Adult Spiritual Development

New to All Souls or looking to deepen your connection? Join us for a 4-session class during which you reflect on your spiritual journey and deepen your knowledge of UU history and theology, our social justice ministry, and the inner workings of All Souls, while meeting staff and lay leaders in the church. Both newbies and long-term members are welcome!  Register here (required; no charge)

Sundays

Sept 21st, Oct 6, 12, & 19

12:30-2 pm

Dining Room, All Souls Church

Explore the development of American Unitarianism during the 19th Century.

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Explore our individual histories with prayer and talk about the many forms that prayer can take.

Forthcoming.

Build skills for conflict transformation, hosted by the Committee on Right Relations.

So many of us are struggling or looking to feel calm or grounded. Join us for a gentle yet powerful way to support body, mind, and spirit during these challenging times.

Led by Ken Yamaguchi-Clark and Carol Collins. No registration required--Just join in!

Join us for an introductory session of the Death Café, a space where honest conversations about death and end-of-life issues are welcomed and encouraged. Around the world, Death Cafés have brought people together in small social groups to “drink tea, eat cake, and talk about death and grief.”  Death cafe groups are NOT grief support groups nor counseling. Rather, they are a place to talk, listen and discuss our thoughts and feelings around death, creating a space for meaningful reflection on mortality, memory and community connection. We launch the program right after the All-Saints Day service on November 2nd.  

Led by Leslie Tolf. Registration forthcoming. 

A 10-month spiritual deepening  program for UU’s, UU Wellspring is a commitment to explore your own spiritual life, spiritual practices and understanding of Unitarian Universalism with a group of companions who support each other in the journey. Groups meet twice a month to discuss UU history and theology and the “big questions” of our lives, asking throughout how we can put our faith into action.

Mondays starting Sept 22 from 6:30-8:30 pm on Zoom (led by Libby Moore), or 

Wednesdays starting Sept 24 from 2:00-4:00 pm in person (led by Rev. Anastassia Zinke) 

No charge; Please contact Libby to register: libbymoore81@gmail.com.

Our work for racial justice calls people with different identities to engage in different ways; communities of color have specifically asked white people to take responsibility for their own education. This class creates a caring and supportive environment to help white people at All Souls cultivate self-awareness, embrace critical mindsets and develop relationships with other white people for mutual accountability – all in service of racial justice transformation!  The group will discuss white supremacy, institutional racism and critical thinking skills to begin and/or continue to confront racism and its implicit biases as they show up in our everyday lives.

Led by Bob Wittig, Jennifer Keller, and Bill Kane. Register here (required; no charge)

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Resourcing ourselves from grief to going forthSponsored by Mindful Souls, this 3-hour workshop teaches the ideas and practices from Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone’s book: Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in with Unexpected Resilience and Creative Power. Joanna is an “ecophilosopher” and scholar of Buddhism and Chris is a specialist in the psychology of resilience, sustainable happiness, and positive change. The workshop’s purpose is to draw upon our individual and collective resilience and creative power to address societal challenges such as climate change, political polarization, threats to democracy, economic upheaval and the other forces that overwhelm us.  The workshop will help us honor and process our feelings, especially grief, to free up our energy for action.  

Led by Kolya Braun-Greiner. Register here (required, on a sliding scale)