ASD Catalog

Welcome to our Adult Spiritual Development (ASD) offerings for Fall 2026. USG has always been a congregation of seekers, and each season we offer a range of programs to engage the heart, stimulate the mind, and connect us with one another. Browse this season’s offerings below, register for the ones that call to you, and view the full catalog any time.

How to register

Most offerings are free. Some are drop-in, just come as you are. Others ask you to register ahead using the links below, and registration closes one week before each offering begins. All offerings are open to members, visitors, and neighbors alike unless noted. If you would like to support this programming, you can donate to Adult Spiritual Development (choose “Give to Adult Spiritual Development Programs”).

September

USG Arts Club. Starting September 3. Two Thursday evenings a month plus a Saturday workshop, 7:00 to 9:00pm, Edna Jones Assembly Room. A welcoming, all-ages space to create together, no experience needed. Drop in.

Kundalini Aquarian Sadhana. Second Sundays starting September 13, 5:00 to 7:30am, in the Grove. An early-morning practice of chanting, meditation, and yoga kriya. Drop in.

Mabon / Fall Equinox. Sunday, September 20, 6:00 to 8:00pm, Grove and Labyrinth. Gather around the fire to honor the balance of light and dark. Bring a dish and a reading to share. Drop in.

Changemakers Reading Group. Every other Sunday, September 27 through December 20, 12:15 to 1:30pm. Read and discuss works on how change really happens, at every level. Open to youth. Register: Sign up.

Centered Leadership, Part 1: Beloved Community Online, we’ll meet October 5 at 6pm to process the first module (the curriculum is linked to the title above) and plan November 9 and December 7 and then first or second Mondays in the new year. Sign up by emailing nomcom@usguu.org to be added to the group.

October

Slow Down and Breathe: An Afternoon of Self Care. Saturday, October 3, 1:00 to 4:00pm, Edna Jones Assembly Room. Breath awareness and gentle movement with guest teacher Michelle Lloyd-Miah. $45 per person or two for $70, and cost should never be a barrier. Register: Sign up.

Ways of Knowing: Psychic Tools and How Witches Use Them (Feminist Thealogy). Saturday, October 18, 12:15 to 1:30pm, Sullivan 1 and 2. A beginner-friendly look at tarot, astrology, meditation, and other ways of knowing. Drop in.

Foresight and Climate Crisis. Monday, October 19, 6:30 to 8:30pm, Sullivan Chapel. A facilitated conversation on resilience and how we respond, personally and together, to the climate crisis. Register: Sign up.

All Hallows Weekend, October 24 and 25

A jam-packed Halloween weekend. Come to one event or all of them.

  • Movie Night: Little Shop of Horrors. Saturday, October 24, doors at 6:00pm, film at 6:30pm, in the Sanctuary. Tickets $10 per person or $25 family maximum, pay with cash, Venmo, or Breeze at the door.
  • Spooktacular Trunk or Treat. Sunday, October 25, from 4:30pm, in the Grove and parking lot. Bring a pumpkin to carve and a decorated trunk. Costumes encouraged.
  • Chili Cook-Off and Pie Contest. Sunday, October 25, around 6:00pm, Edna Jones Assembly Room. Enter your best chili or pie, or just come hungry. Submit your entry here.
  • Samhain Ritual and Honoring of the Memorial Garden. Sunday, October 25, around 7:15pm, Memorial Garden. A nighttime labyrinth walk and ritual to honor those who have passed. Bring a memento of a loved one.

November

Wrongful Convictions: How They Happen and What We Can Do. Thursday, November 5, 6:00 to 8:30pm, Edna Jones Assembly Room. A workshop with Yahya Moore, who spent 27 years wrongfully imprisoned, and Tricia Way. Free, capped at 20 people. Register: Sign up.

Music, Women, and Spirituality (Feminist Thealogy). Sunday, November 15, 12:15 to 1:30pm, Sanctuary. Music created by women as spiritual expression, from the earliest to the latest. Drop in.

December

Yule / Winter Solstice. Sunday, December 20, 6:00 to 8:00pm, Dining Room and Labyrinth. Celebrate the longest night with a potluck feast, wassail, group drumming, and the burning wheel. Drop in.

Ongoing offerings

  • Chancel Choir. Most Sundays, September through June. All voices welcome, no music reading required. Email musicdirector@usguu.org.
  • Philadelphia Unitarian Society of Humanists (PUSH). Fourth Sundays, 12:00 to 1:00pm, Daskam Room. Conversation on Humanism, atheism, and agnosticism. Email push@usguu.org.
  • GenXYZ Group. Monthly Friday game and potluck nights, 7:00 to 9:30pm, for adults in Generation X, Y, and Z. Email GenXYZ@usguu.org.
  • Men’s Group. Last Sundays, 12:15 to 1:30pm. Community and connection for anyone who would feel supported by a men’s group. Email mensgroup@usguu.org.

See the full catalog

Want the complete details, including facilitator bios and how to submit a program proposal for the winter season? Read the full catalog.

View the Full Fall 2026 Catalog (PDF)

Questions? Contact our Director of Spiritual Development, Zoë Johnston, at dsd@usguu.org.