What's in Store for Adult RE:
Winter/Spring 2012 Classes
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MOVING FORWARD: YOU AND UUCM
Leader: Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman
Wednesdays:
January 11th, 18th and 25th
April 11th, 18th and 25th
7:30 PM (Peierls Room)
Led by Rev. Charlie Ortman, this comprehensive three-part class will be a spiritual quest exploring the breadth and depth of who we are as individuals and as a congregation, given the world we live in. We’ll look to our history for inspiration, to our hopes for definition and to our shared calling in the creation of a community seeking transformation in our hearts, our homes, our community and our world. This class is especially provided for (but certainly not limited to) those who have been UU’s for a while. You must attend all three classes.
COMING OF AGE PARENTS GROUP
Leader: Rev. Judy Tomlinson
Tuesdays: January 24th, February 28th, March 27th, April 24th
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Parents of this year’s 9th grade Coming
of Age youth will meet in covenant
group style to reflect on this transition
in their lives, who they were when they
were 14 and 15 years of age, and
parenting: past, present and future.
NEW UU CLASSES
Leader: Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman
Wednesdays: February 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Are you new to our congregation? Or, have you been around for a while and want to know more about who we are, where we’ve come from, and what we’re about? In these four sessions we share our faith journeys, explore the history of the Unitarian and Universalist
traditions in an enjoyable format, and learn about this congregation’s life from members and leaders who are involved in making it work. On the Sunday following the final class, those
who so choose will be welcomed into membership with the congregation during the service.
VIEW FROM THE PEW
Leaders: Members of the Adult Religious Education Committee
Sundays:
February 5th, 12th, 26th
March 4th, 11th, 25th
10:00 AM
Join us to deepen our understanding
the morning’s worship service and how
it might transform our lives with the
help of the readings. This is a great
time to share your thoughts, ideas and
interpretations of these words with
other members of the congregation.
We will meet in Fletcher Hall on the
stage; copies of the reading will be
provided.
Check the order of service for April
through June dates.
IMMIGRATION AS A MORAL ISSUE
Leaders: Kimberly Johnson, Sue Raufer and Joe Thomasberger
Sundays:
March 4th, 11th, 18th 25th
April 1st, 15th
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Suggested donation: $5 per class
This six-week course gives participants a
broad understanding of the various
forces within the current immigration
crisis. After addressing the causes,
history, and economics of immigration,
the course moves on to address the
human rights issues involved in
enforcement of immigration law. The
course concludes with a consideration
of immigration as a global issue and a
vision for how we as UUs can work for
a more just immigration policy.
March 4: Understanding the Causes of
Migration
March 11: History of Immigration in the
U.S.
March 18: Economics of (Im)migration
March 25: Security, Enforcement, and
Human Rights
April 1: Who Benefits from a Broken
System?
April 15: Seeking Solutions
DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE
Leader: Uwais Andre Bernard
Fridays: April 13th and June 8th
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Suggested donation: $5 per class
Spiritual practice brings us face to face
with Life and Truth, prior to the
concepts and beliefs of the person,
opening to our true nature - authentic,
unguarded, beyond form and imbued
with the spaciousness and love that
connects all.
The Dances of Universal Peace and
Walking Meditations are spiritual
practice in motion. Drawing on the
sacred phrases, scripture, and poetry of
the many spiritual traditions of the
earth, the Dances blend chant, live
music and evocative movement into a
living experience of unity, peace and
integration. This taste of our true nature
- as Universal Peace - opens to the
possibility of a deep spiritual revolution
within the person.
SENIOR LUNCH BUNCH
Leaders: Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman and Rev. Judy Tomlinson
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
Noon - 1:30 PM
The Senior Lunch Bunch meets from Noon to 1:30 PM on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month. This month we will meet on February 8th and 22nd. Bring your own lunch (in a brown bag or by any other means) and be ready to laugh a lot and to share your thoughts and experiences as you feel like doing. This is an open group and all are welcome. If you are feeling 'cooped' up, or even if you are feeling free as a bird this winter, come out to be with others for an hour and a half of light-hearted (only occasionally serious) company. Our ministers Judy Tomlinson and Charlie Ortman are usually part of this group so we generally have the benefit of their company and their shared inputs. Do join us for lunch and conversation in February: You will not be disappointed.
For more information, please contact Gary Sanderson.
CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD STUDY GROUP
Leader: Ken Jackson
1st and 3rd Tuesdays
7:30 PM
Suggested donation: $30
The Adult Religious Education group is sponsoring a study group to connect people interested in learning about and implementing the messages contained in the Conversations with God (CWG)
series of best selling books. The study group will provide an empowering way for participants to study, discuss, question, and share their points of view on the concepts and principles found in
the CWG books. Ken Jackson will lead the direction of study and discussion for the on-going group. If you are interested in connecting with other people who seek to learn more about the powerful messages in CWG, or whose lives have been touched by its principles, we welcome your participation. For information on how you can join and meeting details, please contact Ken Jackson at (973) 445-1827 or kdjackson55@verizon.net.
ONGOING CLASSES
Men’s Group
Meets every 2nd Saturday of the month at 8:30 AM
Women’s Spirituality Red Tent Society
Monday closest to Equinox, Soltices and cross-quarters (about every
6 weeks)
ONLINE COURSES
From the Church of the Larger Fellowship
Go to: http://clf.uua.org/learn/
(Class fees vary)
Especially for Newcomers
Ongoing courses include:
“Welcome In: For New Unitarian Universalists”
“A Chosen Faith: A Self-Study Guide”
Unitarian Universalist History and Identity
Ongoing courses include: “In Our Mother’s Footsteps”
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