LifeCraft
LifeCraft is offered on Sunday mornings at Sunnyhill from 10:15 am until 11:15 am. The program runs from mid-September through mid-May. Check out LifeCraft Calendar for the monthly schedule. The LifeCraft hour makes available a wide range of small and large group programs for enrichment and to facilitate the search for meaning. It is offered on Sunday morning, so members and friends, children and adults, can participate more easily. We invite you to use this hour for exploration, challenge, and fellowship.
LifeCraft Special Interest Groups
Crewel Intentions1st Sunday
This is an intergenerational group who enjoy handwork of every and any sort. This includes most often knitting and crocheting. We also enjoy hand quilting, crewel work and other embroidery-type work, clothing embellishment inclduing beadwork, and even mending. Sharing ideas and skills is a big part of the appeal and of course, socializing.
Current Events 2nd & 4th Sunday
We are a group that welcomes all people wishing to exchange views on any and all topics arising in the news. A poll is taken at each meeting to see which topics are of greatest interest to the greatest number of participants.
Emerson Group 3rd Sunday
This group discusses topics of current interest, philosophy, some theology, moral/ethical subjects, religious history, and important modern thinkers. The group often chooses topics for future meetings, and members can prepare for discussion by reading a magazine or journal article emailed and posted in advance.
Pagan Spirituality 3rd Sunday
During LifeCraft hour, members of Spiritways CUUPS will conduct a class exploring the spirituality of the many paths of the Pagan Way. Through reading, joyful and meaningful practice, and thoughtful discussion, Spiritways will assist the Sunnyhill community in deepening their understanding of earth-centered religion. Building on what we learned last year, but also suitable for curious drop-in's and beginners, this year's class will feature experiential encounters, including a drum circle, guided meditations, and hands-on craft-making, as well as discussions on such topics as animal totems, spirit guides, sacred objects and their meanings, and much more. All are welcome.
Poetry Corner 2nd Sunday
If you like poetry, please come and share some of your favorite poems and poets with Sunnyhill's Poetry Group. Some of our meetings are organized by subject (for example, nature, love and passion, peace, and the perils of translation) and others are dedicated to the work of specific poets (for example, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Czeslaw Miloscz). We have only two ironclad rules: We read all poems aloud, and we read only good poetry. We especially welcome poetry written by members of the group. We will begin the year reading poems about peace.
Science & Spirituality 1st Sunday
Explore technical and scientific topics and discuss possible relationships between spirituality and evolving scientific knowledge. Proposed subjects include:
- Our special universe: Is there a blueprint?
- Addiction: the causes and cures
- Arthur C. Clarke, A Retrospective
- Intelligent Design vs. Darwin
- Wind power & Global Warming
- Norbert Wiener's life imploded
- If religious people need an answer – so do scientists
The group will add other topics as the year progresses.