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This on-going Adult Enrichment group meets every week on Tuesday evenings for one hour of meditation including a reading. Come, sit, listen, and meditate with us.
Yoga is a multipurpose tool for improving a lifetime: the essence of Yoga is nonphysical inner development. To varying degrees for each individual, Yoga brings inner quiet, peace of mind, character strength, and spirituality. We each relate to it and its many physical and inner benefits in ways that suit our individual needs and personalities.
This Mindful Yoga program cultivates the abstract benefits. It encourages a quiet, mindful awareness while doing a full range of classical postures. Postures improve health through strengthening, purifying, and toning of the body, as well as of the nerve, and energy systems. Improved health, self-confidence, and a feeling of well-being, foster the inner results. Although the postures are a valuable tool, their improvement of the body is a byproduct, not the goal of Yoga practice.
Appropriate for a range of students, the approach is sufficiently safe, gentle, and even-paced for new students, while providing depth, variation, and practice options for experienced students.
Led by Beck Anamin
Meets Thursdays, weekly
An Adult Enrichment Program
This service offers a time for meditation, reflection, and renewal through music, brief words, and silence. Come sing, light a candle, and nurture your spirit during this nontraditional worship experience - and bring a friend! There will be a rehearsal from 6 to 6:45 pm for singers who would like to learn the harmonies to the chants we will sing.
We are also looking for instrumentalists interested in participating, but would need to know in advance who is able to come. For more information, please contact Rev. Michael Leuchtenberger at 603-410-4830 or michael@concorduu.org.
The Dances of Universal Peace are based in mantras from many world religions. Walking practice, prayer, sound current vibration, and gentle full body movement create an atmosphere of heart centered peace. The Dances of Universal Peace are lead by Sarah-Elizabeth Whitcomb and Jane Jenaabi Finlay. We have musical support with guitar, harp, flute, recorder and drum. Bring your beginner self. All mantras and dance movements will be shared with interpretation.
The Chapel will be open a half hour prior to beginning in order to allow for centering time for the leaders and musicians. All are welcome to join us as we connect and create space together. Bring yourself, an open heart and a friend to the circle!
For more information please contact Sarah-Elizabeth Whitcomb at sarah_elizabeth@me.com or 603 365-0852 cell or Rev. Michael Leuchtenberger at michael@concorduu.org or 603 410-4830.
...Winds of May, that dance on the sea,
Dancing a ring-around in glee....
What is a Passover Seder? It is good food, good conversation and the celebration UU-style of a Jewish tradition which tells the ancient story of freedom. Children are welcome - in fact, they are encouraged to be part of the Seder! Dinner includes several courses from soup to desserts. More information and the opportunity to purchase tickets will be available in Fellowship Hall after services from March 25th – April 8th. Tickets are $12/adults, $5/child and will also be available through the UU Office. You may contact CJ Landsman at 228-3684 or e-mail ckcland@comcast.net for more information.
Plan now to come and be a part of this church tradition!
Greetings from the Ethnic Diners, an Adult Enrichment opportunity. We meet the third Fridays of the month at 6 pm, September through June with the exception of December. The dinners are informal pot luck affairs. You’re invited to come with or without food & beverage. Join us for dinner and conversation at your convenience.
The following is this years’ schedule of countries:
September: Vegetarian Local Fall Harvest, USA
October: India
November: Spain
January: China
February: Russia
March: Chile
April: Poland
May: Mexico
June: Syria
Any questions feel free to “ask Bob” at 228-6264.
Fee: $25 (includes $21 for the course book and $4 toward a group donation to the Unitarian Universalist Church as a thank you for donating the space). Register online (here) after February 22.
Preregistration is required! Each participant will receive a course book featuring readings to go along with each discussion topic.
Hungry for Change explores the true meaning of the phrase "you are what you eat." In six sessions, held weekly, this discussion course challenges participants to examine their roles, not only as consumers of food, but also as creators--of food, of systems, and of the world we all live in. Each session includes readings, short assignments and accompanying discussion questions that address the impact of individual food choices on a range of issues, including ecosystem health, the treatment of factory and farm workers, and the global economy. Many sessions also include video clips, podcasts and websites to deepen the learning experience. Hungry for Change helps participants commit to lasting change by developing and sharing personal Action Plans with each session.
Course goals include:
For more information, a full flyer and to register, visit www.nourishingwords.net. Or, e-mail Eleanor Baron at eleanor.baron@gmail.com or telephone 603.724.7411. Remember, preregistration is required and participation will be limited to 12 people.
What needs in the wider Concord community can our church fulfill? City and non-profit leaders are invited to meet with church members to help us in our process of refining the mission and vision of our church, as it relates to the wider community.
Childcare in classroom 8/9
Tapestry of Faith: What Moves Us
Discussion led by Rev. Michael Leuchtenberger
Advance registration appreciated but not required
When we say "That service was very moving," "I always love that song," or "I'm ready for what comes next," we know what moves us as Unitarian Universalists: personal experience. Yet, we often stumble when trying to explain our Unitarian Universalist theology of personal experience to ourselves and to others.
The What Moves Us curriculum is for Unitarian Universalists who want to speak about what they already experience but have not been able to articulate: the spiritual power of our faith. In April 2012 we will explore the stories of two founders of our now-merged faith called Unitarian Universalism.
- Hosea Ballou (1771-1852)
one of the founders of Universalism in America
Born in Richmond, NH and preached in VT, NH, and MA
“Universal” salvation and a loving, merciful God were at the core of his faith.
- William Ellery Channing (1780-1842)
recognized today as the founder of American Unitarianism
Born in Newport, RI
Unlike the Calvinists of the time, Channing believed in a loving relationship with God, in human goodness, and the compatibility of theological ideas with the light of reason.
All are welcome- this will be informative, interactive, and enjoyable!
We will also be collecting donations for the farm on Sunday, April 8 and on the 15th. A partial list includes cat or kitty food, rolls of paper towels, corn oil and wheelbarrows. We’ll have a more complete list up in church. If mucking out a horse corral isn’t for you, this is a way you can still maximize the impact that our volunteer project makes this year.
On Sunday, April 15th, we will have animals on our front lawn for you to meet. During the service, you’ll have a chance to hear from RE students who have been to Live and Let Live Farm; hopefully you will go away with a sense of just how much fun it can be to do a mucky, physical job as volunteer work. If you are inspired, you (with or without your own RE student) are welcome to join us on Saturday, April 21st, from 1:00 until 3:00 in the afternoon.
“Laughing Matters”
Rev. Michael Leuchtenberger & Kristin Nelson
On average, young children laugh more than 400 times a day while the average adult laughs just 15 times - and that’s counting chuckles. Apparently, adult life is no laughing matter. Yet laughing matters. Laughing matters to our physical and mental health, and it keeps our relationships healthy. To April fools. Do you have a way of making people laugh? Let Michael know.
“Putting the Pieces Back Together”
Rev. Michael Leuchtenberger
When our lives fall apart, when our image of goodness takes a beating, when all feels broken, then hope is hard to find. Our impulse is to fix that which is broken. Yet much of what is broken can’t be fixed. The Easter story tells us that resurrection of life, of hope, and of joy is possible. This resurrection of life, hope, and joy depends on how we put the pieces back together.
“Facebook Friends: A Meditation on Authenticity"
Rachel Vogelzang
What if we had more courage to live authentically, and what if the world was a safer place in which to do so? Facebook offers us a chance to examine the question of authenticity from a different perspective than IRL (in real life) interactions, but the truths which emerge affect us on all levels of relationship, virtual or otherwise.
“The Case Against Justice”
Rev. Michael Leuchtenberger & Jeff Fetter
Is the quest for justice always worth the price? This week, we’ll put Justice on trial.
“Putting Neighbor into the Hood”
Rev. Michael Leuchtenberger
Last year’s “Love Your Neighbor” rallies were powerful public affirmations of our commitment to welcoming new neighbors to our “hoods” - the places we live. Yet, loving our neighbor, new or established, calls for more than rallies. To love our neighbors, we need to know our neighbors, spend time with our neighbors, and create relationships that turn the “hood” in to a neighborhood.
The Earth-Centered Spirituality Group will present a Beltane (May Day) ritual on May 1, complete with Maypole dancing. If you have attended at least two of our public rituals in the past, you are welcome to join us for this planning meeting, and to be part of the presentation of our Beltane Ritual.
Fee: $25 (includes $21 for the course book and $4 toward a group donation to the Unitarian Universalist Church as a thank you for donating the space). Register online (here) after February 22.
Preregistration is required! Each participant will receive a course book featuring readings to go along with each discussion topic.
Hungry for Change explores the true meaning of the phrase "you are what you eat." In six sessions, held weekly, this discussion course challenges participants to examine their roles, not only as consumers of food, but also as creators--of food, of systems, and of the world we all live in. Each session includes readings, short assignments and accompanying discussion questions that address the impact of individual food choices on a range of issues, including ecosystem health, the treatment of factory and farm workers, and the global economy. Many sessions also include video clips, podcasts and websites to deepen the learning experience. Hungry for Change helps participants commit to lasting change by developing and sharing personal Action Plans with each session.
Course goals include:
For more information, a full flyer and to register, visit www.nourishingwords.net. Or, e-mail Eleanor Baron at eleanor.baron@gmail.com or telephone 603.724.7411. Remember, preregistration is required and participation will be limited to 12 people.
Attend the next session of Pathway to Membership. These two sessions will be an opportunity for you to learn more about this church and how we practice our faith, and allow you to make connections with members and non-members alike. By attending, you are not making any commitment to join the church. While we encourage membership, we do not want anyone to rush into a decision until it feels right.
You may register for this class at the Membership Table or by calling the church office or emailing at membership@concorduu.org. Lunch will be provided and please let us know if you need child care.