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Schedule
At a Glance
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All Events
are sponsored by
and/or take place at Spirit United
unless otherwise noted.
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TRANSFORMATION
RECAP
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THIS SUNDAY
EARLY SERVICE
May 5
9:00-9:30am
Wags and Worship
By: Sage Lewis
and
James Schattauer
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THIS SUNDAY
SECOND SERVICE
May 5
10:30-11:30am
"And the Word
Sophia
Was With God"
By
Rev. Ron Moor
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NEXT SUNDAY
May 12
10:30-11:30am
"Finding the Light
Within"
By: Jennelle Donnay,
Michael Dinsmore and
Justin Orloff
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LAST SUNDAY
April 28
Ritual of Renewal
and
Health in the
New Paradigm
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Coming Events
Spirit United
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May Calendar
of Events
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MOVIE NIGHT
Fri. May 3 7-9:30pm
"Rivers and Tides"
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MNHA GATHERING
Sat. May 4
9:00am-Noon
"Nutrition
and
Mental Health"
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THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
OPEN LECTURE
"The Stars Are Our Friends"
By:
Barbara Everett
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Coming Events Other Venues
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Workshop
"Becoming the Mother You Wish you Had"
By
Catherine Wilson
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Special
Newsletter Features
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HAIKU POEM
By:
Kathy AngellFeature at Right
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BULLETIN
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Spirit Matters
Spirit Vine One-on-One
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Spirit United Church
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3204 Como Av SE
Minneapolis, MN
55414
Contact Us
Prayer Requests
or
and click on Resources
Wednesday
10:00am-1:00pm
We check our voicemail at least every other day and return calls
in a timely manner.
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Rev. Ron Moor's
May
Office Hours
Wed, Thu & Fri
Noon-4pm
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For an appointment,
call Rev. Moor at
952.929.1559
or email
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See Spirit United's
full Calendar
of events
by clicking here.
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To Listen.
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612-378-3602
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Spirit United Matters
- 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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May 1, 2013
Greetings!
In our soul everything
moves guided by a mysterious hand:
ununderstandable, not speaking,
we know nothing of our souls.
Antonio Machado
Spirit United 2013 Theme:
Living the New Paradigm
May:Learning Through Soul
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Transformation: A testament to Community.
It took many hands to transform the Spirit United sanctuary and gathering space in just one week. Thirty+ people remained after church on the 21st to begin the prep work for painting and reorganizing. Community is like a baseball team: it takes each willing player, with his or her specific individual skills and abilities, to create the end result. We are very fortunate to have such terrific volunteers.
On the renovation team, Robin Rick wrote the play book by designing the space, Ginny Cone coached by calling in and positioning the players and Raphael Holden showed up daily as the most valuable player, without whose strengths and talents...not to mention his construction tools...Spirit United's Sunday Service on the 28th would have taken place in a pile of rubble. Here are some memories.
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Sage the door-frame taper (height), Ellen the base board taper (lack of height) and Kevin the critic (prior construction experience) use their natural talents to aid in the prep work.
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Part of the Cleaning Crew: Linda and Ann Marie clean and rinse miles and miles of base boards.
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Raphael explains the rudiments to the volunteers. Rule 1: Don't fall off the scaffolding. Ginny, who was concentrating hard above on the instructions, obviously didn't understand.
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Thank you all. We did it!!!!
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This Sunday's Early Service:
WAGS AND WORSHIP
By:
Sage Lewis and James Schattauer
Theme: Joy
Join us on this first Sunday of May when Spirit United hosts "Wags and Worship" ... a celebration
of All Beings, where pets are welcome.
To attend the second service, as well, and hear Rev. Ron, we ask that you drop your pets back home before returning to Spirit United.
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This Sunday's Second Service
May 5, 2013 10-11:30am
"And the Word
-Sophia-
Was With God"
By: Rev. Ron Moor
The voice of the Soul of the World, or Sophia, having been rendered silent for long centuries, is beginning to sing again. The ancient words for her singing was "the music of the spheres." Our theme for May is Learning Through Soul, and it is about learning to hear, and join in, the songs of the Music of the Spheres. To hear, and sing again, we must learn to read Creation like we do a beautifully written book. This is learning of soul, learning as love.
Join us this Sunday as we begin to learn how to bring more beauty into the world. Special music by James Schattauer.
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The Music of the Spheres.
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Next Sunday's Service
"Finding the Light Within"
May 12, 2013 ~ 10:30-11:30am
By: Jennelle Donnay, Michael Dinsmore and Justin Orloff
 We live in a fast-paced world, with high tech phones, media and weapons. Consumerism challenges the resources on our Earth. How does one find balance within the new technologies and seeming chaos of today? Please join us as new members, Jennelle Donnay, Michael Dinsmore and Justin Orloff, share with us from the perspective of younger adults, how they seek to find the light within the darkness of this struggle. By going through the darkness, and with the support of community, a light can be born.
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Last Sunday - School Sunday
A Ritual of Renewal and
"Health in the New Paradigm"
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Chant Leader Bobby Kokott
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Honoring Robin Rick, Designer of the new space
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Raphael Hanging the
Feng Shui Crystal
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Rev. Ron Speaking about Health and Food in the New Paradigm
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Within a week's time, Spirit United underwent significant renovation and change. To bring in the new, Bobby Kokott lead the community in Tibetan chants, Rev. Ron honored those who participated in the renovation and Barbara Bobrowitz provided a short feng shui ritual while Raphael Holden hung a crystal from the ceiling. Rev. Ron then provided a fascinating school Sunday on health and food as seen from both the cellular and universal points of view. If you were unable to attend, click here to listen.
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Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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Theosophical Society's
May Calendar of Events
The Theosophical Society's Monthly Calendar of Events will be a new feature to be published in the first Newsletter of every month. Their Event Calendar will let all Spirit United members and friends know of the Society's upcoming events...which may well have appeal to all. - Wednesday, May 8, from 7-8:30pm. "White Lotus Day": an observance of Helena Blavatsky's passing. Meeting takes place at home of Rusty Blackmore, the Theosophical Society's librarian: 1694 Van Buren Ave., St. Paul. Refreshments served. Open to public and free to all.
- Monday, May 13, from 6:15-7:15 pm. Annual Theosophical Society business meeting and elections. Meeting to take place at Spirit United, immediately before the regular second Monday lecture.
- Monday, May 13, from 7:15-9:15pm. Lecture by Barbara Everett: "The Stars Our Treasured Friends" (See details in article below.) Open to public.
- Monday, May 27, from 7-9:00pm. As part of the Theosophical Society's monthly film series on the fourth Monday of each month, "William Blake's "Marriage of Heaven and Hell" will be shown at Spirit United. Open to public and Free to all.
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Movie Night - May 3, 2012
7-9:30pm
"RIVERS AND TIDES"
 This astonishing documentary from Thomas Riedelsheimer shadows renowned sculptor, Andy Goldsworthy, as he creates works of art with ice, driftwood, leaves, stone, and dirt and snow in open fields, beaches, rivers, creeks and forests. With each new creation, he carefully studies the energetic flow and transitory nature of his work. The film won the Golden Gate Award Grand Prize for Best Documentary at the 2003 San Francisco International Film Festival. 90 Minutes. Discussion follows film. Free refreshments.
Suggested free will donation of $5.
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Minnesota Holistic Nurses' Association Gathering
NUTRITION AND MENTAL HEALTH
By: Cathy Bogolub,
MD, LN, BCNS  Back by Popular demand, Cathy returns with a focus on the role nutrition plays in the enhancement of mental health. Please join us for an important and timely discussion of nutritional self-care practices.
Cost: MNHA Members $3.00
Non-members $5.00
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Theosophical Society Lecture by Barbara Everret
Open to the Public
"The Stars, Our Treasured Friends"
Monday, May 13 from 7:15-9:15pm
 Each of us is given three treasures from the starry heavens at birth, and they are our treasures for life. In this program, we will discover these treasures and other star gifts. We will learn more about the families of the zodiac and their special influences in our lives. Bring your birth chart for reference. Call Barbara at 952-378-1701 if you need a birth chart. Free refreshments.
Bio: Master astrologer, numerologist and former yoga instructor, Barbara Everett has taught at Sancta Sophia Seminary. She is a board member of both Spirit United and the Minneapolis Theosophical Society. Barbara organizes events through the Acquarian Light that create seasonal ceremonies, classes, seminars, and spiritual retreats.
Cost: $5 to members
$6 to non-members
$10 to families or couples.
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Upcoming Events
At Other Venues
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"Becoming The Mother You Wish You Had"
By Member Catherine Wilson
and Lyndall Johnson
May 10 and 11 9:00am-4:00pm
 No mother is perfect - ours weren't and we aren't. The good news is, healing and transformation can occur when we get in touch with our truth, break old patterns and bring new tools into our lives and our families which allowus to live from a more loving place in ourselves and in our relationships. Whether or not you have children, this is for women who want to nurture and be nurtured, heal and be healed. These two days are dedicated to healing, inspiration and practical support for being more of the mother you wish you'd had. Bios: This workshop combines the talents of psychologist Lyndall Johnson - President and Founder of Aslan Institute - and singer/writer Catherine Wilson. Both bring their professional and personal experiences along with their own writings about being daughters, mothers and grandmothers.
This workshop will be held at Aslan Institutie: 4141 Old Sibley Memorial Hwy, Eagan
Cost: $195 - Organic Lunches provided both days
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Prayers to higher gods
Rise like candle flames of light
Destiny unknown
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This Haiku was written by Kathy for a Women and Spirituality course at St. Catherine University. It was selected by the judges of a Haiku contest as one of two (out of many) with particular merit within its genre. Congratulations, Kathy.
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