Welcome to the StoryTellers Small Group Study. Know you are one of many groups using this resource. You’ll find everything you to lead this Small Group Study on this page.
You have permanent access to this page for use within your group/congregation or pastoral charge. You are welcome to share the information with group participants who miss a session and want to hear the audio. For all other sharing, please ask permission.
- First on this page, you will find the Leader Guide.
- Then you will find a Participant Handout. There is one handout for use in all sessions.
- Then you will find the Audio Recordings and the Scripts for the recordings.
- Finally, you will find Other Resources referred to in the Leader Guide, including an icon of this series you can use in promoting the study in posters and online.
The print files are available in PDF version. You can download and save these to your computer.
Please, if you have any issues with downloading or opening files email me and I will do whatever I can to help or send you materials another way. Email Janice.
As you begin your Small Group Study, I also encourage you to ‘leave a comment’ below introducing your group and where you are from. This helps us hold one another in prayer as we journey through this study together.
◊ Click here to download: STORYTELLERS LEADER GUIDE
◊ Click here to download and print: Storytellers Participant Page
The Audio Recordings are easier than ever to download and save to your laptop/computer so you can play them without an internet connection. Look for the download icon 
in the top right hand corner of the audio track and follow the download directions. I recommend downloading the audio recording even if you are meeting in a space with internet.
Session 1 Audio: Introduction: Honouring the Sacred in Our Lives
◊ Click here to download: Audio Script for StoryTellers for Session 1
Session 2 Audio: Family Recipes, Old Photos & Antiques: Listen to Your Life
◊ Click here to download: Audio Script for StoryTellers for Session 2
Session 3 Audio: Quilts & Other Precious Possessions: Making Meaning
◊ Click here to download: Audio Script for StoryTellers for Session 3
Session 4 Audio: Diaries, Letters & Commonplace Books: Living Fully
◊ Click here to download: StoryTellers Audio Script #4
Information about making a Blessing Wall, Loom or Net: Each session uses a blessing wall, loom or net as a focal area, and it is used for the closing. You can use a simple fishing net. You can also use a large picture frame and run ribbons or string. You can make a blessing wall by tacking chicken wire to a frame or wall. Here are some pictures to inspire you. Click to make them larger.
For Session 1: Download and Print: Scripture Blessings
For Session 1: Suggestions for Where Were You When …
JF Kennedy was shot Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. Pass around a picture … Where were you when you heard the news?Session 1: Resources for “Where Were You When….”
Play a piece of music … here are some suggestions for hit tunes from 1945 … Ask: What were you doing when victory was won?
Show video: Walk on the moon July 16, 1969. https://youtu.be/RMINSD7MmT4
Recall something you were doing on earth during this time (or year).
Remember the 1972 Soviet Canadian Hockey Game? Show the video: https://youtu.be/lMf2fAXPS1Q Who was with you as you watched the game? Or – What else was going on for you in 1972?
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentering Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. https://youtu.be/1oBTzbKx0jo Where were you when you heard the news?
Twin Towers – Sept. 11, 2001 – What were you doing that day?
“All You Need is Love” was a 1967 Beatles hit. Play the song. What do you remember about the song? What was your greatest 1967 celebration? Video: https://youtu.be/dsxtImDVMig
Session 2 : “I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry” (Voices United #644)
Video | Lyrics found on this site.
Session 3: Blessing.
Choose one of the blessings from the sheet used in Session #1 or write a blessing of your choice.
Evaluation: Evaluation-Small-group- StoryTellers (WORD). The evaluation is in a WORD document. You can change or add questions relevant to your own setting. The participant evaluation is for your use with the group.
Leaders Evaluation. As I continue to develop these small group studies, your feedback is valuable. Please take a moment and share your experience with this Small Group Study, changes you would suggest, and future topics your group might like to explore. FEEDBACK
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