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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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Spirit United's Relocation Needs and Updates
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THIS SUNDAY
February 21, 2016
10:30-11:30am
Stepping Into Largeness
with
Rev. Ron Moor
and musician
Lynn O'Brien
Details at right.
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KIDS WITH SPIRIT
THIS SUNDAY
February 21, 2016
10:30-11:30am
Humility
Details at right.
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NEXT SUNDAY
MYSTERY SCHOOL SUNDAY
Feb. 28, 2016 10:30-11:30am
Dancing the Limbo
with Rev. Ron Moor
Saleem Adam Wolter
will lead a sacred dance
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LAST SUNDAY
Feb. 14, 2016
10:30am-11:30am Sharing Our Gifts: SU's Talent Show hosted by Robert Dunn Details at right.
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Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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EVERY Wednesday
Wednesday Mornings
10am-11:30am
Details at right.
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Wednesday Evenings
7:00pm-8:30pm
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EVERY Monday
Yoga with Maria
Mondays
4:00-5:30pm
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Windigo Con Healing Ceremony
hosted by The Anishinabeg Great Lakes Ogichida,
Old Bald Eagle Society, Sat, Feb. 20, 2016
Grand Entry is 4:00pm Details at right. ~~~~~~~~~
New Member Orientation and General Information Class with Rev. Ron Moor Sun, Feb. 21 2016 12:00-12:45pm
Details at right.
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A Mandala Workshop: A "Know Thyself" Experiential
with
Ellen Swanson
Sun, Feb. 21, 2016
1:00pm-4:00pm
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MN Pacha Community "First Thursday" Gathering Topic: Karen Shragg on Population Thurs, Mar. 3, 2016 6:30-8:30pm
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Goddess Altar Workshop
with
Carol McCormick
Sat, Mar. 5, 2016
1:00-4:00pm
Details at right.
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Spirit United's Relocation Update
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Spirit United is
on the Move...
An Update of the relocation process
Notes from the Community Meeting on Feb. 14
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Engage in the Process with Welcomed Help and Needed Items Details at right.
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Spirit United's Notification Process for Canceling due to the Weather
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SU is Recognized by
MN Women's Press
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Spirit United.
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3204 Como Ave SE Mpls, MN 55414
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February 17, 2016
Greetings!
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom
~Keirkegaard
Spirit United 2016 Theme:
Living Our Spirituality
Through Presence, Practice and Play
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 WANTED A FEW GOOD PEOPLE People are needed to spearhead a fundraising campaign. The funds would be for capital expenses and operating expenses accrued because of the move. Call Ron at 952-929-1559 Spirit United's
Relocation Process
Needs your attention.
More Updates and Engagement Needs Below!
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Sunday's at Spirit United
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THIS SUNDAY 
February 21, 2016 10:30am-11:30am Stepping Into Largeness
with Rev. Ron Moor and musician Lynn O'Brien
Our community, Spirit United has had thrust upon us a huge  challenge. We have to move. How we respond, the decisions we make, the actions we take, will carry consequences far into our future. Together, we will explore the pitfalls and possibilities. Together we will explore the potential for communal and individual growth. We have been called out. How do we step into largeness, how do we meet our higher destiny?
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Kids  With Spirit 
This Sunday
February 21, 2016
10:30am-11:30am
Humility. This year's theme: 
We create beauty in our lives and our world with Love, Wisdom, Respect, Honesty, Bravery, Truth
and Humility.
The foundation for the theme comes from
The Seven Grandfathers' Teachings
of the Ojibwe people.
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NEXT SUNDAY 
MYSTERY SCHOOL SUNDAY
February 28, 2016
10:30am-11:30am
Dancing the Limbo with Rev. Ron Moor and Saleem Adam Wolter will lead sacred dance  With the notice to move, our community has entered into a time of limbo. In this state of limbo, the future is altered, less certain and even more unknown. Did you know limbo is the middle stage of initiation.
We will explore what the Cosmos might be asking of us. We will look at some of the different facets of this state of limbo. Then we will do what we can to move deeper into the consciousness of awakened doing. You will experience luminous images, sacred chant, inspirational quotes, and open discussion. We will end with sacred dance led by Saleem Adam Wolter.
Life is like a game of limbo in reverse.
The bar keeps rising higher and
we need to keep rising to the occasion.
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LAST SUNDAY 
February 14, 2016
10:30am-11:30am
Sharing Our Gifts:
SU's Talent Show
hosted by Robert Dunn
We vibrated to the music of a clarinetist, cellist and violinist. We were awakened by the beauty of an original song. Our souls were caressed by poetry, favorite reads as well as original work. We were dazzled by the creation of a beautiful picture book and the telling of a love story. And wowed by a mapping laureate. What an amazing morning. These intimate and sacred moments experienced are a treasure to behold by all who revealed their talents as well as those who were witness to their being. Robert thank you for your masterful facilitation. We had a technical difficulty with the recorder so this event was not recorded.
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 Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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EVERY WEDNESDAY  The Tao of Meditation Class with Rev. Ron Moor EVERY Wednesday, except holidays 10:00am-11:30am $10-$15 suggested donation Deepen your meditative practice, or begin one by joining us on Wednesday mornings. Our weekly gathering is to read, meditate and dialog on the profound wisdom found in the 2500 year-old text of "The Tao TeChing." These 81 short, poetic sayings have offered relief, gentle guidance, and a pathway to inner peace for countless millions of people.
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. Part of our discussion will also be about how to deepen our practice of silence and stillness.
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Blossoming Hearts: Meditations of Peace and Healing Ourselves and Our World
EVERY Wednesday, except holidays
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Suggested donation $10-$15
All are welcome!
Deepen your spiritual practice. Each session will begin with breath and movement practices to help deepen our meditation. Then we will embark on a series of guided and silent meditations designed to bring greater peace and healing to ourselves and to our world. The focus will always be on peace and healing. Each week will vary according to the current needs of the world and of the group itself. We will do world work and we will do a group meditation for the collective individual needs.
Our guide is Ron Moor. He has been an adventurer of meditation for almost 40 years and has led and taught meditative practices across the country.
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YOGA with Maria
4:00pm-5:30pm
$10 suggested donation (Half the proceeds goes to Spirit United.)
Only park on the street please.
Join Maria for a Gentle Yoga Practice. It will be a gentle class, rich in tradition. Give yourself the gift of yoga, your mind body and spirit will thank you. Please bring a yoga mat, blanket or towel and dress comfortably.
Maria is a certified Hatha instructor through the Freehold Yoga Center with extra studies in Restorative Yoga from the Himalayan Institute. Maria also has knowledge in the uses and benefits of breathing techniques.
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Windigo Con Healing Ceremony
Our Annual Mid-Winter Healing Ceremony
hosted by
The Anishinabeg Great Lakes Ogichida,
Old Bald Eagle Society,
The "WIndigo Con" is also referred to as the "Clown or Contrary Ceremony." It helps us connect with our healing gifts we share as human beings. We refer to it as "getting in touch with your inner clown." One of our healing gifts and perhaps the most important is... the use of humor and laughter to promote healing.
Saturday, February 20, 2016  4:00pm to Midnight Come early stay late, or not!
Free will donation.
Open to the public.
 Bring a pot luck item to share. Bring your clown self!
Clown gear & dressing up encouraged.
Questions: Call Al Baker at 715-699-6348.
Grand Entry: 4 pm
Singing, dancing to 11pm
Pot Luck Feast to follow ceremony
Have fun dancing, singing, eating and visiting with all of the clowns you haven't seen in a while! Furthermore, we should learn how to laugh at ourselves and never take ourselves too seriously.
We really hope to see you there.
Miigwech to our sponsor-The Spirit Walkers
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New Member Orientation
and General Information Class
with Rev. Ron Moor
Sunday, February 21, 2016
12:00pm-12:45pm
Interested in being a member of Spirit United? Want to better understand this community?
Stay after the service for a short meeting.
New members will be received
Sunday, March 27, 2016.
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Mandala Workshop: 
A "Know Thyself" Experiential
with Ellen Swanson
Sunday, February 21, 2016
1:00pm-4:00pm
$35, which includes  materials
RSVP to Ellen by clicking here
or calling 952-929-1142
The word 'mandala' comes from a Sanskrit root word meaning "enclosing the essence." I also like to think of it as embracing the essence. It is difficult to visualize the circular embrace of your own essence in this linear society. This model invites us to balance our seemingly singular focus on the linear with the contributions of the circular. Each person will be given a template and some fundamental principles on how to apply the template to yourself. There will be individual work and group discussion.
Certificates of attendance available upon request.
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 MN Pacha Community
"First Thursday" Gathering
Thursday March 3, 2016
6:30pm - 8:30 pm
Topic: Karen Shragg on Overpopulation
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 Goddess Altar Workshop
with
community member
Carol McCormick
Saturday, March 5, 2016
1:00-4:00pm
$20 to $25 for materials
Register/Questions: Contact Carol by
Mother Goddess is Calling You!
Do you yearn for a personal relationship with the Divine Mother? Do you desire to know and embody the positive qualities of the Archetypal Goddesses?
Come hear Goddess stories and songs, participate in a meditation, and then create a special Goddess Candle for your home altar. Burning this candle as you pray or meditate will invite the Mother Goddess to inspire and guide your daily life journey.
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Spirit United is Recognized
by MN Women's Press 
Spirit United Church has been voted a Favorite Women-Friendly Spiritual Community in the Minnesota Women's Press 19th annual What Women Want survey of our readers conducted during December 2015 and January 2016.
Your honor will be announced in the May Minnesota Women's Press magazine and online. We'll mail you a copy along with an official congratulatory certificate the first week of May.
The complete list of honorees will be found in the May issue and posted online at www.womenspress.com.
Again - congratulations on your honor!
Kathy Magnuson and Norma Smith-Olson, Co Publishers
Minnesota Women's Press
Changing the Universe through Women's Stories
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Spirit United's
Relocation Update
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Spirit United is on the Move!
Engage in the Process.
Afternoon Packing "Parties" EVERY MONDAY in February 1:00 to 3:30 pm.
RSVP to 612-378-3602
Evening Packing "Parties" Thursday, February 25th.
6:00pm (Doors open at 5:30pm)
RSVP 612-378-3602
Come for a couple of hours of work and fun.
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Donations Needed.
Do you have any of these things at home that you would be willing to pass on for us to use in our move?
 Packing Tape Bubble Wrap Boxes with Covers
Office boxes that hold reams of paper, sometimes called book boxes, or any sturdy box with a strong cover like a bank box is very welcomed.
Put any of the donation items under the coat rack
in the west foyer.
Thank You.
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 The Book Nook includes Books from the Library
Bring a bag on Sunday and listen to which books call to go home with you.
Books are now $0.50 each.
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SPIRIT UNITED IS ON THE MOVE...
Updates from the Meeting and Ways to Engage
in the Process
Notes from the Update Meeting Last Sunday, February 14, 2016
We began with a meditation connecting with everyone who has walked through Spirit United's doors. We visualized the pathway between where we are now and our new home. Then we sat within this new space.
Location possibilities were reviewed by Ron and Ginny. Unfortunately none were satisfactory. We are still looking.
Three different organizations have come to us. They want to be co-renters if their needs can be met.
Other plans are being talked about if Plan A (to find our own place) doesn't happen quickly. Plan B is renting space that meets our minimum needs. Plan C is "church" in a box, to go into someone's space to do Sundays. Lively conversation happened. People shared ideas about where and how this might be done.
While the sorting and packing happens, we need two things. They are:
- Someone to look into what it would take to have a storage space like a pod. Along with being at the ready to complete an inventory.
- Fundraising that goes beyond pledges for operating expenses and operating expenses accrued because of the move. Someone must spearhead this vital need.
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Engage with the Move.... See the block above for specific details of tasks currently being done.
Dear Members and Friends of Spirit United, As we all know the success of Spirit United's move depends on the engagement of the people in our community. We hope you will be one of those who helps make the change.
These are the identified tasks thus far that require people to engage. Look at the list. Determine where you will provide your skills and time. Then, contact Patti Gmeiner by clicking here. (Below is information Patti needs to connect you with the task. Be sure to see the last paragraph.)
1. Cleaning and sorting. People are needed to go through the entire space to get rid of things that have accumulated that are unnecessary for Spirit United to hold onto. These things must be thrown out, given away or sold, depending upon their nature.
2. The library sorting and packing. People are needed to go through the entire library, eliminate duplicate copies and those books which may be ancient and no longer of relevance or of great interest to the community. The remainder need to be packed in boxes labeled.
3. Administrative Office. We need a person(s) to help Joan go through her office, eliminate that which may be disposed of, then, sort, pack and clean when the time comes to do so. (Joan has the last say on this one...that is, how, who, how many and when.)
4. Packing. We need people, when the time is right, to help pack up everything within the entire space and get it ready for transport.
5. Moving. We need people (unless we can find a reasonable commercial mover) to help move all items within the space either to the new home or to storage, depending upon the situation.
6. Unpacking. People will be needed to help unpack and place items in the new space to ready it for use.
7. Initial Weeks of Operation. We will need people to help get everything done in a timely fashion, during the first few weeks, to make sure that operations continue without missing a beat and to help while we are putting all of the persons needed to run the new space into position.
When you decide to volunteer for one or more of these tasks, please send an email to council member, Patti Gmeiner. Click here to share your information: Your name, telephone number, email address and the task(s) you are willing to volunteer. After Patti receives your interest, she will send the names of others you will contact to plan and accomplish the task within the timeline needed.
Please let us hear from you soon to keep things moving forward.
Thank you,
Rev. Ron Moor
and the Council of Stewards
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 Spirit United's Notification Process
for Canceling due to the Weather If Spirit United closes due to cold, ice or snow, a voice message will be put on the Spirit United phone and an email blast will be sent to those on our newsletter email list.
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