The Soul Matters May theme is “the gift of pluralism.” Our Soul Matters Groups will be exploring this theme through conversation, art and writing. Below is a reading to consider as you explore this month’s theme.
Less Beautiful Without You
by Tess Baumberger
This place would be less beautiful without you
Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Jew,
Hindu, Humanist, and Earth-centered, too.
This place would be less beautiful without you,
Your heart honed by hardship, grief, illness,
Seeking solace and comfort here among us.
This place would be less beautiful without you,
Filled with joy and gratitude,
Seeking celebration of life’s bounty.
This place would be less beautiful without you,
Curious, inquisitive, asking questions,
seeking transformations emerging from within.
This place would be less beautiful without you,
Striving to resist a world that tells us
We are so much less than we can truly be.
This place would be less beautiful without each of us,
Borne here in this morning to seek heaven’s fire
in each other’s souls, our own flames rising to meet.
Faith Development Calendar
May 1 – Dinner, 6:00PM & Vespers, 7:00PM – Celebrating Our Work Together! Final Vespers of the Congregational Year RSVP
May 5 – Buddhist Sangha, meditation, 10:15 AM RE 6
May 14 – Buddhist Sangha, 7:30-9:00 PM, Sanctuary
May 28 – Buddhist Sangha, 7:30-9:00 PM, Sanctuary
NOTE: 1st Sunday meditation resumes in Sept.
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. Last session May 30, resumes in the fall.
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: Duanne Bigelow duanelbigelow@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. New groups launch in Sept. Contact: Rev. Claudia faithdev@uuasheville.org