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Faith
Development
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Adult
Faith Development
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Articulating
Your Unitarian Universalist Faith - Mondays: 7-8:30 p.m.; July
7, 14, 28; August 4, 11; "What is Unitarian Universalism?" "What do UUs
believe?" Too often we struggle to answer these questions. Imagine
taking pleasure in answering these questions! Join Rev. Naomi for this
five-session course of creative and fun practices to help you become
more comfortable in expressing your faith. Appropriate for high school
youth and adults.
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Food
& Faith: Justice, Joy & Daily Bread - Fridays: 7:15-9
p.m.; August 1, 15; September 5, 19; October 3, 24; November.7, 21;
December 5; Food & Faith is a Simplicity Circle curriculum
that examines food choices through the lens of faith. In bite-sized
pieces, you will learn to recognize and celebrate food as sacramental,
to consider the implications of food choices on the world and to
explore our food choices as a spiritual practice. Our exploration of
food and faith will lead us into a discussion of health, the demise of
the family farm, the human and ecological impacts of industrial
agribusiness, genetically modified food and world hunger. Offered with
the Simplicity Circle. $17 for the guide book.
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Forgiveness
- Mondays: 7-8:30 p.m.; August 18, 25; September 8, 15, 22; A desire
for revenge is natural. So are grudges. And so is forgiveness. Explore
science, practice, and theologies of forgiveness for our lives today
with Rev. Naomi in this five-session introductory adult religious
education course. Reading, journaling, and practical exercises will be
part of the class. Due to the sensitive nature of this class, once the
class begins, enrollment closes. Minimum of 6 students registered by
August 10th for the class to be offered; maximum of 16.
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Real(ly) (Good) Holidays - Mondays:
7-8:30 p.m.; October 27- November 3, 17, 24; Every year the
Christmas Shopping Season begins earlier and earlier with pressures to
make this year the Perfect Year ™ – whether or not you actually
celebrate Christmas, and putting even more pressure onto Thanksgiving,
Chanukah, and the Winter Solstice. If you wish to learn more about
having really good holidays and living more deeply into your values,
then this is the class for you. Minimum of 6 students registered by
October 10th for the class to be offered; maximum of 16.
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Speaking
of Faith Book Exploration - Mondays: 7-8:30 p.m.; January
5,12,19 & February 9, 23; Krista Tippett is an author and host of
the American Public Radio show featuring interfaith dialogue and
exploration. Her book, Speaking of Faith, follows Krista’s own journey
as a way into the major religious issues facing many Americans and our
world today. Text and notebook required. Youth and Adults. Minimum of 6
students registered by December 21st for the class to be offered;
maximum of 20.
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To Be Human Humanly: Unitarian
Universalism’s Religious Humanism - Mondays: 7-8:30 p.m.; March
2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Explore the issues, ideals, and ideas of religious
humanism as expressed within Unitarian Universalism with Rev. Naomi and
two fine recent texts from two leading ministers in our movement. Copy
of the texts and notebook necessary. Youth and Adults. Minimum of 6
students registered by February 21st for the class to be offered;
maximum of 20. Texts: William R. Schulz, The Making of the Manifesto:
The Birth of Religious Humanism. Boston: Skinner House; William R.
Murray, Reason and Reverence: Religious Humanism for the 21st Century.
Boston: Skinner House.
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Blessings
& Curses: Making Sense of Our Lives - Mondays: 7-8:30 p.m.;
May 4, 11, 18 & June 1, 8, 15; When surprising events occur, what
is the story that we tell about those events? One of the ways we speak
religiously about that meaning making process is in blessings or
curses. Notebook and copy of the text required. Because of the
sensitive nature of this class, once the class begins, further
enrollment ceases. Youth and Adults. Minimum of 6 students registered
by April 21st for the class to be offered; maximum of 16. Text: Andrea
Joy Cohen, A Blessing in Disguise: 39 Life Lessons from Today’s
Greatest Teachers. Berkeley Trade.
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Young
Adult Group - Our Young Adult Group is for people
between the ages of 18 and 35. The group meets regularly to provide
young people with a spiritual home as well as a place for fun and
fellowship. For this coming year, the group has discussed plans for
laser tag, camping, and horseback riding. New members and participants
are always welcome. Interested young adults are encouraged to email the
Director of Faith Development for upcoming events and meetings. A
new effort is also being
made to connect young adults from all over the Florida District, and
River of Grass is looking forward to spearheading this project.
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