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Late Summer Holiday Resources
July 29, 2003
In the next two weeks there are two opportunities for reflection and
celebration - the ancient tradition of Lammas which celebrates the first
harvest, and the modern memorial of the nuclear bombing of Japan, World
Peace Day.
Lammas: August 1
Intergenerational Worship
From the current issue of New Connections, here's a plan for a family/small
group ritual in celebration of the changing season. Suggestions for
both North and South Hemisphere are included. http://www.uua.org/clf/connections/2003summer/seasons.html
Lammas is celebrated in some Unitarian Universalist churches with bread
baking and breaking, rejoicing in life's goodness and the earth's abundance.
Just about every culture in the world has developed some form of bread.
It's a powerful symbol of common ground among peoples of the world.
This summer, you and your family can celebrate Lammas and increase your
global awareness at the same time. Four international bread recipes!
http://www.uua.org/clf/connections/Summer/lammas.html
Sermon
A short sermon and description of a lay led UU worship for Lammas on
the theme of sacrifice. http://www.cuups.org/content/liturgy/sunday/sacrifice.html
Peace Day: August 6
Intergenerational resources
August 6, 1945, was a day never to be forgotten in world history. It
was the day the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan,
in a desperate effort to end World War II. Every year after that, August
6 has been known as Peace Day. The story of Sadako, retold here, is
a sad but inspiring story of one Japanese girl's fate and her classmates'
response. http://www.uua.org/clf/connections/Summer/peace-day.htm
Folding peace cranes is not simple, but can be approached as a meditation
for peace. How to fold a crane - the very step by step approach http://monkey.org/~aidan/origami/crane/crane6.html
And the quick diagram approach http://www.sadako.org/foldingcranes.htm
Reading
This litany by Becky Edmiston brings peace to the level of personal
action. http://www.uua.org/worshipweb/affirmations/edmiston-langera-litany01.html
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