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At UU Shenandoah, we thrive on the shared wisdom and creativity of our members.
While we come from many different faith traditions — or no tradition at all — we’re united by our shared values.
We nurture our spirituality with UU Principles and Sources as a foundation. We extend the invitation to ask life's biggest questions, to explore and deepen our personal beliefs. Then we ask how we can put our faith into action.
Join us on a lifelong journey to deepen our connections to the sacred and transform our relationships with ourselves and with each other.
Consider Leading a Class or Group For Adult Faith Development!
UU Shenandoah thrives on the shared wisdom and creativity of our members. As we plan our upcoming Adult Faith Development activities and offerings, we want to make sure we are focusing on what matters most to you! Please submit your ideas, thoughts and suggestions to Rachel Hanks or Lana Hurt: rmhanks424@gmail.com lanahurt@gmail.com
The Gathering
Women’s Spirituality Group
This is an interactive, spiritual group for women building community and supporting one another. This year we are excited to explore art as a spiritual medium, music and dance. We will also be celebrating the seasons and nature through pagan rituals. We are an open group, so please register with Rachel Hanks, to help us know how best to prepare. We meet fall and spring, September through November and then again March through May.
Contact Rachel Hanks for more info and to sign up: rmhanks424@gmail.com
Online Spirituality Study Group
This group meets virtually on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Before the discussion, participants watch 1-2 YouTube videos on the month's spirituality theme. Participants must believe that anything is possible, as the topics will be far-ranging and necessarily well outside of establishment thinking. Facilitated by Robert Haskins: robert.haskins@gmail.com
This group meets Tuesdays from 2:00 - 3:00 in our library. Meditation and reflection begins with a 20-minute silent meditation, followed by 10 minutes of group reflection, and a final 20 minute meditation, and reflection as desired.
Small Group Ministry
Covenant Groups
Contact Jon Landenberger for more information or if you would like to join a Covenant group: landenburger@msn.com
Soul Matters Themes '26-'27
September: Beginnings
What beginning has been quietly forming & waiting inside you?
What does it take to begin again?
October: Courage
Where do you need to be braver?
Where do we find the courage to fight for what we believe?
November: Healing
How do we heal together?
How do we heal the past?
December: Awe
Have you noticed the gift of it all?
Have you noticed the miracle that is you?
January: Thresholds
What might we be on the cusp of?
What do you do after the door closes?
February: Commitment
What is asking for your commitment?
Which of your commitments are being done out of obligation rather than out of love?
March: Balance
How do we keep our balance in a world that yanks us all around?
How do we become better at balancing our desires to save and savor the world?
April: Emergence
What is trying to be born and needs your help?
May: Play
What if it’s all a game?
June: Horizons
How do we help each other trust that there is still more of the story to tell?
UU Common Read
Our common read this year is Love at the Center: Unitarian Universalist Theologies, edited by UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt.
We may agree that love is central, but what does that mean to us and what does it require of us? It is in that spirit that we asked more than two dozen leaders in our movement the question of what it means to put love at the center of our faith. In these pages, you’ll find personal testimony to love’s
power, reminders of the centrality of love throughout the long histories of Universalism and Unitarianism, and theologies of love drawn from many different expressions of Unitarian Universalism—from the natural world to the justice rally, to a loved one’s deathbed, to the quiet moment before a worship service begins. May Love at the Center serve as an invitation to deepen your own understanding and practices of love.
Buy this book here.