Just Food September 22 – 24, 2016 The Church has always concerned itself with the essential matters of life, death, healing…and food. From the feeding of the five thousand, to the Last Supper, and to Paul’s instructions on the just distribution of food in Corinth, questions about food have been central to the Christian …
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Renewing our Spirits in God’s Creation: Hiking in the Hudson Valley Tuesday, May 31 – Friday, June 3, 2016 Led by Br. Peter Rostron and Rev. Chris Wendell   Limited to 8 participants. “The world is charged with the grandeur of God,” writes G.M. Hopkins.  Yet so many of us live alienated from the beauty …
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 Sunday, July 24 – Saturday, July 30, 2016 The Politics of the Open-Hearted: Climate Change and Courage with Mardi Tindal and Dan Hines Mardi Tindal and Dan Hines will host an exploration of politics and possibility, heartbreak and hope, grief, faith and courage in a time of global warming and climate change. Our ‘blessed unrest’ …
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Sunday, July 24 – Saturday, July 30, 2016 Sharing Bread (Three) A Food Security and Health Learning Exchange with Suzanne Rumsey and a second PWRDF staff member   In a world that produces enough food to feed everyone – more than enough to include leftovers – 1 in 9 people don’t have enough to eat, …
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Laudato Si – On Care for Our Common Home 18th July – 19th July 2016 ‘The Earth herself… is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor.’ Pope Francis’s second encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ was typically forthright and challenging about the dangers of our indifference to this planet and is an appeal for a dialogue …
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Earth Honoring Faith Climate Justice Workshop ID: G16S631 Dates: June 19, 2016 – June 25, 2016 Price: $665.00 – $1,385.00 The swelling of the human imprint renders planetary social justice more urgent than ever. Race, class, gender, culture and place are all profoundly affected, and those who suffer most from climate change are those who …
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Dear Friends: Some of you may be aware that the Diocese of Niagara and the Diocese of Cuba have a companion diocese relationship.  You may also know about Justice Camp, an event that has taken place semi-annually in various dioceses—including the Diocese of Niagara – over about the past decade.  The last one was held …
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June 7-12, 2016 Hosted by Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, PA and sponsored by AMERC Northern Appalachia is home to deeply-rooted local cultures in a beautiful landscape.  Conflicts defined by environmental and economic issues are fierce for both communities and churches.  This seminar will give students an inside look and an opportunity to consider strategies for …
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Eco-theology 101 Friday 5:00 pm-Sunday 2:00 pm, April 29-May 1, 2016 Retreat leader: Robert L’Esperance, SSJE We face a modern environmental crisis unprecedented in scale in the history of mankind. This retreat is an introduction to Christian thinking that seeks to expand both our religious understanding of humankind’s relationship to the created order as well …
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High Desert Journey: Expedition For Body And Soul Workshop ID: G15S741 Dates: July 27 – August 2 Price: $835.00 – $1,495.00 This thin place calls you to explore, to learn, to stop and listen to the voice deep inside your soul, reminding you of all you are and all you have yet to become. Hike …
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