Friday through Sunday, September 27-29, 2019. Offsite.

Registration required.

THE MAGIC OF LIFE.

Reconnect with wonder and magic while building trust and intimacy with your Heritage Sisters.

You are invited to join your fellow Heritage sisters to celebrate life, friendship, and sisterhood. If you identify as an adult woman of Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church over the age of 18, you are encouraged to take time out with the women of Heritage to nurture our spiritual selves, our friendships, and our bond as women. Spiritual exercises and workshops, crafts, amazing food, intimate discussion groups, nature hikes and more make this a weekend about connecting. There is also time for self-reflection and rejuvenation on your own time – do what meets your needs! Shelly Graff will join us again this year to lend her special guidance.

Location: Hope Springs Institute, near Peebles, Ohio – About an hour from church.

Cost: $270 includes room, board, activities and all meals from dinner Friday through lunch Sunday. The retreat center is open to Heritage women from 1 p.m. Friday through 4 p.m. Sunday. You may come as your schedule allows; however, the price is the same no matter how many yummy, delicious meals you miss! We’d recommend arriving by 6:30 p.m. on Friday night. If you can’t make it by then, let us know and we can save a meal for you.

Roommates: Often, it can seem daunting to attend a weekend like this if you’re new to Heritage or have never attended before. Know that if you need to find a roommate for the retreat, we will help in any way we can! You can talk with Julie Kane for more information.

Registration/Payment Deadlines: June 16: $75 Deposit Due. (When you submit your deposit, a space will be held for you). September 8: $195 Balance Due. (After this date, we cannot guarantee a refund for cancellation.)

Payment Details: Payments and inquiries about scholarships may be left in the Clara Barton Guild mailbox in the Heritage office or directed to Julie Kane. Her email address is:
jgkane@cinci.rr.com.

Make checks payable to HUUC.

Planning: Hope Springs is the bomb when it comes to food. Meals are sumptuous and all dietary needs can be met. Most bedrooms are double occupancy, with some offering three beds including en-suite bathrooms. Other arrangements are available including a rustic teepee, cots and tent camping. (see Joelle for advice!) All accommodations are the same price. Hope Springs is alcohol-free and handicapped accessible. For more information, contact Joelle Tunning at 513-703-8205 or visit www.hopespringsinstitute.org.

Registration Form: You can download and fill out a Women’s Retreat Registration Form.

Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 7:00-9:00 p.m., in the Sanctuary.

Singing in Sacred Circle allows women, regardless of singing experience, skill or comfort, to share their voices in a fun, relaxed, safe space that is empowering, loving and healing.

Singing in Sacred Circle is an opportunity for each woman to look into her sister’s eyes and share voice and spirit through song. While learning short, repetitive women-centered and earth-based songs/chants from a wide variety of traditions, all voices create an energy that is both empowering and healing. This opportunity is intended to allow women, regardless of singing experience, to share their voices in a noncompetitive, relaxed, safe space. Come, sing along!

Shelley Graff, the facilitator, is a longtime teacher/healer/singer/songwriter who believes her sacred journey is guiding her to share the Singing In Sacred Circle experience with other women.

We gather the second Tuesday of each month. The dates for future gatherings are July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12, and December 10.

This activity is free and open to all women. If desired, bring a simple snack to share after we sing.

If you have questions, please talk with Tracy Jo Small.

 

Sunday, June 2, 2019, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Unitarian Universalism’s Fifth Principle includes “the use of the democratic process within our congregations.” Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church will be implementing this principle in our annual congregational meeting on Sunday, June 2nd. Church members will vote for new members of the Board of Trustees, vote for selected other positions at Heritage, and vote on the budget for the 2019-2020 church year. Those who have given outstanding service to our congregation will also be recognized. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. in the sanctuary.

If you have questions about this meeting, please speak with Rev. Bill Gupton, or email him at: