To start 2025, the Pagosa Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship is focusing on spiritual practices.
As spiritual practices go, they can be as varied as individuals are; for example, prayer and meditation, embodied practices such as dance and yoga, and journeys or pilgrimages.
Join us this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for a program offered by Rica Potenz and Thomas Davenport entitled “Our Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago.” Their talk will feature photos from their experience, along with the spiritual and practical details of their itinerary through northwestern Portugal and Spain.
Last summer, Potenz and Davenport walked the Portuguese Coastal Route of the Camino de Santiago, a centuries-old Catholic pilgrimage that has become a beloved journey taken by people of all faiths from around the world.
Davenport is a middle school teacher, long-time meditator and aspiring kayaker. Potenz is an energy healer and gardener. They produce a podcast together that teaches people how to interpret their dreams.
Come share in community for this inspiring travelogue as we explore the sacred through pilgrimages.
As the fellowship highlights its core as a UU congregation, we look to the recently adopted bylaws of the UU Association. In a section labeled “Inspirations,” the following serves as a foundational place to start:
“Direct experiences of transcending mystery and wonder are primary sources of Unitarian Universalist inspiration. These experiences open our hearts, renew our spirits, and transform our lives. We draw upon, and are inspired by, sacred, secular, and scientific understandings that help us make meaning and live into our values. These sources ground us and sustain us in ordinary, difficult, and joyous times. We respect the histories, contexts, and cultures in which these sources were created and are currently practiced. Grateful for the experiences that move us, aware of the religious ancestries we inherit, and enlivened by the diversity which enriches our faith, we are called to ever deepen and expand our wisdom” (source: UUA.org - Article II Purposes and Covenant).
We are a fellowship embracing open minds, loving hearts and helping hands. We invite your participation at any of our offerings. You can find us at Unit B-15 of the Greenbriar Plaza, 301 N. Pagosa Blvd., on the north side facing Pagosa Peak.
We also offer Zoom services the first and third Sundays of the month. Find our current newsletter at PagosaUU.org for the link to join and to find our current programs.
A shortened group meditation practice is now being held each Sunday at 9 a.m. Meditation and Dharma talk is held the second and fourth Sundays from 9 to 10:15 a.m.
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