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Chalice Circles - Zoom/Online Anti-racism: Telling Our Stories Toward a Beloved Community. This Chalice Circle offers the opportunity to engage together in the lifelong spiritual work of anti-racism and anti-oppression. We will do this by telling our own stories and exploring our relationship with race and racism. We will explore white identity and unearned privilege. We will look at how racism acts as a barrier to building beloved community. Together we will build a brave space so we may talk about the uncomfortable reality of racism in ourselves and in the larger community |
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Chalice Circles - Zoom/Online Poetry as a Spiritual Practice Join us to explore the ways in which poetry can enrich our lives and deepen our spiritual practice. We will discuss topics like Beauty, Observing Nature, Social Conscience and others. We look forward to sharing together |
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Chalice Circles - Zoom/Online CommUUnity Connections This Chalice Circle is a place to come connect with our community by listening deeply, sharing our feelings, perspectives and personal connections to a variety of topics. These topics may include: our human connection to nature, personal growth, love, spirit, our inner narrative about current events, and connecting deeply with each other.
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Chalice Circles - Zoom/Online Transitions and Passages With monthly ministry themes as a starting place, we will explore the transitions and passages in our lives and the ways they have expanded the depth dimension of our lives.
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Chalice Circles - Zoom/Online Council Meeting
This small group ministry provides a space for people to be seen and heard through a facilitated practice for connecting to ourselves and our community through listening and speaking with intention. It is an opportunity to explore our growing edges, understand our shadows as protective responses to challenges. Through deep listening and sharing we will practice connecting with ourselves and one another while expanding and deepening our community.
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Chalice Circles - Zoom/Online A 7-principled Perspective on Current Events Featuring ways to explore current events, our group aims to maintain helpful and influential perspectives on today's news cycle from pre-election through the election and post-election phases and beyond. Grounded in UU principles, we hope to manage what we take in through media in a way that fosters spiritual health and growth.
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Chalice Circles - Zoom/Online Spirit in Practice This Chalice Circle explores and nourishes the many ways in which regular disciplines, or practices, can help us connect with the sacred ground of our individual being. Spirit in Practice affirms religious diversity while seeking unity in our communal quest for meaning and wholeness. Topics will include personal and communal practices, mind and body practices, and justice practices amongst others.
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Chalice Oak Foundation Retreat |
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Challenged and Inspired The second Source of the Living Tradition calls to mind the words and deeds of prophetic people who challenge us to words and deeds of justice and compassion. |
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Challenges of Parenting: Building Resilience - Zoom/Online Parenting can be a challenging experience for all of us. It requires us to be patient, empathetic, and resilient, especially when conflicts arise. Join us in a discussion about these challenges in a safe and supportive space. We will share tools and strategies for dealing with the inevitable conflicts that arise in parenting. The group will be carefully facilitated and guided by a highly experienced clinical social worker who, herself, has dealt with many of these challenges. Resa has been a psychotherapist with Kaiser Permanente for 40 years. This group will meet from 6:00 – 7:30 pm. For zoom link, please contact Teri Lucas at uusmreassist@gmail.com |
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Chancel Flower Donations Floral arrangements for Sunday Services and other occasions are donated by church members and friends. You can also be a "flower giver" to say thank you or for a remembrance. Sign up in the book in the church office and email office@uusm.org with your information. |