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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
MYSTERY SCHOOL October 25, 2015
10:30am-11:30am
Embracing Pain & Trauma as Our Guide to Deeper Spiritual Growth
with
guest speaker
Mark Umbreit
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KIDS WITH SPIRIT
THIS SUNDAY
Oct. 25, 2015
10:30-11:30am
Details at right.
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NEXT SUNDAY
November 1, 2015
10:30am-11:30am Ancient Middle Eastern Prayer: Contacting the Unseen with guest speaker John Hakim Bushnell Details at right.
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LAST SUNDAY
October 18, 2015
Community Member
Cliff Robbins
along with guest musician
Amanda Grace
Details at right.
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Caring for Our Spirit United
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Caring for
for
Spirit United
TAKE ACTION
Details at right.
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Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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Spirit Walkers Full Moon Celebration
Saturday, Oct. 24
1pm-4pm
Details at right.
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You Are
Being Called
to
CARE FOR CREATION
Organizations Who Support Caring for Creation
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Upcoming Events at Other Venues
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Two of Four Recently Published Authors
within our
Spirit United Community
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Save the Date Notice:
SU's Fall Festival Fun(d)raiser
Sun, Nov. 15
12pm-4pm
Details at right.
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Pot Luck & Forum Scheduled
Sun, Nov. 22
11:45am
Details at right.
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Support is found within community.
Spirit Vine is here for you.
We listen.
We care.
Call Spirit United
(612) 378-3602
Say you want to speak to the Spirit Vine.
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Then, share your first and last name, telephone number and your email address.
We look
forward to sending you the weekly newsletter.
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Spirit United's Calendar
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Prayer Requests
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Contact Spirit United to submit a prayer request by clicking here.
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Make a pledge
to
Spirit United.
Send them to: Spirit United
3204 Como Ave SE Mpls, MN 55414
612-378-3602
Thank you!
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Financially with your everyday
internet use
and by
Getting the Word Out to Others.
Use Goodsearch as your search engine
to get SU more $.
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Find us on MeetUp.
Follow us on Twitter.
Make a pledge.
Tell people about who we are and the amazing educational and social events we have.
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search engine!
Every time you search, you give SU money.
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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 table 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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Newsletter Submissions
Anything for publishing in our e-newsletter must be submitted by 9:00am Tuesday of the week you want your promotion sent. It will be mailed by Thursday of that week. Click here to submit an item. Thank you.
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October 21, 2015
Greetings!
To date Spirit United has received 30 pledges
for a total of $30,722. Our goal is $60,000 plus.
If you have not yet received a pledge form during a Sunday service, you will receive one in the mail soon. Please give.
Even small amounts weekly or monthly make a big difference to our financial outlook.
Thank you!
Spirit United 2015 Theme:
Twelve Ways of Spirit
October's Theme: The Practice of Feeling Pain
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"Accept your dark side, understanding it will help you to move with the light.
Knowing both sides of our souls, helps us all to move forward in life and to understand that, perfection doesn't exist."
~ Martin R. Lemieux
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THIS SUNDAY 
MYSTERY SCHOOL SUNDAYOctober 25, 2015
10:30am-11:30am
Embracing Pain & Trauma As Our Guide To Deeper Spiritual Growth
with guest speaker Mark Umbreit
Pain and trauma are often realities we face in our life's journey. Suffering, however, is optional. Decisions we make, approaches we embrace, the power of fear, determine if pain leads to ever increasing suffering or becomes a gift of awakening that triggers a deep sense of gratitude for life and an endless quest for spiritual growth.
Mark will share stories from his own life's journey, his family, and the many people and communities he has worked with in restorative justice and peace building throughout the U.S. and in numerous other countries, including Israel and Palestine, in their quest for healing and restoration. All of these real life stories truly breathe life into the notion that pain is a reality but suffering is optional. Practices that foster this journey will be shared.
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 KIDS WITH SPIRIT
THIS SUNDAY
October 25, 2015
10:30am-11:30am
Love and Wisdom
Theme for 2015-2016
We create beauty in our lives and our world.
Virtues: Love, Humility, Wisdom, Honesty, Courage/Bravery, Respect, Truth
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NEXT SUNDAY 
November 1, 2015 10:30am-11:30am
Ancient Middle Eastern Prayer: Contacting the Unseen
with guest speaker
John Hakim Bushnell
We will be doing Ancient Middle Eastern Body Prayer and talking briefly about related context and worldview.
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 LAST SUNDAY
October 18, 2015
The Spiritual Practice of Feeling Pain: An African American Perspective
with Community member 
Cliff Robbins
and musician Amanda Grace
Cliff shared his thoughts and beliefs created from his experience and spiritual understanding. He spoke to what he has learned from the pain of stereotyping, the divide and conquer factor, and the myth of superiority and inferiority. Through pain, Cliff has come to know himself and others by dealing with it in a positive way. To listen click here.
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 Caring for Our
Spirit United
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Caring for Spirit United TAKE ACTION
Support guest speakers,
workshops and events.
Community connections and friendships.
What does Spirit United mean to you?
How does Spirit United nourish and support what you believe is important for you
and for the future of our world?
What actions do you take to ensure
Spirit United's ability to keep going?
It is time to renew your commitment.
Maybe you can give a bit more?
Maybe you haven't given in a while,
but are able to once again?
If you have given SU your pledge, Thank you.
Please give generously.
"Together we are creating the more beautiful
world our hearts know is possible," Ron says adapting Charles Eisenstein's phrase.
Our Goal is $60,00+
We are over half-way there.
Your pledge is vital to
Spirit United.
It blends into the collective to pays the bills and provides funding for events, classes and more.
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Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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 Spirit Walkers Full Moon Celebration
Enter the Zero Point followed by
Sound and Drum Healings
with the
"Sol Fire Shaman" Jorge Villanueva CastilloSaturday, October 24, 2015 
1:00pm-4:00pm
$15 Donation
Free Healings 12-1 pm
Indian Devotional Music
by Ethi Ramanujam & Friends
Drumming, Astrology, Channeling
and more.
Bring a drum or rattle if you have one.
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You are being called to...
Care for Creation.
Advocate for
Our Earth, Our Humanity
and Our Souls.
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ORGANIZATIONS WHO ADVOCATE
FOR THE CARE OF CREATION:
(Click on each to learn more.)
Earth Hour Every Wednesday
Turn off all electronics, lights, TV's, devices, etc.
Feel the peace.
Be aware of environmental issues.
And lessen our energy consumption.
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Go to MN Pachamama Community Facebook page for links to inspiring articles, ideas, TED talks, and more!
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Two of Four Recently Published Authors within our
Spirit United Community
Colleen Chen
wrote Dysmorphic Kingdom
released in July, 2015
by Montag Press
Where do souls come from? This question has never been answered
in quite as unique a  way as it is in Dysmorphic Kingdom, Colleen Chen's debut fantasy novel. In this adult fairy tale, a young woman named Vesper goes on a journey with a talking, animated body part that has somehow detached from the rest of its person and become its own separate being. Dysmorphic Kingdom is high fantasy with a philosophical bouquet, raising questions about conquering both our insecurities with ourselves and our differences with others, all in a polarity-ridden world. To check it out on Amazon click here.
Chen received her B.A. in PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) from Pomona College in Claremont, CA, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. Her stories have been published in a number of venues online and in print in seve ral anthologies. She blogs online and is a reviewer for the speculative fiction review site Tangent Online. Click here to check out her blog.
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Clara Grace James wrote and compiled
her photography in
Nature's Gateway to Wisdom
Clara Grace's book features lovely nature photos, with a page of stories and cultural and/or spiritual meanings associated with each picture. The book offers a look at how nature can serve as a gateway to our inner spiritual world. The introduction to the book is about why spiritual teachers throughout the ages have taught the vital importance of staying in the now, and how that leads us to peace and enlightenment.
Bio: Clara Grace is a retired Family Counselor. She worked with Hennepin county Family Court as a Family Counselor/Mediator and Supervisor, and as a Bloomington School Social worker. After early retirement she took up photography and writing. Her photography reunited her with her love of nature as she discovered a fascinating new world of wonder. Nature began to teach her how to step back from the pain and complexities of the world. It opened a gateway to spiritual transformation which has brought her unexpected peace and joy. Her book is her way of sharing it with the world. ~~~~~~~~~ Authors yet to be featured
Virginia Moran and Ellen Swanson.
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SAVE THE DATE NOTICE:
 Spirit United's Fall Festival!
November 15, 2014
12pm-4pm
Hearty lunch, readers, healers, vendors, silent auction, books
More details to come.
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Pot Luck and Forum Scheduled
Sunday, November 22, 2015
After Mystery School Sunday
Lunch We will begin our gathering by breaking bread together with a pot luck style feast. Bring your favorite dish and some fixings to share with your Spirit United family.
The Forum It is a time of questioning, of exploring, of challenge. That is certainly true of our Spirit United Community. Our challenges offer each of us an opportunity to practice being present to Spirit as we look toward Spirit United's future. The purpose of the forum is to dialog about who we are, who, and what we worship, the terminology we use, even the very nature of our Sunday morning gatherings. Come be present to Spirit as we envision our community's future.
The forum will begin by inviting Spirit to join us. Then a brief history of how and why Spirit United was formed will be given to provide context. A talking stick will be used to facilitate the listening and speaking process.
Mark your calendar and plan to attend.
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