Spiritual Practice Groups

Universalism believes that we as human beings are all headed in the same direction even though our roadmaps (or GPS) may give us different routes to travel. Spiritual practice groups are a way we can engage with our own sense of spirituality in a place that is most comfortable to our specific theological leanings. Unitarian Universalism draws its theology from six sources of inspiration that do not tell us exactly what to believe but help to guide us along in our faith journeys. Maybe one of these groups is right for you. To view group schedules, please check the church calendar or email the group contacts listed below.

Full Circle

Full Circle provides a safe and nurturing space for women, men, and youth to explore and practice earth-centered spirituality through rituals, classes, projects, and events. The purposes of our rituals are to: celebrate the full moon and seasons, connect with the church and community, to respectfully learn about other traditions, and most of all to have fun. Monthly earth-based ritual, celebrating the full moon. Open to all female-identifying individuals over age 13. Individuals younger than 18 years old must attend with a female-identifying adult.

More information can be found on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FullCircleUuca or email us.   

Times for Full Moons are 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

May 2024

Full moon Celebration – 5/17/2024

The Mindfulness Practice Group 

Thursdays, 6:30 pm, & Sundays 9:00 am, and 4:30 pm.

Is a spirituality group of the UU Church of Annapolis, a sangha (community of contemplative friends) supporting each other in meditation practices. We are peer-led and lay-led: We are all each others’ teachers. All are welcome to sit with us; our group practices are Buddhist, in the Vietnamese Zen tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Like him, we respect all meditation practices and celebrate the diversity of practice among us.  Please enter through the side gallery door facing Lawrence Ave.

Contact: Phyllis Culham, 410-268-9639.

Freedom! Thu. May 9, 6:30 – 8 pm in UUCA’s sanctuary. After our usual silent meditation, we’ll consider opening doors to freedom as a practice: freedom from ideas of acquiring things to be happy, openness to wonders of any present moment, reclaiming time & rest for empowering action as a Bodhisattva, liberation in generous giving of confidence & happiness to others. We can embody the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, Great Action, Bodhisattva of Practice itself, free from fear of failure, since we are embodying the Path. Coordinates with pp. 121-146 of Zen and the Art Of Saving the Planet.

Nourishment & Healing, Mothers’ Day: Sun. May 12, 9 – 10 am in the UU Sisterhood Rm., after our meditation in Interbeing of seeing the child in the mother & the mother in the child, a discussion of Thich Nhat on embracing our own inner pain & suffering to comfort it & finding nourishment in healing in our culture & turning away from what does not nourish & support healing. This correlates with pp. 172-185 in Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet.
Reading and Writing Haiku As A Spiritual Practice: Sun. May 12, 4:30 – 5:10 pm. Sensei Bob Ertman leads a Zoom group in reading & writing haiku. This week we’ll be writing and reading some of our own.  You are invited to join us. E-mail Bob & we’ll send you the link.  You won’t need to come every time to enjoy this.
 

UUCA Freethinkers & Humanists

1st Mondays, 7:00 pm. We tend not to meet at the church unless part of the Middle/After Hour.

Discussion & open exchange of ideas on the role of atheism and humanism within UUCA and UU-ism writ large.  We explore the concepts of integrity, science, naturalism, respect, wonder, compassion, and community. Our meetings are open and we welcome newcomers.  

Contact: Peter Morse ​