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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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CHRISTMAS EVE
CANDLELIGHT
SERVICE
Wed, Dec. 24
4:30pm-5:30pm
Details at right.
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THIS SUNDAY SCHOOL SUNDAY
Dec. 28, 2014
10:30-11:30am
The Unity of Now: Our Concluding School Sunday for 2014
with
Rev. Ron Moor
Details at right.
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KIDS WITH SPIRIT
Sun, Dec. 28
10:30-11:30am
The JOY Path
Details at right.
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NEXT SUNDAYJanuary 4,
2015
10:30-11:30am
12 Ways of Spirit: Starting Our Journey Into a Year of Spiritual Growth
with
Rev. Ron Moor
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LAST SUNDAY
Dec. 21, 2014
"The Wizard's Tale"
with
guest speaker & musician Claudia Schmidt
Details at right.
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Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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Gatekeepers: The Role
of Bodeme`
in African Indigenous Society
with
Alwyn Thomas
Sun, Jan. 4, 2014
2:00pm-4:00pm
Details at right.
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Ceremonies of Healing, Rituals of Life with Rev. Ron Moor
Begins Tues,
Jan. 13
Details at right.
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Chili Potluck and Our Guatemalan Connection
with Many Community Members
Sun, Jan. 18
12:00-2:00pm
Details at right.
~~~~~~~~~ Be Still And Know: The Tao of Meditation with Rev. Ron Moor
Begins
Wed, Jan. 21 10:00-11:30am
Details at right.
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Upcoming Events at Other Venues
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A Solstice Blessing
by
Chris Heeter
Details at right.
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Enhanced Prayer Ministry
Details at right.
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Create Community Connections
Details at right.
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The Community Corner Needs You.
Details at right.
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Newsletter Submissions
Details at right.
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Support is found within community.
Spirit Vine is here
to help.
We listen.
We care.
Call Spirit United (612) 378-3602
Say you want to speak to the Spirit Vine.
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Spirit United Church
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3204 Como Av SE
Minneapolis, MN
55414
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December 24, 2014
Greetings!
The forces that are driving mankind toward unity and peace are deep-seated and powerful. They are material and natural, as well as moral and intellectual.~Arthur Henderson
Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life. ~Herman Hesse
Spirit United 2014 Theme:
The Soul's Journey to Love and Freedom
December's sub-theme: All Is One: Living in Unity
December's archetype: Wise Fool
"In form you are the microcosm,
but in reality you are the macrocosm."
- Rumi
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 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
facilitated by community member
and harpist Bettie Seitzer with  pianist Dale Seitzer
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
4:30pm-5:30pm
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THIS SUNDAY
SCHOOL SUNDAY
December 28, 2014
10:30am-11:30am
"The Unity of Now: Our Concluding School Sunday for 2014 " with Rev. Ron Moor
In this moment, past and present, future and destiny come together and we are One. On this last Sunday of the year, we will briefly look back to the journey of our community through 2014, ground ourselves in the eternal present and call in our higher destiny. That destiny, in spite, or perhaps because of, our current troubles, is the co-creating of The New Story of our world.
Together we can help birth a world with more beauty, more joy, more connection, more exuberance, and more love than the one we have known. With luminous images, inspiring quotes, sacred chant and community discussion.
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KIDS WITH SPIRIT 
THIS SUNDAY
10:30am-11:30am
2014-2015 Theme: The JOY Path.
"When you do things from your soul,
you feel a river moving in you, a joy."
~ Rumi
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Next Sunday 
January 4, 2015
10:30am-11:30am
Twelve Ways of Spirit: Starting Our Journey Into a Year of Spiritual Growth
with Rev. Ron Moor
On this first Sunday in 2015, Ron will introduce our theme for the year from which we will explore 12 "spiritual" practices, each of which we have an opportunity to engage nearly every day in our "normal" lives. We do so to deepen who we are and to be more able to participate in the unfolding transformation of our world. Ron will also speak to January's sub-theme Waking Up To Spirit.
Ron will be referencing and using the following books as a guide throughout the year: Barbara Brown Taylor's An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith (Harper Collins) and Charles Eisenstein's The More Beautiful World Our Heart Knows Is Possible (North Atlantic Books).
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LAST SUNDAY December 21, 2014
"The Wizard's Tale"
with guest speaker and musician Claudia Schmidt
The last Sunday service on the Solstice with Claudia Schmidt was fantastic! Her storytelling and musical numbers were extraordinary. She had us all singing a three-way round with three different songs! We can't wait till she comes back in March. Click here to listen.
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 Upcoming Events
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GATEKEEPERS: The Role of Bodeme´ in African
Indigenous Society
with
Alwyn Thomas
Sunday, January 4, 2015
2:00pm-4:00pm
$15 ($10 students)
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
To register contact: Lauren Sandberg
Click here for her email or call 952.929.8449
Alwyn Thomas lectures on the way that African indigenous cultures look at the unique energy offered by individuals, who in the west, are called LGBTQ. As Bodeme´ these people are charged with the task of being guardians of the gateways to the spiritual realm. In this special role, the Bodeme´maintain the balance and welfare of the community.
Alwyn Thomas's mission is to bring the wisdom of West Africa to a wider audience. As a spiritual technologist, intuitive diviner, seer and initiated elder. He is uniquely qualified to discuss the healing traditions of indigenous spirituality.
In the United States, Mr. Thomas facilitates lectures and conducts workshops and training sessions on how as individuals we can understand & share; our inherent gifts, purpose and mission from a West African and global perspective. He also works with Dr. Malidoma Somé to lecture on the topic of Indigenous African Spiritual Technologies. Dr. Somé is the author of several seminal books on the topic of African spirituality including, "Ritual: Power, Healing and Community", "Of Water and The Spirit", and "The Healing Wisdom of Africa".
When not in the U.S., Mr. Thomas lives in Ghana, where he continues to experience, explore and learn from traditional healers. He also facilitates healing work, retreats and spiritual trips to Ghana & has assisted Dr. Somé in Burkina Faso to rekindle the interest of nature's wisdom. He can frequently be found traveling the world where he studies other cultures and spiritual traditions.
He is the owner and CEO of The Spiritual Technology Corp., (thespirittech), is an organization dedicated to bringing modern and indigenous spiritual technology to people, communities and corporations. Thespirittech has upcoming journeys to Cuba & Ghana planned for 2015.
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Classes With Rev. Ron Moor 
Ceremonies of Healing, Rituals of Life
Tuesdays beginning Jan. 13, 2015
(11 weeks)
7:00pm-9:00pm
$30/week ($330) or $300 if paid in full first class We begin 2015 with a highly experiential class of healing through specially created community ceremonies. Our class is our community, our classmates are our clients. After a couple of weeks of learning and preparation, each following week we will create and perform a 60 minute healing ritual for a member of our class. Then we will discuss and process what we are called to do and be. Through our creating, through our doing, through Ron's supervision we will all grow, we will all heal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Be Still And Know - The Tao of Meditation
Wed. Mornings beginning January 21
10:00am-11:30am
$20 per class
To register click here or call Ron at 952-929-1559 Deepen your meditative practice or begin one by joining us. We will gather weekly to read, meditate, and dialog on the profound wisdom found in the 2500 year old text of The Tao Te Ching. These 81 short, poetic sayings have offered relief, gentle guidance, and a pathway to inner peace for countless millions. Each week we will begin with a few minutes of breath work to deepen our focus, read one of the sayings, and then bring these ancient words into a 30 minute silent meditation. Following the meditation we will join in an open discussion of the meaning as it relates to our lives today.
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Chili Potluck and Our Guatemalan Connection January 18, 2015 12pm-2pm In the midst of the January cold, warm the cockles of your heart and join us for a chili potluck and presentation on Our Guatemalan Connection.
Bring a pot of your favorite chili, maybe some corn bread or a little desert and enjoy some warm fellowship after our healing service on January 18.
Stay for heart-warming stories and connections by 6 of our members who have a special connection with the land and people of Guatemala.
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 A Solstice Blessing
by Chris Heeter
Less than a week, the light will slowly lengthen.
The temptation to count the days, to hold your breath into
evening and early morning, forcing back the darkness.
What a relief it will be, these light-starved bodies
to see again, no longer fumbling in darkness.
Still, somewhere deep inside, past resistance and reason,
you know this darkness, too, is your home, a place where
you were taught to hurry through lest you be swallowed
by the whale of darkness, never to be seen again.
Your soul knows better. Your soul knows night
is the place of dreams. Far beyond what seeing eyes
call horizon, night eyes know no such boundary.
So on these long nights of winter solstice, may you find
your wildest dreams walking companionable beside you,
having waited for you all this time to turn toward darkness
and find, not fear, but peace and courage and wild abandon,
to turn toward a life you haven't dared live.
This is the reading Claudia Schmidt used last Sunday.
Joan Johnson submitted it because of many requests. Enjoy!
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To use this enhanced prayer service: Fill out the request form and place it in the wooden prayer box on the pillar next to the meditation room.
Your prayer requests will be held in community meditation with sacred intention everyday for one month to enhance the power and intention of your prayer.
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 CREATE NEW CONNECTIONS
Members can advertise and network at Spirit United
with your business card.
Put your card with a small holder on the Members' Table located to the left of the Meditation Room.
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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 Community Corner by clicking here. Please insert the words "Community Corner" in the subject line. Submitted Items are not guaranteed publication.
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