Sunday Gathering 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. We Are All Walking Each Other Home Chaplaincy as a Healing Presence in Hurting Places Featuring FAITH MATTERS NETWORK and THE CHAPLAINCY INNOVATION LAB In this series on the Future of Spiritual Communities, we continue to celebrate “what is alive” in the growth of spiritual communities these days. This […]

This week’s poems are: Red Shirt by Rumi Small Kindnesses by Danusha Laméris Small Boat by Guarionex Delgado Zoom link: ttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824 PDF of Poems: Spiritual Poetry Class #53 05May2021

Sunday Gathering 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. The Seekers and the Sisters - Convening as the New Way of Gathering Pastor Dana Interviews Sarah Bradley of the Nuns and Nones and Alt*Div In this series on the Future of Spiritual Communities, we continue to celebrate “what is alive” in the growth of spiritual communities these days. This […]

These workshops are an extension of the Annual Meeting Book Discussion on, "Disciples Who We Are & What Holds Together" Some may remember Michael Kinnamon most for losing the nomination as General Minister and President of the Disciples, because of his membership in GLAD - Gay, Lesbian, and Affirming Disciples. Michael has been a champion […]

This week’s poems are: Small Boat by Guarionex Delgado The End by Mark Strand Minor Miracle by Marilyn Nelson Zoom link: ttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824 PDF of Poems: Spiritual Poetry Class #54 12May2021  

This week’s poems are: If You Knew by Ellen Bass Nothing Wants to Suffer by Danusha Laméris Positivism by Naomi Shihab Nye Find more info and how to join here: https://urbansanctuarysj.org/events Zoom link: ttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824 PDF of Poems: Spiritual Poetry Class #55 19May2021  

This week’s poems are: Vanishing by Brittney Corrigan Antidotes to Fear of Death by Rebecca Elson Imagine the Angels of Bread by Martín Espada Zoom link: ttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824 Jim will be joining the Stop Line 3 action event in Minnesota (https://treatypeoplegathering.com) so there will be no class the next two Wednesdays. The next class […]

Sunday Gathering 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. RETURNING TO OUR SANCTUARY Spirit and Flesh - Becoming Whole John 3:1-8 Special Guest Diana Carreras, a leader at Recovery Cafe SJ and descendant of the Apache Nation, will open with a cleansing ceremony and prayer. Later in the service, Diana and Pastor Dana will offer a blessing for […]

This week’s poems are: With God on Our Side by Bob Dylan Hammer and a Nail by Emily Ann Saliers of the Indigo Girls In the Big Rock Candy Mountains by Harry McClintock Zoom link: ttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824 PDF of Poems: Spiritual Poetry Class #57 16June2021  

This week’s poems are: I Want to Be Jeff Goldblum by Adam Scheffler Unconditional Belief in Heat by Anna Journey Anthropocene by Nomi Stone Zoom link: ttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824 PDF of Poems: Spiritual Poetry Class #58 23June2021

THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS: Sharing a Path of Resiliency for The Times We're Living In Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Paul's passage where he acknowledges his weakness and vulnerability, which ironically, becomes a source of strength To join us remotely, you can join the service Live on our FB page https://www.facebook.com/urbansanctuarysj/ JULY AFTERSESSIONS July 11 and […]

This week’s poems are: Let’s Celebrate by Mandy Coe How to Hug Your Three-Year-Old Daughter by Paul B. Janeczko Two Set Out on Their Journey by Galway Kinnell Zoom link: ttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824 PDF of Poems: Spiritual Poetry Class #59 07July2021