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:17208@uucpa.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T130000 DTSTAMP:20260214T163823Z URL:https://www.uucpa.org/events/resonant-reading-wednesday-2026-02-18/ SUMMARY:Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Goodness-James Garfield DESCRIPTION:Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Goodness-James Garfield An explor ation of ideas\, feelings\, and our life experiences\, using a different s hort reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays\, 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 years h ave found that the approach we take\, and the respectful\, affectionate co mmunity of inquirers in which we read and converse\, are as important as t he reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in\, with a session only an hour long\, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the convers ation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very w ell 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 a nd calling on whoever's Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come fr om group members\, who also take turns facilitating\, if they want to try that role.\n\nThe reading for this session: Wednesday\, February 18th\n\n "Theologians of all ages have looked out admiringly upon the material univ erse\, and from its inanimate existence\, demonstrated the Power\, Wisdom and Goodness of God\; but we know of no one who has demonstrated the same attributes from the history of the human race."\n—James Garfield\, 20th President of the United States\n\n\nHow to join:\n\n\n\n Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923\, passcode 227385\n Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923\n Join this class by phone: 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923\n J oin this class by one-tap on mobile phones: 6699006833\,\,96865808923#  ( 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 Wednesdays. F or the Zoom link for Saturday\, go to Calendar and click on a Saturday ses sion.\n\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:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR