Event Detail



Bending the Arc: A Day of Prayer and Renewal
January 20, 2025 8am -11pm ET/7am -10pm CT/6am - 9pm MT/5am - 8pm PT

On January 20 from 8 am ET time to 8 pm PT UUMA members will be hosting a day of spiritual practice and community care for those who serve, in the spirit of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This will be a chance to join for an hour (or many!) with activities including journaling, lectio divina, movement meditation, song circles and more to replenish your spirit. This full schedule is subject to change. 

Registration is not required.    

Questions about the event can be directed to Michelle Favreault. 

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Meeting ID: 974 628 8240

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Time Topic & Description Host
8am ET/7am CT/6am MT/5am PT Embodied Practice Lauren Spivey Levwood
9am ET/8am CT/7am MT/6am PT Inaugurating Intentionality: Reflection on UU Values Through Mindful Practice (Bring a journal and pen to an intentional self-care session for spiritual connection with colleagues. Through guided meditation and journaling, this session offers a chance to reflect on the new UU Values, nurture your inner life, and explore practices that support personal well-being and professional resilience.) Dianne Daniels
10am ET/9 am CT/8am MT/7am PT Lectio Divina Jonalu Johnstone
11am ET/10 am CT/9am MT/8am PT

Group Spiritual Direction

 Laura Bogle
12pm ET/11am CT/10 am MT/9am PT Spiritual accompaniment and creativity on the journey toward collective liberation Deanna (De) Vandiver
1pm ET/12pm CT/11am MT/10am PT How is it with your spirit? Praying and Collegial Check In Phoenix Bell Shelton
2pm ET/1pm ET/12 pm MT/11am PT

Meditation circle:  30-45 meditation for befriending the body and bringing ourselves in alignment with our own embodied (and interdependent) wisdom. 

 Mary Grigolia

3pm ET/2pm CT/1pm MT/12pm PT

 Emotional Support Chicken Knitting/Crochet hour (find a pattern here) or bring any creative supplies, or just your open heart!  Julica Hermann de la Fuente
4pm ET/3pm CT/ 2pm MT/1pm PT Lectio Divina Aaron Stockwell Wisman
5pm ET/4pm CT/3pm MT/2pm PT Soulful Singing: Singing Meditation for All.  A chance to connect with ourselves and one another through the power of singing. We'll share short-on-words / long-on-meaning; easy-to-learn/ hard-to-forget songs focused on care and connection, justice and joy. Wendy Luella Perkins
6pm ET/5pm CT/4pm MT/3pm PT Zine for our Times (Zines are small, hand-made magazines and they are a great medium for getting thoughts out of your head and onto paper in words and/or images. All you need are a couple of pieces of 8-1/2 x 11" paper and something to write, draw or colour with--no art skills required!) Karen Gitliz Frazier
7pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PT

Music and Meditation and Mutterings: Bring a song or brief mediation you want to share with colleagues and we will use a simple ritual to release the mutterings of our hearts.

 Leslie Takahashi
8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT Meditation  Jan Taddeo
9pm ET/8pm CT/7pm MT/6pm PT Gratitude and Poetry Michelle Favreault
10pm ET/9pm CT/8pm MT/7pm PT Collegial Check-In and Blessing Space  Julica Hermann de la Fuente