BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16488@uucpa.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250604T130000 DTSTAMP:20250602T125326Z URL:https://www.uucpa.org/events/resonant-reading-2025-06-04/ SUMMARY:Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-The Kite-Heaney DESCRIPTION:Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-The Kite-Heaney An exploration of ideas\, feelings\, and our life experiences\, using a different short rea ding as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays\, 4-5\, a nd on Wednesdays\, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twi ce a week or once in a while.\n\nThe participants over the years have foun d that the approach we take\, and the respectful\, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse\, are as important as the readi ng itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in\, with a session only an hour long\, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. T hose who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way\, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.\n\n\n\ nFacilitators use a light hand\, posting the reading in the chat and calli ng on whoever's Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members\, who also take turns facilitating\, if they want to try that rol e.\n\nThe reading for this session:\n\n\nA Kite for Aibhín\n\nAir from an other life and time and place\,\nPale blue heavenly air is supporting\nA w hite wing beating high against the breeze\,\n\nAnd yes\, it is a kite! As when one afternoon\nAll of us there trooped out\nAmong the briar hedges an d stripped thorn\,\n\nI take my stand again\, halt opposite\nAnahorish Hil l to scan the blue\,\nBack in that field to launch our long-tailed comet.\ n\nAnd now it hovers\, tugs\, veers\, dives askew\,\nLifts itself\, goes w ith the wind until\nIt rises to loud cheers from us below.\n\nRises\, and my hand is like a spindle\nUnspooling\, the kite a thin-stemmed flower\nCl imbing and carrying\, carrying farther\, higher\n\nThe longing in the brea st and planted feet\nAnd gazing face and heart of the kite flier\nUntil st ring breaks and—separate\, elate—\n\nThe kite takes off\, itself alone \, a windfall.\n\n—Seamus Heaney\nAfter "L'Aquilone" by Giovanni Pascoli (1855-1912)\n \;\n\nHow to join:\n\n\n\n Join this class from your W eb browser: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923\, passcode 227385\n Join this c lass using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923\n Join this class by p hone: 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923\n Join this cl ass by one-tap on mobile phones: 6699006833\,\,96865808923#  (San Jose)\n Phoning in\, but not in the Bay Area?  Find your local number: https:// zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT\n\nThis is the Zoom link for Wednesdays. For the Zoom link for Saturday\, go to Calendar and click on a Saturday session.\n\n\n Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.\n\n\n \ ;\n\n*This activity was formerly called "Sacred Text Reading." That proved misleading--for one thing\, more often than not our sources are secular-- but it's worth describing the qualities of a sacred text\, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:\n\ n connect to something of supreme importance to us\n feel more connected to other beings or to the universe\n feel more intensely alive\n align our lives with our values\,\n perceive or feel more deeply\n be more ful ly and authentically ourselves.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.uucpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09 /Resonant-Reading.png CATEGORIES:Adult,Classes,Learning,Small Groups END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR