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The following format is designed for a Urantia religious gathering that is family-friendly. Three people will be needed: a song leader, moderator, and reader.
First half-hour with children: participating:
Singing
Singing
Find easy-to-learn songs from various traditions
Welcome
Greetings of Peace
Call children forward—Announce today's lesson
Children follow their teacher to their classroom
Remaining half-hour:
Prayer requests / Silent prayer
End silent prayer with the reading of selected Interfaith quotations *
Reading from The Urantia Book
Coordinate with the children's lesson or the annual cycle
Announcements
Closing Prayer or song
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* A good source for Interfaith quotations is Treasure-House of the Living Religions by Robert Ernest Hume c1932.
Suggested floor plan:
Chairs are not arranged in a circle, but rather facing front. A children's room is located directly off the back of the main room. That way, if teachers are not available, parents can keep an eye on their children, yet still feel a part of the main room activities.
Menu
Welcome
Greetings of Peace
Call children forward—Announce today's lesson
Children follow their teacher to their classroom
Remaining half-hour:
Prayer requests / Silent prayer
End silent prayer with the reading of selected Interfaith quotations *
Reading from The Urantia Book
Coordinate with the children's lesson or the annual cycle
Announcements
Closing Prayer or song
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* A good source for Interfaith quotations is Treasure-House of the Living Religions by Robert Ernest Hume c1932.
Suggested floor plan:
Chairs are not arranged in a circle, but rather facing front. A children's room is located directly off the back of the main room. That way, if teachers are not available, parents can keep an eye on their children, yet still feel a part of the main room activities.
