ADULT SPIRITUAL GROWTH PROGRAM
Welcome to the Adult Spiritual Growth page! Below you will find a listing of our current offerings. All programs are open to everyone. Make sure to check if the class requires registration
If you have questions, or would like to offer a class for our community, please contact Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life
Email - lshennum@uusf.org
Phone - (415) 776-4580
MINISTER'S BOOK GROUP
April & May 2024
Led by Revs. Shennum and Southern
On Repentance and Repair, by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
In April and May, Revs. Shennum and Southern will lead three sessions on Rabbi Ruttenberg’s book, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World. This book is the UUA Common Read for this year and offers a framework for how we look at making amends and how we work toward forgiveness and repair that applies to both personal transgressions and the legacy of larger societal systemic harms (like the legacy of enslavement, sexual harassment and violence, Native genocide, and displacement). Rabbi Ruttenberg draws from the work of the great medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides. Please join us as we think concretely about what healing and hope might look like and the tools we might gather to be part of that work. The sessions are all on Zoom on the following three Wednesday evenings:
Wednesday, April 24th, 6:30–8 PM
Wednesday, May 8th, 6:30–8 PM
MINISTER'S BOOK GROUP
June 2024
Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya H
In our June book gathering, we will read the memoir of a young, queer, and hijab-wearing Muslim who comes to the US and her quest to find and be herself. Things about being an immigrant make that hard, and her family and larger community of Muslims can too. It is honest and searching, but the surprise and delight is how her search, within her faith tradition, leads her to passages, stories, and people in the Quran that can be read as liberatory and supportive of her own story, life choices, and journey.
We will meet on Zoom Wednesday, June 26th, 6:30-8 PM.
MONTHLY PARENT/GUARDIAN GROUP
1st Sundays during worship
Facilitated by Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life
Parents and guardians gather on the first Sunday after the doxology in the Fahs room to check in about our roses/thorns and offer each other support as well as resources.
If you have any questions, contact Rev. Laura at lshennum@uusf.org.
NEW UU!
Sunday, April 28, 12:30PM - 2:00PM, in-person at UUSF
New UU is an interactive class offered quarterly by Revs. Vanessa Rush Southern and Laura Shennum, which gives you the chance to get a deeper understanding of Unitarian Universalism and our congregation.
If you’re interested but not available for the next class, let me know and we will reach out to you when we offer the class again: ewakeling@uusf.org
MONTHLY GRIEF GROUP
1st Wednesday of the Month from 7-8:30pm on Zoom
Facilitated by Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life.
This is a monthly drop-in group for those who need support with grief or loss. The first meeting will be Wednesday, May 1. To receive the Zoom link, please register HERE.
If you have any questions, contact Rev. Laura at lshennum@uusf.org.
MORNING METTA MEDITATION
Tuesdays & Thursdays
8:00-8:30 am
Leader: Elena Perez, Member of UUSF
Online Class. Click button to join Zoom call. ZOOM Password: metta
Watch a Sample Recording Morning Metta Mediation
You are warmly welcomed to join this "Morning Metta Meditation" group, which meets Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 8-8:30 am. Elena leads a simple, centering loving kindness meditation practice which is appropriate for all religious backgrounds and levels of meditation experience. Attendees can choose to leave their microphone and camera off and just follow along.
About the Leader: Elena Perez is a member of UUSF. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist who practices in SF at Dance With Life Chiropractic in the Inner Sunset, and in Fresno at Benessere Fresno.
Questions? email elena@communityneedles.com
EQUANIMITY PRACTICE
Fridays
8:00-8:30 am
Leader: Elena Perez, Member of UUSF
Online Class. Click button to join Zoom call. ZOOM Password: metta
Watch a Sample Recording Equanimity Practice
You are warmly welcomed to join our "Equanimity Practice" group, which meets on Fridays, 8-8:30 am. Elena Hanyo leads a simple meditation practice on cultivating equanimity- that is accepting the reality of life's highs and lows, and developing an attitude of peaceful calm abiding throughout the inevitable changes. This practice balances the heart-centered approach of our other group, lovingkindness- as it is common to get attached to positive outcomes for those we spend time wishing well. Equanimity allows us to develop mental stability and even-minded loving awareness. Appropriate for all religious backgrounds and levels of meditation experience. Attendees can choose to leave their microphone and camera off and just follow along.
About the Leader: Elena Hanyo Perez is a member of UUSF. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist who practices in SF at Dance With Life Chiropractic in the Inner Sunset, and in Fresno at Benessere Fresno, as well as a lay minister with Bright Dawn Center for Oneness Buddhism.
Questions? Email elena@communityneedles.com
