Spiritual Practice

​Our hope is that you find Unity Church to be a place where you can find and keep your balance, where you can find support to lead a loving life of integrity, service, and joy. Spiritual practice is a primary means of moving toward that goal and Unity Church offers a variety of ways to develop and deepen your spiritual practice.

UU Wellspring Sources Program

Retreat: Saturday, August 27 • 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. 
Meets most second and fourth Tuesdays, September 2022 through June 2023.
Please register for the program by Friday August 19.

UU Wellspring is a year-long program of spiritual deepening connected to the Six Sources of our living Unitarian Universalist faith tradition. Through reading and reflection, daily spiritual practice, spiritual companionship, and small group process that holds space to hear our deepest thoughts, the UU Wellspring Sources program is a deeply meaningful way to explore what Unitarian Universalism means to you and how you want your faith to guide your life and your work for justice. 

Comments from previous participants:

From the very beginning, the Wellspring readings and resources, reflection questions and group discussion filled a need I didn’t realize I had... Creating a daily spiritual practice gave me permission to make time to reflect, to pause, to appreciate. I refined my own ritual as I learned how each of my fellow spiritual travelers designed their individual practices. Change starts with listening and learning — in my case, through the amazing Wellspring program. And then follow the road wherever it leads.

The UU Wellspring program has helped me cultivate [Peace in oneself, peace in the world] further and I would consider it a pivotal experience for adults in our community. . . As the world calls on us to address its most pressing needs, it is imperative for us to tend to our own individual spiritual development so that we can have the capacity to answer and show up. UU Wellspring is one path along this journey.

To find out more, contact Laura Park at laura@unityunitarian.org or 651-228-1456 x110. Registration opens in August. 

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Chalice Circles

Chalice Circles bring together groups of 8-10 committed participants with a trained leader to listen—to each other, to the world, and to their deepest selves—and develop a more intentional and authentic life. Each month, a packet of content related to the monthly theme is published for use by circle participants, and anyone in the congregation interested in reflecting more deeply on the theme.

Sangha Practice

Tuesdays • 4:30-6:00 p.m. • Ames Chapel
At the heart of Buddhist practice is the commitment to awaken –- to step into our doubts and predicaments and hear the roaring of life at the still point of a turning universe. Through weekly practice of meditation, we discover a clarity of mind attentive and accountable to each moment of life’s flow, and touch the mystery of our original face. This group is open to anyone interested, no experience is necessary, and instructions will be provided. For more information, please contact Rev. KP Hong at kp@unityunitarian.org.

Monthly Theological Themes

The life of a congregation is a rich community tapestry of people, programs, ministries and worship. We lift up the patterns of this tapestry at Unity Church with the threads of monthly themes woven through our worship and programming. These themes deepen our understanding of our own faith and strengthen our bonds with one another in religious community. In each new church year, the monthly themes run from September through the following July.

Spiritual Direction

Unity Church-Unitarian has a deep commitment to each person’s spiritual growth. We encourage each member to cultivate their inner life, to pay attention to the spirit within which enables us to open ourselves to compassion, to develop reverent and nurturing spiritual practice, to embrace the world with curiosity, welcome, and love. In this spirit, we seek to offer resources to our members which will support them in this journey. We invite you to explore the gifts that spiritual direction might bring. For more information about Spiritual Direction opportunities, please visit Grow Soul or contact Sarah Cledwyn at sarahcledwyn@gmail.com.