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The Living Spiritual Elders Project!
an eight-week discovery and discussion series
Psychotherapist, interfaith spiritual director and author Meredith Jordan offers an inspiring opportunity to participate in The Living Spiritual Elders Project, an eight-week discovery and discussion series.
The Portland series will held each Tuesday afternoon 4:00-6:30 pm from October 16th through December 4th, 2007. The Maine series will be held at the Williston-West United Church of Christ, 32 Thomas Street, Portland.
The Portsmouth series will be held each Wednesday afternoon 4:00-6:30 pm from October 17th through December 12th, 2007. The New Hampshire series will be held at the North Church of Portsmouth, 355 Spinney Road, Portsmouth.
The Sarasota series will be held each Monday afternoon 4:00-6:30 pm from January 7th through February 25, 2008. The Florida series will be held at New College, 5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota.
The Living Spiritual Elders Project uses rare DVD films and audio CDs to explore the teachings of revered spiritual elders from diverse faith and spiritual traditions. In this eight-week series, we will plumb the wisdom of the elders of our human family: wisdom that assists us in renewing our personal lives and shaping our common destiny.
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 What People are Saying...
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"Thanks to Meredith Jordan and the Living Spiritual Elders Project, I was introduced to amazing men and women whose teachings will comfort, inspire and guide me well into the future. But of even more importance, I was shown a window into my own soul and discovered qualities and abilities I never suspected I possessed. What a marvelous gift." (Burt Kempner, Dreamkeepers Media}
The Living Spiritual Elders Project awakened in me a feeling of great responsibility to share deeply with my daughters and grandchildren the fragile beauty of our environment and the need to nurture it in an outspoken and protective way. It also encouraged me to make them aware there is nothing they cannot undertake or accomplish; not to be uncertain or afraid to express their deepest feelings and to honor them fully." (Elaine Tobler)
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About the Project...
Using audio-visual DVDs and audio CDs, our study circle will share in the sacred wisdom teachings of multi-cultural and interfaith living elders including Father Thomas Keating, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Buddhist monks Chan Kong and Thich Nhat Hahn, Diana Eck of The Pluralism Project, Huston Smith, Nelson Mandela, Pema Chodron, Arun Gandhi, Parker Palmer, Faithkeeper Oren Lyons, Elie Wiesel, Byron Katie and Marion Woodman.
Now in the second half of their own lives---some in their last years---these inspiring multi-cultural teachers provide a rich source of collective wisdom to those of us poised to inherit the role of elder within our families, communities, workplaces, organized religions and the world. This is a rare opportunity to experience and assimilate the richness of their stories: now, when humanity aches for wise counsel from the elders who walk a wisdom path and mark the way for all of us!
Participants will be invited to search our own depths to find the particular gifts we carry for the good of all. In small study circles---using our dreams and journals, exploring interfaith spiritual practices, listening to one another in sacred witness, sharing the tears and laughter of our human journey---we have an extraordinary chance to enrich one another's lives and inspire each of us to affirm our place as the elders and mentors of tomorrow.
Register early as space is limited!
The groups are limited to 25 interested women and men.
Portland: We meet eight successive Tuesday afternoons from 4:00-6:30 pm from October 16th to December 4th, 2007, at Williston-West United Church of Christ, 32 Thomas Street, Portland, Maine 04102.
Portsmouth: We meet eight successive Wednesday afternoons from 4:00-6:30 pm from October 17th to December 12th, 2007, at North Church of Portsmouth, 355 Spinney Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801.
Sarasota: We meet eight successive Monday afternoons from 4:00-6:30 pm from January 7th to February 25th, 2008 at New College, 5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, Florida 34243.
Cost for the full series is $200. For those who register before October 10, 2007 (Portland/ Portsmouth sessions) or January 1, 2008 (Florida session), we offer an early registration fee of $180.
A reading list will be given to those who want to deepen their study outside the group sessions. For more information, call Rogers Mckay at 207-283-0752 or email info@rogersmckay.org.
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Registration
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To register, please complete and send:
Name:_________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________
Telephone:_____________________________________
Email: ________________________________________
Mail with full payment payable to Rogers McKay, a non-profit, multi-faith, spiritual-educational organization. Mail registration and payment to: Rogers McKay, 15 Glaude Ave, Biddeford, ME, 04005.
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| Questions: Call Rogers McKay at 207-283-0752 or email info@rogersmckay.org |
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