Wellspring Wednesday
Wellspring Wednesday is a multi-generational opportunity to gather midweek at church for food, fellowship, and fun. All are welcome. This is a time to engage in religious community, a time to cultivate our values and beliefs.
Schedule for the Evening 5:45 p.m.: The evening begins with a hot, nutritious meal and a good conversation. Menus are posted as available both online and in This Week at Unity. Gluten free and vegetarian options are always available. The cost for dinner is: $8/adult, $4/child ages 5 to 12, $2/child ages 2 to 4, and $20/family, and can be paid by cash or check. (Children under the age of 24 months are free.) Reservations for dinner are not required. People with specific food allergies may contact madeline@unityunitarian.org to arrange to have a special preparation. Financial assistance is available to cover the cost of dinners, contact Lisa Friedman by e-mail at lisa@unityunitarian.org or by phone at 651-228-1456 x107. If you would like to help prepare the meal for Wellspring Wednesday, please complete the online form! 6:45 p.m.: Everyone is invited to a short worship service in the Ames Chapel. 7:15 p.m.: Classes and programs follow worship and begin at approximately 7:15 p.m. Childcare and children's programming is offered at no cost during this time. Families should check their children in on the evening’s sign-in sheet in the Parish Hall before heading to their program. The Children's Library is also open from 6:00-8:00 p.m. each Wednesday. October 16
Dinner: Tater Tot hotdish (original creamy or vegetarian/vegan enchilada), wild rice and apple salad, bread, and dessert Open Page Writing Session: Forgiveness RSVP requested to karen@unityunitarian.org “Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a constant attitude,” said Martin Luther King, Jr. An evening of reflection on the challenges and the power of forgiveness. Led by Consulting Literary Minister Karen Hering, Open Page writing session participants use stories, poetry, and images as well as wisdom from religious teachings, science and history, to reflect on the monthly theme. No writing experience is necessary. Bring something to write with and on. Gardening as a Spiritual Practice With the gardening season coming to an end, this group will host a show and tell about gardening as an embodied spiritual practice. Bring something you've harvested or a photo and share your experience! Embodied Spiritual Practice: Gentle Yoga — Suzanne Burr This session, offered by Suzanne Burr, will focus on mindfulness through movement, open-heartedness, and presence. Nourish awareness through breathing, moving slowly, and paying close attention to internal sensations through a gentle yoga practice. Dress comfortably, bring a mat and a small blanket. Textile Arts This group meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month and is open to textile creatives of all ages. Bring your knitting, embroidery, needlepoint, etc. October 23 Dinner: Roasted chicken, baked squash and brussels, kale salad, cookies 2019 – The Year of the Return Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo declared 2019 "The Year of the Return." An invitation was extended to descendants of enslaved Africans. It acknowledges the 400 years since the trans-Atlantic slave trade began in 1619 between North America and West Africa. Russel Balenger, Nila Gouldin, and Ray Wiedmeyer will share their educational and enlightening experiences when they embraced this invitation to return. Great College Search: Exploring a Gap Year What do you want to be when you grow up? It is the few that know exactly what they want to do when they are five years old. If you are like most people, you bounced around a bit before landing your career job. While it is good to explore a variety of majors and career paths, it can also be extremely costly. A well planned gap year is built around enhancing one’s postsecondary education as well as fulfilling dreams of travel, volunteering, and learning in the real world. Is a gap year for everyone? No. However, well planned gap years are becoming more common. Come explore if it is for you. Chris Brown is the founder of Beyond the Walls Education. A Climate Justice Conversation In follow up to the World Climate Strike, Julia Nerbonne, executive director of Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light, will host a climate justice conversation. Join the Sustainable Living Team for an evening of reflection and planning about how we can authentically engage with the climate movement. Beginning Violin with Mayra Mendoza Join Mayra Mendoza for a beginning violin class — all ages are welcome! Mayra is a violinist and teacher who volunteers frequently with the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony, McPhail Center for Music, and the Minneapolis Public Schools. She has also played with the Wayzata Orchestra and Northeast Symphony. Questions? Email mayraquitzia@hotmail.com. Yin Yoga with Madeline Summers Madeline Summers will offer a slow paced style of yoga with asanas held for an extended period of time. The practice will focus on breath as a sacred tether to the inner layers of being, relationship with discomfort on and off the mat, and will include guided meditation. Dress comfortably, bring a mat and a small blanket if you have one. All levels welcome. October 30 Dinner: Clam chowder with biscuits, peeled carrot salad, and Boston cream pie Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism Mtangulizi Sanyika (formerly Hayward Henry) has been a key figure in shaping Black Humanism. From the early 60s until today, Dr. Sanyika has been hard at work helping shape and strengthen the black liberation movement. He served as Chair of the Black Affairs Council and was a central leader in the Black Unitarian Universalist Caucus during the so-called “Black Empowerment Controversy” in the late 60s. Known by the honorific “Baba” among his friends at the center of Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism he is a compelling, inspiring speaker. Dr. Sanyika will reflect on black liberation both as an historical narrative and as a movement that is moving on. Onward Educators Using the work of education, coaching, and resilience researcher Elena Aguilar, we will strengthen and support one another in monthly meetings. Grounded in neuroscience, social science, and psychology, this workshop will change the way we think about emotions, stress, and our purpose as educators. We will focus on the 12 habits that cultivate resilience, and their correlating dispositions, and provide a road map for how to feel more effective, more fulfilled, and happier at work. Facilitators Jackie Smith and Julianne Malcom will guide the group through a year of resilience-building exercises and reflections, and participants will collaborate to build their capacity for resilience throughout the school year. The sessions follow an arc throughout the school year, but participants are welcome to come to some or all sessions. All educators are welcome. Yin Yoga with Madeline Summers Madeline Summers will offer a slow paced style of yoga with asanas held for an extended period of time. The practice will focus on breath as a sacred tether to the inner layers of being, relationship with discomfort on and off the mat, and will include guided meditation. Dress comfortably, bring a mat and a small blanket if you have one. All levels welcome. Tween Group: Grades 5-7 Normally meets the fourth Wednesday, rescheduled for the fifth Wednesday in October. Unity's Tween Group (grades 5-7) meets on the fourth Wednesday (October is the fifth Wednesday) of every month during Wellspring Wednesday. The group gathers at 6:45 p.m. for worship in the Ames Chapel, then heads to Jr. High room 021 — the location for post-worship drop off (7:15 p.m.) and pick up after programming (8:30-8:45 p.m.). Guardians, please come and sign your kids in and out! Tweens is led by Ray Hommeyer, contact them with questions at ray@unityunitarian.org. |
Get Cooking!Tuesday Night Chopping
Tuesdays, 4:00-6:30 p.m. Help prep the Wednesday night meal. Chopping, baking, fellowship! Sign up at http://bit.ly/choptuesdays Wednesdays Night Service Wednesdays, 4:00-7:30 p.m. Cooking, table setting, serving, dishwashing, and fun! Sign up at http://bit.ly/ucww2019 Questions about food ministry? Contact Madeline Summers at madeline@unityunitarian.org. |
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