What does it mean to be spiritually literate as we age? How might we navigate our elder years with renewed attention to the inner voice that has been with us since childhood, but for many has been muted or even ignored while we have attended to the myriad demands of adulthood? Is it finally time, as we relinquish roles defined by the workplace, parenting, and commonplace expectations of retirement, to listen to and honor our soul’s longing? The Center for…

The Enneagram is an ancient personality typing system that identifies Nine Personality Types that are expressed individually and in relationship to others. Unlike Marston’s DiSC™ Assessment or the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator™, the Enneagram acts as a unique tool for understanding and explaining human behavior, and the underlying motivations that drive behavior and the gifts we all have for the transformation of non-productive encounters with others. Join Rev. Sara for this introductory exploration of the Enneagram as a tool for self-discovery…

The Guggenheim Museums: Bilbao, Venice, and New York The Guggenheim Foundation funded these magnificent buildings to house great modern art. The Bilbao Museum is the latest building to showcase the wizardry of Frank Gerhy and an incomparable art collection. Materials: None Enrollment: Registration preferred, everyone welcome

with Debra Smith All levels of experience are welcome because we all learn from each other. This is a non-threatening approach to short creative writing in response to a prompt. Most prompts work well to help us write poetry, but you don’t have to remember any of those poetic terms you may have once known. Each session will include mild instruction, sharing, and long period of writing. During this series of classes , participants will be encouraged to volunteer to…

We will dig into the details of Mary, mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene, in seeing how these important women are captured in the Bible, how the Christian context has treated these leaders of faith, and how we read them today. Materials: Access to a Bible (online versions & phone apps work great) Enrollment: Registration preferred, class limited to 12 participants

Gaudi’s Barcelona He populated the landscape of Barcelona with buildings which have a sensuous, curving, almost surreal design style. He established himself as the innovative leader of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement.

If you would like more experience in Buddhism and consider yourself a beginner, come join Sharon BarlowPalm as we approach enlightenment with help from the book No Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners, available through Rediscovered Books. Buddhism is something we practice, not something we just read about. Sharon does not consider herself an expert but a guide to getting you started. We will share 5 sessions and then decide if we wish to continue on. Materials: No Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners,…

Mark will cover some short essays he has written on points in time when major changes occurred in world religions. Some of the individuals that will be covered include The Buddha, Martin Luther, Sita, Abraham, Muhammad, Mary Magdalene, Hagar, Lao Tzu, Paul, Khadijah, Arjuna, and Baha'u'lah . Mark’s wash drawings of the principle characters will accompany the lecture. Following the presentation there will be a chat period for questions and comments. Materials: None Enrollment: Registration preferred, everyone welcome