“Creating Community Wherever You Are” Interfaith Calendar -Festive Spiritual Resource Immersion, 4 October, the BlessingWay - blessallgwyn@gmail We can create and destroy, nurture and terrorize, traumatize and heal each other. dr bruce perry M.D., Ph.D., psychiatrist Perry is currently the Senior Fellow of the ChildTrauma Academy in Houston and an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. A clinician and researcher in childrens mental health and the neurosciences, he also serves as Senior Consultant to the Alberta Minister of Children and Youth Services in Alberta,Ca: en.wikipedia.org love~commitment~freedom~responsibility Let us forgive the worst among us because the worst is in ourselves, the worst lives in each of us, along with the best. Let us forgive the worst in each of us and all of us so that the best in each of us and all of us may be free. - Leonard Peltier, Prison Writings- My Life Is My Sun Dance Excerpted from A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality © 2013 Marija Miovski wheeloftheyear/ees.htm * 10/4: Mindfulness Day--Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that fear and hatred of others results from ignorance of interconnectedness. * 10/4: Yoruba/Santeria feast of Orunmila, Orisha of Wise Counsel and Protection. * 10/4: Christian feast of St. Francis of Assisi (d. 1226), and Animal Blessing Day. * 10/4 to 10/7: Tewa Deer Dance--celebrating the cosmic duality of feminine and masculine. The Tewa recognize gender equality and honor both male and female ancestors. * 10/4 eve to 10/7 eve: Thesmophoria--Old Greek festival commemorating the transformation of Goddess Kore (Queen of the Living) into Persephone (Queen of the Dead), when She eloped to Elysium with Her partner, God Dionysos/Plouton, accompanied by Goddess Hekate and spirits of the dead. * 10/3 eve to 10/6 eve: Eid al-Adha--Muslim festival of sacrifice to Allah for the good of all. * 10/3 eve to 10/4 eve: Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement--Jewish day of fasting, prayer, reconciliation, making reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. * 10/2 to 10/8: Navapad Oli--Jain period of fasting, recitation of holy scripture, and meditation on the principles of right knowledge, right faith, right conduct, and right penance. Jainas honor Arihantas (conquerors of passions), Siddhas (liberated souls), Acharyas (spiritual leaders), Upadhyayas (spiritual teachers), and Sadhus (renouncers). * 10/1 to 10/7: World Wildlife Week--Time to celebrate wildlife in all its diversity. thewestsidestory.net/2014/09/30/18006/world-wildlife-population-soon-going-face-catastrophic-future/ globalanimal.org/2010/12/13/our-favorite-quotes-from-global-animals-of-the-ages/ * 9/30 eve to 10/7 eve: Hajj--Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca to honor Allah. * 9/25 to 10/4: Navaratri/Durga Puja Navratri, the Hindu Festival of Nine Nights, is celebrated in honor of goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati interfaithcalendar.org , multifaithcalendar.org, ayearofbeinghere daily poetry and wheeloftheyear Symbols: bing/images/search?q=Interfaith+symbols+of+Love dailyatheistquote/ goodreads/quotes/tag/agnosticism kidworldcitizen.org/diversity-calendar/ sacredspace.ie Awareness of the Presence - If someone asked you to give them another word for God, you could use the word Presence … from Finding God in All Things by Brian Grogan SJ Old Farmers’ Almanac Calendar: almanac/calendar/date/2014-10-04 4 october = syrylynrainbowdragon.tripod/october.html St. Clare in Italy, who is also Oddudua, Santeria mother of the Gods and Goddesses, Animal and Earth Goddesses world day for animals. Demeter/Ceres-Jejunium Cereris, fast day In Rome, Francis of Assisi feast day. Thesea (Greek) Hathor Tewa Deer Dance--celebrating the cosmic duality of feminine and masculine. The Tewa recognize gender equality and honor both male and female ancestors. Save a Child, Sun Oct 5th, 3:30 PM, the Lincoln Theater - Welcome and meet Never. Be our guests and listen to his story. Never is taking his first journey outside of Ghana solely to come to Columbus. Trafficked as a ten-year-old into the remote Lake Volta region of Ghana to be a fishing slave, Never became an eager, appreciative and successful student after his rescue by the International Organization of Migration. Bring your children and grandchildren to this educational, heartwarming event. Rosanne & Mark Rosen, GlobalGrandparenting. ~~~ Corpus Christi Center of Peace cccenterofpeace.org 614-512-3731: If you’d like to contribute some time as a volunteer at CCCoP, we could use the help! Each of the events we offer requires people to greet our guests at the door, and clean up afterward..614-512-3731. Our regular Women to Women Listening Circle will be meeting on the second Thurs of the month, 8-week Bereavement Group on Thursdays starting on Oct 16, 6:30-8pm. This group is for anyone who has lost a loved one. It will meet every Thurs. evening (except Thanksgiving) until Dec. 11. Sr. Rosemary Loomis, OP will be facilitating this group. She’s been a bereavement minister with Egan-Ryan for 14 years. This project is funded through a grant from the Dominican Sisters of Peace. There is no charge to participants. Spirituality Network e-update, excerpts: All Roads Lead Home! Women’s Retreat Facilitated by Kirsta McElfresh and Mary Anne Evans (Wellstreams ’09) October 3, 7:00 pm - October 5, 12:00 pm Grailville, OH retreat details.For questions, email Mary Anne Evans at auntmae1122@juno. ****************** Thousands of Ways to Kneel and Kiss the Ground: New Pathways of the Heart for Our Journey Home A Weekend with Saadi Neil Douglas-Klotz October 24-26, 2014 At The Martin de Porres Center $195.00 During this workshop, Neil Douglas-Klotz will present from his recent research, including further work with the theme of the Aramaic Jesus and the Sufis. The retreat will include a new cycle of zikr, spiritual body prayer and body awareness, silent meditation, walking meditation, Dances of Universal Peace and Sufi teaching stories. The main intention is to help participants bring more heart-centered balance, rhythm and peace into everyday life. No prior experience is necessary, only a desire to experience what is offered with open heart. registration: shalemcenter.org/uploads/1000_Ways_Flyer_2014_Jul21.pdf?utm_source=Copy+of+1000+Ways+Retreat&utm_campaign=2014+October+retreat+Date+Correction The Spirituality Network, Inc. Assisting those who thirst for spiritual growth.614-228-8867 spiritualitynetwork.org The C G Jung Association of Central Ohio (JACO) 2014 Bollingen Lecturer, RICHARD J. SWEENEY, PhD, Jungian Analyst The Soul As Transformative Process Lecture: Friday, Oct. 10, 7 – 9 PM Workshop: Saturday, October 11th, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM First Community Church, 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, OH 43212 In his search to understand the nature of soul, or psyche, Jung found surprising assistance from medieval alchemy in its portrayal of soul as a naturally transformative process. Jung’s theory of soul finds additional support today from new science, modern psychoanalytic theory and studies of mysticism. PLEASE CHECK THE BROCHURE ON THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER ON-LINE...copy and paste if necessary: jungcentralohio.org/Flyers/SweeneyBollingenFlyer.pdf Call 614.291.8050 with any questions **************** Interfaith Association of Central Ohio (IACO) 22nd Annual Main Event Luncheon Guest Speaker: Dr. Michael F. Gilligan Engaging Religious Diversity: Three Promising Developments Sunday, October 12, 2014 Doors open: 12:30 PM, Program: 1:00 - 3:00 PM Bharatiya Hindu Temple 3671 Hyatts Road, Powell, OH 43065 (West of Sawmill Parkway) Reservations Deadline: October 5 For more information, please contact us by phone: 614-849-0290, or email: [email protected]. Register online: iaco.org/events/the-main-event/ ~~~ Barnett Symposium 2014 Lawrence & Isabel Barnett Symposium on the Arts & Public Policy: Facets of Arts Entrepreneurship: barnettcenter.osu.edu/programs/symposium goodreads/book/show/104573.Beyond_Fear pluralism.org/casestudy pluralism.org/interfaith/ A Short Guide to Religious Diversity and Interfaith Engagement Using the Resources of the Pluralism Project at Harvard University: pluralism.org/files/spotlight/2014/WIHW_Guide_OCG.pdf Ohio Interfaith Power and Light Calendar ohipl.org/about-us/event-calendar/ Oct 12 & 13- Dr. Katharine Hayhoe (October 12, 7:00pm), leading climate scientist named to TIMEs 100 influential people in the world. Father-Son Dialogue (October 13, 9:00am) with Dr. David Orr, well-known environmentalist, climate science speaker, and author, and The Rev. Daniel Orr, St. Pauls Episcopal Church Fremont, Ohio. The Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative, and joyous circle dances that celebrate the variety of spiritual paths on Earth. 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, 43214. (Just east of High St. in Clintonville, one block north of North Broadway). contact Thallia centralohiosufi@yahoo or 614-486-9530 (at least two days before the next event). columbusworldaffairs.org/events/ irshadmanji/learn-moral-courage spiritualitynetwork.org/events.html speakingpeace.org/calendar/ Equality - You can contact public officials: Now, more than ever, our messages of welcome for all people, respect and inclusion, diversity and community, interfaith dialogue, and equality are being called forth. Use our Tell-a-Friend tool and ask your friends and family to send this message to their members of Congress too: org.salsalabs/o/1272/p/salsa/web/tellafriend/public/?tell_a_friend_KEY=8218 If we raise up our voices together, change will come! festive, meaningful day. Enjoy all you have calendared. ~ gwyn, lnkd.in/dDBdgBz bing/images/search?q=gwyn+stetler hipstermonk/the-golden-rule-a-list-of-two-dozen-versions/ Images of Divine Feminine: bing/images/search?q=images+of+Divine+Feminine&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=images+of+divine+feminine&sc=0-17&sp=-1&sk Dedicated to Genuine Seekers of “Deep Love. Deep Healing. Deep Peace” peacealliance.org/internationally-focused-peacebuilding-agencies-in-federal-government/ tiedyeteeshirts/hoodies.htm peacealliance.org/magnet-images/ great ideas welcome Building a Rainbow Together: mostlyposters/images/posters/fullsize/23550c.jpg ~30~ We are participants in a vast community of being, and if we open ourselves to its guidance, we can learn anew how to live in this great and gracious community of truth. - Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak
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