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

This week’s poems are: At the Arraignment by Debra Spencer The Big Picture by Ellen Bass Because of Libraries We Can Say These Things by Naomi Shihab Nye Zoom link: ttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824 PDF of Poems: Spiritual Poetry Class #60 14July2021

This week’s poems are: Because of Libraries, We Can Say These Things by Naomi Shihab Nye Sleeping on the Bus by Martín Espada Fast Break by Edward Hirsch Zoom link: […]