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Poetry in the Chapel

Friday, October 12, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free

In Linda Whittenberg’s newest book, she invites us to consider the stuff our lives are made from, stones gathered to build the home in which we will live our truest life. Be prepared to have your heart touched, your mind challenged, by words carefully crafted to do just that.

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Date:
Friday, October 12, 2018
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
http://uuspokane.org/WP2/blog/coming-up-at-uucs/

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Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane
4340 W Fort Wright Dr
Spokane, 99224 United States
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