A few years ago Twinkle enrolled in Soul Matters Sharing Circle, an innovative network of Unitarian Universalist congregations who follow the same monthly themes so can more easily share small group material, as well as worship, sermon, music and children’s religious education resources.

2024-2025 Themes

The Practice(s) of…

September: Invitation

October: Deep Listening

November: Repair 

December: Presence 

January: Story 

February: Inclusion 

March: Trust 

April: Joy

May: Imagination 

June: Freedom

2023-2024 Themes

“The Gift of … September:   Welcome October:  Heritage November:  Generosity December:  Mystery January:  Liberating Love February: Justice & Equity March:  Transformation April: Interdependence May:  Pluralism June:  Renewal

2022-2023 Themes

Themes explored the paths crucial to helping us birth a new normal worthy of our hopes.​ September:  Belonging October:  Courage November:  Change December:  Wonder January:  Finding Our Center February: Love March:  Vulnerability  April: Resistance May:  Creativity June:  Delight

2021-2022 Themes

Themes were tied together by the idea that each month we were exploring the values and work that our times were calling us to.  September:  Embracing Possibility October:  Cultivating Relationship November:  Holding History December:  Opening to Joy January:  Living with Intention February:  Widening the Circle March:  Renewing Faith  April: Awakening May:  Nurturing Beauty June:  Celebrating Blessings

The 2019-2020 service year themes included:

September:  Expectation

October:  Belonging

November:  Attention

December:  Awe

January:  Integrity

February:  Resilience

March:  Wisdom

April:  Liberation

May:  Thresholds

June:  Originally “Play”, in discernment about the pandemic, was changed to “Compassion”

We invite you to join us, and if you are a minister, we invite you to join Soul Matters Sharing Circle to become companions traveling a new journey together each month.

https://www.soulmatterssharingcircle.com/

Also, here is the entire list of the 2019-20 sacred words and the core themes they are paired with:

September:  Faith   (expectation)

October:        Mysticism   (belonging)

November:  Prayer   (attention)

December:  Reverence   (awe)

January:         Soul   (integrity)

February:      Grace   (resilience)

March:            Awakening   (wisdom)

April:                Surrender   (liberation)

May:                 Blessing   (thresholds)

 June:                Myth   (play)