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Our landmark meeting house hosts inspiring gatherings, enriching workshops, youth and family activities, community service projects, and world-class entertainment.
Poetry Circle (Online)
Bring a favorite poem (or poems) to our monthly online poetry circle! Read it aloud, and we’ll listen attentively together and discuss—a line, a word, an image, or an overall...
02
July
2024
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Midweek Meditation (Online)
A midweek meditation for relaxing body and mind. Begins promptly at 5:00pm. Larry Hurst and Sondra Stein moderate. New Participants: Please join 10 minutes early to introduce yourself, otherwise you...
02
July
2024
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Great Literature Discussion: The Blue Flowers by Raymond Queneau (Online)
Join our twice-monthly online discussions exploring great works together. All are welcome to join and any edition or translation of the book under discussion can be used. See the full list...
03
July
2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sunday Platform with Christian Hayden: ‘Revolutionary Love: How to Foster Relationships Toward Liberation’
Free and open to the public, in-person and online! We form relationships for many reasons: attraction, proximity, or inheritance. But what does it mean to form relationships toward liberation? Christian...
07
July
2024
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Book Discussion Group: ‘A Year to Live’ by Stephen Levine
Join Leader Dr. Nori Rost every first Sunday for a new book discussion group exploring A Year to Live by Stephen Levine. Free and open to the public. First Sundays:...
07
July
2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Practical Ethics: What Are The Odds? Ethics by Calculation
Free in-person and online! In this program we’ll explore the ethics of living by reading a short story that highlights an ethical dilemma. The stories are generally available, and they...
08
July
2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Artist in Residence Jody Sperling
Dancer and choreographer Jody Sperling of Time Lapse Dance is the Society’s Ecological Artist in Residence.
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