September 27 – No One Stands Between Us

What if the person who was left out of the Bible still has something important to teach us about faith? Thecla was an early Christian woman whose story tells of a woman who refused the life prescribed for her, claimed her own spiritual calling, and—when no religious authority was available to baptize her—baptized herself. Her story invites us to ask what it means to trust our own experience of the sacred, to claim spiritual authority for ourselves, and to live into a Unitarian Universalism where no priest, minister, creed, or institution stands between us and the truth we are seeking.

October 4 – From the Inside of a Cloud

With the gifts of meditation and spiritual practice, we can learn to dwell in the mystery, to notice what calls to us, and to find the courage to develop a theology that is authentically our own. In a faith that invites us to question, spiritual life is not about having all the answers … it is about listening deeply for what might be true.

October 11 – Morning Altars as Spiritual Practice

Let your eyes come witness beauty and creativity, and learn about how we can integrate beauty into our spiritual practices. And we will build a morning altar together!

Please bring something from your yard, the forest, the beach, even a thrift store to put into an altar – it’s great if you can bring at least 8 of one thing – so 8 or more oyster shells, 8 pine cones, 8 handfuls of pine straw, 8 ferns, etc.

October 25 – The Thinning of the Veil

Join us for a time to remember our loved ones who have passed on and transititioned – what messages do we have for them, and what messages do they have for us? We will work at mutual healing of these relationships.

Please bring photos of your loved ones to build a community altar.

November 1 – The Sacred Work of Staying

What does it mean to stay in relationship when things become difficult? Covenant does not promise that we will never hurt one another, disagree, disappoint one another, or want to walk away. Instead, covenant gives us a way to remain connected through the hard places—to speak honestly, listen deeply, repair what has been harmed, and find our way back to one another. The sacred work of covenant is not simply learning how to be together when things are easy, but learning how to stay in relationship when they are not.