Aug 11 – Aug 15, 2014 Mon 1:00 PM – Fri 1:30 PM $495.00 All are welcome to this annual cross-cultural gathering!Come to meet Aboriginal leaders and Elders from our region, experience indigenous-led program and learn about current issues from environmental to cultural concerns. Learn about and live out our Peace and …
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Retreat for Young Muslim Women 2014
Aug 8 – Aug 9, 2014 Fri 7:00 PM – Sat 4:00 PM $165.00 The goals of this day-away retreat are: * to provide a safe space for young Muslim women and mothers to talk, share and grow * to explore aspects of spirituality that will provide a positive context in which …
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Writing Your Life Story 2014
Jun 13 – Jun 15, 2014 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 1:00 PM $380.00 Join us for a weekend of writing and reflecting, considering your life’s journey, and creating a visual memoir to keep or share with loved ones. Using art, meditation, and reflection, facilitators will guide you through exercises to help …
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Difficult Conversations: Transitions, Endings & New Beginnings 2014
Jun 13 – Jun 14, 2014 Fri 7:00 PM – Sat 4:00 PM $230.00 As people grow older and the end of life approaches, there are many decisions to be made. When is it time for a person to stop driving? What about moving from one’s home to an assisted-living facility? How …
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Non-Violent Communication 2014
May 23 – May 25, 2014 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 1:00 PM $590.00 We’ve all experienced a moment where we have been blamed, criticized or judged by other or done the same ourselves. And maybe that moment caused us to speak harshly, loudly or settle into a shell of silence or …
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Community Development & Social Action: Tools, Skills, Approach & Practice 2014
May 4 – May 9, 2014 Sun 7:00 PM – Fri 1:00 PM $730.00 Whether it is developing a food program for youth and seniors, creating a skatepark, saving a lighthouse, or addressing gender violence in schools, this program will provide you with the skills to effectively undertake community development efforts in …
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Faith Communication: Local Impact, Global Reach
Plan now to attend our 2014 conference April 23-26, 2014 Faith Communication: Local Impact, Global Reach The Palmer House Hotel Chicago, IL This will be a joint conference with Associated Church Press Room Rate: $159 per night, single OR double, plus tax Convention Registration: $325 for early bird registration when it begins through March …
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Media and the Church
A Language for the Inward Landscape
A Language for the Inward Landscape Register Online May 9-11, 2014 Friday through Sunday (2 nights) How can you describe Quaker spiritual experience in words? From the beginnings of the Quaker movement, Friends have sought to articulate their personal spiritual condition and inward processes and those of their meetings, and they developed a …
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Compassionate Listening: Healing the World from the Inside Out
Compassionate Listening: Healing the World from the Inside Out Register Online February 14-16, 2014 Friday through Sunday (2 nights) How do we engage those who differ from us so we can find our shared humanity? Developed by Quaker Gene Knudsen-Hoffman, the Compassionate Listening Project evolved in grassroots peacebuilding efforts in the Middle East …
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