“Creating Community Wherever You Are” w/ Interfaith Calendar -Festive Spiritual Resource Immersion, 2 august 2014, blessallgwyn@gmail When we get even the slightest glimpse of the unity of life, we realize that in tearing others down we are tearing ourselves down too. When you sit in judgment on other people ..., youre training your mind to sit in judgment on yourself. As we forgive others, we are teaching the mind to respond with forgiveness everywhere, even to the misdeeds and mistakes of our own past. - Eknath Easwaran, Words to Live By love~commitment~freedom~responsibility “In all the chaos and confusion that swirls around us, we can choose to Peace to be at the center of our lives. Peace is the patience we show another that is different, or the wisdom we choose to follow instead of engaging in an argument that is not our battle.” J. Royster 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/2014-08-02 2 august = Visitation (Expectant Mothers) On this day the pregnant Virgin Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth who recited the words which became part of the Hail Mary: Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. The flowers for the feast day are lilies and red and white roses. A good day to honor any expectant mothers that you know, perhaps performing a ritual of blessing the mother and the child within. Feast of the Charites-Day to honor the Old Greek Goddesses of beneficence. syrylynrainbowdragon.tripod/july.html Multifaith calendar: *Chatumas thru Oct, Jain devotees observe vows: penance, fasting, celebrations. *Vassa Rains Retreat – Buddhist Monks and Nuns, 3 month rainy season retreat Excerpted from A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality © 2013 Marija Miovski wheeloftheyear/ees.htm * 8/2: Mindfulness Day--Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that desire for power over others results from ignorance of interdependence. * 8/2: Feast of the Black Madonna. * 8/1 eve to 8/2 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis - as defender of rights and liberties, and punisher of rapists and oppressors. * 7/31 eve to 8/2 eve: Lughnasadh--Old Celtic/Irish Feast of Goddess Tailtiu and God Lugh (Deities of Sustenance and Light). * 7/31 eve to 8/7 eve: Mid-Summer/First Harvest/Lammas. * 7/29 eve to 8/17 eve (8/12 peak): Perseid Meteor Showers. … an endless collage of resources to share From Fazeel Khan - muslim.org/pdf/Symposium_Flyer.pdf Corpus Christi Center of Peace cccenterofpeace.org 614-512-3731: First up is the next in our Movies that Touch Our Hearts Film Series on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 6:30pm. This month the film is Dead Man Walking, starring Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon. Following the movie well have a conversation about Catholic teaching on capital punishment. ...Next is our monthly Women to Women Listening Circle on Thursday, Aug. 14 with lunch at 11:30 and the Listening Circle beginning at Noon. ... Journaling the Journey… a day of writing into prayer with Mary van Balen Sat., September 13 9am – 4:30pm ... Healing through Needlecraft: A Day of Reflection for Needlecrafters Sat., September 27 9am-4pm And as always, if youd like to plan a Quiet Day of your own, or a private retreat, CCCoP is at your service! Even though were in the heart of the city, its a pretty peaceful place and you can have as much solitude and quiet as youd like. Call 614-512-3731 for more info, or to reserve your spot! ~~~ 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/ 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: contact Thallia at 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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