cutouts of a spiral or these spirals 530 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:45,570 that are in the order of service to create a congregational art 531 00:28:45,570 --> 00:28:50,350 piece from the wondering questions. 532 00:28:50,350 --> 00:28:52,530 On the right-hand side of this slide, 533 00:28:52,530 --> 00:28:56,200 you see the six days of journeys of the faith activity. 534 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,840 These were inspired by Karen Bellavance-Grace's work, 535 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:03,580 "Full-Week Faith," which brings the faith development out 536 00:29:03,580 --> 00:29:06,640 of just Sunday and extends it all week long. 537 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:10,940 So each day, there's activities for all ages of people. 538 00:29:10,940 --> 00:29:14,770 And some of them are art-based, or journaling, 539 00:29:14,770 --> 00:29:17,880 or to take photographs. 540 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:19,940 There's a science experiment in there. 541 00:29:19,940 --> 00:29:22,850 And all of these reflect back on the questions 542 00:29:22,850 --> 00:29:26,280 that come up during the journeys of the spirit service 543 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:29,200 so that you keep coming back to these questions 544 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,430 and learning about them in new ways. 545 00:29:31,430 --> 00:29:35,160 And we encourage congregations to use the answers. 546 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,080 People can post them. 547 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:41,740 They can post photos of their pictures or stories 548 00:29:41,740 --> 00:29:44,170 and reflections on Facebook pages 549 00:29:44,170 --> 00:29:46,630 and have ways to bringing the learning back 550 00:29:46,630 --> 00:29:49,410 into the congregation again. 551 00:29:49,410 --> 00:29:57,990 So it's a flow of learning together. 552 00:29:57,990 --> 00:30:00,220 In the packet-- we want to make this easy, right? 553 00:30:00,220 --> 00:30:02,240 So it's got all the graphics you need. 554 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,360 There's order of service covers that are in black and white 555 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:06,580 and in color. 556 00:30:06,580 --> 00:30:08,220 We had a wonderful graphic designer 557 00:30:08,220 --> 00:30:12,120 who helped us work with the image that Taran did, 558 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:13,340 the lovely art. 559 00:30:13,340 --> 00:30:18,910 And we have [INAUDIBLE] for social media, 560 00:30:18,910 --> 00:30:20,820 for a Facebook page. 561 00:30:20,820 --> 00:30:25,070 There's a poster to help promote your service and inserts 562 00:30:25,070 --> 00:30:28,960 for your order of service as well. 563 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:32,730 All of these materials are on that website. 564 00:30:32,730 --> 00:30:36,190 So you'll find all of the music samples and the graphics, 565 00:30:36,190 --> 00:30:38,126 everything is there. 566 00:30:38,126 --> 00:30:41,360 It's all free. 567 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:42,860 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: So obviously, one 568 00:30:42,860 --> 00:30:47,380 of the things that really matters to us is how it works. 569 00:30:47,380 --> 00:30:50,400 We hear a lot of conversation about the need 570 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,500 for multi-generational materials and to transform 571 00:30:53,500 --> 00:30:58,030 our congregations out of sort of an ageist orientation 572 00:30:58,030 --> 00:30:59,580 around faith formation. 573 00:30:59,580 --> 00:31:03,280 And so this is really a serious attempt, 574 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,830 as Halcyon said at the beginning, where 575 00:31:05,830 --> 00:31:08,150 musicians and religious educators 576 00:31:08,150 --> 00:31:10,760 and ministers and lay folks are coming together 577 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,615 to figure out how we can begin to usher 578 00:31:13,615 --> 00:31:15,700 in this kind of new culture. 579 00:31:15,700 --> 00:31:17,040 But we need your feedback. 580 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:19,530 And so you see this form. 581 00:31:19,530 --> 00:31:25,250 It's a part of the process where we ask for your name 582 00:31:25,250 --> 00:31:27,460 and congregational information, and to tell us 583 00:31:27,460 --> 00:31:30,990 a little bit about what your experience was 584 00:31:30,990 --> 00:31:32,490 with this particular piece. 585 00:31:32,490 --> 00:31:34,970 Our hope is that we will be able to continue 586 00:31:34,970 --> 00:31:38,980 this for a couple of years, perhaps changing 587 00:31:38,980 --> 00:31:43,280 themes or prophecies as we go. 588 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,380 But we need to hear from you in order 589 00:31:45,380 --> 00:31:46,860 to know how to move forward. 590 00:31:46,860 --> 00:32:03,370 And so we invite that. 591 00:32:03,370 --> 00:32:08,030 So at this point, are there any questions about Sophia Fahs 592 00:32:08,030 --> 00:32:10,830 Sunday that you would like to ask 593 00:32:10,830 --> 00:32:17,020 that would be helpful for your planning or implementation? 594 00:32:17,020 --> 00:32:19,195 I think we have a smaller group here tonight, 595 00:32:19,195 --> 00:32:21,830 so I think we can actually take some questions. 596 00:32:21,830 --> 00:32:27,440 If you would type them in on the left on your chat box, 597 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:30,152 and we'll go from there. 598 00:32:30,152 --> 00:32:32,110 Halcyon Westall: I see one question has already 599 00:32:32,110 --> 00:32:35,050 come up for a couple of people. 600 00:32:35,050 --> 00:32:39,930 They're wondering-- I guess this is Beth and Christina wonder 601 00:32:39,930 --> 00:32:42,920 if the worship packet is intended 602 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:47,620 for a piece of the service or for an entire Sunday. 603 00:32:47,620 --> 00:32:52,070 And it's really meant to work for your congregation 604 00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:53,230 and your needs. 605 00:32:53,230 --> 00:32:56,500 There's enough material there for an entire service. 606 00:32:56,500 --> 00:32:59,320 And probably more than entire service. 607 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:03,360 There is plenty there for a whole hour service. 608 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:05,900 Or, I know there's some congregations who 609 00:33:05,900 --> 00:33:07,919 have broken it up into chunks. 610 00:33:07,919 --> 00:33:10,460 There's one congregation I know has used some of the material 611 00:33:10,460 --> 00:33:13,880 as a family chapel. 612 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:20,430 Our intention is very purposeful to hope this 613 00:33:20,430 --> 00:33:22,480 would be for all ages together. 614 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,890 We really wanted a multi-generational service. 615 00:33:24,890 --> 00:33:28,780 So we didn't automatically break out 616 00:33:28,780 --> 00:33:32,380 an auction for-- you might see in guests at your table, 617 00:33:32,380 --> 00:33:37,080 they've got options for just the religious education 618 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:43,180 program or a chapel service that's just for families. 619 00:33:43,180 --> 00:33:46,000 And our hope is that everybody is going to come together. 620 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,950 But we also know that not everyone is able to do that. 621 00:33:48,950 --> 00:33:54,440 So we knew that wonderful creative folk out there 622 00:33:54,440 --> 00:34:01,290 would be able to adjust it to the needs of your congregation. 623 00:34:01,290 --> 00:34:25,190 Any other questions that have popped up? 624 00:34:25,190 --> 00:34:28,110 One question I see here from Debbie 625 00:34:28,110 --> 00:34:31,280 wonders if there could be multiple Fahs 626 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:33,860 Sundays in a year. 627 00:34:33,860 --> 00:34:36,600 Is that another way of saying RE Sunday? 628 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,440 Do you want to that, Mark? 629 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:42,090 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: Well, it could be. 630 00:34:42,090 --> 00:34:45,920 I mean, I think it has that sort of air of flexibility. 631 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:48,030 We actually began this process of thinking 632 00:34:48,030 --> 00:34:51,730 about RE Sunday as a way for the entire congregation 633 00:34:51,730 --> 00:34:55,630 to focus its attention on religious education and faith 634 00:34:55,630 --> 00:34:58,550 formation and activities. 635 00:34:58,550 --> 00:35:00,415 And then we decided that, well, perhaps it 636 00:35:00,415 --> 00:35:03,860 would be more useful to create some materials 637 00:35:03,860 --> 00:35:06,160 around the idea of multi-generational faith 638 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:07,530 formation. 639 00:35:07,530 --> 00:35:10,190 The understanding that we have about the materials 640 00:35:10,190 --> 00:35:11,850 is that it can be used in any way 641 00:35:11,850 --> 00:35:14,660 that it's appropriate and relevant for you. 642 00:35:14,660 --> 00:35:16,360 The only restriction that I believe 643 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:19,820 we have comes from Mark David Buchholz, who's 644 00:35:19,820 --> 00:35:23,280 the composer, who asks that you only use 645 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:28,110 the music as associated with Sophia Fahs Sunday. 646 00:35:28,110 --> 00:35:30,710 So if you wanted to break this up over several Sundays, 647 00:35:30,710 --> 00:35:32,980 we say more power to you. 648 00:35:32,980 --> 00:35:37,030 Let your creativity run amok and have fun with it. 649 00:35:37,030 --> 00:35:46,100 So I think that's totally fine. 650 00:35:46,100 --> 00:35:48,560 I know there are some congregations who 651 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:52,060 are using these materials as part of a bridging Sunday. 652 00:35:52,060 --> 00:35:57,310 And they have taken some of the stories that we've provided. 653 00:35:57,310 --> 00:36:01,210 And they've also invited folks from their congregation 654 00:36:01,210 --> 00:36:02,390 for this bridging Sunday. 655 00:36:02,390 --> 00:36:04,520 It was used in the congregation to develop 656 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:08,380 their own stories of moments of transformation 657 00:36:08,380 --> 00:36:10,020 in faith development. 658 00:36:10,020 --> 00:36:13,020 So there is ways that you can brinh-- 659 00:36:13,020 --> 00:36:16,130 you invite your congregation to do that reflection work. 660 00:36:16,130 --> 00:36:21,575 And they can become part of the service. . 661 00:36:21,575 --> 00:36:23,570 Jessica York: I think there was also 662 00:36:23,570 --> 00:36:27,650 some question, Mark and Halcyon, about the poll question 663 00:36:27,650 --> 00:36:31,360 that you used earlier where you asked, 664 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:35,560 how often does your congregation worship all together? 665 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,280 And some people are wondering whether that question 666 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:42,140 meant for the entire service or for a piece of a service? 667 00:36:42,140 --> 00:36:44,730 And I think probably people answered in different ways 668 00:36:44,730 --> 00:36:47,370 according to their own congregational culture 669 00:36:47,370 --> 00:36:49,800 and their own understanding of the question. 670 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:51,290 And I think it was fine for people 671 00:36:51,290 --> 00:36:56,760 to answer in whichever way they felt was appropriate. 672 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:58,280 Halcyon Westall: Certainly. 673 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:00,840 I think probably in my mind, I was thinking 674 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:04,890 for the entire service. 675 00:37:04,890 --> 00:37:06,780 But certainly, if you interpreted it 676 00:37:06,780 --> 00:37:11,076 a different way, fine with me. 677 00:37:11,076 --> 00:37:13,450 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: It will be interesting research to do. 678 00:37:13,450 --> 00:37:16,300 Halcyon Westall: Yeah. 679 00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:18,180 I think that both Mark and I were 680 00:37:18,180 --> 00:37:20,070 hoping with both of those questions 681 00:37:20,070 --> 00:37:23,270 to be able to get information from the folks attending 682 00:37:23,270 --> 00:37:27,320 the webinar because we get to learn from-- any time we do 683 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:32,610 programs with folks, we want to learn more about who's coming 684 00:37:32,610 --> 00:37:33,990 and how we can serve you better. 685 00:37:33,990 --> 00:37:38,669 So that was the question hoping in that direction. 686 00:37:38,669 --> 00:37:40,460 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: First, I have a question 687 00:37:40,460 --> 00:37:48,370 from Theresa, who asked about videos that the collaborative 688 00:37:48,370 --> 00:37:50,550 has gathered around congregations 689 00:37:50,550 --> 00:37:53,350 who have tried this already. 690 00:37:53,350 --> 00:37:55,650 We don't have any videos yet and would 691 00:37:55,650 --> 00:38:01,870 love to have that piece of data in our database here. 692 00:38:01,870 --> 00:38:06,200 And so Theresa, please be the first one to do that. 693 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,710 Get some video and send it to us. 694 00:38:08,710 --> 00:38:13,490 We do have folks who have sent in a photograph. 695 00:38:13,490 --> 00:38:14,710 There it is. 696 00:38:14,710 --> 00:38:17,360 This is our congregation in Brookline, 697 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:20,800 which did this either last Sunday or two Sundays ago, 698 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:22,210 and shared that with us. 699 00:38:22,210 --> 00:38:25,460 And so please do share. 700 00:38:25,460 --> 00:38:28,030 It would be very helpful. 701 00:38:28,030 --> 00:38:29,530 Halcyon Westall: We're really hoping 702 00:38:29,530 --> 00:38:32,970 that folks will send in photos and feedback 703 00:38:32,970 --> 00:38:37,760 straight to us or to post on our Facebook site, our Facebook 704 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:39,750 page. 705 00:38:39,750 --> 00:38:41,850 That would be wonderful. 706 00:38:41,850 --> 00:38:45,874 Want to see how it's working. 707 00:38:45,874 --> 00:38:47,290 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: One of the ways 708 00:38:47,290 --> 00:38:48,664 that we are supporting this-- I'm 709 00:38:48,664 --> 00:38:55,780 going to go ahead and forward quickly through these slides. 710 00:38:55,780 --> 00:38:58,060 In support of Sophia Fahs Sunday, we 711 00:38:58,060 --> 00:39:00,780 decided that we needed to have a way 712 00:39:00,780 --> 00:39:04,990 to localize the story about religious education and faith 713 00:39:04,990 --> 00:39:06,400 formation in our congregations. 714 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,880 As you know, there is a lot of different ways 715 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:12,200 in which we language this work. 716 00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:17,240 And so we created this category of Fahs ambassadors. 717 00:39:17,240 --> 00:39:20,555 And so if you were at LREDA and Atlanta this past year, 718 00:39:20,555 --> 00:39:23,120 you'll remember that we did a presentation on this 719 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:26,060 and invited folks to become an ambassador. 720 00:39:26,060 --> 00:39:27,880 And basically, what this person does 721 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:32,690 is to become sort of a resource for the ministry team 722 00:39:32,690 --> 00:39:34,960 and the congregation who can explain 723 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:36,940 how to use the material. 724 00:39:36,940 --> 00:39:39,750 Oftentimes, if you have people on staff 725 00:39:39,750 --> 00:39:43,380 who don't bring an educator's lens to materials, 726 00:39:43,380 --> 00:39:45,500 they can be somewhat difficult to understand, 727 00:39:45,500 --> 00:39:47,950 or the assumptions behind the work. 728 00:39:47,950 --> 00:39:50,080 And so we wanted Fahs ambassadors to sort of 729 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:54,110 be there in the congregation to help, number one, alert 730 00:39:54,110 --> 00:39:57,560 the staff if they aren't aware that these resources are there. 731 00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:00,390 And then also, to be an on-the-ground person 732 00:40:00,390 --> 00:40:05,120 to support the staff and members, 733 00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:08,540 too, obviously in using the materials. 734 00:40:08,540 --> 00:40:11,120 One of the things that we haven't talked about a lot 735 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:13,980 is the idea of sharing the plate. 736 00:40:13,980 --> 00:40:15,630 And so on this particular Sunday, 737 00:40:15,630 --> 00:40:19,370 we're asking congregations as an act of reciprocity 738 00:40:19,370 --> 00:40:22,270 to think about sharing the plate with the Fahs Collaborative. 739 00:40:22,270 --> 00:40:27,130 And that money would be used for supporting future work 740 00:40:27,130 --> 00:40:29,130 in creating materials. 741 00:40:29,130 --> 00:40:34,140 And also, to support the work of the collaborative in general. 742 00:40:34,140 --> 00:40:46,469 And so again, we welcome any and all that can be shared with us. 743 00:40:46,469 --> 00:40:48,010 Halcyon Westall: So we are coming out 744 00:40:48,010 --> 00:40:50,570 and doing some great events in the next few months. 745 00:40:50,570 --> 00:40:52,940 We hope that you'll be able to join us. 746 00:40:52,940 --> 00:40:57,530 As Mark mentioned earlier, our second cohort or Fahs Fellows 747 00:40:57,530 --> 00:41:02,520 is going to be presenting their research just before General 748 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:06,630 Assembly starts, June 24th from 3:30 to 5:30 749 00:41:06,630 --> 00:41:09,310 PM after the Berry Street Essay. 750 00:41:09,310 --> 00:41:11,630 So we'll meet at the Ambridge and we'll 751 00:41:11,630 --> 00:41:14,070 have some great food together, and we'll 752 00:41:14,070 --> 00:41:15,730 hear some wonderful learning. 753 00:41:15,730 --> 00:41:18,140 And we'll also hear presentations 754 00:41:18,140 --> 00:41:22,880 from the Shared Ministry Implementation Task Force. 755 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:25,290 So it's going to be this wonderful celebration of shared 756 00:41:25,290 --> 00:41:26,390 ministry. 757 00:41:26,390 --> 00:41:28,320 I'm putting the link to where you 758 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,560 can reserve a seat for that. 759 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:33,380 We'd love to know how many folks are going to be there 760 00:41:33,380 --> 00:41:35,370 so we can make sure that there's enough room 761 00:41:35,370 --> 00:41:37,390 and enough food for everybody. 762 00:41:37,390 --> 00:41:41,240 So there's a link to that event that I just put up in the chat. 763 00:41:41,240 --> 00:41:42,410 Mark. 764 00:41:42,410 --> 00:41:44,368 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: Yeah, the other thing I just 765 00:41:44,368 --> 00:41:47,280 wanted to say to contextualize how this event falls, 766 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:50,400 the LREDA professional day meeting, the June meeting, 767 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:54,344 is also on that same day and Ends I Think At 3:30 or 4:30. 768 00:41:54,344 --> 00:41:55,260 Halcyon Westall: 3:30. 769 00:41:55,260 --> 00:41:57,051 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: We're hoping that people 770 00:41:57,051 --> 00:42:02,500 will be coming from both directions after the afternoon 771 00:42:02,500 --> 00:42:06,360 presentations to have this celebration of shared 772 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:08,590 ministry in the same space. 773 00:42:08,590 --> 00:42:11,080 So that's our hope. 774 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,100 Halcyon Westall: And not just ministers 775 00:42:13,100 --> 00:42:14,470 and religious educators. 776 00:42:14,470 --> 00:42:16,980 If you are a musician, if you're a layperson, 777 00:42:16,980 --> 00:42:20,420 you're invited to this event. 778 00:42:20,420 --> 00:42:22,850 And also during General Assembly in Portland, 779 00:42:22,850 --> 00:42:24,570 Mark and I are going to be giving 780 00:42:24,570 --> 00:42:28,960 a workshop called "Incubating Seeds of Promise 781 00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:30,190 Into Possibility." 782 00:42:30,190 --> 00:42:34,630 We get a lot of people wondering about our collaborative, 783 00:42:34,630 --> 00:42:37,850 and wondering how that works and what sort of techniques 784 00:42:37,850 --> 00:42:38,630 that we use. 785 00:42:38,630 --> 00:42:42,740 Is there tips and ways that they can bring that collaboration 786 00:42:42,740 --> 00:42:44,250 into their congregation? 787 00:42:44,250 --> 00:42:49,190 So we're going to be creating an experiment, an incubator, right 788 00:42:49,190 --> 00:42:51,380 there at General Assembly. 789 00:42:51,380 --> 00:42:53,950 So this is a participatory workshop. 790 00:42:53,950 --> 00:42:56,120 And we hope that you'll join us. 791 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:59,145 You want to say a couple more things about that, Mark? 792 00:42:59,145 --> 00:43:01,270 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: I think you've done a great job. 793 00:43:01,270 --> 00:43:01,660 Halcyon Westall: All right. 794 00:43:01,660 --> 00:43:02,380 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: [INAUDIBLE]. 795 00:43:02,380 --> 00:43:04,920 Halcyon Westall: That will be on Friday in the afternoon, 796 00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:09,217 I Think About 3:00 or 3:30 that one's going on. 797 00:43:09,217 --> 00:43:11,300 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: I was going to say, think of it 798 00:43:11,300 --> 00:43:13,324 as a reality show. 799 00:43:13,324 --> 00:43:15,240 Halcyon Westall: That's going to scare people. 800 00:43:15,240 --> 00:43:18,097 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: It could be kind of fun. 801 00:43:18,097 --> 00:43:20,680 Halcyon Westall: I hope there's way less drama than on reality 802 00:43:20,680 --> 00:43:21,160 shows. 803 00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:21,660 We'll see. 804 00:43:21,660 --> 00:43:23,399 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: Yeah. 805 00:43:23,399 --> 00:43:24,940 We'll see what happens as it happens. 806 00:43:24,940 --> 00:43:25,500 But that's the exciting part. 807 00:43:25,500 --> 00:43:27,780 Halcyon Westall: We'll have a good time anyway. 808 00:43:27,780 --> 00:43:30,260 So later in the year, we're going 809 00:43:30,260 --> 00:43:33,060 to be joining LREDA Fall Conference down 810 00:43:33,060 --> 00:43:35,300 in Morristown, New Jersey. 811 00:43:35,300 --> 00:43:36,870 And that's in October. 812 00:43:36,870 --> 00:43:39,690 I believe it's the 21st and the 22nd. 813 00:43:39,690 --> 00:43:43,720 So just before the actual conference begins, 814 00:43:43,720 --> 00:43:46,630 we'll have a two-day workshop that is 815 00:43:46,630 --> 00:43:48,950 based on beloved conversations. 816 00:43:48,950 --> 00:43:51,290 And this is a professional development workshop 817 00:43:51,290 --> 00:43:53,680 that's meant for ministry team. 818 00:43:53,680 --> 00:43:55,880 So we're inviting the teams to come together-- 819 00:43:55,880 --> 00:43:59,005 musicians, religious educators, and ministers. 820 00:43:59,005 --> 00:44:00,370 See, there's a theme here. 821 00:44:00,370 --> 00:44:02,790 We want folks coming together, learning together, 822 00:44:02,790 --> 00:44:05,880 and collaborating together on these sort 823 00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:10,630 of big issues in religious education and ministry. 824 00:44:10,630 --> 00:44:12,850 So look for that announcement. 825 00:44:12,850 --> 00:44:14,660 That will be coming into your email 826 00:44:14,660 --> 00:44:16,320 and across our Facebook page. 827 00:44:16,320 --> 00:44:22,540 And we hope that you can join us. 828 00:44:22,540 --> 00:44:26,115 I imagine that there are a few more questions that have 829 00:44:26,115 --> 00:44:27,660 popped into your brains. 830 00:44:27,660 --> 00:44:29,880 We don't want anybody leaving and feeling 831 00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:32,770 like we didn't address them. 832 00:44:32,770 --> 00:44:36,290 Here's one from Teresa. 833 00:44:36,290 --> 00:44:39,290 Theresa was about to ask about the process. 834 00:44:39,290 --> 00:44:44,780 Is that about collaboration? 835 00:44:44,780 --> 00:44:45,320 I think so. 836 00:44:45,320 --> 00:44:48,170 Do you know if the workshop will be taped and put 837 00:44:48,170 --> 00:44:51,250 on the web for those who are excited to bring collaboration 838 00:44:51,250 --> 00:44:54,380 and incubation to congregation? 839 00:44:54,380 --> 00:44:56,430 Yes, they've told us that they're 840 00:44:56,430 --> 00:44:58,220 going to record that workshop. 841 00:44:58,220 --> 00:45:03,100 So it should be available on the UUA website. 842 00:45:03,100 --> 00:45:03,960 Facebook page. 843 00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:10,420 I will get that for you. 844 00:45:10,420 --> 00:45:25,906 I think it's just the Fahs Collaborative after Facebook. 845 00:45:25,906 --> 00:45:27,140 Oh, Robin. 846 00:45:27,140 --> 00:45:27,700 You're fast. 847 00:45:27,700 --> 00:45:29,000 You got that very quickly. 848 00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:46,080 Thank you. 849 00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:48,760 One question that came up-- oh, it was Christina. 850 00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:49,260 Sorry. 851 00:45:49,260 --> 00:45:50,680 Thank you. 852 00:45:50,680 --> 00:45:53,090 One question that came up in the last webinar 853 00:45:53,090 --> 00:45:56,580 was if congregations are planning 854 00:45:56,580 --> 00:46:02,050 to use Sophia Fahs Sunday as a teacher recruitment Sunday. 855 00:46:02,050 --> 00:46:06,800 I know a lot of congregations run that as part of their bring 856 00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:08,050 RE service. 857 00:46:08,050 --> 00:46:11,310 And I do know of at least one congregation that 858 00:46:11,310 --> 00:46:16,900 is using that, at least most of the worship materials. 859 00:46:16,900 --> 00:46:20,070 And then also inviting some teachers 860 00:46:20,070 --> 00:46:22,980 to offer their own stories so they're 861 00:46:22,980 --> 00:46:37,290 woven together as part of their teacher recruitment service. 862 00:46:37,290 --> 00:46:39,290 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: Webinars challenge your sense 863 00:46:39,290 --> 00:46:45,990 of wait time, don't they? 864 00:46:45,990 --> 00:46:48,350 There are other questions working their way 865 00:46:48,350 --> 00:46:54,045 through the system. 866 00:46:54,045 --> 00:46:55,920 Halcyon Westall: I don't want to miss anyone. 867 00:46:55,920 --> 00:47:00,262 I'm hoping that Susan or Jessica is checking the chat so 868 00:47:00,262 --> 00:47:02,630 that we don't miss anyone. 869 00:47:02,630 --> 00:47:04,130 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: And I guess there 870 00:47:04,130 --> 00:47:12,140 might be people who are not on a computer who want to speak. 871 00:47:12,140 --> 00:47:14,020 Halcyon Westall: I see a question. 872 00:47:14,020 --> 00:47:17,410 Someone wondered if we're tracking the congregations that 873 00:47:17,410 --> 00:47:21,350 use the materials. 874 00:47:21,350 --> 00:47:24,700 Yes, we're tracking who is entering their email 875 00:47:24,700 --> 00:47:26,776 to gain access to the packet. 876 00:47:26,776 --> 00:47:28,150 In that way, we're tracking them. 877 00:47:28,150 --> 00:47:31,290 And then, more voluntarily we're asking people 878 00:47:31,290 --> 00:47:34,890 to fill out the Feedback Survey. 879 00:47:34,890 --> 00:47:38,290 For folks who don't send us the Feedback Survey, 880 00:47:38,290 --> 00:47:41,382 then I will probably send out a reminder. 881 00:47:41,382 --> 00:47:43,715 I'm not exactly sure when they're holding their service, 882 00:47:43,715 --> 00:47:45,450 so I have to kind of guess. 883 00:47:45,450 --> 00:47:47,810 I'll wait a couple of months and send out the survey 884 00:47:47,810 --> 00:47:49,580 and say we'd love to hear how you've 885 00:47:49,580 --> 00:47:54,910 used the materials, which ones were used, which ones really 886 00:47:54,910 --> 00:47:57,650 were wonderful, which ones were not so great. 887 00:47:57,650 --> 00:48:01,210 So that for next year when we're planning the service, 888 00:48:01,210 --> 00:48:03,200 we can learn from that and provide 889 00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:07,810 the best material possible. 890 00:48:07,810 --> 00:48:13,830 We've already had over 250 folks sign-up through the website 891 00:48:13,830 --> 00:48:15,520 to access the materials. 892 00:48:15,520 --> 00:48:21,890 So we're really excited about the response. 893 00:48:21,890 --> 00:48:23,710 It shows us that this is something 894 00:48:23,710 --> 00:48:38,209 that folks were hungry for or at least curious about. 895 00:48:38,209 --> 00:48:40,000 Jessica York: So we'll have one last minute 896 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:53,820 here as an opportunity for any questions. 897 00:48:53,820 --> 00:48:56,472 I think that we're good. 898 00:48:56,472 --> 00:48:57,680 Dr. Mark A. Hicks: All right. 899 00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:03,700 I would like to, again, thank you for coming tonight 900 00:49:03,700 --> 00:49:05,780 and for hearing a little bit more 901 00:49:05,780 --> 00:49:09,910 about what it is that we are trying to do. 902 00:49:09,910 --> 00:49:12,380 And also, to thank the staff at the Faith Development 903 00:49:12,380 --> 00:49:14,880 Office who are hosting this conversation 904 00:49:14,880 --> 00:49:21,570 and trying to ensure that we're all being as well-informed 905 00:49:21,570 --> 00:49:27,740 and supported as possible. 906 00:49:27,740 --> 00:49:30,170 So we have some closing words. 907 00:49:30,170 --> 00:49:33,980 And they're words of encouragement from Jeff Moss. 908 00:49:33,980 --> 00:49:38,650 The poem called, "On the Other Side of the Door." 909 00:49:38,650 --> 00:49:43,275 "On the other side of the door, we can be different. 910 00:49:43,275 --> 00:49:47,160 As smart and brave and as funny or strong 911 00:49:47,160 --> 00:49:51,260 as people could want to be. 912 00:49:51,260 --> 00:49:53,490 There's nothing too hard for us to do. 913 00:49:53,490 --> 00:49:56,010 There's no place we can't explore 914 00:49:56,010 --> 00:50:02,270 because everything happens on the other side of the door. 915 00:50:02,270 --> 00:50:05,350 On the other side of the door, I don't have to go alone. 916 00:50:05,350 --> 00:50:08,670 If you come too, we can sail tall ships 917 00:50:08,670 --> 00:50:11,640 and fly where the wind has blown. 918 00:50:11,640 --> 00:50:14,420 And wherever we can go, it is almost 919 00:50:14,420 --> 00:50:16,990 sure we'll find that we're looking 920 00:50:16,990 --> 00:50:21,650 for because everything can happen 921 00:50:21,650 --> 00:50:24,330 on the other side of the door." 922 00:50:24,330 --> 00:50:27,110 In the spirit of exploration and adventure 923 00:50:27,110 --> 00:50:30,540 and learning about the boundaries of our hearts 924 00:50:30,540 --> 00:50:35,190 and our sense of possibility, we give gratitude and thanks 925 00:50:35,190 --> 00:50:39,390 for you and for the work that we are doing. 926 00:50:39,390 --> 00:50:49,080 Thank you again. 927 00:50:49,080 --> 00:50:50,940 Jessica York: And I saw people thanking you 928 00:50:50,940 --> 00:50:54,620 for your collaborative efforts at the Fahs Collaborative. 929 00:50:54,620 --> 00:50:57,500 And I want to say thank you for your collaborative efforts 930 00:50:57,500 --> 00:51:02,610 of being part of this webinar, both yesterday and today. 931 00:51:02,610 --> 00:51:04,590 And of course, there have been rehearsals 932 00:51:04,590 --> 00:51:06,150 and preparing PowerPoints. 933 00:51:06,150 --> 00:51:08,090 So a lot of effort has gone into it. 934 00:51:08,090 --> 00:51:11,650 And I want to thank both Mark and Halcyon for being 935 00:51:11,650 --> 00:51:13,500 here this evening with us. 936 00:51:13,500 --> 00:51:16,920 I also want to thank all those participants who were here 937 00:51:16,920 --> 00:51:18,310 as part of this webinar. 938 00:51:18,310 --> 00:51:21,680 You've got a lot of things, I know, on your agenda to do 939 00:51:21,680 --> 00:51:23,730 and our evening time can be really precious. 940 00:51:23,730 --> 00:51:27,530 And I appreciate your giving this time to your face, to come 941 00:51:27,530 --> 00:51:29,292 and attended this webinar. 942 00:51:29,292 --> 00:51:31,400 So I wanted to tell you a little bit about some 943 00:51:31,400 --> 00:51:35,700 of the upcoming webinars from the faith Development Office. 944 00:51:35,700 --> 00:51:39,480 In May, we'll have a webinar on the competencies for those 945 00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:42,920 who advise Unitarian Universalist youth. 946 00:51:42,920 --> 00:51:46,120 Give us a chance to hear from Jennica Davis-Hockett, who 947 00:51:46,120 --> 00:51:47,600 is the new Leadership Development 948 00:51:47,600 --> 00:51:50,630 Associate at the Unitarian Universalist Association. 949 00:51:50,630 --> 00:51:52,950 And I know Jennica is very excited about that webinar. 950 00:51:52,950 --> 00:51:56,550 She's going to introduce some new resources for us 951 00:51:56,550 --> 00:51:58,350 youth advisors. 952 00:51:58,350 --> 00:52:01,090 And then in June, we're going to have a webinar on raising 953 00:52:01,090 --> 00:52:03,080 sexually healthy kids. 954 00:52:03,080 --> 00:52:05,790 Melanie J. Davis in our Faith Development Office. 955 00:52:05,790 --> 00:52:07,940 She's our Whole Lives Program Associate. 956 00:52:07,940 --> 00:52:10,610 She'll be presenting that webinar, telling people 957 00:52:10,610 --> 00:52:12,880 a little bit about a new parent program 958 00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:16,920 that we have on talking to your kids about sexuality issues, 959 00:52:16,920 --> 00:52:19,510 and looking for some field testers for both the parent 960 00:52:19,510 --> 00:52:22,820 program and for our upcoming revision 961 00:52:22,820 --> 00:52:26,090 of the new second edition for [INAUDIBLE] grades four 962 00:52:26,090 --> 00:52:28,030 and six. 963 00:52:28,030 --> 00:52:30,750 You have on this slide also an address 964 00:52:30,750 --> 00:52:32,820 where you can write to us. 965 00:52:32,820 --> 00:52:34,750 If you have questions about webinars 966 00:52:34,750 --> 00:52:38,190 or if you want to register for either of these two webinars. 967 00:52:38,190 --> 00:52:40,200 And our website, which is where you 968 00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:42,550 can find archives of all the webinars 969 00:52:42,550 --> 00:52:47,450 that we've held in the past. 970 00:52:47,450 --> 00:52:49,700 And it will, of course, include this webinar too. 971 00:52:49,700 --> 00:52:52,410 Give us a few days and we'll have this up in the archive 972 00:52:52,410 --> 00:52:54,490 in case you want to go back and listen to it 973 00:52:54,490 --> 00:52:57,390 or if you'd like to share it with others. 974 00:52:57,390 --> 00:53:01,360 So until next time, thank you all so much 975 00:53:01,360 --> 00:53:04,490 for being in attendance today. 976 00:53:04,490 --> 00:53:06,060 I see Robin has a question about, 977 00:53:06,060 --> 00:53:09,120 do we have her down for a field test? 978 00:53:09,120 --> 00:53:10,462 I don't know, Robin. 979 00:53:10,462 --> 00:53:12,170 It may be something that you communicated 980 00:53:12,170 --> 00:53:13,150 with Melanie about. 981 00:53:13,150 --> 00:53:16,190 Melanie's keeping track of that. 982 00:53:16,190 --> 00:53:21,455 You can email Melanie at mjdavis@uua.org. 983 00:53:21,455 --> 00:53:22,580 There's that address of it. 984 00:53:22,580 --> 00:53:24,430 She knows, OK. 985 00:53:24,430 --> 00:53:27,440 Then I'm sure she's probably got that list ready for you. 986 00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:29,150 But I appreciate you're making sure 987 00:53:29,150 --> 00:53:31,830 that we know that you are definitely interested. 988 00:53:31,830 --> 00:53:34,850 I think the parent program is going to be exciting, too. 989 00:53:34,850 --> 00:53:37,442 So thank you for volunteering to field test. 990 00:53:37,442 --> 00:53:38,900 That's a really important function. 991 00:53:38,900 --> 00:53:41,420 And we always need congregations to do this. 992 00:53:41,420 --> 00:53:43,660 You ask her every month. 993 00:53:43,660 --> 00:53:44,410 It's coming. 994 00:53:44,410 --> 00:53:46,880 It's coming. 995 00:53:46,880 --> 00:53:49,287 So thank you also for being here tonight. 996 00:53:49,287 --> 00:53:51,370 And everyone else who's been here tonight with us, 997 00:53:51,370 --> 00:53:54,370 thank you for people who attend regularly. 998 00:53:54,370 --> 00:53:56,950 You make this all worthwhile for us. 999 00:53:56,950 --> 00:54:00,970 And until next time, keep the faith. 1000 00:54:00,970 --> 00:54:14,500