Spiritual Growth

May 26th at 2:30-4PM - Palmer Library + Zoom We will continue to explore our spiritual life on Tuesday, May 26, by reading our own inspirational, thought-provoking, sacred texts shared together in a supportive environment. Please join us to share your text, or just listen and join the discussion. We meet in the library from 2:30 to 4:00 pm and on Zoom. Email sacredtextscoord@uufsd.org to get on the mailing list and get the Zoom link.

May 9th; 9:00-11:15am at Founders Hall + Core Area On May 9, 2026, from 9:00 to 11:15 am, you are invited to our mini retreat at UUFSD. We'll start in Founders Hall and use part of the campus for walking meditation. No prior experience in meditation is necessary. Bob Isaacson has been teaching Insight Meditation for 20 years and practicing for 30 years. Bob will share this tradition, called Vipassana, with an interactive "Dharma talk" and short sitting meditations which he wi

April 28, 2026; 2:30-4pm; Conference Room (Admin Building) The Sacred Texts Discussion Group is starting up again with a new emphasis and vision. Thanks to the support of Rev. Heather, we are going to meet twice a month on the second and forth Tuesdays in person in the Conference Room and on Zoom. One meeting will be to share spiritual texts, including religious scripture, poems, and prose that support and encourage our UU theology and morality. The second meeting will be to

May 7, 2026 at 7:30-9am - Off-Campus Join Lisa Shaffer, who will be presenting on our behalf, and other interfaith leaders at the 33rd Annual Interfaith Mayor's Prayer Breakfast. Breakfast will take place at the Encinitas Senior and Community Center. $25 per person. RSVP by this Monday. Click here to purchase a ticket.

May 2, 2026 at 2pm - Off-Campus Did you know Rev. Heather is a composer? She has set music to 10 poems by Mary Baker Eddy (founder of Christian Science) as part of her interfaith spiritual practice. The songs will be performed in a free concert on Saturday, May 2nd at 2pm and will feature musical talents including our own music director Steve Milloy. Come to the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Oceanside (300 S Ditmar) to receive this artistic expression of what Mary Bake

April 18, 2026 at 10:00am-12:00pm - Admin Building Conference Room UUFSD Writers' Circle is a gathering of people who want to share their writing experiences. Our interests are broad and diverse: fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and memoir. We meet in person on the UUFSD campus in the conference room in the new administration building on the third Saturday of each month from 10-12 to support each other. As a starting point, we're using Suleika Jaouad's The Book of Alchemy, which

April 11th at 9:00-11:15am at Founders Hall + Core Area On April 11, 2026, from 9:00 to 11:15 am, you are invited to our mini retreat at the UUFSD. We'll start in Founders Hall and use part of the campus for walking meditation. No prior experience in meditation is necessary. Bob Isaacson has been teaching Insight Meditation for 20 years and practicing for 30 years. Bob will share this tradition, called Vipassana, with an interactive "Dharma talk" and short sitting meditations

April 1, 2026 at 12-1:30pm - Founders Hall Our very own Bob Isaacson (who runs the monthly Day of Mindfulness Silent Walking Meditations on Saturdays) is presenting at this month's SDIMA Dialogue meeting. Bob was drawn to the Buddha’s teachings on the path to the end of suffering 31 years ago and continues to be inspired. Since he began Buddhist practice, Bob has participated in approximately 30 Buddhist meditation retreats of one month or longer. Bob currently teaches the Dh