This week’s poems are: "How to Be a Poet (to remind myself)" by Wendell Berry. The simply stunning beginning reminds me of the saying for public speakers: tell 'em what you're going to say, then say it, then tell them what you said. Especially love what Berry says about sacred places. The Management of Poems" […]

Sunday Gathering 10 to 11 a.m. - Spirituality of Imagination an Interview with Megan McKenna. We continue the conversation on Advent Scriptures for our times After-session 11 a.m. to noon - Community Coffee and Conversation  Since we are no longer able to gather in person on the patio, we are having a holiday coffee on Zoom. 

Every week Jim shares three remarkable poems and the discussion opens the poems in so many ways. Poetry has a way of opening up our hearts and our understanding. Zoom link and Passcode: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87442327171?pwd=NFZ6YkVyNGg0MG9WZWI1cDdYQjkvQT09 Passcode: 248926  

In the tradition of our annual service at Cafe Stritch, we'll be featuring some great music and original writings by members to tell the Christmas story anew. Join us for a featured holiday sing-along, recorded earlier, with music by Neil, John Duckworth, and Kevin Haley on sax. Find a candle and join us for Silent […]

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 Passcode: 655317

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 get back to what brings us joy, comfort, stability, inspiration, more! Buoyancy: Bounce and lightness, let’s explore being buoyant! Freedom: Can apply to many things! […]

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 break-out rooms to share how being in a community got us through 2020 After-Session/Congregational Meeting 11 a.m. to noon We'll hear more program, staff, and […]

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  Passcode: 062007 See flyer for more details:  Spiritual Poetry Class #40 03February2021

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 […]

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 - 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 […]

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