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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 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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KIDS WITH SPIRIT
Sun, Jan. 4, 2015
10:30-11:30am
The JOY Path
Details at right.
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NEXT SUNDAY
January 11, 2015
10:30-11:30
Blessed Gift
of Joy
Is Bestowed Upon the People
with
SU's Kids With Spirit Program
Details at right.
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LAST SUNDAY SCHOOL SUNDAY
Dec. 28, 2014
The Unity of Now: Our Concluding School Sunday for 2014
with
Rev. Ron Moor
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.
~~~~~~~~~Basic Skills in Shamanic Journeying
with
Anne Westfall
Starts Saturday January 10, 2015
1:30pm-5:30pm
Details at right.
~~~~~~~~~ Ceremonies of Healing, Rituals of Life with Rev. Ron Moor
Begins Tues,
Jan. 13
Details at right.
~~~~~~~~~Spirit United's Men's Group Thurs, Jan. 15 7:00pm-9:00pm
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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How to Use Facebook
with
Stephanie SiddiquiSun, Jan. 25
12:15pm-2:15pm
Details at right.
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Upcoming Events at Other Venues
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Waking Up
to Spirit
Quotes
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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Minneapolis, MN
55414
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Happy New Year!
Thank you 2014.
Welcome 2015.
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December 31, 2014
Greetings!
The way to happiness:
Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry.
Live simply, expect little, give much.
Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others.
~ Norman Vincent Peal,
The Power of Positive Thinking
Spirit United 2015 Theme:
Twelve Ways of Spirit
January: The Practice of Waking Up to Spirit
"My life depends upon ignoring all touted distinctions between the secular and the sacred, the physical and the spiritual, the body and the soul.
What is saving my life now is becoming more fully human,
trusting there is no way to God apart from real life in the real world."
~Barbara Brown Taylor, An Altar in the World
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THIS 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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KIDS WITH SPIRIT 
THIS SUNDAY
10:30am-11:30am
2014-2015 Theme: The JOY Path.
Practice for the next week's Sunday service presentation.
"When you do things from your soul,
you feel a river moving in you, a joy."
~ Rumi
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NEXT SUNDAY  
January 11, 2015
10:30am-11:30am Blessed Gift of Joy
Is Bestowed Upon
Spirit United's Kids With Spirit Program
Join the children as we share with you an adaptation of a traditional story from the Kanglanek people of what we now know as Alaska. Come support the children as we lead our first Sunday service.
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LAST SUNDAY
SCHOOL SUNDAY
December 28, 2014
"The Unity of Now: Our Concluding School Sunday for 2014 " with Rev. Ron Moor
Ron led us on a brief review of 2014. He reminded us of our journey seeking to ground ourselves in the eternal present and call in our higher destiny. He highlighted our role in co-creating the New Story of our world, a world with more beauty, more joy, more connection, more exuberance and more love than the one we have known. Click here to listen. |
 Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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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.
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 Basic Skills in Shamanic Journeying
with Anne Westfall
Saturdays, Jan. 10, Feb. 7, Mar. 7, Apr. 11 and May 2, 2015 1:30pm-5:30pm
$300 if paid in full with cash or check at the start of class. $325.00 or $65.00 per class.
(There is no discount for paying by credit card due to fees associated with that method.) All tuition is non-refundable.
To register contact Anne by clicking here or calling 952-426-1683. (When leaving a phone message, give your email address.) Course size is limited.
In this experiential class you will learn how to safely navigate and explore the levels of non-ordinary reality with a gifted Teacher and an Elder in the Shamanic community. (Anne has over 25 years experience with Shamanic work. Click here to go to her website.)
Class 1: Introduction to Shamanic Journey Methods
We will meet as a community and have an overview of Shamanic Journeying. Anne will teach you how to safely Journey and guide you on Journeys to the Lower World to connect with a Power Animal and to the Upper World to connect with a Teacher-Guide.
Class 2: Deepening Practice & the Healing Power of Nature
We will share as a community and continue to deepen our relationship to the Helpers you have met. You will be given a Gemstone and shown how to use it in your Journeys for personal healing. Anne will guide you on two journeys to work with your Gemstone Helper.
Class 3: Deepening Practice and Sharing the Journey
We will share as a community and continue to deepen our relationship to the Helpers you have met. Anne will guide you on two journeys to explore an area of your choosing with your Helpers.
Class 4: Deepening Practice & Introduction to a Crystal Ally
We will share as a community and continue to deepen our relationship to the Helpers you have met. You will be given a unique Quartz Crystal and shown how to use it in your Journeys for personal healing. Anne will guide you on two Journeys to work with your personal Crystal Ally.
Class 5: Deepening Practice and Working as a Community
We will share as a community and continue to deepen our relationship to the Helpers you have met. You will be shown and will experience how to work as a group on a shared Journey to retrieve specific information. Anne will guide you through this experience.
Throughout the Shamanic Journeying Course homework will be assigned. Additional support will be provided by monthly Web based conference calls. These will be scheduled at the first class meeting to support all students in their work between classes. These conference calls will be held approximately two weeks after each class meets.
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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.
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Spirit United Men's Group  led by
Brian Schuette, Tom Peter
or Don Barrett
Thursday, January 15, 2015
7:00pm-9:00pm
Freewill donation
The Spirit United Men's group is a soulful, safe and confidential circle for men to speak from their hearts about what is going on in their lives and to be heard. The group is open to all friends and members of Spirit United.
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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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Be Still And Know - The Tao of Meditation
Wed. Mornings beginning January 21
10:00am-11:30am
$20 per class
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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How to Use Facebook
with
Stephanie Siddiqui
Sunday, January 25, 2015 OR Sunday, February 22, 2015 12:15pm-2:15pm (Bring a lunch.) $10 (Half goes to SU.)
"Make friends and stay connected with 'SpiritUnitedCommunity'."
Make friends and stay connected with our Spirit United Community with Facebook. Have you wondered or wanted to know more about Facebook? Come to learn or to review the use of Facebook. Facebook is a social media tool that is interactive for communities like us. Come and learn about ID creation, introduction, customizing the interface and settings.
Sign-up ahead of time for planning and in case of icy roads/rescheduling. Bring an internet device or laptop. (WiFi provided.) Have a working email address and some name ideas for your Facebook account.
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Waking Up to Spirit Quotes
Wake up your soul! Wake up your spirit! Life isn't a journey, and it is time to get your hands dirty by doing something that is worthwhile. ~Senora Roy
Once you develop a deep awareness of your silent spirit and are able to live nobly within the body knowing that you are not the body itself, but rather the one in the body, you can experience life to the fullest without worries. You will not need approval of others. Spirit is the most powerful part of your being. Your physical body has very little to do with who you really are. To live life only from a physical perspective is to live life from an elusive, temporary part of your being. There is a grander world that exists right here than that which the majority experience. ~Linda Bocanegra,
Waking Up to the Loving World of Spirit
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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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... poem, story, book review, picture, photograph, joke, restaurant review, interesting snippet, film review, favorite quote to share with your community.
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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