The Soul Matters January theme is “the gifts of Equity & Justice.” Our Soul Matters Groups will be exploring this theme through conversation, art and writing.
Below are a few questions from this month’s packet for you to consider:
What did “fighting injustice” look like in your family of origin?
Were you a child that wanted everything to be fair? Either way, how has that childhood relationship fairness played out in your adult life?
How do you differentiate between justice and equity? Does that distinction matter?
What personal or societal injustice has most shaped your life?
What have you learned about the relationship between anger and justice work?
When the enormity of injustice looms, what enables you to hold onto hope?What have you learned about balancing the competing desires to save and savor the world?
Registration Open!
Power for the Peaceful: A Class on Taoism
Are there Original Instructions on how to live the most responsible life? Yes! While you may have heard about such Instructions before, Marc Mullinax will invite us to explore how Taoism, a 2500-year-old set of “original instructions” – a “theory of everything” spirituality, still speaks to us today. Marc is a retired Mars Hill professor, author of a new translation of Tao Te Ching and frequent speaker in UU congregations in the area.We will meet Wed. evenings, 6:00 -7:30 PM in the Sanctuary, March 13, 27, April 10, 24.
To register contact Jane Bramham janebramham@gmail.com
Faith Development Calendar
Feb 24 – The Big Event, 5:30-8:30 PM, Sandburg Hall; Contact lrec@uuasheville.org for details
Feb 27 – Buddhist Sangha, 7:30- 9:00PM, Sanctuary
March 3- Meditation Circle; Buddhist Sangha; 10:15 AM, RE 6
March 6 – Reproductive Justice Vespers, Dinner 6PM, Vespers 7PM. Please RSVP.
March 17 – Let’s Celebrate the Coming of Spring! Blue Ridge Spirit CUUPS celebration of spring equinox, also known as Ostara, on Sunday, March 17, at 5:00 pm. Join in! This holiday marks a point of equilibrium, when dark and light,masculine and feminine, and inner and outer are in perfect balance. Ostara celebrates surviving the long, dark winter and honors the Goddess Ostara, or Eostre, after whom Easter is named. Please bring a dish to share for the potluck afterwards.
March 20 – Blood Drive @UUAvl. Details here.
March 28 –An Opportunity for Connection: A Taste of Soul
Curious about the Soul Matters Groups here at UU Avl? Join Rev. Claudia to learn about these groups as you explore this month’s theme: the gifts of equity and justice. In person, March 28, noon-1PM.
To register contact Rev. Claudia faithdev@uuasheville.org
May 5 Small Groups Facilitator Meet-Up, 12:30-1:30 PM, SH
Spiritual Deepening Groups
Life Abundant – Join Rev. Audette any Thursday at 10 am via Zoom forLife, Abundant – a weekly exploration of spirituality, science, poetry, biology & more. Zoom access information on our UUAvl website calendar.
Covenant of UU Pagans – CUUPS. Contact: Sherry Lundquist sherry_lundquist@yahoo.com
Buddhist Sanhga – meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:30 pm in Sandburg Hall; 1st Sunday Mediation Circle, 10:15AM.
Contact: Sequoyah Rich sequoyahrich333@gmail.com, or Stef Garvin stef@giftsintogold.com.
Soul Matters Groups – Conversation Groups, UU Writers Group and Creativity Matters group explore monthly themes Sept.- June. Contact: Rev. Claudia faithdev@uuasheville.org