“Creating Community Wherever You Are” w/ Interfaith Calendar-Festive Spiritual Resource Immersion, 22 March 2014 ...there is a forgotten blaze or burst of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this sunrise of wonder. - G.K. Chesterton 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/2014-03-22 22 March = 22 Eostre(Saxon Fertility Goddess), Ostara(German Fertility Goddess), The Green Goddess, Lord of the Greenwood, Procession of the Tree Bearers, Attis, Fest of Cybele 22-27 https://crystalvaults/goddess-cybele from syrylynrainbowdragon.tripod/march.html from wheeloftheyear : It is National Social Work Month, themed: “All People Matter” * 3/22: World Water Day--Day to recognize the worlds dependence on clean fresh water; day to advocate for the sustainable management of all fresh water resources. [See U.N. website on World Water Day.] [For information on water pollution, see U.S. E.P.A. website; Clean Water America Alliance website; Clean Water Action website; EarthJustice website ; Natural Resources Defense Counsel (N.R.D.C.) website; American Rivers website.] * 3/17 to 3/23: National Wildlife Week--Time to watch for wildlife in the wild. [See: nwf.org/national-wildlife-week.aspx ; defenders.org/ ; earthjustice.org/ : nrdc.org/ * 3/16 (A 4/26): Beginning of Old Egyptian Shomu/Harvest month of Paenkhons/Pakhon. Priests and priestesses made offerings of food and drink to the Neteru (Gods and Goddesses) to ensure that all people had abundant food and drink. [Kemetic calendar] [Alexandrian calendar 4/26] [Ancient Egyptian calendar: Paenkhons day 1] * 3/19 to 3/23: Quinquatrus of Minerva--Old Roman festival of Goddess Minerva (Greek Athena) - as font of artistic inspiration. [Roman calendar] * 3/5 to 4/19: Lent—( phylliscoledai /emptiness_of_our_hands/ )Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. [On Ash Wednesday, a cross of ashes is imposed on foreheads of Christians. They are reminded of their mortality and exhorted to repent of their sins. Some observe a Lenten fast and abstain from meat on Fridays .] [ prayers for Lent: onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/ ] * 3/1 to 3/31: Gender Equality Month--Time to honor both genders; time to meditate on the equality of women and men, on the respect due to both women and men, and on Goddess-God manifesting as woman and man. [Expands idea of Womens History Month.] … an endless collage of resources to share: irshadmanji/learn-moral-courage Seeing Jesus Through New Eyes: Yeshua as Middle Eastern Mystic and Prophet March 22nd, 10 a.m - 4 p.m. Register via shalemcenter.org This experiential session will include a combination of discussion, reflection, and practices led by Munira Elizabeth Reed at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Bexley, Ohio Forum: Pamela Olsen, Author of Fast Times in Palestine pamolson.org/ Sun, March 23, 3:00 – 4:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, Columbus Pamela Olson, author from a small town in Oklahoma, will talk about her experiences in the Middle East. Her book, Fast Times in Palestine challenges the way we think, not only about the Middle East, but about human nature and our place in the world. Named a Top 10 Travel Book of 2013 by Publishers Weekly, and a Best Travel Book of Spring by National Geographic. Contact Earl Wurdlow, earlword@yahoo, for information. spiritualitynetwork.org/events.html speakingpeace.org/calendar/ Learning Assertivness: The Courage to Become Our True Selves Led by J. Robert Padberg, PhD, Clinical Psychologist Tuesday, April 8, 2014 , 9-11:30am with soup and conversation , Corpus Christi Center of Peace 1111 E. Stewart Avenue $10, Call 614-512-3731 or corpuschristicenterofpeace@gmail Discovering God at every age: A Retreat Day with Noreen Malone, OP Saturday, April 26, 2014, 9am-5pm followed by 5:30pm Mass at Corpus Christi Church for those who wish to attend Corpus Christi Center of Peace 1111 E. Stewart Avenue, Columbus $25 includes the retreat and lunch This day will include prayer, presentation, process and quiet reflection on how each of us might discover God at work in our lives and find a renewed depth of peace, whatever our age or life circumstances Registration is required.The group is limited to 25 participants. Call 614-512-3731 or email corpuschristicenterofpeace@gmail with any questions or to register Excerpts from Interfaith Association of Central Ohio (IACO) Update, 57 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 5 Columbus, 43215, Phone: 614.849.0290, [email protected], iaco.org IACO Spiritual Sharing Dialogue Group, March 22 March 22: 4th Saturday, 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm JungHaus, 59 W. Third Ave., Columbus, 43201 For members only! A space for asking questions and hearing different perspectives Bring your photography, art, music, dream, writing (3-5 minutes), or simply enjoy what emerges from informal dialogue when we share what matters to us. A member benefit open to all members of the Interfaith Association of Central Ohio (iaco.org), the Jung Association of Central Ohio (jungcentralohio.org), and the International Womens Writing Guild (iwwg.org). These three co-sponsors bring exemplary practices that honor diversity and enrich understanding of our common humanity. JungHaus is in the Short North, 1/2 block west of High St; meter parking is available as well as free parking on West Third Ave. Contact: Jeanne, jamarlowe@juno, 614.476.8802. Book Launch Party, March 30 Belief Without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious. Book Launch Party Sunday, March 30, 2014 Columbus Mennonite Church 35 Oakland Park Avenue Columbus, OH 43214 (Clintonville) There will be a Book Launch and Signing Party for Linda Mercadantes new book, Belief Without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious. There will be a presentation, a raffle, refreshments, and, best of all, a performance by The Victory Drummers! Please save the date! Feel free to bring your friends and family. So we can know how many books and treats to have on hand, please RSVP to [email protected] or [email protected]. IACO Interactive Community Workshop, April 13 Handling the Tsunami of Religious Diversity Change: An Interactive Community Workshop Sunday April 13, 2014, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Noor Islamic Cultural Center 5001 Wilcox Road Dublin, Ohio, 43016 Workshop Director: Rev. Heckman is the Executive Director of Religions for Peace USA and an ordained Christian minister from the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church. He has served rural, urban, and suburban churches in Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut. A frequent speaker and writer on interfaith relations, Rev. Heckman edited InterActive Faith: The Essential Interreligious Community‐Building Handbook. To register, email Skip Cornett, IACO Education Chair at [email protected] or call or text his cell 614-226-2410. Walk-ins are welcome, but registration in advance helps us in planning. Financial contributions to help defray costs are welcome! Lecture on “Pope Francis and the World’s Religions,” April 2 John L. Allen, Jr., Associate Editor of The Boston Globe following sixteen years as the prize-winning Senior Correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, will give the Tenth Annual Lecture on World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue sponsored by the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus. 7:00 p.m., Wed, April 2 at the Jessing Center Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 North High Street, Columbus.RSVP is not required for this event. 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). Columbus Dances of Universal Peace: for more information contact Thallia at centralohiosufi@yahoo or 614-486-9530 (at least two days before the next event). 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! good day, all – have a 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~
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