The word “faith” and its cousin “belief” are challenging words for many Unitarian Universalists. Often we associate “religious belief” with a person’s intellectual confidence that, for example, that God exists. We then associate “faith” with “believing” in such ideas even when no logical evidence exists for their truth. However, the Hebrew word that is translated in modern Bibles as “faith” does not mean “belief in something without evidence” but means “steadfastness.” What might Unitarian Universalists hold to steadfastly?

Bio: Tracy Springberry is a candidate for the Unitarian Universalist ministry, and will become a fellowshipped UU minister in May when she graduates from seminary. She lives in Spokane with her three teenaged sons, her 15 month old daughter and her partner. She also has a master’s degree in writing, works professionally as a grant writer, and is co-editor of the essay collection, “At Work in Life’s Garden: Writers on the Spiritual Adventure of Parenting.”

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7:00 pm:
If You Can Walk You Can Dance Class

Gentle exercise for body, mind & soul. Burn calories & improve
stamina, manners, balance & coordination. Learn the basic couple
dance forms on which most couples dancing is based. You’ll be
able to dance anywhere that you go in the world from Buenos
Aires to Oslo, from Juke Joints to weddings…
No partner needed. Bring hard-soled shoes.

Basic Couple Dance Class
(Scandinavian Basics), Pivot (Snoa), Schottis, Waltz, Polka (and introduction to Polska)