Adult Spiritual Development

How our love impacts lives ~ By supporting spiritual development we deepen our connection to all other living beings and our planet

The Adult Spiritual Development program provides spiritual experiences that inspire, transform and sustain our members and friends. Open to everyone, Adult Spiritual Development offerings provide opportunities for people to tell their stories and engage with ethical, moral, and spiritual questions; to encounter worldwide wisdom traditions, including the Unitarian Universalist tradition; and to work within the congregation and the wider world to build communities of justice and love.

Class Offerings

Current and upcoming offerings are on the UUFCO Calendar, ACE (weekly All Congregation Email), and at the kiosk in the Gathering Hall. Some classes require registration and are fee-based while others are free.

Small Groups

For more personal connection and learning, facilitator-led groups meet throughout the year. These are offered without cost and many are drop-in, while others require registration.

Sunday Morning Meditation: All are welcome to this weekly drop-in Sunday morning meditation at 9 a.m. before the worship service. No experience needed. This group meets in the Founders' Fireside Library, and in good weather often walks to the labyrinth.

Soul Matters: Groups are formed each September and meet monthly through June. Each group of about 10 participants is led by a trained facilitator. Participants receive a Soul Matters theme packet by email at the beginning of every month and meet to share their reflections. The packet is also available to any congregant who wishes to follow the themes on their own.

Soul Matters materials focus on experiencing something, not simply talking about it, and offers questions to walk with. Soul Matters participant receives a packet of reflection-provoking materials on that month’s theme. The materials are gathered from Soul Matters participants around the country – poems, quotes, links to podcasts and videos, reviews of movies and books related to the theme, and are presented with a number of exercises that encourage a deeper exploration of the topic in one’s daily life. Many of our congregation’s participants choose to work with the theme packets for personal reflection; others have joined a Soul Matters small group that meets once monthly to share the insights of one’s personal explorations. New groups are formed every September.

These theme packets are made available by UUFCO’s Adult Spiritual Development program for congregants. Contact Chela Sloper, our Congregational Life Facilitator, to receive packets or join a small group.

Library

The UUFCO adult library books and media are located in the Founders’ Fireside Room. Children's books are in the Religious Exploration Sophia Fahs Commons and classrooms.

Our books are cataloged online at www.librarything.com. Type in the name, “uufco” and password, “uubendor” to search our holdings. Books are shelved according to the Dewey Decimal System—with number 289 for books on Unitarian Universalism.

How to Check Books Out

Books and media may be borrowed for three weeks by filling in your name, email or phone number, and the date the book is checked out on the card in the book pocket. Place the card in the “Checked Out” container located with the books. Books are to be returned in the “Return Books Here” basket. Please do not return to the shelves. Both the Fireside Room and Commons have checkout locations.