Soul Matters

The September Soul Matters Theme is “Beginnings.” Join us in exploring this them with the following questions:

  1. What has your most joyful and most painful beginning taught you about yourself?
  2. Many say there is the seed of a new beginning in every ending. How has that widespread idea helped or
    complicated your endings?
  3. We live in a culture that declares: “Winners never quit and quitters never win!” Could this cultural
    message be in the way of you beginning your next stage of becoming? What needs to happen for you to
    feel free to quit and begin anew?
  4. Are you somebody who wants everything to be just right before you begin something new or somebody
    who is fine with “jumping in” and figuring things out as you go? Either way, have you figured out what
    made you that way?
  5. Much of who we are is a result of a seed that was planted and nurtured by our younger selves. Our
    beginnings took root in their choices. So, if you could talk to your younger self, which of their choices
    would you most thank them for?
  6. The psychiatrist Carl Jung wrote, “The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of the
    parents.” In what ways might your life choices and paths have begun in the unlived life of your parent?
  7. What old story is preventing your new beginning?
  8. Aging is often seen as a series of endings. But it doesn’t have to be that way. How is aging asking you to
    see it as a series of beginnings?
  9. What question wants to shape the next stage of your becoming?

There are many different ways to engage with the Soul Matters curriculum at the CVUU.

Look for announcements in upcoming newsletters and Weekly Update emails for information on how to join next year’s groups. If you would like to engage more deeply with Soul Matters this year, get in touch with Kat Beane Hanson to learn about the available ways to do that.

Volunteer to work with our Children’s RE program, which also uses the Soul Matters curriculum. Contact our CCRE to learn more about getting involved.

Keep an eye on our newsletters for an introduction to each month’s theme and info on when worship services or adult forums are being held on the Soul Matters topics.

Engage with our Facebook and Instagram posts on Soul Matters topics. Or start a conversation in our Facebook Group about the month’s topic.

Read the Weekly Update email for a new way to explore the monthly theme each week. If you don’t receive our Weekly Update email, contact Leann in the office to get signed up.

ONLINE SOUL MATTERS SMALL GROUPS

Soul Matters is now offering SIX different online groups, with each of them being a unique alternative to our standard Soul Matters small groups. 

Explore our monthly themes in new ways!
Meet and Journey with UUs from around the country!
Sign up soon. The groups are right around the corner and they are filling up fast! 

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions
Rev. Scott Soul Matters Team Lead, scott@soulmatterssharingcircle.com