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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
May 31, 2015
10:30-11:30am
Getting Lost in the Child Side
with
Shannon Dufresne,
LilyAnn Dufresne Holden,
Kids With Spirit, Rev. Ron Moor
and musician
Amanda Grace
Details at right.
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KIDS WITH SPIRIT
May 31, 2015
Our last gathering for 2014-15 school year
as we lead the Sunday service
Details at right.
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LAST SUNDAY
MYSTERY SCHOOL SUNDAY
May 24, 2015
The Spiritual Practice of Getting Lost
with
Rev. Ron Moor
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NEXT SUNDAY
June 7, 2015
Guest Speaker
Dr. James Ulness
Details at right.
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Remembering
Our Friend
Barbara Everett
and
Memorial Info.
Details at right.
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Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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Full Moon Ceremony and Celebration
with
Jorge Villanueva Castillo, The Sol Fire Shaman
and The
Spirit Walkers
Sat. May 30, 2015
1:00pm-4:00pm
Healings
Noon-1:00pm
Details at right.
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Brene Brown's Concept of Shame and Vulnerability
facilitated by
Karen Greer
Sun. May 31
Has been canceled.
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Rattle Making Workshop
Fri. June 5
6:30pm-8:30pm
and
Sun. June 7
12:30pm-2:30pm
Details at right. ~~~~~~~~~~ Minneapolis Theosophical Society's June Events
5-Hour Symposium Survival: The Need to Raise Our Consciousness in the Upcoming Age with speakers Bill Torvund and Dr. James Ulness and Celtic Harpist Bettie Seitzer Sat. June 6, 2015 1:00pm-6:00pm Details at right. ~~~Developing the Life of the Soul: Prepairng Our Astral Body for Seeing into the Etheric Plane with Dr. James Ulness
Mon. June 8, 20157:00pm-9:00pm
Details at right.
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Film Series Double Header
Deepak Chopka's Exploring Consciousness
and
Alan Watts'
The Art of Meditation
Mon. June 22
7:00pm-9:00pm
Details at right.
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Upcoming Events at Other Venues
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Six Options to Take Action
in our partnership
with the
MN Pachamama Community
Details at right.
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The "TRIPLE EXPRESSO" Party Fri, June 12 7pm-9pm
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Men's Group at Spirit United.
Are you interested?
Details at right.
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Create Community Connections
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Enhanced Prayer Ministry
Newsletter Submissions
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Support SU the Easy Way. Details at right.
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to help.
We listen.
We care.
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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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May 28, 2015
Greetings!
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life's realities."
~Dr. Seuss
"We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!"~George Bernard Shaw
"Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold."~Joseph Chilton Pearce
Spirit United 2015 Theme:
Twelve Ways of Spirit
May's Theme: The Practice of Getting Lost
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Community Member
Rev. Barbara Everett dies.
Details below.  
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  THIS SUNDAY
May 31, 2015
10:30am-11:30am
  Getting Lost in the Child Side with
Shannon Dufresne, LilyAnn Dufresne Holden, the Kids With Spirit Program, Rev. Ron Moor and musician Amanda Grace
Join Kids With Spirit as we share  with you the delight of being lost in the wonder and joy of child- like play . Shannon Dufresne and LilyAnn Dufresne Holden will facilitate a morning of rediscovering your playful child self. Ron will bless the children and the Kids With Spirit program. And we welcome a new musician to our community, Amanda Grace.
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 KIDS WITH SPIRIT
THIS SUNDAY
10:30-11:30am
We are facilitating the Sunday service
and will be blessed by
Rev. Ron Moor and our community.
It is the end of our "school year".
We will meet again in September.
Children are welcome to join the greater community during the summer.
There are activity bags available.
Have a great summer.
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NEXT SUNDAY
June 7, 2015
10:30am-11:30am
Dr. James Ulness speaks.
James shares his understanding of awakening consciousness, of preparating for what is to come, and of the interconnectedness working together for the future. He helps us see a "Universe-all" vision to our soul's experiences.
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LAST SUNDAY 
MYSTERY SCHOOL SUNDAY
May 24, 2015
The Spiritual Practice of Getting Lost
with Rev. Ron Moor
After beginning with a recognition of the passing of Rev. Barbara Everett, Ron asked, "Is getting lost a spiritual practice? Can you be on a path and be lost? What would happen if you went off the beaten path?" You would be in a new vibrant place that would cause you to have to be present, experiencing with our senses in a new way. "What does this mean for our living now? For the state of things? For civilization? How is the new story coming to be?" To listen click here.
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Remembering Our Friend Barbara Everett
 Memorial Service
for Reverend Barbara Everett
6:30 pm
Normandale Community College
Fine Arts Auditorium
9700 France Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55431 Park in Lot 2 Click here to go to their campus maps page.
Reception and refreshments following.
There will be an obituary printed in Sunday's Star Tribune paper and online
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Our dear friend
died quietly in her home the morning of May 21. She most likely was meditating when she died.
Barbara was a founding member of Spirit United and more recently served on the Council of Stewards. Barbara shared her vision, her understanding and her heart with humility and grace. How she lived and loved life was an example to us all. She was a beloved and revered teacher, counselor, astrologer, minister and woman of wisdom.
Someone wrote, "Barbara radiated such a Forever Young Essence, which only fortified my imagining her continued life in her body, I suppose, forever.
Love and Prayers (to her and all who knew her)."
Barbara your love and the gifts you have given to this world will forever be felt. We shall miss you.
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 Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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Full Moon Celebration  
Gemini in Sagittarius
with
Jorge Villanueva Castillo,
"The Sol Fire Shaman"
and The Spirit Walkers
Mel Sailor, Brandi Draayer, Jeanne Lecher, Guillermo Luebbert, Virginia Sundin, Jorge Villanueva Castillo, and Gina Ferrell
featuring
the Ketzal Coatlicue Aztec Dancers
 
Saturday, May 30, 2015
1:00pm-4:00pm
Healings Noon-1pm
$10 Love Offering
Bring your drums and rattles
Join us for an afternoon of ceremony and call in the energies of the Full Moon! Celebrate with drumming, crystal singing bowls meditation and an angel-medium healing gallery. Bring your drums and rattles.
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Brene Brown's
Concept of Vulnerability and Shame
facilitated by Karen Greer
Has been canceled.
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Rattle Making Workshop with Wayne Manthey
Fri. June 5 6:30pm-8:30pm and
Sun. June 7 12:30pm-2:30pm.
Fee: $90.00
Maximum participants is 15.
Wayne, the well-known drum and rattle maker, returns to Spirit United to lead this workshop.
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 Minneapolis Theosophical Society's
June Events A 5-Hour Symposium on Consciousness Survival: The Need to Raise Our Consciousness in the Coming Age  with speakers 
Bill Torvund
and
Dr.James Ulness
with
Celtic harpist
Bettie Seitzer  Saturday, June 6th 1:00pm-6:00pm
$35 adults
$55 couples or families
$30 for students, seniors,
or TS members.
Registration at the door.
They will address our urgent need to raise our consciousness at this time in our history. It is critical that we do that to collectively survive the crisis facing humanity and as a group evolve spiritually at this time of transition. As we approach the the challenges of a coming new age.
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Developing the Life of the Soul:
Preparing Our Astral Body
for Seeing into the Etheric Plane
 with
Dr. James Ulness
Monday, June 8th
7:00pm-9:00pm
$10 suggested donation
This special lecture into the etheric which borders on the physical plane and will deal with how to work on our astral body and etheric body in preparation for seeing contains all manner of beings and light phenomena. Much of what is reported as psychic and spiritual phenomena is in the etheric dimension. Given all that is being reported as sightings already, and will increase in the near future, calls for greater discernment than we've needed in the past, which can be greatly enhanced by an understanding,gained from Theosophy and Anthroposophy.
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Ancient Wisdom/Ancient Mysteries Film Series
Hosts a Double Feature  
and
Alan Watts'
The Art of Meditation
Monday, June 22nd 7:00pm-9:00pm $5 suggested donation
Join us for two short documentaries on consciousness expansion and the art of
meditation by two of the greatest teachers of the ancient wisdom tradition of our age-Exploring Consciousness is produced by Mystic Fire Video in 1995 and is a classic and The Art of Meditation is part of the Harley film library and is taken from his groundbreaking TV series.
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Join our partnership with the MN Pachamama
Community.
Ignite your passion and be moved to  take a powerful stand for the planet and life itself. We align with one another to restore the Earth's vitality, spiritual fulfillment and social justice for all.
Upcoming Events!
Earth Hour
Every Wednesday 8:30pm-9:30pm
Turn off all electronics --lights, TV's,
devices. Feel the peace, be aware of environmental issues and lessen our energy consumption. 
The Gifts of Uncertain Times
Sat, June 6 2pm-5pm MN Zen Meditation Center 3343 East Calhoun Parkway, Mpls.
Kaia Svien, MS, longtime student of Joanna Macy, will guide us through the five gifts that Ms Macy (Buddhist scholar, teacher and deep ecologist) invites us to step into now. This three-hour session includes meditations, dharma talks and guided experiences in dialogue and movement. Seek more details on your own via the internet. Community Forum: Food Justice, Science and Democracy Sat, June 6 1pm-4:30pm
Mpls Capri Theater
2027 W Broadway Ave, Minneapolis.
The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to attend a forum to found out how local residents, researchers, public health officials, and policy makers are collaborating to address food access, affordability, and availability in Minnesota's communities of color, low-income communities, and tribal communities. Seek details and registration information.
Tar Sands Resistance March
Sat, June 6 12noon
Meet at Labert Landing in St. Paul then march to the State Capitol Lawn.
Stand together to protect our water, climate and communities. Seek details and registration information.
World Peace and Prayer Day
Sun, June 21 Noon -4pm
Spring Lake Park Reserve
8395 127th Street East, Hastings
Seek more information.
Future First Potluck: Summer Picnic
Thurs, June 25 6pm to 8pm
Minnehaha Falls Park, Wabun B picnic site Minneapolis. Seek more information.
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 You are invited to the...  "TRIPLE EXPRESSO" PARTY.
Celebrate Ellen Swanson's
70th Birthday,
Retirement,
and Book Release
Friday, June 12, 2015
7pm-9pm
at Spirit United
RSVP by clicking here. Indicate your acceptance of the invitation or your regret for not being able to come.
NO PRESENTS PLEASE, just your presence.
No need for cards, a comment book will be available to share a message.
(For more personal messages, a card is welcome.)
Save room for desserts! Your attire is your choice! Be authentically you so you can be comfortable. A brief program is scheduled at 7:30pm. Otherwise enjoy socializing, satisfying your taste buds and having a book signed. The book is Heart, Gut, Head: Creating a Healthier Hierarchy. It will be for sale at this event for $21. You can pay with cash or check only.  Much gratitude for helping me celebrate this life passage! Ellen
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The Men's Group at Spirit United is on hiatus until further notice due to low participation.  If you are interested in a men's group, please tell us. You can contact the office or a Council of Stewards Member (Ginny Cone, Anita Collodoro, Patti Gmeiner, Maria Turnblom, Rick Scholl, Shannon Dufresne or Ron Moor). We will keep track of interest and then contact you when the group is ready to go.
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CREATE NEW CONNECTIONS
Members can advertise an  d 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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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 OR click here.
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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