Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 01:54 am PDT
Blogs
Summertime is the perfect time to practice, by Tina Simson
This weekend our Wellspring groups will host the Sunday service at First Unitarian Church in Rochester, NY. Each year the participants design the service and offer their insights to our congregatio... [read more]
Wellspring: Inspiration and Guidance for a Spiritual Journey
A gentle practice for a gentle season, by Tina Simson
There is something gentle about summer mornings. They start with the soft sound of birds, a shimmer of the rising sun on the leaves. On such a day, I just can't help loving the world. .. The Metta... [read more]
Wellspring: Inspiration and Guidance for a Spiritual Journey
Wellspring’s Tough Questions, by Tina Simson
In our sessions for both Wellspring I and Wellspring II, we tackle tough questions such as: What is forgiveness? How do I experience joy in this world? How do we pray? What do I believe about death... [read more]
Wellspring: Inspiration and Guidance for a Spiritual Journey
The principles of spiritual practice, by Tina Simson
By now many members of the Wellspring program are fully engaged with their chosen spiritual practice. Others seem to struggle with finding the right fit or making the required commitment. Still oth... [read more]
Wellspring: Inspiration and Guidance for a Spiritual Journey
Wishes for a New Year, by Tina Simson
The man seated on the stoop had been there each morning for several days. He was thin, disheveled and frail, and he was probably homeless. As I walked into my office building, I said good morning a... [read more]
Wellspring: Inspiration and Guidance for a Spiritual Journey
Wellspring Program Information
Wellspring is an intensive 10-month spiritual deepening program for Unitarian Universalists developed at of the First Unitarian Church of Rochester, NY. Now in its fifth year of success, Wellspring... [read more]
Wellspring: Inspiration and Guidance for a Spiritual Journey
Things I learned along the way, by Tina Simson
We are at the end of another year of Wellspring. Our participants are summing up their experiences in projects that represent their journey, and their theology. Through these efforts they willingly... [read more]
Wellspring: Inspiration and Guidance for a Spiritual Journey
Finding your voice, by Tina Simson
Every year, as our Wellspring groups end, participants are asked to create a project that synthesizes all they've learned during a year of studying. They consider the Unitarian Universalism histor... [read more]