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Adult Spiritual Growth & Development
Courses & Events Fall 2015
First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor
4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103
Phone: 734-665-6158
www.uuaa.org
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The First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor
Guided by Section 1.1 of our Governing Policies, the Adult Education Advisory Team plans to engage the minds, hearts, and whole selves of adult learners in our community. With the understanding that the Unitarian Universalist (UU) journey is one of an ongoing quest for truth and meaning, we will provide adult participants with opportunities to:
Develop an integrated sense of their own UU and UUAA identity;
Find resources for negotiating the various stages of their life journey;
Be empowered to live their beliefs through their actions;
Cultivate spiritual deepening and develop spiritual practices;
Enrich their understanding of the world around us;
Build connections with others.
Members: Charley Burleigh, Bruce Gibb, Bett Weston, Bev Black, Carol Acitelli, Sandy Eyl Design: Angelina Zaytsev
About the Adult Education Advisory Team
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HOW TO REGISTER FOR COURSES Registration opens at 10:30 am on Sunday, September 13th, us-ing one of the following two options:
by email to the address provided in the course/ event de-scription (mention course by name),
by paper form at the Adult Spiritual Growth & Development table during Social Hour on September 13th or 20th.
Registration is not required for a given course or event if there is no email registration instruction provided with its description. Registration by email continues for each respective course or event until the day prior to that course or event.
“Mind is a flexible mirror;
adjust it, to see a better world.”
- Amit Ray
The First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor
Course/Event Title Page No.
Offered by UUAA Programs
As We Age, a Conversation 4
Uprooting Racism: Congregational Fall Common Read 4
Building Your Own Theology 5
Make a Difference Events 6
Reading Classes, Author’s Book Talk and Q&A 7
Making Meaning of Disability 8
Immigration: Both Sides 9
Adult SGD Video Nights 11
Reflection & Learning Project on the Israel-Palestine Conflict 11
UUAA Community of Writers 12
Offered by Adult SGD
Post-Sermon Conversations 12
Laugh Class 13
Leadership Skills Workshop 14
Heart Sutra Practice 14
Dialogue Practice 15
Polarity Management: Path to Jung’s Individuation 15
“While Still There Is Light” Book Discussion 16
Aging Well 17
The Art of Storytelling 18
Cakes for the Queen of Heaven 18
Facebook 102 19
Dream Group 19
Fall 2015 Course Catalog 3
As We Age, a Conversation
Come join Terry Madden for a discussion (3 sessions) of Atul
Gawande’s provocative book, Being Mortal, (Chapters 1 – 5 only), which
addresses our progression as we age from the independent self, to be-
ing dependent, to living with assistance. We will discuss what we might
want and need at these various stages of life.
Offered by Well-Being Education
Facilitator: Terry Madden
Register by email & questions: <terence.madden@gmail.com>
Details: Wednesdays, October 14, 21 and 28, 1:30-3:00
Location: October 14 - Fahs Chapel; October 21 - Jackson Chapel; Octo-
ber 28 - Fahs Chapel
Max # of participants: 10 Min #: 5
Uprooting Racism: Congregational Fall Common
Read
Uprooting Racism offers a framework
for understanding institutional racism. It
provides practical suggestions, tools, ex-
amples, and advice on how white people
can intervene in interpersonal and or-
ganizational situations to work as allies
for racial justice. Completely revised and
updated, this expanded third edition di-
rectly engages the reader through ques-
tions, exercises, and suggestions for ac-
tion, and takes a detailed look at current
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Course & Event Descriptions
issues such as affirmative action, immigration, and health care.
Join us for conversations on Uprooting Racism: How White People Can
Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel, 3rd Ed. For each session, please
bring a personal observation or experience, a citation from the book, a
paragraph from an article, or some other specific reference to the pres-
ence of racism in our society which can be presented to the group. Ob-
serving Chalice Circle Guidelines, we will facilitate deep listening and
interactive discussion.
Offered by Challenging Racism
Facilitator: Edie Croake
Register by email & questions: Lucia Heinold <Heinoldcia@aol.com>
Details: Offered in 2 series:
Sundays, October 4, 11, 25 & November 8, 12:30-2:30
Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 27 & November 10, 7:00-9:00
Location: Brown Room
Max # of Participants: 20 Min #: 4
Building Your Own Theology
Building Your Own Theology is a course that offers the opportunity to
reflect more deeply than one would in the ordinary course of daily life
on the values and meanings that underlie, strengthen, challenge, and
enrich our life. It is intended to help participants develop, think
through, develop more fully, and write out their own theological per-
spective. The course proceeds through readings, discussion, brief lec-
tures, and regular writing. Topics include: religion, your religious histo-
ry, ultimate reality, human nature, ethics and the meaning of life.
Facilitator: Rev. Ken Phifer
Register by email: <khphifer@gmail.com>
Fall 2015 Course Catalog 5
Course & Event Descriptions
Details: Thursdays, October 8, 15, 27 & 29, November 5, 12 & 19, 6:00-
8:00
Location: Emerson Room
Max # of Participants: 15 Min #: 8
Make a Difference Events
Are you an active UUAA Congregant, a potential leader or participant in
one of our many groups? Thinking about stepping up your involve-
ment? Curious about how things work? The Leadership Development
Team and Social Justice Council, with the Board of Trustees, Staff repre-
sentatives and panelists from various groups at UUAA, will offer inspira-
tion, resources and practical information to help foster participation in
congregational activities.
Make a Difference Workshop
Facilitators: Carolyn Madden <cgmadden@gmail.com>, Mary Lynn
Stevens <malyhe@umich.edu>
Register: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/
a07ebbie626icghujrm/start or email Hannah Hotchkiss
<hotchkiss@uuaa.org>
Details: Saturday, October 10, breakfast at 8:45, workshop at 9:15-
1:00
Location: Fahs Chapel
Max # of Participants: 60 Min #: 10
Make a Difference at UUAA Involvement Fair
Questions: Hannah Hotchkiss <hotchkiss@uuaa.org>
Details: Sunday, October 11, following both Sunday services
Location: Social Hall
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Course & Event Descriptions
Reading Classes: Author’s Book Talk and Q&A
Barbara Jensen's book discusses how the
working class and middle class are shaped and
defined through the lens of our education sys-
tem from pre-school through college. Jensen
is uniquely qualified to write this story be-
cause she came from the working class and
then "crossed over" to the middle class to be-
come a psychologist. Her book is unique in
that she speaks from both sides of the class
divide.
Pat Herbst will moderate a session featuring
Barbara Jensen, author of Reading Classes: on
Culture and Classism in America (2012), who will present from her book
and offer a deeper understanding of the role of class in our lives and in
our community. Q and A will follow.
Offered by Social Justice Council and Challenging Racism
Facilitator: Pat Herbst
Register by email & questions: Carolyn Madden
<cgmadden@gmail.com>
Details: Sunday, October 4, 3:00-4:00
Location: Fahs Chapel
Max # of Participants: 30 Min #: 5
Fall 2015 Course Catalog 7
Course & Event Descriptions
Making Meaning of Disability
The purpose of this inter-generational, interactive workshop is three-
fold:
1. To raise awareness of the meaning of disability,
2. To reflect on inclusion, and
3. To compare and contrast the medical, social, and the bio-psycho-
social models of disability.
We will approach this goal in three ways: First, we will share our person-
al experiences with “inclusion.” Next, we will listen to and discuss a per-
sonal story in small groups and explore how the models can be applied
to the story. Third, together we will develop a plan for action applicable
to our congregation. At completion of the workshop, the audience will
have gained an in-depth understanding of the meaning of disability.
Offered by the Accessibility Team and Well-Being Education
Facilitator: Terry Madden
Register by email & questions: Els Nieuwenhuijsen
<elsni@comcast.net>
Details: Sunday, November 1, 1:00-2:30
Location: Fahs Chapel
Max # of Participants: 50 Min #: 25
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Immigration: Both Sides
The immigration Action Coalition presents a two-part discussion ad-
dressing dual opinions on immigration. A short documentary film ex-
plores what happens
when a minute-man goes
to live and work along-
side an undocumented
family for 30 days. The
experiment examines the
ways we think, the mor-
als we hold and the
truths we believe. Follow-
ing the film, a guided dis-
cussion will be held to further explore this complicated issue. Returning
in November, two guest speakers to be confirmed (the facilitator will
vouch for their demeanor and veracity) will aim to create awareness
surrounding immigration issues within our local communities. A guided
discussion will follow urging exploration of the beliefs that mold us both
individually and as a society.
Offered by Immigration Action Coalition
Facilitator: Kathryn Doud
Register by email & questions: <ktdoud@gmail.com>
Details: Sundays, October 18 & November 22, 12:30-2:30
Location: Fahs Chapel
Max # of Participants: 30 Min #: 5
Fall 2015 Course Catalog 9
Course & Event Descriptions
Adult SGD Video Nights
Come join us to take in an engaging video (approx. 20 min.) of current
interest and some (hopefully related) conversation. Plus relaxation and
refreshments.
Offered by Adult Spiritual Growth & Development
The Danger of a Single Story
Our lives and our cultures are composed of many overlapping sto-
ries. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how, by paying
attention to stories, she found her authentic cultural voice — and
warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or
country, we risk critical misunderstanding. Filmed July 2009 at
TEDGlobal 2009
Facilitator: Charley Burleigh <chburleigh@aol.com>
Details: Friday, October 23, 7:00-9:00
Location: Fahs Chapel
Max # of Participants: 20 Min #: 5
The Game That Can Give You 10 Extra Years of Life
Video game designer Jane McGonigal created a game to bring her
back from the brink of suicide after a severe concussion left her dis-
connected, unable to work, read, or write. She dove into scientific
research and created the healing game, SuperBetter. Find out about
the game that can give you extra years of life. Filmed June 2012 at
TEDGlobal 2012
Facilitator: Sandy Eyl <sandy.eyl@gmail.com>
Details: Friday, December 18, 7:00 - 9:00
Location: Fahs Chapel
Max # of Participants: 20 Min #: 5
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Course & Event Descriptions
Reflection & Learning Project on the Israel-
Palestine Conflict
UUAA Justice in the Middle East (JME) is offering a program designed to
foster a respectful discussion among Unitarian Universalists on the fun-
damental issues driving the Israel-Palestine conflict. The goal is for UUs
to become engaged in the struggle for a genuine and lasting peace in
the Middle East. The program has two parts:
Part 1 – Historical Context
October 17: The Zionist Enterprise – History Before 1948
October 24: A Jewish State – History After 1948
In Part 1 we will examine the historical origins and current realities
of the conflict with a focus on anti-Semitism and the Jewish nation-
alist movement known as Zionism. The ethical, moral and political
implications of a solution to end the persecution of one group that
resulted in the dispossession of another group will be discussed.
Part 2 – Religion and U.S. Policy
November 7: Christian Theology and U.S. Middle East Policy
November 14: Voices of Faith for Justice in the Middle East
In Part 2 we further explore the role religious institutions play in ei-
ther advancing ideologies of discrimination, domination, and separa-
tion or promoting freedom, justice and reconciliation between peo-
ples.
Facilitators: Mark Jagner, Anne Garcia
Register by email & questions: <mjagner@yahoo.com>
Details: Saturdays, October 17 & 24, November 7 & 14, 9:30 -11:30
Location: Fahs Chapel
Max # of Participants: 25 Min #: 8
Fall 2015 Course Catalog 11
Course & Event Descriptions
UUAA Community of Writers
Writers (beginning, advanced, potential) interested in joining an open,
supportive community to foster self-awareness, spiritual growth, crea-
tive expression, and social witness through the writing arts are invited to
attend monthly meetings of the UUAA Community of Writers. The
group's shared leadership design means that any of its members may
lead an individual session or series of sessions focused on a particular
theme, form of writing (including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction,
memoir, journaling and blogging), or purpose for writing. Come with
your ideas for activities and events that you would be interested in
attending and/or leading.
Facilitator: Becca Manery and writers in the community
Register by email: <rmanery@umich.edu>
Details: Sundays, September 20, October 4, November 1, December 6,
12:30-3:00
Location: Emerson Room
Max # of Participants: 20 Min #: 5
Post-Sermon Conversations
Enjoy discussions with fellow UUs about select UUAA Sunday sermons
while the memory is still fresh. Facilitators will be present in the Young
Room at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm for drop-in same-day conversations
about designated sermons, using guidelines developed from the Chalice
Circle format. Our model is the post-sermon discussion about Rev. Mark
Morrison-Reed’s sermon this spring on the Selma Awakening. Our ‘pilot’
discussions will occur after both services on Sunday, September 20,
2015. Subsequent discussions will be advertised in the Bulletin.
Facilitators: Experienced Adult Education and Chalice Circle Facilitators
Guidelines available by email: Charley Burleigh <chburleigh@aol.com>
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Details: Drop-in 60-minute discussions, starting at 11:00 am and 1:00
pm on the Sunday of the sermon to be discussed. Initial “pilot” discus-
sions are on September 20. Watch the Weekly Bulletin for notice of ad-
ditional discussions.
Location: Young Room
Max # of Participants: 20 Min #: 5
Laugh Class
Come learn to laugh for no reason except it feels so good. Learn to re-
lease your happiness by laughing with a certified facilitator of the Ameri-
can School of Laughter Yoga. The class occurs in a seated circle – no
standing. Room is limited, so be sure to reserve your chair.
Facilitator: Barb Gales
Register by email: <barblaughs@yahoo.com> or call (734)-443-3011
Details: Monday, October 12, 1:00-2:00
Location: Emerson Room
Max # of Participants: 25 Min #: 5
Fall 2015 Course Catalog 13
Course & Event Descriptions
Leadership Skills Workshop
The purpose of these workshops is to develop current and future lead-
ers of UUAA with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to improve the
functioning of the various ministries of the Congregation. Participants
for the first four sessions of the program will be those currently in posi-
tions of leadership and people they select. The skill-building sessions to
be presented in 2016 will be open to anyone in the Congregation.
Facilitators: Tim Richards, Bruce Gibb
Register by email: <tfrichards@gmail.com>
Details: Third Mondays, October 19, November 16, December 21, Janu-
ary 18, 7:00-9:00
Location: David Room
Max # of Participants: 24 Min #: 12
Heart Sutra Practice
Standard instructions for beginning meditators are to create some sort
of sanctuary in a particular place in one’s home. This is doubtless a good
plan for acquiring a new habit. But when one’s practice starts to take
root, such a plan can become a fetter which limits one’s practice to a
particular time and place – and a particular experiential environment.
Heart Sutra practice addresses the whole body-mind, the whole envi-
ronment, and it can be effectively carried beyond the limits of sanctu-
ary. Find out how.
Facilitator: Charley Burleigh
Register by email: <chburleigh@aol.com>
Details: Thursdays, October 29 and November 5, 12 & 19, 7:00-9:00
Max # of Participants: 12 Min #: 5
Course & Event Descriptions
Adult Spiritual Growth & Development 14
Dialogue Practice
How shall we speak with one another? This big, important subject is
often approached through dialogue training programs – programs of
planned interpersonal exercises and study that may last days or months,
but are designed to reach a point at which desired skills are permanent.
This pair of mutually complimenting workshops suggests instead that we
initiate life-long practices (one of which has a UUAA history) that in-
creasingly support skillful speech and interaction as we go along. A
modest commitment to daily meditation plays a part. Two two-hour
workshops, each requiring 3 – 4 pages of advance reading.
Facilitator: Charley Burleigh
Register by email: <chburleigh@aol.com>
Details: Tuesdays, September 22 & 29, 7:00-9:00
Location: David Room
Max # of Participants: 16 Min #: 6
Polarity Management: Path to Jung’s Individua-
tion
C. G. Jung coined the word ‘individuation’ to describe what he consid-
ered an individual’s paramount life endeavor, to become oneself, to be-
come all that is possible. He considered the great challenge in individua-
tion to be the reconciliation of opposites. This 4-session facilitation will
focus on Polarity Management® as a model and toolset to better recon-
cile the opposites we face in life. Jung’s Typology (using the Myers-
Briggs Type Indicator®) will be explored in its context as essential sets of
life’s opposites (as: introversion and extroversion, sensing and intuition)
among other essential polarities.
Course & Event Descriptions
Fall 2015 Course Catalog 15
To learn more about this facilitation (and in preparation for the first
class) visit http://www.polaritypartnerships.com/ and attend the front
page slide show and two videos on Polarity Management. Knowledge of
the MBTI® is also helpful – Google for lots of information.
Facilitator: Roger Marshall
Register by email: <rbm3368@gmail.com>
Details: Thursdays, October 1, 8, 15 & 22, 7:00-9:00
Location: Young Room
Max # of Participants: 12 Min #: 5
“While Still There Is Light” Book Discussion
“When I read Rev. Nancy Shaffer’s book a couple of years ago, I ached to
discuss it with other UUAA members. I think there is local history to be
processed, and the gifts of a lovely poet, as well as a wonderful book to
discuss grief and loss.
“In that many members knew Nancy, I felt her loss was something that
should be contemplated in our congregation. It was a sudden event, and
I always felt some processing would be healthy. I was honored that Nan-
cy shared her feelings so openly. I feel this deserves our attention. I
think it has special meaning to our congregation.” – Barb Cherem
Facilitator: Barb Cherem
Register by email: <barbaracherem@yahoo.com>
Details: Wednesdays, October 21 & 28, 3:00-5:00
Location: David Room
Max # of Participants: 15 Min #: 4
Course & Event Descriptions
Adult Spiritual Growth & Development 16
Aging Well
The 75-year longitudinal study on Adult Development, the “Grant
Study,” researched the adult lives of hundreds of men who were sopho-
mores at Harvard from the 1930s and ‘40s. Bill Bradley and JFK were
among these men who disclosed their own participation in the study. A
2012 book written on the study’s findings, Triumphs of Experience, is
authored by one of the more recent directors of the study, George Vail-
lant. Two Atlantic articles summarize the book’s findings and, like the
book, use amalgams of men’s stories to personalize and relate key
points learned about patterns of successful (and not so successful) liv-
ing.
George Vaillant: “Positive aging must reflect vital reaction
to change, to disease and to environmental imbalance.”
There will be two summary articles sent to participants ahead of the
first class meeting. These are from The Atlantic Monthly and summarize
the findings from the Grant Study, the longest in American history.
Anyone is welcome to purchase the book, but the discussion will chiefly
pull from the two articles over our three sessions.
Facilitator: Barb Cherem
Register by email: <barbaracherem@yahoo.com>
Details: Wednesdays, September 23 & 30, and October 7, 3:00-5:00
Location: David Room
Max # of Participants: 20 Min #: 6
Course & Event Descriptions
Fall 2015 Course Catalog 17
The Art of Storytelling
Telling and listening to stories is a way for people to enjoy and cherish
one another’s company. Storytelling is also an effective way to teach, to
inspire, to heal, and to delight. Whether you want to hone your story-
telling skills to use in front of an audience or around a fire with friends,
this class is for you. Have fun while learning to relax in front of other
people and let your creativity blossom. This interactive course will help
you shape ideas, and gain experience in the effectiveness of body and
vocal techniques. Beginners are welcome as well as those with more
experience.
Facilitator: Bev Black
Register by email: <bevblack@umich.edu>
Details: Fridays, October 16, 23 & 30, November 6, 7:00-9:00
Location: Emerson Room
Max # of Participants: 12 Min #: 6
Cakes for the Queen of Heaven
"Cakes for the Queen of Heaven” is a woman honoring adult RE curricu-
lum by Rev. Shirley Ranck. It examines pre-Judeo Christian cultures that
may have worshiped the female as divine. The concepts of equality and
reverence for the female in a religious setting are eye-opening to many
participants.
More than Goddess 101, this workshop series examines important ele-
ments of today’s women’s lives; personal, interpersonal and societal. It
examines how our culture has been influenced by Judeo Christian val-
ues. The primary question raised is: How would your life have been
different if, when growing up, the divine had been imaged as female?
Participants are encouraged to share their own experiences and beliefs,
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creating trust and strong bonds of friendship.
Please join the circle of women only for this 11 week program. There
will be time for getting to know each other, tea and learning.
Facilitators: Bett Weston, Carol Acitelli and Royla Furniss
Register by email: Carol Acitelli <carol.acitelli@gmail.com>
Details: Fridays, September 18 & 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, Novem-
ber 6, 13 & 20 and December 4, 7:00-8:45
Location: David Room
Max # of Participants: 9 Min #: 6
Facebook 102
Now that you have set up your Facebook profile and connected to your
friends and family, how can you use it to organize for social justice, to
stay involved in your community, and more? (If you haven’t taken Intro-
duction to Facebook, and still need to set up your profile, come first to
the Tech Coffee House to be offered by 20s and 30s on Friday, Septem-
ber 25 at 7:00 pm.)
Facilitator: Sandy Eyl
Register by email: <sandy.eyl@gmail.com>
Details: Saturday, October 3, 10:00 am-12:00
Location: Jackson Chapel
Max # of Participants: 30 Min #: 5
Fall 2015 Course Catalog 19
Course & Event Descriptions
Dream Group
Bring your dreams and sense of adventure to these monthly play groups
as we explore new landscapes, tap into sources of creativity and find
guidance through the Lightening Dream Work process. With dream the-
ater our dreams will come alive and through shamanic journeying we'll
re-enter dreams and learn to bring back information for healing and
transformation. Come find out how dream play can be a source of fun
and healing. Everyone welcome at any class.
Facilitator: Julie Tumbarello
Register by email: <info@dreamingjulie.com>
Details: Second Sundays, September 13, October 11, November 8, De-
cember 13, January 10, February 14, March 13, April 10, 3:00-5:00
Location: Young Room on September 13, Brown Room all other days
Max # of Participants: 20 Min #: 5
“Your vision will become clear only when you look
into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who
looks inside, awakens.”
~ Carl Jung
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