Church Calendar

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Stonewall Conference Room

 
Chosen by Women, About Women, Discussed by Women 

RSVP's sent to wednesdaywomen@ucdsm.org

Contact: Karen Kraemer choir@ucdsm.org

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Griffin and Gathering Area

Griffin Hall and Gathering Area

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Join us for a conversation on how we can design our social justice work to be impactful by being accountable, finding issues that fit with our UU values, grounding ourselves spiritually & ethically, and looking for opportunities to make a difference. In other words, designing our team to win.

We are working with a great UU resource: Inspired Faith, Effective Action. Here's a link if you'd like to download it and learn more. https://www.uua.org/files/documents/washingtonoffice/ifea.pdf

Peace Conference Room
 
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Meeting ID: 810 3899 1478
Passcode: Celebrant

Mary Safford 
 
These classes with the minister and lay-leaders take a closer look at life and membership in our congregation. Expect to hear from leaders on our Board of Trustees, Stewardship Committee, Pastoral Care Team, and more.

Kitchen, Gathering Area, Griffin Hall

Potluck and Sale 5-7

One Room SchUUlhouse is a place for children in Kindergarten through 7th Grade to explore our Unitarian Universalist values through stories, games, and crafts. Weekly lessons explore a different facet of the congregation’s monthly theme. Visitors are always welcome! Meets in Room 111 during service, after the “Story for All Ages”.

Zoom (Safford)
 

Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old in room 112.

Join us for a fun-filled Easter Egg Hunt following the service on Sunday, April 20th, right outside the East doors by the Memorial Garden! 🐣🥚 It’s a wonderful opportunity for families to gather and celebrate together.

Griffin Hall

Sale after church until 12

Room. 114

Coming of Age is a program for 8th and 9th grade youth. We’ll learn about belonging to our families, friends, and community. We’ll apply our values and our idea about what matters. We’ll have fun!

Stonewall Conference Room and via Zoom

Send a note to HumanistBookGroup@ucdsm.org if you would like to participate.

Contact: Brenda Trickler/Warren Stine

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Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012
Passcode: 231074

Led by Liz Bredeson & Nancee McDowell

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Meeting ID: 823 7730 3826
Passcode: MSC

Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’.  We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time.  All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. 


All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777386156?pwd=ZFFYQUFacTlHOXU4bFk4a0Y4TWxpdz09

Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Contact: Karen Kraemer choir@ucdsm.org

Led by Sarah Guenther

Meredith and LoraKim's Group

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Led by Frank Bowers

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Meeting ID: 892 7555 2388
Passcode: UCDSM

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Auditorium, Griffin Hall, Gathering Area, Kitchen

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Meeting ID: 848 5471 7095
Passcode: SMITH

One Room SchUUlhouse is a place for children in Kindergarten through 7th Grade to explore our Unitarian Universalist values through stories, games, and crafts. Weekly lessons explore a different facet of the congregation’s monthly theme. Visitors are always welcome! Meets in Room 111 during service, after the “Story for All Ages”.

Zoom (Safford)
 

Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old in room 112.

Zoom for the Forum:

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Passcode:
Griffin

Coming of Age is a program for 8th and 9th grade youth. We’ll learn about belonging to our families, friends, and community. We’ll apply our values and our idea about what matters. We’ll have fun!

Starts Jan 19. Meets in-person bi-weekly at First Unitarian after the church service at 11:15am-12:30pm and ends April 28

Workshop topics:

• Talking about Death
• Finding Our Personal Views of Death
• Beliefs and Practices – What Happens When We Die?
• Bereavement
• Children and Death
• Suicide and the Right to Die
• Preparation for Death
• Sharing New Insights

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Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012
Passcode: 231074

Led by Martha Stephenson and Barb Martin

Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’.  We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time.  All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. 


All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777386156?pwd=ZFFYQUFacTlHOXU4bFk4a0Y4TWxpdz09

Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Stonewall April-November, Zoom December-March

“A Word With You” meets once a month in person and discuss topics that interest members. We would like to invite new-comers (or old ones) to our church who could join us or just visit with us. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 10:30 am. The topics vary from environment to personalities. 
Zoom:
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Meeting ID: 811 8385 9141
Passcode: 434401

Please contact Sachiko Murphy (wordwithyou@ucdsm.org) if you are interested.

BYO Lunch

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Contact: Karen Kraemer choir@ucdsm.org

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 856 8313 1965
Passcode: SMALL

(BYO Lunch)

Meet Steve Sieck, our candidate for settled ministry, during the Pluralism Soup Potluck with Sacred Bridges CUUPs, Awakening Heart Sangha, and Humanists groups in Griffin Hall!

Join us for a soup supper while Steve Sieck makes a few short comments before opening the room up for questions. Please sign up to bring something if you are able.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Scottish Rite Park (retirement complex), 2909 Woodland Ave, Des Moines

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Meeting ID: 815 3536 7288
Passcode: HAZEL

Stonewall

RSVP helpful for food!

One Room SchUUlhouse is a place for children in Kindergarten through 7th Grade to explore our Unitarian Universalist values through stories, games, and crafts. Weekly lessons explore a different facet of the congregation’s monthly theme. Visitors are always welcome! Meets in Room 111 during service, after the “Story for All Ages”.

Zoom (Safford)
 

Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old in room 112.

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 879 2510 0261
Passcode: Vote

Coming of Age is a program for 8th and 9th grade youth. We’ll learn about belonging to our families, friends, and community. We’ll apply our values and our idea about what matters. We’ll have fun!

Stonewall Conference Room and Zoom

Send a note to HumanistBookGroup@ucdsm.org if you would like to participate.

Contact: Brenda Trickler/Warren Stine

Zoom Meeting:

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ZOOM

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Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012
Passcode: 231074

Topic: Steering Committee (Peace Conference Room)
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
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Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’.  We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time.  All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. 


All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777386156?pwd=ZFFYQUFacTlHOXU4bFk4a0Y4TWxpdz09

Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Contact: Karen Kraemer choir@ucdsm.org

RE Gathering Area

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

The UCDSM Board of Trustees

Meets in Stonewall Conference Room 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81039646421

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Communications Team

                                                                                                                       
Contact: Gianfranco Berardi, gamenight@ucdsm.org

Meets: Second Fridays; 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. CT; Griffin Hall

Welcome: All

Please join fellow UU friends for a fun night of board games in Griffin Hall. Bring your favorite game as well as any beverages or snacks you might want to share.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Led by Ellen Taylor & Martha Sherick-Shen

One Room SchUUlhouse is a place for children in Kindergarten through 7th Grade to explore our Unitarian Universalist values through stories, games, and crafts. Weekly lessons explore a different facet of the congregation’s monthly theme. Visitors are always welcome! Meets in Room 111 during service, after the “Story for All Ages”.

Zoom (Safford)
 

Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old in room 112.

Interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalism? Do you have questions about life in this community? Whether you are new to First Unitarian or well-established, please join us for coffee and conversation about Unitarian Universalism.

Coming of Age is a program for 8th and 9th grade youth. We’ll learn about belonging to our families, friends, and community. We’ll apply our values and our idea about what matters. We’ll have fun!

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012
Passcode: 231074

Jill Moser

Meets in the Minister's Office

 
The Grief Support Circle will start meeting on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from 6-7 p.m. Any who are dealing with the loss of a loved one are invited to attend as many or as few sessions that work for you. Feel free to bring your dinner, if you'd like. If this group doesn't work for you but you need help working through your grief, please reach out to the Pastoral Care Team

Led by Jeremy Guenther

Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’.  We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time.  All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. 


All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777386156?pwd=ZFFYQUFacTlHOXU4bFk4a0Y4TWxpdz09

Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Women’s Monthly Lunch  

All UU (and UU-interested) women are welcome to join the monthly gathering of the UU Women’s Lunch Bunch (2nd Tuesday of every month at 11:30). 

There’s always good food and lively conversation. 

Please be sure to RSVP before the luncheon if you plan to attend:  womenslunch@ucdsm.org

 Meets: Second Tuesday of the month; 2:00 p.m. CT 
 
This group is for book lovers and those who like to talk about what they’re reading. Books are selected by group members from Des Moines, Urbandale and West Des Moines Public Library Book Group Sets. 
 
Contacts: Jean Tauber or Theresa Miller, bookclub@ucdsm.org

Stonewall Conference Room

Online Only

First Unitarian is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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Meeting ID: 832 9274 4498
Passcode: 465972

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Led by John Morrow

Room 114
 
Zoom:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83045131767
Passcode: TAG

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Griffin Hall and Gathering Area

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Peace Conference Room
 
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Meeting ID: 810 3899 1478
Passcode: Celebrant

Kara Andreski

These classes with the minister and lay-leaders take a closer look at life and membership in our congregation. Expect to hear from leaders on our Board of Trustees, Stewardship Committee, Pastoral Care Team, and more.

Auditorium, Gathering Area, Griffin Hall, kitchen, and Room 107

One Room SchUUlhouse is a place for children in Kindergarten through 7th Grade to explore our Unitarian Universalist values through stories, games, and crafts. Weekly lessons explore a different facet of the congregation’s monthly theme. Visitors are always welcome! Meets in Room 111 during service, after the “Story for All Ages”.

Zoom (Safford)
 

Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old in room 112.

Coming of Age is a program for 8th and 9th grade youth. We’ll learn about belonging to our families, friends, and community. We’ll apply our values and our idea about what matters. We’ll have fun!

Stonewall Conference Room and via Zoom

Send a note to HumanistBookGroup@ucdsm.org if you would like to participate.

Contact: Brenda Trickler/Warren Stine

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Led by Liz Bredeson & Nancee McDowell

Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’.  We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time.  All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. 


All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777386156?pwd=ZFFYQUFacTlHOXU4bFk4a0Y4TWxpdz09

Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Led by Faithyna Leonard

The UCDSM Board of Trustees

Meets in Stonewall Conference Room 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81039646421

Peace Conference Room

UU Writers explores the monthly Soul Matters themes and engages in spiritual discernment through the art of creative writing

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Stonewall Conference Room

 
Chosen by Women, About Women, Discussed by Women 

RSVP's sent to wednesdaywomen@ucdsm.org

B.M.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Led by Frank Bowers

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Meeting ID: 892 7555 2388
Passcode: UCDSM

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Lacey

Kitchen, Griffin Hall

Zoom (Safford)
 

Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old in room 112.

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Led by Martha Stephenson and Barb Martin

Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’.  We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time.  All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. 


All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777386156?pwd=ZFFYQUFacTlHOXU4bFk4a0Y4TWxpdz09

Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Stonewall April-November, Zoom December-March

“A Word With You” meets once a month in person and discuss topics that interest members. We would like to invite new-comers (or old ones) to our church who could join us or just visit with us. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 10:30 am. The topics vary from environment to personalities. 
Zoom:
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Meeting ID: 811 8385 9141
Passcode: 434401

Please contact Sachiko Murphy (wordwithyou@ucdsm.org) if you are interested.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Led by Sarah Guenther

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Zoom (Safford)
 

Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old in room 112.

Interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalism? Do you have questions about life in this community? Whether you are new to First Unitarian or well-established, please join us for coffee and conversation about Unitarian Universalism.

Stonewall Conference Room and Zoom

Send a note to HumanistBookGroup@ucdsm.org if you would like to participate.

Contact: Brenda Trickler/Warren Stine

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Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012
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Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’.  We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time.  All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. 


All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777386156?pwd=ZFFYQUFacTlHOXU4bFk4a0Y4TWxpdz09

Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Stonewall Conference Room

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

RE Gathering Area

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Zoom (Safford)
 

Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old in room 112.

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Jill Moser

Meets in the Minister's Office

 
The Grief Support Circle will start meeting on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from 6-7 p.m. Any who are dealing with the loss of a loved one are invited to attend as many or as few sessions that work for you. Feel free to bring your dinner, if you'd like. If this group doesn't work for you but you need help working through your grief, please reach out to the Pastoral Care Team

Led by Jeremy Guenther

Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’.  We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time.  All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. 


All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777386156?pwd=ZFFYQUFacTlHOXU4bFk4a0Y4TWxpdz09

Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Women’s Monthly Lunch  

All UU (and UU-interested) women are welcome to join the monthly gathering of the UU Women’s Lunch Bunch (2nd Tuesday of every month at 11:30). 

There’s always good food and lively conversation. 

Please be sure to RSVP before the luncheon if you plan to attend:  womenslunch@ucdsm.org

 Meets: Second Tuesday of the month; 2:00 p.m. CT 
 
This group is for book lovers and those who like to talk about what they’re reading. Books are selected by group members from Des Moines, Urbandale and West Des Moines Public Library Book Group Sets. 
 
Contacts: Jean Tauber or Theresa Miller, bookclub@ucdsm.org

Online Only

First Unitarian is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Led by John Morrow

Room 114
 
Zoom:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83045131767
Passcode: TAG

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

The UCDSM Board of Trustees

Meets in Stonewall Conference Room 

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Meeting ID: 876 7493 0680
Password: building

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

                                                                                                                       
Contact: Gianfranco Berardi, gamenight@ucdsm.org

Meets: Second Fridays; 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. CT; Griffin Hall

Welcome: All

Please join fellow UU friends for a fun night of board games in Griffin Hall. Bring your favorite game as well as any beverages or snacks you might want to share.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Led by Ellen Taylor & Martha Sherick-Shen

Lacey

Hailey May

Zoom (Safford)
 

Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old in room 112.

Stonewall Conference Room and via Zoom

Send a note to HumanistBookGroup@ucdsm.org if you would like to participate.

Contact: Brenda Trickler/Warren Stine

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87018584456?pwd=Mzl5REczWWRrSXl0QnFDZ3kwdlBTUT09 

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Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012
Passcode: 231074

Led by Liz Bredeson & Nancee McDowell

Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’.  We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time.  All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. 


All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777386156?pwd=ZFFYQUFacTlHOXU4bFk4a0Y4TWxpdz09

Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Led by Faithyna Leonard

The UCDSM Board of Trustees

Meets in Stonewall Conference Room 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81039646421

Peace Conference Room

UU Writers explores the monthly Soul Matters themes and engages in spiritual discernment through the art of creative writing

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Stonewall Conference Room

 
Chosen by Women, About Women, Discussed by Women 

RSVP's sent to wednesdaywomen@ucdsm.org

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Griffin Hall and Gathering Area

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Peace Conference Room
 
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 810 3899 1478
Passcode: Celebrant

These classes with the minister and lay-leaders take a closer look at life and membership in our congregation. Expect to hear from leaders on our Board of Trustees, Stewardship Committee, Pastoral Care Team, and more.

Zoom (Safford)
 

Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old in room 112.

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Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012
Passcode: 231074

Led by Martha Stephenson and Barb Martin

Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’.  We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time.  All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. 


All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85777386156?pwd=ZFFYQUFacTlHOXU4bFk4a0Y4TWxpdz09

Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Stonewall April-November, Zoom December-March

“A Word With You” meets once a month in person and discuss topics that interest members. We would like to invite new-comers (or old ones) to our church who could join us or just visit with us. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 10:30 am. The topics vary from environment to personalities. 
Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 811 8385 9141
Passcode: 434401

Please contact Sachiko Murphy (wordwithyou@ucdsm.org) if you are interested.

Morning Zen with Rev. Meredith Garmon is now offered on Zoom every Tuesday through Saturday morning at 6:00 am.

Detailed information can be found on One Earth Zen. For the chants and sutras, it will be helpful to have the booklet: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs." You may also pick up a copy in the church office.

Format:

Opening Chants

25 minutes zazen (silent seated meditation)

6 mins kinhin (walking meditation)

9 min Sutra service (recitations)

10 min dharma discussion

Closing chant

Led by Sarah Guenther