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 | A reasonably priced dinner (5:30pm to 6:20pm) |
| A time for worship (6:20pm to 6:45pm) |
| Several class options for adult religious education (7pm to 8:30pm) |
| Childcare and children's activities (7pm to 8:30pm) |
Classes include a variety of offerings, some are drop-in classes and others have continuous registration and require a several week commitment.
Spring 2008 FRED classes include the following:
Please join us as we explore (and try out) various spiritual practices as they relate to Unitarian Universalism. We'll be altering this course a bit to fit into our 8-week FRED format, but any materials we don't cover will be made available to those who want them. Are you interested in experimenting with a new form of spiritual practice, or reflecting more upon your current practices? If so, please join us for what promises to be a thought (and spirit) provoking look at our individual and communal spiritual lives. Continued enrollment the class is preferred, but guests are always welcome and encouraged to attend! Our schedule is as follows:
Feb 13: Toward a Rich and Meaningful Unitarian Universalist Spirituality
Feb 20: Personal Spiritual Practices
Feb 27: Communal Worship Practices
March 5: Mind Practices
March 12: FRED is on break this week.
March 19:Soul Practices
March 26: Life Practices
April 2: Justice Practices
April 9:Looking Back and Moving Forward
Aaron has created a web site so that the class can post thoughts, pics, videos, etc about spirituality. The web address is sites.google.com/a/post.harvard.edu/spirit-in-practice/Home.
Click here to register for Spirit in Practice.
How do we translate the words for peace in our hearts, our church, our world, and the web of life into living into them? This is also the subject of a General Assembly Statement of Conscience currently under study and revision. Let's bring it to life!
This class will last for the 8 weeks of FRED. Weekly attendance is encouraged.
Click here to register for Peacemaking Resolutions.
From the first feminist treatise in 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Right's of Woman, UU women have made a substantive impact on religion and culture. We will encounter many of these women through their biographies, writings and sermons. We will use the book, Standing Before Us: Unitarian Universalist Women and Social Reform, 1776-1939 edited by Dorothy May Emerson. There is no need to buy the book unless you so desire. If you do please order it through the Live Oak website, clicking on Shop at Amazon and Earn. An 8 week commitment is preferred, but drop-in's will be welcomed as well. Please check with Chuck to get the weekly reading assignment.
Click here to register for Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History: The UU Herstory!.
The Power of Myth is a six part television documentary first broadcast on PBS in 1988. The documentary comprises six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers.
The interviews were filmed at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch during the final two summers of Campbell's life (the series was broadcast on television a year after his death). In these discussions, Campbell presents his ideas about comparative mythology and the ongoing role of myth in human society.
The Power of Myth has six episodes:
About Campbell, hero types, hero deeds, Jesus Christ, the Buddha, movie heroes, Star Wars as a metaphor, an Iroquois story: the refusal of suitors, dragons, dreams and Jungian psychology, "follow your bliss", consciousness in plants, Gaia, Chartres cathedral, spirituality vs. economics, emerging myths, "Earthrise&qout; as a symbol.
Creation myths, transcending duality, pairs of opposites, God vs. Nature, sin, morality, participation in sorrow, the Gospel of Thomas, Old Time Religion, computers, religion as "software", the story of Indra: "What a great boy am I!", participation in society.
Animal memories, harmonization with body and life-cycle, consciousness vs. its vehicle, killing for food, story: “The Buffalo's Wife,” buffalo massacre, initiation ritual, rituals diminishing, crime increasing, artists, the Shaman, the center of the world.
Chief Seattle, the sacred Earth, agricultural renewal, human sacrifice, sacrifice of the Mass, transcendence of death, story: "The Green Knight", societal dictates vs. following bliss, "hidden hands" guiding life's work.
The Troubadours, Eros, romantic love, Tristan, libido vs. credo, separation from love, Satan, loving your enemy, the Crucifixion as atonement, the Goddess, the Earth-mother, virgin birth, the story of Isis, Osiris and Horus, the Madonna, the Big Bang.
Identifying with the infinite, the circle as a symbol, clowns and masks, epiphanies and James Joyce, artistic arrest, the monstrous as sublime, the dance of Shiva, that which is beyond words.
Click here to register for Power of Myth.
McPonder offers the opportunity to attend shorter classes on a variety of subjects. Please register for each of the classes you are interested in attending.
So your kids are in OWL, or they will be some day. But you're not sure how to talk with them about what they're talking about in OWL (or even scarier, what they might be doing outside of OWL!). In this class we will discuss adolescent sexuality and how to bring conversations about this very touchy topic into the realm parent-child relationship (including why you would even want to!).
The first class will include a brief overview of adolescent sexuality trends today, followed by a discussion of our assumptions and judgments about adolescent sexuality.
The second class we will talk about our hopes for our teenagers' sexual decision making and how to talk with them about it.
Bring your questions, your fears, and your dreams. We'll have time for all of them.
Enrollment for both classes is strongly encouraged, and limited to 10 participants.
Karen Rayne, Ph.D., is a life-long UU who now spends her time helping parents talk more openly with their children and teenagers about issues of sex and sexuality. She writes about these issues daily on her website, www.karenrayne.com. You can contact Karen by phone (301-1814) or e-mail (karen.rayne@gmail.com).Click here to register for McPonder: Beyond The "Birds & The Bees" Talk, February 13 & 20, 2008.
What do children and young people in our church community and everywhere need to succeed in life, in work, as future parents, and as community members? Essential are long-term relationships with many positive adult role models, caring schools, opportunities to serve, and a community of people and places that value youth. These are among the building blocks of successful development Search Institute calls "40 Developmental Assets." Developmental Assets are concrete, positive experiences and qualities that are essential to raising successful young people. Search Institute’s extensive research shows that the more assets young people have, the less likely they are to engage in many high-risk behaviors.
The great thing about assets is that they’re easy! They’re not a new program or a new philosophy. Asset building is about relationships and anybody can do it. This 2 week class will explore the 40 Assets and how they can be applied at home and here at Live Oak.
The Live Oak community offers a vibrant asset-building resource to our young people. We provide constructive, enriching activities for youth; a safe place for youth; ongoing support for families; intergenerational community; opportunities for youth to serve, lead, and contribute; and guidance for youth in shaping their identity, values, beliefs, and commitments. And each of us, as a member of this community, has an opportunity to be a true hero - to have a positive influence that will last throughout a child's life. So whether or not you are a parent (or step-parent, grandparent, foster parent or guardian), come and learn how you can be and are a significant influence in the lives of young people.
Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. At the heart of the institute's work is the framework of 40 Developmental Assets, which are positive experiences and personal qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. www.search-institute.orgClick here to register for McPonder: Developmental Assets: What Children and Young People Need to Succeed, February 27 & March 5, 2008.
In this McPonder class, explore the issue of the sustainability of the human species, given we are using Earth's resources faster than our Mother can replenish them, and find hope in the fact that one person (yes, even you) can make a difference.
Click here to register for McPonder: Are We Sustainable, March 19, 2008.
Sufi Dancing: The Dances of Universal Peace--sometimes called Sufi Dances--are a form of spiritual meditative dance that use simple music, lyrics, and movements to touch the spiritual essence within ourselves and others. Dances focus on peace and harmony, creating a sense of solidarity and community that celebrates the underlying unity of all spiritual traditions. No musical or dance experience is required and everyone is welcomed to join in! Comfortable, loose-fitting clothing is best. We will be led by Xvarnah D'Obrenovic, an Austin-area Sufi dance leader. More information about the Dances of Universal Peace can be found at www.towardtheone.com/sufidance or at www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org. Come join us!
(Please note that the April 9 yoga class has been cancelled.)
This class is offered for all and welcomes participants of all abilities.
Strong focus on conscious breathing, powerful and fluid movements, meditations, mantras, mudras, and joyful laughter NATURALLY brings the class into EXPANDED AWARENESS. We will explore the thoughts, language and perceptions underlying the practices.
AIMS: Strength and openness of the body Clarity and calmness of mind Awareness of emotions Renewed spirit Informed yogic philosophy Balance and alignment with WHOLENESS
Yoga instructor and UU ministerial aspirant Mark Skrabacz brings 30 years of practice in yoga, meditation, competitive athletics and transformational technologies to Victoria. His daily practice of yoga has introduced him to the rich relationship with BREATH that he is honored to share with you.
This Kundalini and Hatha yoga class offers safe and easy techniques of energetic alignment for treating asthma, depression, eating disorders, insomnia, pain, fatigue, stress, quitting smoking, and more.
Join this class in consciously practicing and developing your own perception of BREATH.
Click here to register for McPonder: The Philosophy and Practice of Yoga, April 2, 2008.
Childcare will be provided in two rooms. One room will be designated for homework and will be staffed with adults who can help with homework. The other room will provide childcare and an activity that has a religious education theme each night of FRED.
Registration is required for all classes. You can sign up for as many or as few Drop-In classes as you choose or you can just show up. However, registering for Drop-In series will give us an indication of interest.
Register for any class by emailing Mary McIntosh mc.mcintosh@att.net.
Indicate in the e-mail message:
| the name of the class |
| the name(s) of class participants |
| phone number |
| the name(s) and age of any children who will require childcare |
| how many of you will be eating dinner with us and how many are vegans or vegetarians |
You should receive an e-mail message within a few days confirming your registration.
YABBA DABBA DOO!
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