For the 2022-23 Program year OUUC is trying a new model of small group ministry, with Study/Action Circles. Study and Action Circles are a small group (6-10) people who meet once or twice a month for 6-9 months. The groups have three goals: to form relationship and get to know each other better, to study and think about important ideas and grow individually and spiritually, and to apply our learning and growth as action in the world (and then to learn and grow more through those actions).
Scheduled Groups:
Caste Study/Action Group
Study/Action Circle to study Isabel Wilkersons book CASTE
– Diana Finch and Don Melnick will co-facilitate
– An in-person organizational meeting will be held at OUUC during the week of October 17th (specific day/time TBA), then the group will decide when/where they want to meet going forward.
– At that time we will:
+ agree how frequently we’ll meet and how we’ll conduct study circle meetings
+ prepare a “draft covenant” for how we want to be together
+ discuss questions
– We’ll forward study materials on covenanting in advance of this meeting
Defund Fear Study/Action Circle
Facilitated by Anne Hundley
First Saturdays, 1-3pm (Nov 5, Dec 3, Jan 7, Feb 4, Mar 4, April 1, May 6, June 3
On Zoom
Please come on into the expansive UUA curriculum for last year’s Common Read! It offers ways to integrate ideas into authentic, impactful steps or practices. This study action circle will follow the Workshop on this book that is being held Thurs evening, October 6th, 6:30pm. Participants do not need to have attended that workshop, however. More info on the book here https://www.uuworld.org/articles/common-read-defund-fear
Spirituality and Racial Justice Group
4th Tuesdays, beginning September 27th, 6:30-8pm. On Zoom.
Facilitated by Rev Sara Lewis
Study Book: Living in the Tension: The Quest for a Spiritualized Racial Justice by Shelly Tochluk.
Drop-In Study/Action Circle
1st Tuesdays, beginning October 4th, 6:30-8pm, on Zoom.
Facilitated by Rev Sara Lewis
Study Materials: will be posted to a padlet for online access
This circle is meant for newcomers and those who are unable to commit to a long-term regular group. The study materials will be posted on a padlet before each meeting, and you can register to attend just the months that you wish to attend.
Parent Study/Action Circle
2nd Tuesdays, beginning September 13th, 6:30-8pm, on Zoom.
Facilitated by Rev Sara Lewis
Study Materials: How to Raise an AntiRacist by Ibram X Kendi
Leadership Study/Action Circle
3rd Tuesdays, beginning September 20th, 6:30-8pm, on Zoom.
Facilitated by Rev Sara Lewis
Study Materials: Salsa, Soul, and Spirit : Leadership for a Multicultural Age by Juana Bordas