A Simple Walk
Finding connection and spirituality in nature through both literal and symbolic journeys.
Image credit: “Walking at the shoreline” by pedrosimoes7 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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Engaging the Abyss
David Allhusen, the program director of Kind Grounds, will share information about his journey of working with the unhoused at Kind Grounds, a new quasi-navigational center in Natrona County.
“Compass” by Walt Stoneburner is licensed under … read more.
Mother Nature: Spring Energies
Service leader Elizabeth Jo Otto will introduce April’s theme – Mother Nature with ritual, meditation, and discussion.
Photo credit: Rain drops by Luis Parravicini/ CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED
Decentralized Information & Experimentation
What prompts people to work together? We’ll look at a fictional concept from Frank Herbert’s Dune: ‘The Tansley Effect’.
“We’ve had a long time in which to build up the Tansley Effect – small-unit experiments on an amateur basis from which my science may now draw … read more.
TED Talk – “Want to Change the World? Start by Being Brave Enough to Care”
We will watch the TED Talk, Want to Change the World? Start by Being Brave Enough to Care.
Flower Communion: Offerings from Nature
Flower Communion, originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, is an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. In Reverend Capek’s original ceremony and traditionally, everyone in the congregation brings (or is given) a flower and places … read more.
Maps, Models, and Mythos
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
― Buckminster Fuller
“network” by michael.heiss is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
The Unchurching of Society: Gone Fishing and Other Causes
On Sunday March 3, Don Black and Jim Brown will explore many of the underlying causes of the recent decline in religious affiliation in America, Canada and the UK.
Photo: “Fishing” by pianowow is licensed under … read more.
Soothing Aspects of Ritual – Discussion Forum
Annette Grochowski will lead a discussion forum on the month’s theme.