Multigenerational Day welcomes all ages for great food,
fun, learning and worship. Youth participating in
CanUUdle at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa will
join us for these events.
Join us for Lunch
The
festivities begin with lunch at 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm at
the cafeteria of Algonquin College. Locally grown,
organic food and fair trade beverages will be served.
The
cost of the lunch is included for Young Fun, Junior
Youth and CanUUdle participants. For all other
participants, this is a ticketed event, so remember to
purchase your tickets when you register ($20 for adults
and $10 for children 11 years of age and under).
As
part of the Multigenerational lunch, the Empty Bowls
Ceremony will highlight the importance of helping those
less fortunate.
We
will learn about the charities that will share
the funds that Congregations have collected and the
total amount donated. Congregations and
Fellowships that have brought bowls and donations to the
Conference will participate in a drawer to choose a
new Bowl to take home with them.
Special
Performance at the 2008 ACM: JUST FOOD
The
Kingston Unitarian Fellowship will present “JUST FOOD”
following lunch. This play will feature giant puppets,
story banners and original music, and will explore some
of the perils of our global food system and the benefits
of eating locally. Written and directed by Gordon
Darrall and Reverend Wendy Luella Perkins, this
multigenerational show of performers will be enjoyed
by all.
Afternoon
Program
Ø
Concurrent
sessions -
2:45 pm to
4:15 pm. Details on choice of 10 workshops to come. They
will be multigenerational in nature and presented by Youth
and Young Adults as well as Adults
Ø
CUC
Annual Meeting:
Part II of the Annual Meeting will focus on Social
Responsibility Resolutions and Study Resolutions.
Certificates will be presented to Congregations who have
completed the "Welcoming Congregation" program over the last
year.
Ø
Beverage
break
Ø
Concurrent
Sessions:
See list of workshops below. They are multigenerational in nature
and presented by Youth and Young Adults as well as Adults.
Parents
must pick up their children at 6 pm from Childcare. The
participants at Young Fun and Junior Youth will be attending
multigenerational day workshops. An optional pizza party
for Young Fun will be offered Sunday evening.
Recognition
Ceremonies
Join us in
the gym from 6:15 pm - 6:45 pm to witness two important
transitions in the lives of our children and youth.
Ø Coming
of Age
recognizes
the passage into adolescence of those young people who are
graduating from Grade 8 or will be eligible for YOUTH
programs in the new year. This transition will be
recognized as they are welcomed by the members of the
CanUUdle Youth Community.
Ø
The
"Bridging Ceremony"
recognizes Youth who have graduated from high school and
their Youth Group. Participants are welcomed by Young
Adults.
Youth in
the CanUUdle program return to Ottawa First at 7:00 pm.
| Multigenerational
Concurrent Sessions |
Saturday 7:30 - 9:00 pm
C4. Experiencing Spirit Play, a
Multigenerational Religious Exploration Experience:
Participants will enjoy a hands-on experience of the
much-celebrated Unitarian “Spirit Play” curriculum, created
by Jerome W. Berryman for Christian children and adapted by
Dr. Nita Penfold for Unitarian children. This curriculum
helps to foster the language of religion through
story-telling and responding to story with a choice of art
materials. For 3 - 93 year olds.
Joy Silver, Kay Dyer, Sandy Cooper
Dimanche 9h - 10h30
D2. Atelier de démonstration d’un programme
d’éduction religieuse UU pour enfants francophones :
Démonstration du premier programme d’éducation religieuse UU
en français au monde pour enfants du 5 à 12 ans qui consiste
en huit leçons, adapté en partie du programme RE anglais,
suivie d’une présentation d’une leçon et discussion sur les
projets pour développer des programmes à venir. Hannelore
Poncelet, Elizabeth McKinney Charbonneau
Sunday 2 :45 pm - 4:15 pm
E2. Social Responsibility: World Café: This workshop
will feature you, in dialogue, in small tables exchanging
ideas and learning more about real issues, climate change,
diversity, drug addiction, etc . Witness and be part of a
simple methodology for having conversations about questions
that matter. The conversations link and build on each other
as people move between table groups, cross-pollinate ideas,
and discover new insights into the questions or issues that
are most important in their life, work, congregation or
community. The World Café promises to evoke and make visible
the collective intelligence of the group, thus increasing
your capacity for effective action in pursuit of common
aims. Your opportunity to speak out, be heard and be
listened to.
Leslie Kemp, Forrest Smith & Bob Manson
Sunday 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
E4. What’s JOY got to do with it? As aging activists,
as spunky spiritual warriors, and as youth committed to
making this a better world, UUs need to ask ourselves a
burning question: What’s JOY got to do with it? Without joy,
the work can drag us down. This workshop explores the places
where we get joy. As a group, we’ll discover ways to keep
the JOY within alive and bright.
Debra Isabel Huron
Sunday 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
E5. Storytelling ABCs: Art Building Community: Come
hear and tell stories. Explore how storytelling can enhance
connections. Brainstorm ways in which your congregation can
encourage and benefit from storytelling.
Anne Nagy
Sunday 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
F2. Le cercle des générations - Life Circles:
Bringing Together Families, Generations and Groups
(bilingual session): In this interactive session, people of
all ages will have a chance to try out some activities
designed to bring together generations, families and small
groups. We will be sharing ideas for family traditions,
multigenerational worship, life transitions and collective
creation. Activities will include prompts for
story-building, and “talking in the round” (adapted from
Aboriginal circles).
Jo-Anne Elder Gomes (bilingual workshop)
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