Adult Religious Education & Small Group Ministry

For further information, please contact the office at 515-292-5960 or uufa@uufames.org

Small Group Ministry (SGM)

Small Group Ministry provides an opportunity to get better acquainted with Ames Unitarian Universalists; an opportunity to discuss (both talk and listen) spiritual growth through topics such as sacred places, learning from failure, yearning, radical hospitality, our gifts, community building, and others; an opportunity to join other UUs to do a service project.  SGM is different than other experiences at the UUFA.  These small groups of 6-10 people are content-driven discussions led by a lay facilitator that stretch us to grow as individuals and as a faith community.

 Spring 2012 SGM groups are meeting.  One group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 PM, and one group meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 7:00 - 8:30 PM.   Participants are welcome to join a small group at any time.  This sessions topics include "Nothing is Sacred"  "Imbolc"  "Love"  "Winter"  "Catastrophe"  "Expressions"  "Gardening/Spring"  and "Discernment"   Please contact the UUFA office (uufa@uufames.org) for more information or to join a group.

Heretics and Spirituality Group

The Heretics & Spirituality group meets on Wednesdays at 7:00, and new members are always welcome.  Join us for interesting reading selections and lively discussions!  We have just started the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig.  About every 6 weeks we’ll move to a new book.  Coming selections are Leap by Terry Tempest Williams; Small Gods by Terry Pratchett; Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavic; A Thousand Times More Fair by Kenji Yoshino, and The Story of B by Daniel Quinn.