Somerville Lecture and Workshop:
September 26-28, 2013
Indigenous People of the Americas
with Br. John Hascall, O.F.M. Cap
Working in the healing ministry of the Church, as an Indigenous spiritual person and priest since the late 1960?s to the present day, Br. John Hascall will share the experience of the last 45 years of his personal growth from confusion and the growth of struggling cultures of these turtle islands (North and South America) in relation to the elders wisdom of spiritual, psychological, emotional growth to the mature indigenous person living in the modern society which is struggling in the spiritual confusion of today.
Free Public Lecture: Thursday evening, September 26, 7 p.m. – Epiphany Chapel
The Emergence of the Indigenous People of the Americas – Wholeness through Suffering
Public Workshop: Saturday, September 28, 9:30-12:30 – Room 300
Indigenous verses Western cultural reform
$50 Registration fee
Brother John Hascall, O.F.M. Cap., is Pastor of St. Isaac Joges, Sault Ste. Marie, MI and Holy Family Mission, Barbeau, MI. He is a member of the Chippewa Indians of Sault Ste. Marie and serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Indian Scholars, UBC., and the Indian Ecumenical Conference of the USA and Canada. He is Coordinator of the Indigenous Religious and Clergy Association of the Americas.