Paying Attention: What is in Your Cup?
In a wisdom tale, Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh tells us the bump in the road doesn’t create what spills out of the cup we are carrying. Instead it reveals what is already inside. The question is not about who bumps us rather, “What am I carrying in my cup?”
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7:00 PM - Tacoma Refugee Choir Rehearsal
6:30 PM - Race Matters Book Group
6:45 PM - SpiritUUality Cafe
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7:00 PM - Meditation in the Sanctuary
1:30 PM - Staff Meeting
6:00 PM - Camp Fire
6:30 PM - Band Rehearsal - TUU Sees
7:00 PM - Private Meeting - The People's Assembly
10:00 AM - Knit and Kraft Circle
5:00 PM - Youth Worship Service Rehearsal
7:00 PM - Second Friday All-Ages Game Night
3:00 PM - Youth Worship Service Rehearsal
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11:45 AM - Second Sunday Drop-In Chalice Circle
9:00 AM - UU Freethinking Mystics
10:30 AM - Worship Service
7:00 PM - Meditation in the Sanctuary
12:00 PM - Second Tuesday Covenant Group
7:00 PM - Finance Committee Meeting
7:00 PM - Tacoma Refugee Choir Rehearsal
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12:00 AM - NW Detention Center Third Saturday Vigil
9:00 AM - “Well-Being and Mindfulness Skills”
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9:00 AM - Religious Exploration Committee Meeting
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Our Whole Lives Celebration
7:00 PM - Meditation in the Sanctuary
10:00 AM - Knit and Kraft Circle
7:00 PM - Fourth Friday Chalice Circle
9:30 AM - Music Committee Meeting
7:00 PM - Meditation in the Sanctuary
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11:00 AM - Music Rehearsal
6:30 PM - Race Matters Book Group
5:30 PM - Last Friday Sandwich Making
7:00 PM - Meditation in the Sanctuary
1:30 PM - Staff Meeting
12:00 AM - Get Acquainted Dinners
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Feb
Join us for 30 minutes of sitting or walking meditation in the sanctuary. Each week we have a topic for discussion related to meditating as a way to expand our knowledge and connect with one another. This group is for everyone, whether you meditate frequently, occasionally, or are coming for your first meditation sit. The group is also open to any ideas or topics anyone may wish to share. Alexa and Steve Arnold facilitate the group.
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Feb
Join us for our Last Tuesday Dinner Group at a different area restaurant each month on the last Tuesday evening. These meals are casual, come-as-you-please gatherings. It's a wonderful way to get to know fellow members of the congregation, and you may individually order from the restaurant's menu. The restaurant will be announced as we approach the last Tuesday. Come, relax, eat, and join in the conversations.
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Feb
Race Matters Book Group meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month from September 2018 through May 2019 to read and discuss a list of books including:
So You Want to talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Waking Up White by Debby Irving
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Rev. Linda Hart facilitates the group.
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Mar
Join us for 30 minutes of sitting or walking meditation in the sanctuary. Each week we have a topic for discussion related to meditating as a way to expand our knowledge and connect with one another. This group is for everyone, whether you meditate frequently, occasionally, or are coming for your first meditation sit. The group is also open to any ideas or topics anyone may wish to share. Alexa and Steve Arnold facilitate the group.
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Mar
Following worship services on second Sundays, join a Chalice Circle open to anyone who would like to attend. The group will begin with any thoughts/reflections/comments about the morning service as a way to get centered, and then focus on the month's Chalice Circle theme and sharing. Doug Taylor facilitates this monthly open Chalice Circle.
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Mar
Join us for 30 minutes of sitting or walking meditation in the sanctuary. Each week we have a topic for discussion related to meditating as a way to expand our knowledge and connect with one another. This group is for everyone, whether you meditate frequently, occasionally, or are coming for your first meditation sit. The group is also open to any ideas or topics anyone may wish to share. Alexa and Steve Arnold facilitate the group.
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Mar
03/15/2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This public sabbat is one of eight seasonal festivals observed by many modern Pagans, and that are celebrated on the solstices, equinoxes, and the cross quarter days between the solstices and equinoxes.
Please contact Susie Maharry, Director of Adult Religious Exploration, at dir.are@tahomauu.com for more information.
16
Mar
Join Tahoma UUs who host this third-Saturday-of-the-month vigil at the Northwest Detention Center, 1623 East J St., Tacoma, WA 98421 from 1:00-3:30 pm. The vigil supports the families of the detainees visiting their loved ones, and participants bring coffee, sandwiches, juice, and special snacks and toys for children.
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Mar
Join us for 30 minutes of sitting or walking meditation in the sanctuary. Each week we have a topic for discussion related to meditating as a way to expand our knowledge and connect with one another. This group is for everyone, whether you meditate frequently, occasionally, or are coming for your first meditation sit. The group is also open to any ideas or topics anyone may wish to share. Alexa and Steve Arnold facilitate the group.
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Mar
Join us for 30 minutes of sitting or walking meditation in the sanctuary. Each week we have a topic for discussion related to meditating as a way to expand our knowledge and connect with one another. This group is for everyone, whether you meditate frequently, occasionally, or are coming for your first meditation sit. The group is also open to any ideas or topics anyone may wish to share. Alexa and Steve Arnold facilitate the group.
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Mar
Last Tuesday Dinner Group at Tacoma Szechuan
9701 South Tacoma Way #102, Lakewood, WA
This month we’ll meet at Tacoma Szechuan, starting at 5:30 p.m. To keep it casual and easy, everyone independently orders from the menu and receives a separate check.
Each month, this evening dining experience is a relaxing and fun way to mingle with fellow Tahoma UU members and friends. We usually have between 16 and 22 friendly folk for the gathering. No reservations are needed. Simply come, relax, eat, and join in the conversations. Any questions, contact one of the coordinators: Margot Marsh, or Pat and Neil Glenesk.
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Mar
Join us for our Last Tuesday Dinner Group at a different area restaurant each month on the last Tuesday evening. These meals are casual, come-as-you-please gatherings. It's a wonderful way to get to know fellow members of the congregation, and you may individually order from the restaurant's menu. The restaurant will be announced as we approach the last Tuesday. Come, relax, eat, and join in the conversations.
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Mar
Rev. Linda Hart is leading a monthly reading group on Racial Justice/White Fragility on fourth Wednesdays.
Participants read the book prior to the meeting.
Our upcoming reading list:
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper for our Wednesday, April 24, 2019 discussion.
Revisiting the Empowerment Controversy: Black Power and Unitarian Universalism by Mark Morrison-Reed on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.
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Mar
03/29/2019
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sandwich making at the church begins at 5:30 p.m. Participants often donate sandwich makings and fruit. After sandwich assembly, some of the group distribute the sandwiches and fruit at the Rescue Mission from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Our partners with this project are the West End Kiwanis, Temple Beth El, and Wilson High School Key Club.
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Mar
The Paddle Raise at the Auction this year raised money for doing some social justice programming and the attendees at the Collaboration Gathering thought through some options to both spend the funds raised and encourage our members and friends of all ages to take part in making a difference. There are three proposals for projects and donations:
-- Nourish Pierce County, with an opportunity to help assemble meals for the folks who use the food banks in our county
-- Paint Tacoma Beautiful, with an opportunity to be part of a team that paints a house for a low income or elderly homeowner
-- Thomas Mann Elementary School, with a project yet to be determined
Learn more about what's being proposed and get ready to help out!
Read Rev. Linda's recent blog post to learn more!
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Apr
Join us for 30 minutes of sitting or walking meditation in the sanctuary. Each week we have a topic for discussion related to meditating as a way to expand our knowledge and connect with one another. This group is for everyone, whether you meditate frequently, occasionally, or are coming for your first meditation sit. The group is also open to any ideas or topics anyone may wish to share. Alexa and Steve Arnold facilitate the group.
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Apr
Intriguing presentations and meaningful conversations on First Fridays in the Sanctuary through June 2019“Alive to Thrive at 75: Reflections"Friday, April 5, 6:45—8:30 p.m., SanctuaryPresented by Virginia Lane and Kris Kauffman, Video Appearance by Mary Watson!A very special evening with three longtime members who've made huge contributions to Tahoma UU. Virginia and Kris will share their recollections and insights interactively, helping us to savor, again or for the first time, past achievements, fun, and heroes. They'll lead us on a deeper dive into how we got here. If you're not sure how much the past really matters now, prepare to be surprised and see our history in a new way.
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Apr
These potluck dining experiences are held several times a year in volunteer host homes. Our next one is Saturday, April 6, 2019. Our Get Acquainted Dinners are usually for 6 or 8, held on the same evening at various member’s homes. The host provides a main dish and coordinates side dishes, salads, or desserts provided by the guests. Look for more information in March about registering in-person following worship services in March. Once the lists of guests and hosts are coordinated, the hosts will contact you with details.