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Columcille Kirkridge Spirit of the Earth Book Group

Bangor, PA

Join us in person or online for our new book group! This will be a great opportunity for heartfelt, stimulating conversation and for building community. Each month, we will read and discuss a book with some emphasis on what we can learn from the more-than-human world or what we can do to restore right relationship with it. We’re planning to read fiction and nonfiction, perhaps with some poetry thrown in, and books from a breadth of cultures. Choices will reflect diversity in race, ethnicity, gender and gender expression, sexual orientation, and ability. The group will meet on third Mondays of the month at 6:30pm. You may attend in person (barring terrible weather) or online. To attend online by zoom, please register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqfuutqzsrGtYuU5bOqRspIV75P7E5-sdm. Once you have registered once, the link you receive will enable you to attend any month in 2024. In person gatherings will take place either at Kirkridge’s Turning Point meeting room, 2495 Fox Gap Road, Bangor, PA 18013, or at Casa Colum at Columcille, 2155 Fox Gap Road. We are planning to meet at Kirkridge for even-numbered months and Columcille for odd-numbered months, but you can check Kirkridge social media for details each month. If you would like to receive monthly emails about the book choice for the next month and the location of the gathering, please email us that request to kirkridge@kirkridge.org. A freewill donation will be collected at each gathering and split between the two organizations. Books we are considering for this year include UNDROWNED by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr, A PSALM FOR THE WILD BUILT by Becky Chambers, SALVAGE THE BONES by Jessmyn Ward, WE MEASURE THE EARTH WITH OUR BODIES by Tsering Yangzom Lama, EMERGENT STRATEGY by adrienne maree brown, and much more!
25 members · Public

Meetup for Metaphysically Minded People

Stroudsburg, PA

Hey there open-minded people who want to learn and expand your consciousness! We do amazing things at Shooting for the Moon, here in Snydersville, much of it focused on spirituality and holistic development. There are several ways to join so do not worry if you are the only one signed up, there is already an established group of individuals besides this meet up Group and their numbers will not be reflected in the meetUp count. We have a variety of event options for you to partake and enjoy! We have one-day classes, field trips, book readings, guest lectures, arts & crafts sessions, film viewings, special social events, and more. Come as often as you wish or as infrequently as your schedule allows. If you have an interest--to any degree of enthusiasm--in such things as general spirituality, astrology, tarot, cosmic gardening, herbology, and the like, then you'll find a home in our welcoming group. Come and learn and grow with us! Some events are free, some will incur a fee based on what all is involved in putting them together. **Make sure you go over an event's details so you know ahead of time what to expect.** Some quick ground rules: 1. If you RSVP for an event and then wind up not being able to attend, we just ask that you un-RSVP. Many of our events are count specific. 2. Kindness, comfort, and conviviality are a basis for how we run things. Please be kind (but you don't have to rewind). 3. If an event involves an entrance fee, you can pay in person with cash or card. 4. Our meetings hold to a balanced atmosphere of serious learning and fun. Our group's Mission Statement: The goal of Shooting for the Moon Spiritual Development Center is a place where people can grow, and learn to expand their awareness and understanding of others. Education and knowledge is power, fear is what you experience when you don't understand something or someone. By understanding another's spirituality, you can link with that person to form a stronger bond, one that leads both individuals closer to the divine.
130 members · Public

Universal Spiritual Community

Stroudsburg, PA

Universal Spiritual Community

Welcome to the Universal Spiritual Community. A community where we recognize that we are all one, where we feel safe and supported. We know the truth, that love is the answer to every question and the resolution to every conflict. We create a space that allows us to step into our greatness by connecting with the Divine. We also create a loving, peaceful space in our surrounding community, by participating in and hosting community outreach events.

Let's get together, in-person, to live, learn and grow together in light and love. We gather every Sunday for prayer, meditation, chanting, manifestation exercises, and spiritual teachings. Afterward we share readings, discussions and communion with each other. 

Some of the literature we use for inspiration may include: The Power of Now, Conversations with God, Celestine Prophecies, Ask And It Is Given, The Untethered Soul, The Four Agreements, A Course in Miracles, A Return to Love, The Alchemist, and many more. 

We are a growing spiritual community of open-minded people. We all have ideas based on different backgrounds, experiences and religious beliefs. We respect each other's beliefs, differences, viewpoints and values. 

We also strongly believe in fostering an environment where we support each other during trying times, and celebrate with each other our individual victories. 

We look forward to meeting you and having you become a member of our Soul Family!

With Light and Love Always...

Namaste...

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Visit us on Instagram @ universalspiritualcommunity 
and on Facebook @
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351 members · Public

The Pocono Book Club

Stroudsburg, PA

The Pocono Book Club
Yes, book clubs still exist! Yes, you are not the only lit-lover left. Yes, you don't have to live in a major metro area to praise the prose to all who will listen. Bibliophiles, book worms, and casual perusers unite! The Pocono Book Club is the first, the original, the authentic, the largest, and the best literary get-together in the Greater Pocono Mountain region. Since 2015, we've met once a month in a relaxing gastronomic setting to discuss everyone's thoughts on the book-of-the-month. Our two simple criteria are that you enjoy reading and then talking about what you read over good food & drink. Fiction is our mainstay, and we've delved into non-fiction; medium-lengthed is our distance, but we can handle the longer and shorter books; in-person and virtual meetings have both happened. We mix things up from time to time with additional features, including: theater screenings, grab bags, book festivals, and author participation. Your thoughts matter, join a group that will appreciate them in proper bookish fashion. Here’s a sample of what we’ve read over these past 9 fantastic years (and counting): “The Storied Life of AJ Fikry,” by Gabrielle Zevin “Lincoln in the Bardo,” by George Saunders “I am Malala,” by Malala Yousafzai “The Snow Child,” by Eowyn Ivey "The Island of Sea Women," by Lisa See "The Bear and the Nightingale," by Katherine Arden “Killers of the Flower Moon," by David Grann “The Girls of Murder City,” by Douglas Perry "The Secret History," by Donna Tartt "Less," by Andrew Sean Greer “The Martian,” by Andy Weir "Wish You Were Here," by Jodi Picoult “The Library Book,” by Susan Orlean "Sea of Tranquility," by Emily St. John Mandel "The Great Alone," by Kristin Hannah "Hillbilly Elegy," by J.D. Vance “Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald,” by Therese Anne Fowler “Empire Falls,” by Richard Russo "The Couple Next Door," by Shari Lapena "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania," by Erik Larson "The Dutch House," by Ann Patchett "Hour of the Witch," by Chris Bohjalian "The Dry," by Jane Harper Hope to have you join us! Jason
241 members · Public

The Pocono Mountains Astrology and Esoteric Studies Meetup

Stroudsburg, PA

The Pocono Mountains Astrology and Esoteric Studies Meetup
Hello everybody! This group is for all astrology fans, buffs and truth seekers in the area regardless of your level of knowledge. Astrology is a true gift to humanity that should be accessible by everyone. I am an internationally certified astrologer by ISAR (International Society of Astrological Research) and have been reading astrology charts for almost two decades. Some of you are probably familiar by my website and some of you have probably seen me in person for a reading. My goal from this group is bringing astrology to the public and educating astrology fans out there while having fun, connecting likeminded people & supporting local businesses. I ran a similar group in Manhattan a decade and half ago and I had over 800 members. Now I am testing the waters here in Stroudsburg. We will be having a weekly meetup on Monday for an hour (7:00 – 8:00 pm) that will be split in half, the first half is to discuss the Astro weather for the week, and the second is for a small astrology topic/lesson. Once a month we will have a full astrology lesson and the meeting will last for 2 hours (7:00 – 9:00 pm). If any of the members want to have additional meetups and share their knowledge, you are welcome to do so by all means! I plan to have the meetups for free, but I ask you to support the venue that will be hosting us. Also, please be respectful and show up when you make a reservation. If you plan to cancel, please try to do so 24 hours in advance. You will be allowed one no show, a second one will get you out of the group.
56 members · Private