Common Street Spiritual Center

The Heartfelt Hangout: A Vegan Potluck Dinner Party with a Twist
2023-04-01 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Fellowship Hall @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Discover the joy of mindful eating, heartfelt connections, and soul-stirring conversations at The Common Street Spiritual Center’s upcoming event, The Heartfelt Hangout!

Join us on Saturday April 1st at 5pm for a one-of-a-kind vegan potluck dinner party. We’ll celebrate the power of conscious living, community, and nourishing plant-based food.

This isn’t just another gathering to break bread together. It’s an experience designed to uplift your spirit, spark meaningful connections, and foster a sense of belonging.

What sets The Heartfelt Hangout apart is its unique blend of mindful eating, engaging discussions, and connection games.

WHAT TO BRING:
The best advice we can offer is to make (or buy) food that you’d offer people that you care about. If we do that, then we’ll have lots of great food to choose from.
In other words, no chips and salsa or bags of chocolate chip cookies please

PLEASE RSVP:
It’s important that we know how many people are actually attending, so please do the following:
Step 1 – RSVP here.
Step 2 – Please visit our Signup Genius page. There you can enter what you’d like to bring so that we don’t all bring the same thing.
Thanks so much. We are looking forward to seeing you at The Heartfelt Hangout.

Amanda & Jason

Open Circle and Community Brunch
2023-05-07 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-06-04 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-07-02 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-08-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-09-03 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-10-01 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-12-03 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-02-04 10:30 - 12:00 and 2 more dates | MA
On the first Sundays of the month, we combine our Open Circle Gathering with a community potluck brunch.

We gather and connect in a more relaxed, less structured way, yet with threads of meaning and spirituality tying it all together.

You’re welcome, if it would bring you joy, to contribute a food or drink item to share as part of the community brunch. Another option is to bring non-perishable food or toiletry items for our free mini-pantry.

If you’re new to Open Circle, you’re welcome to sign up here so you can be in the loop for future gatherings: https://forms.gle/Aa18ZuGfyy4Nv3gq7

Our community is finding a creative place in the spiritual world, where new forms of spiritual practice, artistic expression, and self-awareness are emerging to support humanity to meet the challenges of our times. We are finding balance within ourselves, making peace across differences, and stepping up to protect the Earth.

We welcome folks of all beliefs and backgrounds to build community with us as we align around a hopeful sense of common purpose. To become a member, please fill out the membership form here: www.commonstreet.org/membership

Natick Music Makers
2023-05-26 19:00 - 21:00 | MA
What: Natick Music Makers
When: Friday, May 26, 2023, 7-9pm
Where: Common Street Spiritual Center, Upstairs
How much: Cost; 100% of your $10 entry fee goes to the center to support its mission*
Who: You & Us!! ?
Hello! We want to play music with YOU!
If you have a basic musical ability (play an instrument, know your chords), We welcome you to bring your instrument; guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, ukelele, voice, and more – for a night of playing songs together. We’ll finish out the night with a jam.
Point of the event is to have fun and make music together. There is little expectation beyond that.
Format of the event: we’ll play relatively easy songs which are 3-5 chords. We’ll have a list to choose from for this event, and we’ll cast them on a screen / or have on poster-boards, so everyone can see the chords and lyrics. We’ll draw numbers from a hat @ 7pm and that will be the order of those wanting to lead a song. If you just want to play, then just play!
Genres include but not limited to Rock, Pop, Folk, Blues. Typically, we’ll be mostly in 4/4 time to keep things simple. I’ll start off the 1st song to get us warmed up, then we’ll take turns leading a song (optional if you desire to).
Note: we’ll play mostly “clean” in terms of sound, but some basic pedals / effects are permitted such as Wah, Compressor, Reverb, Delay, etc. Ear plugs will be available.
Also Note: respectfulness of everyone’s ability level is expected, kindness is appreciated. This is for fun, and there is no expectation that the songs will sound like the original nor do we really desire for it to.
Keep your alcohol and drugs and pets at home.
We’ll take a break about halfway through to socialize and munch on snacks.
If you have any questions, you can reach me by email: MrDaveStewart@gmail.com
Hope to see you there!

Natick Music Makers

*Free if you’re a member of Common St. Spiritual Center. See this link if interested: https://commonstreet.org/membership/

Community Healing Circle + Potluck
2023-06-25 14:00 - 17:00 | MA
Our community is coming together to create a healing circle, a brave space where we can be real about feeling the pain in our lives and moving through that together into a deeper joy.

We invite you into a space of vulnerability and healing. You’re welcome to bring your pain, your trauma, and also your strength and intentions to hold space for others in their healing. Together we will find balance and a reassurance that we are loved and we are OK, together. Our intention is to create a held space within which we can trust ourselves to feel the pain we need to, on the way to wholeness, and on the way to a life of greater balance and joy.

After our circle process, we’ll have space to connect together over a shared meal, to decompress, allow our normal boundaries to come back, and move ourselves gently through sustenance and nurture back into the world.

The circle is from 2-5, the potluck is from 5-7 (and is optional).

The Community Healing Circle is free and open to the whole community. Please RSVP below so we know who will be there!

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An Invitation to Brave Space
By Micky ScottBey Jones inspired by a poem by Beth Strano
Together we will create brave space
Because there is no such thing as a “safe space”
We exist in the real world
We all carry scars and we have all caused wounds.
In this space
We seek to turn down the volume of the outside world,
We amplify voices that fight to be heard elsewhere,
We call each other to more truth and love
We have the right to start somewhere and continue to grow.
We have the responsibility to examine what we think we know,
We will not be perfect.
This space will not be perfect.|
It will not always be what we wish it to be
But
It will be our brave space together,
and
We will work in it side by side….

Community Potluck
2023-06-25 17:00 - 19:00 | MA
A relaxed space to share food and good conversation following our community healing circle from 2-5pm. It is optional for those who want to connect afterwards and gently transition back into the flow of our normal lives.

Show & Share (Stories of Summer Edition)
2023-07-16 15:00 - 17:00 | MA
Held in a community circle format on the 3rd floor of the center, this event is free of charge (donations accepted) and will provide space for folks to gather face-to-face. It will be a place where people can connect in a vibe of safety, spiritual communion, openness, honesty, and non-judgement to share. My hope is for this to be a compassionate and open-hearted ‘show and tell’ for adults, a place where the inner child can have space to experience emotional release, connect, and heal through the joy of supportive human connection!
For this iteration, I will be trying something that was suggested to me recently. This ‘Show & Share’ will start off with a theme. So, the first round of sharing will be focused on the phrase “stories of summer.” Stories, memories, pictures, poems, songs… please bring something to share with the group that is from and/or reminds of past summer experience from you life.
Then, if there is time, we will open the floor to a round of more freestyle sharing… fears, joys, and get into deep places that are often difficult in surface-level conversations, stories, poems, songs, life experiences, creative emotional expression, dance, photo albums… all are fair game for the freestyle round!
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-At the open and close of each meeting I will facilitate a short sound healing and guided meditation. Also, if a few people bring instruments, we could do a peaceful jam session at the end of the event… I’m always up for those!
-While I don’t wish to make any topics explicitly off limits, we will practice compassionate and respectful communication. There will be a ‘talking stick’ of some sort, so the only ground rules will be: don’t interrupt while someone is sharing, don’t respond directly to a share without asking permission first, and please do not use derogatory/demeaning language or point aggressive communication/anger at anyone.
-There is no commitment required. Come to one circle or come on a regular basis. This is not a closed or ‘regular members only’ event.
-I will bring a limited amount of snacks. Anyone who wants to bring food and/or non-alcoholic beverages to share, you welcome to do so.
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I hope to build a supportive and connected community around this gathering, which will be held on a recurring basis (regular recurring time open to group discussion and potentially subject to change).
If you have any questions, please reach out to Jason at MetalionMusicOfficial@gmail.com or (508)254-0263.
*Please note that the end time of the gathering will be organic and will flow with being in the moment on that day. 5:00pm is a loose target. Anyone who wants to come but needs to come after 3:00pm or leave before 5:00pm can feel free to do so knowing that it will be received with acceptance and grace.*
Peace & Respect,
Jason Karol

Intro to Ayurveda - IN PERSON
2023-08-30 19:00 - 20:30 | MA
Known as Yoga’s “sister science,” Ayurveda is the world’s oldest system of health and healing. This time-tested, nature-based wisdom empowers us with principles and practices to maximize our existing health and prevent the onset of future “dis-ease.” Ayurveda uses nature’s basic elements (space, air, fire, water and earth) as a foundational framework to understand everything we see in the material world including the design of our unique body/mind constitution.

By observing ourselves through the lens of elemental qualities, we learn how the seasons, weather, physical environments, emotions, food, relationships, and all life activities have an impact on our constitution – how they support balance or lead to imbalance within our own unique organism. This deeper self-awareness can lead us to better life choices and combined with Ayurvedic practices, improve our overall physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

Join this workshop to learn…
• Origins of Ayurveda & the practice of Ayurveda today in the US
• Key concepts in Ayurveda and its unique view of health
• Potential benefits of practicing Ayurveda
• Your unique constitution through a take home assessment (Vata, Pitta, Kapha doshsa)

To register, email rebecca@illuminate-discover.com indicating you intended date of attendance.

Community Dinner
2023-09-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Fellowship Hall @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Join us for a relaxed and joyful dinner that’s all about cultivating community and connection.
Enjoy good food. Celebrate life, experience togetherness, make new friends.

MENU:
*Lentil Vegetable soup Vegan, GF
*Creamy potato soup Vegetarian
*Thai Red Curry Sweet Potato Soup Vegan, GF
*Garden Salad w/Balsamic or Strawberry Vinaigrette
*Honey Whole Wheat Bread and Dakota 4 Seed Bread from Great Harvest Bread Co.
*Potluck Healthy Dessert Buffet

Everyone is totally welcome, including folks who are new to the Spiritual Center community.

If you want to volunteer, please contact Amanda at kitchenstudioboston@gmail.com

This event is part of a larger weekend of community building and retreat at the Spiritual Center called PAUSE.

To find out more about PAUSE and let us know if you’d like to participate in other events during the weekend, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/aGp5qQaFxugYWytr8

Pizza and Paint Night for Teens
2023-09-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Fellowship Hall @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Are you a teen searching for connection and community outside of school?

Come meet open-minded, new friends.

All are welcome at Common Street Spiritual Center.

$10-15 suggested donation appreciated via Venmo @commonstreet
Event hosted by: https://www.instagram.com/artwithabby.s/

Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hJNBj2zwW64BgPukoqB9hLfxQxJeuDYOWZwfk7Ru1O8/viewform?edit_requested=true

Community Connect & Share Dinner
2023-11-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Fellowship Hall @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Come enjoy a simple homecooked meal while building deeper relationships with others in our community. Bring an item that you no longer need but that might bring joy to someone else. We will all share what we have to offer, and see what kinds of connections we can make!

Plant-Based Meal Prep Workshop and Dinner
2023-11-12 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-19 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-26 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-12-03 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-12-10 16:00 - 19:00 | kitchen, 15 Common Street, Natick, MA
Plant-Based Meal Prep workshop and Dinner
Join us for a fun and informative evening at our Plant-Based Meal Prep Workshop and Dinner! Discover the delicious world of plant-based cooking and learn how to create nutritious meals that are good for you and the planet. Plus take home 5 meals to enjoy throughout the week!
During this hands-on workshop, chef Amanda Short will guide you through the process of preparing flavorful plant-based dishes from scratch. Learn essential cooking techniques, explore a variety of ingredients, and gain practical tips for incorporating more plant-based meals into your daily routine.
After the workshop, we’ll sit down together to enjoy the fruits of our labor. Indulge in a delicious dinner where you can savor the flavors of the dishes you helped create while connecting with like-minded individuals who share your passion for healthy and sustainable eating.
Whether you’re a seasoned plant-based eater or just curious about incorporating more plant-based meals into your diet, this workshop is perfect for you. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to expand your culinary skills and enjoy a mouthwatering plant-based feast!

Vegan Raw Food Potluck
2023-11-12 18:00 - 22:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States

Natick Mushroom Fest ??
2023-11-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Join Bay Staters for Natural Medicine, a grassroots nonprofit, to learn how to grow mushrooms, make art, and meet other people interested in healing!
Beginning at 2pm, we’ll have fun and delicious mushroom snacks and a presentation on how mushrooms created and shaped humanity from the beginning of time. Attendees will then learn how to safely forage for mushrooms, how mushrooms can be grown with kits available for donation to support the nonprofit’s work, and —with the help of professional painter Colomba Klenner — learn to contribute to a community mural. Activities are kid-friendly and people of all ages are welcome!
Invite friends and please bring a donation fitting your budget to support this work. You can RSVP for updates (tinyurl.com/baystatersmeeting) and learn more about the group’s work (BaystatersNM.org)

Flavors Of India - Potluck Dinner Party
2023-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Fellowship Hall @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
We are a group of Indian cuisine enthusiasts, passionate about the rich and diverse flavors of India. We’re excited to announce the “Taste of India” potluck – an evening dedicated to sharing and celebrating our favorite Indian dishes with each other.
This event is a perfect opportunity for everyone, whether you’re a seasoned chef or a curious foodie, to explore the wonders of Indian cuisine.
We encourage you to dive into the world of Indian cooking. You can easily just find a recipe online, and bring your favorite Indian dish to share with the community.
The variety of spices, herbs, and flavors in Indian cuisine is vast, and we can’t wait to see (and taste!) what everyone brings to the table.
If you’re not sure where to start, we think the best person to start learning from is Nisha’s “Rainbow Plant Life” channel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@RainbowPlantLife
You can also just Google “Indian potluck recipes” and find a ton of stuff online.
? VEGETARIAN & VEGAN FRIENDLY
While we have a preference for vegetarian or vegan dishes, in the spirit of inclusivity and diverse tastes, non-vegetarian dishes are also welcome. This way, there’s something for everyone!
RSVP & DISH SELECTION – LET’S BALANCE THE FEAST!
To ensure we have a well-balanced spread of delicious Indian dishes, we kindly ask you to RSVP using our SignUpGenius link. This will not only confirm your attendance but also allow you to specify the dish you plan to bring.
By sharing what everyone is preparing, we can enjoy a diverse range of Indian cuisine, from appetizers to desserts, and everything in between!
? HERE’S HOW TO RSVP AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU’RE BRINGING:
Visit the SignUpGenius link:
1: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A9AC28A4FECE9-46267761-flavors
2: Choose what kind of dish you want to bring (entrees, appetizers, desserts, or beverages).
3: Indicate the Indian dish you’ll be bringing. Feel free to get creative!
(Please also be sure to put in your RSVP here on Facebook so we can easily track who is coming.)
Your participation in this process is greatly appreciated as it helps us coordinate a more enjoyable and diverse culinary experience for everyone. We also need your RSVP so we can get an accurate head count so we know how many we’re feeding.
We can’t wait to see the array of flavors and dishes that everyone brings. Let’s make this a memorable evening filled with fabulous food and fantastic company!
Warmly,
Jason and Amanda (your hosts)
P.S. – Please invite some friends to join us by sharing this event with them.

Tea, Pray, Knit
2024-01-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Meeting Room of CSSC
Afternoon tea and refreshments accompanied by interfaith devotions and handwork, such as knitting, embroidery, needlepoint, coloring. Join us for spiritual and material refreshment!

Fundraiser for Civilians of Gaza
2024-01-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Please join us in our mission to fund-raise for a community facing hunger, displacement, and war.
There will be live music, local artists selling works to benefit the fundraiser, and fresh baked goods available to purchase. $10 suggested donation at the door.
The money made from this event will go towards supporting the innocent civilians of Gaza.
There is no room in this event for hate, so if you have nothing positive to add we kindly ask you not to attend.
If you are interested in being one of the vendors for this event, please reach out and we will find you a spot! Please remember that if you are a vendor at this event that the money made is to support the fundraiser. Thank you and I hope to see many of you there.
Interested in vending? A musician or musical group wanting to perform? Please email Seb at Email Seb at sebpressler@gmail.com.
All are welcome to donate baked goods for the bake sale table (please include ingredient list if home made).

If you cannot make it, please donate online here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/common-street-spiritual-center/gaza-relief-fundraiser
This is not a political statement. This is a community-based effort to relieve suffering brought upon by atrocities committed by governments and the collateral damage inflicted upon innocent civilians. Please bring your positive energy and intent of well-being and support. This is an initiative brought about by love, peace, and concern for our fellow beings.
