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Sacred Earth Group
Resumes October 20252nd & 4th Wednesdays6:30-7:30pmIn person:Sanctuary buildingParlor (room 206) Join facilitators Ellen Hans and Emily Lamb for conversation and action around climate change, environmental stewardship, and how to best care for our Sacred Earth! Come for discussion around what this group can be: working on projects together, generating action steps, perhaps inviting guest speakers, reading and discussing books to educate ourselves, and mostly supporting each other in our efforts to protect our Earth. Bring your ideas and energy for…
Mounds, Moon, & Stars Exhibit
Please Join Us Mounds, Moon, & Stars:The Legacy of Ohio’s Magnificent Earthworks The exhibition explores the profound celestial and cultural connections embedded in the ancient earthworks of the Hopewell tradition, where sky, land, and spirit align. Inspired by the sacred geometry of the Great Circle, lunar cycles, and star paths, Mounds, Moon, and Stars invites viewers to reflect on the timeless dialogue between human creativity and the cosmos. The Great Circle Alliance is a local not-for-profit organization committed to honoring…
Mounds, Moon, & Stars Exhibit
Please Join Us Mounds, Moon, & Stars:The Legacy of Ohio’s Magnificent Earthworks Presented by the Great Circle Alliance & Hilliard UMC The exhibition explores the profound celestial and cultural connections embedded in the ancient earthworks of the Hopewell tradition, where sky, land, and spirit align. Inspired by the sacred geometry of the Great Circle, lunar cycles, and star paths, Mounds, Moon, and Stars invites viewers to reflect on the timeless dialogue between human creativity and the cosmos. The Great Circle…
Centering Prayer Reboot
2nd Mondays6:30-7:30pmSanctuary buildingRoom 206 (parlor) Ginny Fisher will facilitate a monthly group for Centering Prayer practice. Expect an opening grounding/centering activity, an abbreviated Centering Prayer practice (10-15 minutes), and then some conversation around what you’ve been noticing and experiencing in your practice, what fruits have you seen, what has been going well or not, etc., for 30-40 minutes. She may provide a topic or experience based on previous conversations and questions. If you’re interested in practicing Centering Prayer in community,…
Midday Bible Discussion
First & Third Wednesdays12-1pm in personChurch office, room 6Facilitated by Pastor Jon Osmundson & others The Revs. Sam & Melonie Harnish will facilitate while Pastor Jon is on renewal leave; he’s back early October. oin Pastor Jon and others to encounter and discuss scripture with this Engaging the Bible foundational class. Learn a method of praying the scriptures called “lectio divina,” which just means “sacred reading.” It’s about slowing down and reading the same verses several times, listening for God’s…
Storylines Small Group (4pm option)
Storylines:Doing Our Origins Work Together Facilitator: Pastor April Blaine 4 Wednesdays at 4pm or 6:30pmstarting October 15 or 22 This four-week small group will help us explore the deep threads of our own stories as we move through the Season of Origins. Together we’ll reflect on three “lines” that shape who we are: Landlines — the places we’ve come from and the stories of how and why movement happened; Bloodlines — the people who formed our cultural experiences and how their stories of trauma,…
Storylines Small Group (6:30pm option)
Storylines:Doing Our Origins Work Together Facilitator: Pastor April Blaine 4 Wednesdays at 4pm or 6:30pmstarting October 15 or 22 This four-week small group will help us explore the deep threads of our own stories as we move through the Season of Origins. Together we’ll reflect on three “lines” that shape who we are: Landlines — the places we’ve come from and the stories of how and why movement happened; Bloodlines — the people who formed our cultural experiences and how their stories of trauma,…
Mounds, Moon, & Stars: Public Talk, Dr. Belinda Gore
Please Join Us Mounds, Moon, & Stars:The Legacy of Ohio’s Magnificent Earthworks Presented by the Great Circle Alliance & Hilliard UMC The exhibition explores the profound celestial and cultural connections embedded in the ancient earthworks of the Hopewell tradition, where sky, land, and spirit align. Inspired by the sacred geometry of the Great Circle, lunar cycles, and star paths, Mounds, Moon, and Stars invites viewers to reflect on the timeless dialogue between human creativity and the cosmos. The Great Circle…
Know Yourself, Know Your People class starts
4 ThursdaysStarting October 236-8pm at churchRoom 306/308 How are your relationships going? Want to gain more awareness of your default habits and discover fresh insights for how things could be different? As the holidays approach, this is a great time to better understand yourself — and your family and friendship dynamics. With engaging, fun activities and thoughtful reflection, including use of the Enneagram, we’ll help you bring clarity, compassion, and connection into the holidays, to navigate life and family with…
New Book Group Starting
Starts Sunday, October 263:30-4:30pmAt church: room 6, Warehouse 839 building (enter through church office doors on north side of building) Join Earlene Sanborn in creating a new ongoing book group to choose and discuss Christian books together, starting with Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (get your own copy). For this book, we’ll start with 4 Sunday afternoon meetings, 3:30-4:30pm, October 26, November 2 & 16, & December 7, meeting at church (dates are flexible…
Engage Membership Class
Sunday, November 21:30-3:30pmSanctuary buildingroom 206/parlor Join us for a time of fellowship and worship, with the option to join the church if you’d like. This is a two-session class; the group that attends the first session will schedule the second one together at a time that works for everyone. Let us know if you’d need childcare and we’ll see if we can provide that.