Upcoming Events
Sunday, February 12th
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Common Ground Worship Service
- Start time: 10:00am
- End date: Sunday, February 12th
- End time: 11:15am
- Published: Monday, December 6th
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Buddha's Brain
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 12th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Monday, September 5th
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Discussion of the book, Buddha's Brain, led by Jana Wertheim. Modern science and ancient teachings combine to show readers how to have greater emotional balance in turbulent times
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Harried Reasoners Humanism Group
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 12th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Monday, August 8th
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Harried Reasoners Humanism Meetup Group
This weekly group focuses on human solutions to human issues from a skeptical, secular or humanist point of view -- the good, the bad, the funny, and the...Details: http://www.meetup.com/humanism-191/events/kkjdnyplbsb/
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Listening Circles
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 12th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Friday, December 30th
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Committee on Ministry, Mary McCoy and Rob Moore, would like to invite all our members, guests, and visitors to attend a monthly Listening Circle - to ask questions about what's happening at Pathways, to share your experiences, and to make suggestions.
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Relgious Education
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 12th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Tuesday, August 23rd
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Religious Education for youth and adults will take place after our Common Ground Service. We teach age appropriate classes to support the Unitarian Universalist Seven Principles and the inherit worth and dignity of all.
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Sunday, February 19th
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Common Ground Worship Service
- Start time: 10:00am
- End date: Sunday, February 19th
- End time: 11:15am
- Published: Monday, December 6th
- View this event in Google Calendar
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Harried Reasoners Humanism Group
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 19th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Monday, August 8th
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Harried Reasoners Humanism Meetup Group
This weekly group focuses on human solutions to human issues from a skeptical, secular or humanist point of view -- the good, the bad, the funny, and the...Details: http://www.meetup.com/humanism-191/events/kkjdnyplbsb/
- View this event in Google Calendar
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Relgious Education
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 19th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Tuesday, August 23rd
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Religious Education for youth and adults will take place after our Common Ground Service. We teach age appropriate classes to support the Unitarian Universalist Seven Principles and the inherit worth and dignity of all.
- View this event in Google Calendar
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Religious Education
Thank you for visiting the Religious Education page for Pathways. Lifespan Religious Education is the process by which we all learn together how to build the Beloved Community. It's where we teach what we know and learn what others in our faith community know. It's where we transform ourselves into a whole that's greater than the individual diversities that make up its parts. It's how we become Unitarian Universalists. It’s how we bring about the world we wish to see.
Goals for Lifespan Religious Education include:
- To explore religious ideas and to grapple with spiritual questions such as: Who or what is God? What is the meaning of my life? How do I cope with life’s setbacks? What criteria do I use in resolving difficult moral and ethical dilemmas? What are my responsibilities to others?
- To engage people of all ages in an active process of formulating and expressing their personal beliefs and values.
- To explore, understand, and appreciate the history of Unitarian Universalism, our Judeo-Christian heritage, and other world religions and traditions.
- To support development of healthy, safe, loving and caring relationships for our children, youth and adults.
- To encourage the development of spiritual practices and rituals.
- To inspire and empower people to develop their leadership qualities and make a difference in the world.
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During our Service
Nursery, infant through 4 years, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Please see an usher about care for your infant or toddler.
Community Hour, ages 5 to 10 years, 10:00 am—11:00 am
Children are always welcome in the worship services, but some of our children prefer to socialize and play instead. Children not attending the service can participate in a supervised Children's Community Hour. During this time the children can play together and do fun activities such as board games, creating with Legos, playing with our large collection of toys, and also doing art projects under the supervision of our wonderful child care volunteers. Children's Community Hour takes place in the Community Room which is located directly across from the sanctuary.
After the Service
Spirit Play, ages 4 through 2nd grade, 11:30 am —12:30 pm
A program where children begin to explore questions such as “Where did we come from? What is our purpose?” It is a Montessori-style approach to Sunday school, which presents Unitarian Universalist foundational stories, fables, the Promises, Sources, Beginnings and Endings, and Sacred Places. For more information about this unique curriculum, see http://www.spiritplay.net
Pathfinders, Grades 3 through 6, 11:30 am —12:30 pm
As their spiritual understanding deepens, our Pathfinders explore their faith through age appropriate curricula. This year our curriculum will be Timeless Themes: Stories from the Hebrew and Christian Bible. This curriculum introduces children to religious literature which is central to our culture and to our heritage as Unitarian Universalists. http://www.uuabookstore.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=745
Our Whole Lives, Grades 7 through 9, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a series of sexuality education curricula. OWL helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior. It equips participants with accurate, age-appropriate information in six subject areas: human development, relationships, personal skills, sexual behavior, sexual health, and society and culture. OWL helps participants to clarify their values, build interpersonal skills, and understand the spiritual, emotional, and social aspects of sexuality. Parental permission required before attending OWL. http://www.uua.org/religiouseducation/curricula/ourwhole/
High School, Grades 10 through 12, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Discussion, service and community are the core of our youth program. Programming focuses on spirituality and Unitarian Universalism and how they can use it in their lives in high school and the issues they face. In previous years, students have worked with their youth advisors on projects such as a youth section of the Pathways website, fund-raising projects, or multi-media presentations for our Common Ground service. They may serve on the worship team helping with Common Ground or Children’s Chapel. It is not all work; they will also hang out, build relationships and explore in their own way the central challenges of their lives.
Adult Religious Education 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
We also have a variety of adult religious education programming. Classes range from the spiritual, to studies of Jesus, to the Humanist point of view. Offerings vary throughout the year.
Ongoing: "Harried Reasoners"
One of our year-round groups is Harried Reasoners. This group focuses on human solutions to human issues from a skeptical, secular or humanist point of view--the good, the bad, the funny and the serious--through an active ethical and rational approach to life. Harried Reasoners meets every week after service in the Independence room which is located next to the nursery.
Beginning August 2011 : “The Death of Josseline”
Margaret Regan's The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona Borderlands has been praised as, "A keen-eyed perspective of how questionable public policy has resulted in far too much preventable loss of life," (Midwest Book Review) and, "A humane, sensitive, and informative perspective on a current and controversial topic" (Ana Castillo, author of The Guardians).
The Death of Josseline presents a series of intimate stories from immigrants, activists, human rights workers, and border patrol people. Through their stories, the book explores the ethical, moral, and spiritual challenges presented by the complex immigration issues on the border, evoking our human response, rather than a political or policy debate. Regan calls us to the religious act of bearing witness to brutality and despair along with extraordinary courage and commitment.
Our UUA General Assembly 2012 in Phoenix will have as its focus these immigration issues. In preparation for our participation, we will be offering an Adult RE class after Common Ground beginning the First Day of RE, August 28th. The paperback edition can be ordered at www.beacon.org.
Click here to read an interview with the author, Margaret Regan - http://www.uua.org/immigration/re/ga/184926.shtml
Beginning October 2011: "Buddha's Brain"
This class follows the book by Rick Hanson, PhD and Richard Mendius, MD. Buddha's Brain explores the brain states that underlie the mental states of happiness, love and wisdom and how to use our minds to strengthen these positive brain states. We discuss the authors' suggestions for doing small things that lead to big changes in one's brain, share our experiences together, and support one another's efforts.
Buddha's Brain will meet twice monthly: November 13th and 27th and December 11th and 18th.
2012 dates include January 8th and 22nd, February 12th and 26th, March 11th and 25th, April 15th and 22nd, and May 6th and 27th.
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