BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.3//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17174@uucpa.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T170000 DTSTAMP:20260524T142859Z URL:https://www.uucpa.org/events/resonant-reading-saturday-2026-05-30/ SUMMARY:Resonant Reading (Saturday)-I miss civilization-Robinson DESCRIPTION:Resonant Reading (Saturday)-I miss civilization-Robinson An ex ploration of ideas\, feelings\, and our life experiences\, using a differe nt short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturda ys\, 4-5\, and on Wednesdays\, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.\n\nThe participants over the yea rs have found that the approach we take\, and the respectful\, affectionat e community of inquirers in which we read and converse\, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in\, wit h a session only an hour long\, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the con versation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other ve ry well this way\, and those who are new will soon find they are among fri ends.\n\n\n\nFacilitators use a light hand\, posting the reading in the ch at and calling on whoever's Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* com e from group members\, who also take turns facilitating\, if they want to try that role.\n\nThe reading for this session: Saturday\, May 30\, 2026\n \n\nI want to overhear passionate arguments about what we are and what we are doing and what we ought to do. I want to feel that art is an utterance made in good faith by one human being to another. I want to believe there are geniuses scheming to astonish the rest of us\, just for the pleasure of it. I miss civilization\, and I want it back.\n--Marilynne Robinson\, T he Death of Adam (1998\, p. 4)\n\n\nHow to join:\n\n Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/91019857324\, passcode 227385\n Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324\n Join this cla ss by phone: 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\, Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324\n Joi n this class by on-tap on mobile phones: +16699009128\,\,91019857324# US ( San Jose)\n Phoning in\, but not in the bay area?  Find your local numbe r: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT\n\nThis is the Zoom link for Saturdays. F or the Wednesday Zoom link\, go to the Calendar and click on a Wednesday s ession.\n\nQuestions? 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 ar e secular--but it's worth describing the qualities of a sacred text\, whic h we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that help s us to:\n\n connect to something of supreme importance to us\n feel mor e connected to other beings or to the universe\n feel more intensely aliv e\n align our lives with our values\,\n perceive or feel more deeply\n be more fully and authentically ourselves.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.uucpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09 /Resonant-Reading.png CATEGORIES:Adult,Learning,Ongoing Events,Small Groups END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR