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Schedule
At a Glance
All Events
are sponsored by
and/or take place at Spirit United
unless otherwise noted.
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THIS SUNDAY
April 14
10:30-11:30am
"Living the New
Creation"
By
Mel Duncan
of the Nonviolent Peace Force
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NEXT SUNDAY
April 21
10:30-11:30am
The Dragonfly
Dialogues
By
James Schattauer
Details at Right
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LAST SUNDAY
Early Service
"Wags And Worship"
By
Sage Lewis and James Schattauer
Details & Audio
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Second Service
"Ideas Don't Transform People, Practices Do"
by
Marc Anderson
Details and Audio
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COMING EVENTS AT
SPIRIT UNITED
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EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAM
Fri. April 12
12:30-2:30pm
Integrative Healer's Consortium:
"From Seed to Sapling"
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WORKSHOP
Sun. April 14th
12:30-2:30pm
"Forgive for Good"
Facilitated By:
Clara Grace James
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HANDS ON HEALING CLASS
Begins Tuesday,
April 16th
7:00-9:00pm
By:
Rev. Ron Moor
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MEN'S GROUP
Thurs. April 18
7:00-9:00pm
DRUM CIRCLE
Sat. April 20
7:00-9:00pm
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COMING EVENTS AT
OTHER VENUES
NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION
WORKSHOP
April 18 and 19
8:30-5:00pm
Facilitated
By:
Brenda Adams
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CLASS
Sat. April 20
10am-5:00pm
"Death, Dying and The Magic Beyond"
By:
Sage Lewis
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SPECIAL
NEWSLETTER FEATURES
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MEMBERS' CORNER
The Easter Egg Labyrinth
by
Tom Vetter
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BOARD
Spirit United Matters
Meditation Room
Spirit Vine One-on-One Availability
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If the weather outside is frightful, and you want to know if the service is cancelled, please:
* Call our office at:
612-378-3602 &
listen to the out-
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3204 Como Av SE
Minneapolis, MN
55414
Contact Us
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Office Hours:
Wednesday
10:00am-1:00pm
We check our voicemail at least every other day and return calls
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Rev. Moor's
April
Office Hours
Wed, Thu & Fri
Noon-4pm
Except April 4-5
When he is out of town.
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For an appointment,
call Rev. Moor at
952.929.1559
or email
Rev. Ron Moor
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SPIRIT UNITED
OFFICE HOURS
Wed. and Fri.
10:00-1:00pm
612-378-3602
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April 10, 2013
Greetings!
An Invitation and Opportunity: On April 21, after the service, Spirit United will start its "makover" by spending the rest of the day (till 5:00pm) preparing the gathering area, the sanctuary and hallways for fresh paint. To do the bulk of the preparation in one day, we require a large number of hands on deck. We will need to move all furniture and portable items away from the walls, take down all fabric hangings and pictures, patch and prime holes in the walls, wipe down and tape off areas that require taping before painting, cover certain areas with plastic and clean areas that will not be painted this time but need scrubbing. We will also need a good number of people for two hours on the following Saturday, April 26th, from 10am-Noon, to put the gathering area and sanctuary back into usable form for the next day's service.
If members and friends of Spirit United give of their time on Sunday the 21st and/or Saturday the 26th, we could assure that the project will be completed before the following Sunday's service and save Spirit United a great deal of money.
Are you game? Let us know by clicking here. Provide us with your name, telephone number (or email, if you prefer) and the date and time you can join us. We will call you before the event to give you more information about what to bring, etc.
It takes a community to make a community. Please join us for an afternoon of working together to make Spirit United's home reflect the beautiful jewel that it is. Lunch will be provided.
Spirit United 2013 Theme:
Living the New Paradigm
April: Health and Food
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This Sunday - "Living the New Creation"
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April 14th, 10:30 - 11:30am
By: Mel Duncan
The Spirit of Creation is seamlessly within and around us. In these times of great peril, we are called to accept our roles as co-creators in this world. Hear how people from around the world have stepped forward as nonviolent peacekeepers to protect civilians caught up in war. Together they are transforming the way the world deals with violent conflict.
Bio: Mel Duncan is one of the founders of the Nonviolent Peaceforce. His vision began when he went to Nicaragua with the coffee/cotton brigades during the Contra war in 1984 and saw that villages were not attacked when foreigners were present. Today, these many years later, the Nonviolent Peaceforce consists of peacekeepers from all over the world who live and work in communities affected by violence. They engage directly with armed forces to reduce violence by building trust and confidence among all the Parties...creating safe spaces for local solutions to conflict.
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Next Sunday - "The Dragonfly Dialogues"
April 21st, 10:30-11:30am
By: James Schattauer
In celebration of Earth Day, James Schattauer will speak about his mystical experience communing for two summers with a very wise being in the form of a dragonfly. A fanciful, "channeled" dialogue emerged between James and the dragonfly, which he calls The Dragonfly Dialogues.
James will be sharing excerpts from this encounter, as well as other stories and songs of his continuing dialogue with nature and all that surrounds us.
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Last Sunday: 10:30 Service
"Ideas Don't Transform People, Practices Do!"
By:
Marc Anderson
 In a very down-home but inspirational talk, Marc relayed how a simple daily practice of going within can make the spiritual difference in people's lives... a difference for which they may have been searching for years through reading just "one more" book or attending just one more seminar. The simplicity and beauty of his message was matched only by the simplicity and beauty of his music. To listen, click here. |
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Last Sunday: 9:00 Service
WAGS AND WORSHIP
By: Sage Lewis and James Schattauer
The message regarding Honor and Respect for our beloved animal beings translated into a universal message for ALL beings, accompanied by wonderful music from James Schattauer. If you missed the service, you can listen by clicking here.
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Upcoming Events
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IHC ~ "From Seed to Sapling"
April 12th - 12:30 to 2:30
This experiential program will help you be emotionally fresh, clean and alive. It is followed by a community pot luck with seasonal food. Please help us 'lean green' by bringing a couple of place settings along with your food contribution.
IHC Meets every 2nd Friday at Spirit United, utilizing ritual and interactive activities to nourish and uplift its participants.
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"Forgive For Good"
Facilitated by: Clara Grace James
 Sunday, April 14 - 12:30-2:30pmThis workshop utilizes a discussion format to examine the forgiveness process, based upon the book by Fred Luskin, Forgive For Good.
Bio: Clara Grace is a member of Spirit United and a retired Family Counselor who spent twenty-one years working in family court as a supervisor of family mediation and family counseling for persons with custody issues. She is a student of the Course in Miracles, for which the transformative power of forgiveness is the central message.
Class is open to all. A freewill donation is appreciated
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"Healing the Wounded Heart"
An 11 Week Hands-On Healing Class
Beginning Tuesday, April 16 - 7:00-9:00pm
By: Rev. Ron Moor
Join Ron to learn about the mysteries of the human heart and how hands-on healing can restore and renew this vital center of our being. Explore the many layers of meaning of the heart chakra and learn powerful techniques of working with the two major illnesses of this center, heart disease and cancer. Along the way, we will open more fully to our own hearts, the center of pure awareness.
Open to all.
Investment: $30 per class. for a total of $330
or $300 if paid in full at the first class.
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Spirit United Men's Group
Led by Community Member James Schattauer
Thursday, April 18, 7:00pm-9:00pm
The Spirit United Men's group is a soulful, safe and confidential circle for men to be heard and speak from their hearts about what is going on in their lives. The group is open to all friends and members of Spirit United.
Freewill donation is requested.
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Drumming Circle
Saturday, April 20 ~ 7:00-9:00pm
" I drum, I move, I dance. I bring light into myself. I bring joy into the world. I am an instrument of Godde's peace."
Dqwn Andersen"
Join us for our monthly drumming circle as we gather to celebrate and to deepen our kinship with our Earth, with all sentient beings and with the Source of All. Each month we will celebrate the cycles of Nature that are pulsing around us and dancing through us. Bring your drums, rattles, rainsticks, didgeridoos, flutes and whatever else that may want to join in.
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Upcoming Events
At Other Venues
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Nonviolent Communication:
Communicate with Authenticity and Empathy as
Facilitated by Community Member
Brenda Adams
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a process and a practice for authentic and empathic communication. This course includes a focus on the somatic (body and breath) awareness that establishes and maintains empathic connection. As a mindfulness practice, NVC helps people connect in deep and healing ways. This workshop is open to all, whether new to, or experienced in, NVC. We all learn with and from each other in this process and practice.
Investment: $250, which includes workbook and lunches for both days. To register or get more information, click here. This Training is eligible for 13 clock hours of continuing eduction credits, and a Certificate of Attendance will be provided upon request.
Held at:Dunrovin Retreat Center on the beautiful Saint Croix River Thursday and Friday, April 18-19, from 8:30am-5:00pm.
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"DEATH, DYING AND THE MAGIC BEYOND" By: Community Member Sage Lewis
April 20 - 10am-5:00pm
At Her Home in Saint Paul
 In every moment we are dying small deaths - moving through fear and deeper into love. If we are able to fully embrace life, we can easily and gracefully embrace all of the small, medium and larger deaths that show up.
Join Sage Lewis, shamanic practitioner and spirited teacher, as she guides you to access simple and easy ways of fully living your life while embracing and letting go of the deaths. She will also take you into safe and simple group and individual experiences that will provide a magical glimpse into the afterlife and allow you to connect more deeply with yourself, loved ones and the Great Spirit.
All are welcome. Bring a light potluck lunch item to share, a light blanket, eye cover (bandana), drum/rattle (optional), pen, journal and an open mind and heart. Bio: Sage Lewis is the Creature Teacher with Dancing Porcupine and is a Shamanic Practitioner, Animal Communicator, Intuitive/Medium, Certified Life Coach and Level 3 Certified Tellington Touch Practitioner.
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Easter Egg Labyrinth
By: Tom Vetter
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Photograph by Clara James
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For those of you who may not have attended the Easter Service two weeks ago, you might not have seen the exquisite labyrinth created by Community Member, Tom Vetter, for that specific service. Tom has become a widely recognized creator of labyrinths and Spirit United is honored to have him, and his exceptional labyrinths, within its Community. A very heartfelt thank you to Tom, from all of the grateful members and friends of Spirit United who value and cherish his creativity and wonderful labyrinths.
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Please send me your poems, stories, book reviews, pictures, photographs, jokes, restaurant reviews, interesting snippets, film reviews, favorite quotes, etc.
To Submit Items to the Members' Corner:
All items must be properly attributed to the actual author or creator of the entry. Your original creative items are encouraged and may contain an electronic picture, if available. You may submit items to be considered for publication in the Members' Corner by Clicking Here. Please insert the words "Members' Corner" in the subject line. Submitted Items are not guaranteed publication.
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Spirit United Matters
- The Meditation Room will be open from 9:45 - 10:15am each Sunday morning. Your presence in this place of peace and serenity will be most welcome. Kathleen O'Donovan and Glenn Kline will be there to hold the space for all who wish to join in the silent meditation prior to the service.
- The Spirit United "Talking Circle" will be discontinued and the Spirit Vine Listeners will be available after church services for a one-on-one talking/listening session for anyone who needs an ear or support for whatever may be happening in his or her life. You will find a Spirit Vine person outside the meditation room after the service for this purpose. This idea and request came from several of those people attending the "Who are We and Where are We going " forum a few weeks ago. Thanks for the suggestion.
To submit an announcement
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