To register for courses call 604.261.7204 or email the church office.
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Lifespan Growth and Learning is an essential spiritual practice for Unitarians for whom education is an ongoing dimension of a religious life. Classes for adults are scheduled throughout the year in sessions of 4-6 weeks, and there are some one-day workshops as well.
Both members and non-members are welcome to attend classes. Adult Religious Exploration brochures with class descriptions and times are available in the church brochure racks, the church office, in the monthly Bulletin, and on this website. Our ARE brochure is available to download from Resources on this page.
Childcare is available for children three years old and under whose parents are attending church programs. At least one week’s notice is required. For further information or to request childcare for a church event, please email the church office.
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| ARE Winter/Spring 2010 Program
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Download the ARE Winter/Spring Programs 10 brochure from Resources at the bottom of the page.
What We Make and Do
Facilitator: Jeannie Corsi
Tuesdays, March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 27, 7 to 9 pm
Fireside Room, Hewett Centre
$5 per session or $20 for the whole series
The amazing and sometimes surprising interests and talents of UCV artists, musicians, and writers are showcased in this five-session course. On various Tuesday evenings of the course, participants will share the journey of a composer creating an opera, design and make a sand Mandala together, discuss the roles of inspiration and process in creativity, to name just some of the subjects to be presented and explored. Add your artistic voice as a presenter and as a participant with others in our church community!
Please email Jeannie Corsi for further details.
Sustainability 101: What is it? And What does it have to do with me?
Facilitator: Alexandra Henriques
Thursday, April 22, 7 to 9:30 pm, Fireside Room, Hewett Centre
$20 for facility/materials (subsidies available)
Adults are feeling overwhelmed by all the contradictory information about the environment in the media. This is an introduction to the issue of sustainability. The objectives of this workshop are to help participants get their bearings, and to be able to understand the issues from the roots up, to then be able to make the best informed decisions for themselves and their families.
Sustainable Leisure
Facilitator: Alexandra Henriques
Tuesday, May 4, 7 to 9pm, Fireside Room, Hewett Centre
$20 for facility/materials (subsidies available)
This is an opportunity for interested participants already somewhat aware of sustainability issues to put their determination into action. Summer holidays and warm-weather fun have this aura of harmlessness about them yet there is much we could do to protect the environment - and our health, while relaxing. The objective of the workshop is to help participants apply their awareness of sustainability to their summer activities and fun, and come away with concrete ideas to live more sustainably.
OR take both of the sustainability workshops for $30
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| ARE Winter/Spring 2010 Program (cont'd)
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Multifaith Mystics
Facilitator: Harold Rosen
Tuesdays, 7 – 9 pm in the Fireside Room, Hewett Centre
$105 for the whole course or $15 per drop in
The Quest for Oneness takes many forms. This Quest reflects varying historical settings, religious heritages, and distinctive spiritual experiences – yet universals seem discernible in these diverse paths of ascent. In this course, we survey the lives and teachings of influential mystics from wide-ranging traditions. What visions did they feel compelled to share? How were their teachings similar and different? How did they affect their times? Is an evolutionary trend traceable across the ages? What guidance do the great mystics bring us today?
1 – Jan 12, 2010 – Introduction & Native Mysticism: Black Elk & the Medicine Wheel
2 – Jan 19 – Chinese Mysticism: Lao Tzu & Chuang Tzu
3 – Jan 26 – Classical Greek Mysticism: Plotinus & the Circle of Existence
4 – Feb 2 – Jewish Mysticism: Kabbalah, Luria & Baal Shem Tov
5 – Feb 9 – Hindu Mysticism: Sankara & Ramanuja
6 – Feb 16 – Buddhist Mysticism: Nagarjuna & Asanga
7 – Feb 23 – Christian & Unitarian Mysticism: Dionysius, Eckhart & Emerson
8 – Mar 2 – Islamic Mysticism: Ibn Arabi & Rumi
9 – Mar 9 – Conclusion & Baha'i Mysticism: The Eye to Past Ages
Make Light Work
Facilitator: Kate Sutherland
Saturday, April 24th, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Budny/Socinus Room, Hewett Centre
(bring a bag lunch)
$105 (subsidies available)
Come learn simple, practical “inner work” tools relevant to all areas of your life. This experiential course introduces quick ways to check intuition, set energy, make decisions, and gain insight into challenges. Access the power of your inner wisdom and creativity to “make light work” in your life.
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