Many of us find that our spiritual practices become richer and deeper experiences when we practice with a community. We may practice at a church, synagogue, mosque, sangha, or other spiritual circle. We may practice through attending retreats and staying in touch with other retreatants afterwards. We may practice by taking e-courses and engaging with others in their online Practice Circles.

Community-building around practices is essential to our vision at Spirituality & Practice. Our website visitors from around the world are practicing together with our recommended resources for spiritual journeys, through our School of Spiritual Life, and through our special projects on Elder Spirituality, Reverence, and Practicing Democracy.

We are grateful to the following people who have made financial gifts in 2024 to support these programs. They are our Practicing Partners. Join them here.

Anonymous (0) Anne Baumgarten, Brent Bill, Jane Blackall, Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat, Martina Duncan, Jacquelyn Eckert, Phyllis Elnes, Juwayriah Hassan, Barbara Kass, Jan Keeling, Ellen Lynch, Suzanne Mannshardt, George Marsh, Susanne Mulcany, Leann Murphy, Gina McMurran, Kendall Meredith, Maureen Nealon, Diane Pienta, Starr King Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Rosemarie van Rie, Sharon Vickers

We continue to be grateful for the support of these Practicing Partners in 2023:
Sandy Affonso, Alvaro B. Alcazar, Martha Alcazar, Marco Aldaz, Barbara Arbaugh, Jackie Baker, Camille Balla, Margaret Barker, Linda Barry, Ann Baumgarten, Ezra Bayda, Nancy Bellini, Mary Bencomo, Christine Berggren, Joan Bergman, AnnElise Bergstrom, Brent Bill, Jane Blackall, Mary Jo Blankemeyer, Carolyn Bohn, Mary Ann Bolkovatz, MJ Boueri, Catherine Bourke, Richard Bower, Marj Britt, Martha S. Brown, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Cordelia Burpee, Helen Buswinka, Margie Byington, Tee Campion, Patricia Carlson, Stephen Carroll, Adriana Cavina, Kathryn Chapman, Marleen Chessum, Margaret Clor, Patty Corona, Teri Crane, Linda Cutting, Susan D'Amato, Judith Daylen, Kathleen DeBeer, Denise Dibuono, Barbara Diefes, Jeannie Desmet, Geraldine Destasio, Becky & Brien Dick, Eileen Dicks, Margaret Docherty, Mary Doucette, Barbara Dua, Martina Duncan, David Durovy, Margery Eagan, Mary Ann Edelstam, Phyllis Elnes, Kimberly Emery, Florence Ernzen, Linda & Lanning Evans, Scott Evenbeck, Leslie Fabian, Mary Farmer, Patricia Miller Fernandes, Rachelle Filipek, Carolyn Filzer, Laurie Findlay, Anne Finlayson, Galina Fisherene, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Mary Fitzpatrick, Mike Flood, Janet Flowers, Deborah Ford, Tisha Ford, Christopher Forman, Kristine Fragomeni, Christi Franklin, Susan Gallegos, Diane Garber, Carolyn Gauthier, John C. Gautreau II, Mary Anne Geskie, Elizabeth Gibby, Penny Gill, Stephanie Glatt, James Godfrey, Maribeth Goodman, Robyn Green, Cornelia Grohmann, Ellen Gross, Karin Grumstrup, Suzann Gulliya, Emily Haeussler, Pamela Hale, Cathrine Halford, Deborah Hanes, Peter Harkness, Roslyn Harper, EA Harper Lawson, Jim Harrington, Mary Harrison, Ann Hastee, Kathleen Healy, Marlee Heathcote, Hannah Helm, Mary Hirsch, Leisl Hopkins, Maureen Hu-Lambert, Gerianne Hummel, Carolyn Humphreys, Kathleen Cook Hunter, Ed & Katy Huston, Marjorie Iburg, Geraldine January, Veronique Jewell, Jennie Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Sandra Jones, Harral Kallmeyer, Barbara Kass, Jennifer Katz, Marla Kauerz, Terese Keddie, Elisabeth Keller, Annica Kempe, Susan Kenney, Karen Kennicott, Carolyn Kerby, Selinda Keyes, Adele Kieras, Margaret King, Melanie King, Diane Knudsen, Rachel Krebs, Judith Krumme, Noel Kupras-Bauer, Deborah Lane, Nona Lanter, Cassy LaVigne, Antoninette Lebrun, Charlotte Leibold, Melanie Levine, Donna Letzsch, Steven Liechti, Kay Lindahl, Janet Luck, Pamela Mahnke, Jo Majors, Sandra Malone, Maria Manno, Denise Markech, Margarita Mars, Geroge Marsh, Carole Martignacco, Karen Martis, Kathy Mazen, John McAlevey, Muriel McCleery, Julia McCloskey, Jill McCorquodale, Janis McCrary, Katherine McHugh, Linda McKiernan-Allen, John McLaughlin, Jennifer Meegan, Catherine Meholic, Karen Milles, Beverley Milne, Elizabeth Mirante, M.E. Moench, Michael Mondloch, Jack & Brook Moody, Karen Moody, Margaret Moran, Susanne Mulcahy, Leann Murphy, Joan Murray, Rosalind Murray, Jerry Nabb, Victor Narro, Maureen Nealon, Jennifer Neilson, Martina Nicholson, Jane North, Deborah Norris, Earnestine Norwood, Eileen O'Brien, Patricia O'Leary, Rosemarie Oliver, Al Ozonoff, Sta Paine, Mary E. Parker, Bill Parks, Susan Parsley, Wendy Pender, Pamela Philllips, Jaque Reed, Al Reinken, Pat Repinski, Lilian Revel, Gay Richardson, Lynn Riley, George Robb, Jeanie Robinson, Charlotte Robinson, Nicola Robinson, Mary Rouleau, Joyce Rupp, Nancy Sajda, Kathy Sanders, Suzanne Satterly, Mariette Sawchuk, Michelle Scherer, Margaret Schink, Bill Schmidt, Wen Hui Shen, Sherrill Shimek, Richard E. Shook, Rev. Maddie Sifantus, Judy Skeels, Sherman & Lorrie Skinner, Leslie Smith, Michele Sorensen, Kathy Spencer, Mariann Stangeland, Jeannine Stearns, Susan Stein, Mandy Steinhardt, Katherine Steinmetz, Steve Stodola, Michael Swan, Nancy Talbott, Cynthia Thomas, John Thomas, Andrea Throndson, Mary Ann Tippelt, Steve Tucker, Nancy Turley, Wendy Twichell-O'Neal, Dorothy Tytgat, Joanne Van Beek, Rosemarie van Rie, Bernice Vandort, Frankie Vaughan, Irma Velasquez, Nicholas Vesey, Carol A. Vesota, Kathryn Wagner, Mary Ellen Weber, Carol Webster, Beverly Wedda, Sharon Weld, Amy Whitlatch, James Wickers, John Wilde, Barbara Williams, Leslie Williams, John Wilson, Rosie Woods, Sue and Larry Yarger, Georgette Zackey, Peter Zaremga, Joy Zimnavoda, Inge Zwikker

We continue to be grateful for the support of these Practicing Partners in 2022:
Charles Abboud, Sally Ahner, Martha Alcazar, Nadia Al-Shadhir, Diane Aldrich, Amer Ali, Angela Anderson, Louise Anderson, Fr. Carl Arico, Paula Baldwin, Loretta Bani, Diane Banner, Jeanne Barrett, Linda Barry, Anne, Baumgarten, Ezra Bayda, Wendy Bayer, Elizabeth Bell, Dancis Belle, Joel Bennett, Virginia Bergfalk, Joan Bergman, Brent Bill, Jane Blackall, Carolyn Bohn, Nancy Bonham, Richard Bower, Christine Boylan, Anne Brescia, Sheila Brockmeier, John Brooks, Martha S. Brown, Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat, Carol Brylski, Judy Buck-Glenn, Harriette Burkhalter, Patricia Butler, Catherine M. Cahill, Ann Cameron, Kataie Carlone, Patricia Carlson, Joy Carol, Dan Casar, Mary Casazza, Beverly Chen, Marlene Chessum, Beverly Cone, Bonnie Cooper, Robert Cowell, Rachel Cunningham, Linda Cutting, Lisa Dayton, Denise Dibuono, Maggie Dijkstra, Florence Ernzen, Linda & Lanning Evans, Scott Evenbeck, Elise Falkinburg, Mary Farmer, Jansie Farris, Judith Favor, Carolyn Filzer, Laurie Findlay, Jack Finney, Galina Fisherene, Mary Fleischaker, Mike Flood, Christopher Forman, Christi Franklin, Sue Gallagher, Gail Goodknecht, Maribeth Goodman, Mary Gospodarczyk, Mary Gracely, Suzann Gulliya, Karen Halac, Pamela Hale, Helene Hannah, Richard Hanson, Marlee Heathcote, Carol Hekman, Hannah Helm, Carrie & John Hitchcock, Philip Hofer, Janice Holland, Joe & Heidi Hough, Liz Howlett, Maureen Hu-Lambert, Paulette Hubbard, Kathleen Cook Hunter, Bob Hurd, Carmen Hurko, Caroline Inlow, Clifford Ishigaki, Stephen Johnson, Carolyn Jones, James Jones, Bonnie Joustra, Joyce Kamp, Kathleen Kastilahn, Joyce Kaye, Jan Keeling, Naomi Kelly, Susan Kenney, Karen Kennicott, Carolyn Kerby, Amy Kitten, Joseph Kolar, Mary Kraus, Boguslawa Kremzner, Mark Kurtz, Colette Lafia, Thierry Laure, Ned Leavitt, Antoinette Lebrun, Kirsten Lietz, Kay Lindahl, Joanne Mahler, David Mahon, David Mann, Maria Manno, Suzanne Mannshardt, Rick Manville, Risa Marlen, George Marsh, Miles Matise, Lissa Mattson, Julia McCloskey, Therese McDonough, Margaret McGuan, Cynthia McKinley, Jacqueline McLean, Dorothy McLemore, Gina McMurran, Catherine J. Meholic, Cynthia Metzler, Mary Meyer, Cora Michael, Judy Mieger, Loretta Milburn, Elizabeth Mirante, Heath Missner, Jack Mooney, Nita Moore, Ralph Morocco, Jr., Sarah Lee Morris, Janet Morrissey, Janet Muir, Leann Murphy, Connie Muse, Maureen Nealon, Mary Nelson, Claire Nold-Glaser, Jim Northey, Ernestine Norwood, Caroline Oakes, Eileen O'Brien, Kathy O'Connor, Lorelei & Kurt Oelschlager, Rose O'Grady, Ginny Ogden, Jeri Okamoto-Tanaka, Patricia O'Loan, Orient Congregational Church, Al Ozonoff, Susan Page, Natalie Parker, Wendy Pender, Hensley Peterson, Ellen Phillips, Roberta Powell, Belinda Priestley, Sarah Przekwas, Pat Repinski, Maureen Ribeiro, Beverly Robinette, Nicola Robinson, Ilana Rosenfeld, Ilana Rowe, Diamuid Rooney, Sarah Rossiter, Bobbi Rudin, Peggy Ruopp, Linda Russell, Joyce Rupp, Lisa Sadleir-Hart, Kathy Sanders, Celpha Sands, Aine Niamh Schenk, Susan Schiano, Margaret Schink, Bill Schmidt, James Schmoyer, Eric Schuur, Ingrid Scott, Sylvia Sepulveda, Art Severance, Beverly Shade, Maggie Oman Shannon, Ita Sheahan, Helen Sherwood, Sandi Simmons, Jim Smith, Sharon Smith, Dawn Smyer, Karen Snyder, Kathy Spencer, Tina Squires, Susan L. Stein, Alex Steinert-Evoy, Fred Stevens, Sara Stoker, Cathy Stone, Dana Stonebraker, Valerie Strand Patterson, Veronica Sweeney, Moh Thauberger, Janet Thew, John Thomas, Richard Tipping, Neil Topliffe, Bethene Trexel, Alma Tumilowicz, Thomas Turkle, Paul & Susan Turpin, Tricia Urquhart, Rosemarie van Rie, Martha Vance, Guy Veillet, Jane Vennard, Carol A. Vesota, Chris Vogelsang, Antonia Von Zuben, Kathryn Wagner, Ruth Wakefield, Mark Waters, Carolyn West, John Wilde, Jack Willome, Joyce Wilson-Sanford, Karen Winn, Alison Woolley, Catherine Wyler, Elisa Y., Marlene Yerevanian, Peter Zaremba