How our love impacts lives ~ By supporting spiritual development we deepen our connection to all other living beings and our planet

The Adult Spiritual Development program provides spiritual experiences that inspire, transform and sustain our members and friends. Open to everyone, Adult Spiritual Development offerings provide opportunities for people to tell their stories and engage with ethical, moral, and spiritual questions; to encounter worldwide wisdom traditions, including the Unitarian Universalist tradition; and to work within the congregation and the wider world to build communities of justice and love.

Class Offerings

Current and upcoming offerings are on the UUFCO Calendar, ACE (weekly All Congregation Email), and at the kiosk in the Gathering Hall. Some classes require registration and are fee-based while others are free.

Recent classes have included opportunities for exploring:

  • Enneagram

  • Aging — Death and Dying

  • Writing Your Own Theology

  • Yoga & Embodiment Workshops

  • Mindfulness

  • World Religions

  • Common Reads & Author Presentations

facilitated Groups

In addition to class offerings, there are small facilitator-led groups that meet throughout the year. Although these groups are offered without cost, some may require registration, while others encourage drop-ins. These small groups are listed below.

Sunday Morning Meditation: All are welcome to this weekly drop-in Sunday morning meditation at 9 a.m. before the worship service. No experience needed. This group meets in the Founders' Fireside Library, and in good weather often walks to the labyrinth.  

Lectio Divina: This is a contemplative practice of reading a poem together and then creating space to reflect on what is speaking to you in the poem. We meet weekly online, Thursdays at 9:30 a.m., for 30 minutes. The poem is read three times and different ways of listening are invited on each reading.  Zoom Link

Soul Matters: Groups are formed each September and meet monthly through June at various times. Each group of about 10 participants is led by a trained facilitator. Participants receive a Soul Matters theme packet by email at the beginning of every month and meet once a month to share their reflections on questions raised in the readings. The packet is also available to any congregant who wishes to follow the themes on their own.

Soul Matters materials focus on experiencing something, not simply talking about it, and offers questions to walk with. From September through June each Soul Matters participant receives a packet of reflection-provoking materials on that month’s theme. The materials are gathered from Soul Matters participants around the country – poems, quotes, links to podcasts and videos, reviews of movies and books related to the theme, and are presented with a number of exercises that encourage a deeper exploration of the topic in one’s daily life. Many of our congregation’s participants choose to work with the theme packets for personal reflection; others have joined a Soul Matters small group that meets once monthly to share the insights of one’s personal explorations. New groups are formed every September.

These theme packets are made available by UUFCO’s Adult Spiritual Development program for congregants. Contact Chela Sloper, our Congregational Life Facilitator, to receive packets or join a small group.

Current & Upcoming Offerings

What do you want to explore?

Contact Adult Spiritual Development for more information about classes and programs.


Proposal form for Adult Spiritual Development class or workshop

Themes for 2025-26

  • September, Invitation

  • October, Deep Listening

  • November, Repair

  • December, Presence

  • January, Story

  • February, Inclusion

  • March, Trust

  • April, Joy

  • May, Imagination

  • June, Freedom