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Template: Recruiting Sources Participants Google Doc: Original When to Use Sent in February over the name of the ministerial staff lead to current and past WS Sources participants, inviting them to consider facilitation and to recruit participants for the next...

Template: Recruiting Second-Year Participants Google Doc: Original When to Use Sent in April to WS Sources grads when a second-year offering is planned. Needs to be tailored to the specific program being offered. See UU Wellspring for program descriptors. Temp...

Template: Welcome Letter 1 - The Basics Google Doc: Original When to Use Sent by facilitators to their group as soon as the group has been set up in PCO. This is the first of two welcome letters. Follow with Welcome Letter 2 five to seven days later so as not ...

Template: Welcome Letter 2 - More Information for Exploration Google Doc: Original When to Use Sent 5-7 days after Welcome Letter 1 so as not to overwhelm. Contains deeper preparation materials including Circles of Trust orientation, spiritual direction inform...

Template: Second-Year Group Assignments Google Doc: Original When to Use Sent in May/June to second-year enrollees communicating their group assignments. Needs tailoring to the specific program offered. Template Text Dear Wellspring [PROGRAM THEME, e.g. "Crea...

Quick-Start Guide for New Facilitators Google Doc: Original Wellspring Love at the Center Quick-Start Guide A Resource for New Facilitators at Foothills Unitarian Church Congratulations on taking this next step on your spiritual journey! Your group will be mee...

Circles of Trust Overview The Circle of Trust model, developed by Parker Palmer, is foundational to UU Wellspring group practice. The core rule: "No fixing, no saving, no advising, no setting each other straight." The Practice From Hidden Wholeness by Parker P...

Required and Optional Books Sources Curriculum Books All books are available from the UUA Inspirit Bookstore, online retailers, and as ebooks. Many are available in the Foothills library (room 221). If others have taken UU Wellspring at Foothills, they may hav...

Spiritual Directors List Google Doc: Original (.docx on Shared Drive) -- Last updated 2022 Status The Spiritual Directors List is maintained as a Word document on the Shared Drive. It should be reviewed and refreshed annually as part of the January curriculum ...

Forms and Links PCO Forms Sources Application Form -- Updated each March with facilitator-confirmed meeting times and retreat date Love at the Center Application (Admin) / Public Wellspring Interest and Nomination Form -- Used in April when grads nominate par...

PCO and Admin Tasks Annual PCO Tasks by Month March: Ask Admin Staff to update PCO People Wellspring Completion Dates in Profiles. June: Church staff builds PCO groups for Sources and for any self-facilitating second-year offering, including adding events to e...

Session 1: Welcoming the Soul Session Metadata Session1 TitleWelcoming the Soul UU SourceIntroduction UnitFoundation Head / Hands / HeartN/A Has ExerciseNo Has RitualNo Has Spiritual Practice PresentationNo Special BlocksCovenant Creation Preparation Email...

Session 2: Everyday Theology Session Metadata Session2 TitleEveryday Theology UU SourceDirect Experience Unit1st Source: Direct Experience Head / Hands / HeartHead Has ExerciseNo Has RitualNo Has Spiritual Practice PresentationNo Special BlocksNone Prepara...

Session 3: Spiritual Histories Session Metadata Session3 TitleSpiritual Histories UU SourceDirect Experience Unit1st Source: Direct Experience Head / Hands / HeartHands Has ExerciseNo Has RitualNo Has Spiritual Practice PresentationNo Special BlocksNone Pr...

Session 4: Prophetic Voices of Our UU Ancestors Session Metadata Session4 TitleProphetic Voices of Our UU Ancestors UU SourceProphetic Women and Men Unit2nd Source: Prophetic Women and Men Head / Hands / HeartHead Has ExerciseNo Has RitualNo Has Spiritual Pr...