Jim Thompson’s Spiritual Poetry Class #39

This week’s poems are: "After School on Ordinary Days" by Maria Mazziotti Gillan "The Cure for It All" by Julia Fehrenbacher "Library" by Louis Jenkins. Zoom link and Passcode: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87006963520?pwd=UmsvcUNERnBaNUZjcnBPSUJRcGRRUT09 […]

The Rhythm of Restoration: The Buoyancy of Freedom

Urban Sanctuary Taiko Peace friend, PJ Hirabayashi, is offering a virtual event Rhythm: Taiko drumming is rhythm and it’s my natural vocabulary Restoration: Life is calling us to restore, to […]

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Sunday Gathering & Congregational Meeting

Sunday Gathering 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Urban Sanctuary in 2020 - A Look Back and a Look Ahead. We'll look back at highlights of 2020 and take time in our […]

Jim Thompson’s Spiritual Poetry Class #40

This week’s poems are: "Football" by Louis Jenkins "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A. E. Housman "The Language of the Brag" by Sharon Olds Zoom link and Passcode: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87185703232?pwd=Z3VVUjBwNlJXRHNtK0QvTVMycFc3QT09  […]

Jim Thompson’s Spiritual Poetry Class #41

February is Black History Month so we’ll celebrate it in Spiritual Poetry with some incredible poems by some masterful Black poets. Here goes: "Kids Who Die" by Langston Hughes. Solidarity is the real superpower and this could almost be called “Ode to Solidarity.” It is amazing how many wonderful poems Hughes wrote and we’ll check […]

Scripture Study with Walter Hudson – Weekly by Email

Each Tuesday, Walter sends information regarding four Scripture passages and invites email responses and discussion around those Scriptures. Want to join?  Email [email protected] and ask to be added to Walter’s Scripture Study Email list. Walter is known among us as our resident Scripture scholar and adviser. He's has a wealth of knowledge and insight into […]

Sunday Gathering & Aftersession

Sunday Gathering - 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. What Are We Doing When We Pray?  Scripture Reading: Psalm 30 After-Session - 11 a.m. to noon Some consider the Twelve-Step Movement to be the greatest legacy of the 20th century.  Did you know this movement is based on a Christian model, The Oxford Movement, founded in 1921? The […]

Jim Thompson’s Spiritual Poetry Class #42

This week’s poems are: Ma Rainey by Sterling A. Brown. Something I’ve Not Done by W. S. Merwin. The Mosquito Among the Raindrops by Teddy Macker. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87185703232?pwd=Z3VVUjBwNlJXRHNtK0QvTVMycFc3QT09 Passcode: 062007  

Sunday Gathering & Aftersession

Sunday Gathering : 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Now I Become Myself: Lessons in Healing and Wholeness Special Guests from NAMI Faithnet Scripture Reading Mark 1:9-15 In an interview with Pastor Dana, Tom Jurgensen and Cindy McCalmont talk about their friendship and Tom’s recent writing that is fueling a Psychiatric Survivor Movement in Santa Clara County. After-Session: 11 […]

Jim Thompson’s Spiritual Poetry Class #43

This week's poems: "#sayhername" by Aja Monet. "Instruction" by Sheri Hostetler. “No carry-on luggage allowed…” "Gwendolyn Brooks" by Anthony Walton. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824  

Sunday Gathering & Aftersession

Sunday Gathering - 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Now I Become Myself: Lessons in Healing and Wholeness, Special Guests from NAMI Faithnet Scripture Reading Mark 1:9-15 In an interview with Pastor Dana, NAMI Faithnet leaders talk about a trend toward a paradigm shift in mental health recovery - healing communities. Relationships, arts, work, spiritual practices, and a […]