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September 2020
FINDING GRACE IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE (LINK)
This event was held on September 15th, 2020. If you missed it, you can purchase a ticket below to view it. In a country that seems more and more polarized, how are we supposed to talk about politics? What does it mean to extend and receive grace when talking about hot-button political issues? We’ll explore how the lack of grace is affecting our discourse, our motivations when talking about politics, and the dangers of closing our minds as we interact…
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BREATHE, WELCOME, TRANSFORM: THE BODY AS A PATHWAY TO HEALING (LINK)
This event was held on October 20, 2020. If you missed it, you can purchase a ticket below to view this workshop. We live in uncertain times and many responses to the issues facing our society have led to a polarization that can affect our relationships. The Rev. Deanna Hollas will present a contemplative workshop exploring the spiritual practice of Breathe, Welcome, Transform as a way to love our neighbors by expanding our capacity to love ourselves.
Find out more »November 2020
GRIEF AND ACCEPTANCE FOR CAREGIVERS (LINK TO VIEW)
Explore the reality of grief and the spiritual journey toward acceptance which can accompany the slow decline of a loved one. Our speaker will share experiences and insights from her own six-year journey while caring for her husband. The Rev. Fran Shelton is a retired Presbyterian Minister and Co-Founder of Faith & Grief Ministries. She's also the author of No Winter Lasts Forever: A Memoir of Loving Bob and Loathing Alzheimers The second of four events in our Spirituality for…
Find out more »January 2021
FROM CONTEMPLATION TO COMPASSIONATE SOCIAL ACTION: THE CREATIVE ENCOUNTER OF HOWARD THURMAN
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Zoom Workshop As our social justice consciousness is raised, how does this affect the way we respond? In this workshop, Dr. Lerita Coleman-Brown will speak to the essential connection between spiritual work and social justice work by focusing on a foundational figure of the Civil Rights Movement. A mystic, theologian, and spiritual adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Howard Thurman (1899-1981) possessed the uncanny and prophetic ability to make…
Find out more »February 2021
SEEKING WHOLENESS WITH CELTIC SPIRITUALITY
Learn more about the importance of connecting with the Holy Spirit and finding God in creation, as reflected in teachings derived from Celtic Spirituality. Our speaker will discuss a simple model of the balanced Christian life that can lead to a closer relationship with God. The Rev. Dr. Larry Duggans is Executive Director of the Missional Wisdom Foundation, a non-profit organization for alternative forms of Christianity Community. He has led 17 pilgrimages to Celtic sacred sites on the island of…
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SPIRITUAL BUT NOT RELIGIOUS | NEW CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FAITH
In the past three decades, the number of people who indicate no religious affiliation is skyrocketing. Is the historic change a means for despair or is it a call to a new, awakened life beyond the pews? How do you talk about your faith in a way that engages the disenchanted? Aaron Manes is a Spiritual Director and hosts the podcast Reconstruction Calls, a conversation among friends about reconstructing faith. He serves on the staff of two Methodist churches in…
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