This week’s poems are: A Model of the Universe by Norman Fischer Black Leather Because Bumblebees Look Like It by Diane Wakoski Crying by Galway Kennell Zoom link: ttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824 PDF of Poems: Spiritual Poetry Class #65 18August2021  

On August 21, 10-11:30 a.m., we will continue our year of Annual Gathering with our keynote address by the deeply respected and devoted Activist and Author, Ruby Sales, author of Bridges Out of Poverty. Register here: https://ncncucc.org/2021/06/24/annual-gathering-keynote-speaker-event-august-21 In preparation for this event, a new Let's Talk About Race discussion series began on July 27 with a conversation […]

TWO ORGAN MINI-CONCERT  SUNDAY GATHERING AT URBAN SANCTUARY August 22 Neil MacPherson on the Hammond B3 August 29 Stephan Boniface on the Pipe Organ Not one, but two! We will be blessed in August with experiencing the incredible versatility of a time-honored instrument - the organ. Our own Neil MacPherson will be sharing his Hammond B3 […]

ORGAN MINI-CONCERT  SUNDAY GATHERING AT URBAN SANCTUARY August 29 Stephan Boniface on the Pipe Organ We will be blessed in August with experiencing the incredible versatility of a time-honored instrument - the organ. The Hammond B3 organ was originally marketed by the Hammond Organ Company to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, or instead of […]

Sunday Gathering  10 to 11 a.m. Gathering in person and on FB Livestream "Instrument of Grandeur" Stephen Boniface on the Pipe Organ Up in the corner of the front of the sanctuary is a silent witness to past days of resounding music. But it will not be silent this Sunday. Stephen Boniface played that organ for ten […]

Jim shares three remarkable poems and the discussion will open the poems in surprising ways. Email Jim at [email protected] to get a link to Join the Zoom Meeting

Coffee Outdoors on the Church Patio - BYOC Catch up with each other and the latest news we want to discuss Email Pastor Dana if you want to check-in to see if the coffee group is meeting on that day

This weeks poems are: • Instructions by Sheri Hostetler • Anthropocene Pastoral by Catherine Pierce • Vietnam by Wislawa Szymborska PDF of Poems: Spiritual Poetry Class #68 15September2021 Here's the link for this week: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824  

THE MOST VALUABLE THING TO BUILD: TRUST Refuge for the Soul Series SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 10 a.m. in person and on FB Livestream   UPCOMING AFTER-SESSIONS Sundays 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. facilitated by Walter Hudson September 19  Opening the Door to Reconciliation: Using Land Acknowledgements in Worship September 26  The Wisdom Meeting of Christian and Indigenous: […]

 This week’s poems: Three Poems for James Wright by Mary Oliver Hook by James Wright A Blessing by James Wright Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio by James Wright Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81374816274?pwd=eG1PRUxoWC9iTjFaTHFBNTBrNkIvQT09 Passcode: 704824 PDF of Poems: Spiritual Poetry Class #69 22September2021

Tending Our Inner and Outer Garden A Morning of Meditation and Gardening The healing power that is cultivated in group prayer and meditation is far more powerful than meditating alone. When we meditate in a group our collective energy and intentions weave a stronger web of peace and contribute to the strengthening of the whole […]

Tending Our Inner and Outer Garden A Morning of Meditation and Gardening The healing power that is cultivated in group prayer and meditation is far more powerful than meditating alone. When we meditate in a group our collective energy and intentions weave a stronger web of peace and contribute to the strengthening of the whole […]