Pagosa Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship’s June 15 Sunday service is entitled “Pilgrimage: A Journey to a Sacred Place for a Holy Reason” by Julie Loar, member of the Pagosa UU Fellowship.
She is not only a long-time friend of many here in Pagosa, but also a highly-awarded author of eight books and more than a hundred articles.
Loar has served on the board of the UU Fellowship and has held several board positions with a variety of community organizations. We welcome Loar back to our midst, knowing her ability to engage and inspire us.
Here is a brief synopsis of her presentation this Sunday: People from every culture have taken spiritual pilgrimages for thousands of years, journeying to sacred sites to experience rapture, guidance or to find meaning and purpose. I believe that pilgrims seek the heart of the sacred, longing to touch transcendence, to feel the heat of cosmic fire or glimpse the cloak of mystery. What is the difference between a sacred journey and vacation?
Loar will explore how we might travel more consciously and deeply, returning with widened horizons and a more open heart.
Dharma group meditation practice update
Speaking of open hearts, the weekly meditation at Pagosa UU will take the rest of June off, so there will be no meditation this Sunday.
Beginning July 6, Dharma group practice is moving to 7 p.m. Sunday evenings. All are welcome. Practices will alternate weekly between a shorter, 45-minute meditation practice and a longer, 90-minute meditation practice plus dharma talk. Just bring a kind heart and an open mind. We can even help you find those.
Can’t attend in person? Join us on Zoom. Please email info@pagosauu.org for joining instructions and to be added to our dharma group email. Stay in touch, and look for announcements about our upcoming summer river, mountain and forest outdoor meditation group practices.
Our teacher is an experienced, certified meditation instructor and authorized dharma teacher, for over 18 years a student of Lama Migmar, Harvard Buddhist chaplain. We look forward to seeing you in July.
We are located at Unit B-15 of the Greenbriar Plaza, 301 N. Pagosa Blvd., on the north side facing the Pagosa Peak. We offer Zoom streaming of our service, and a link to join online can be found at PagosaUU.org, where you will find our current newsletter with information on all our programs.
As Unitarian Universalists, we draw from our heritages of freedom, reason, hope and courage, building on the foundation of love. Across congregations and communities, we make supportive promises to ourselves and to one another. One manifestation of those shared promises is our Unitarian Universalist Association.
