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Fwd: Ubi Caritas 4.28.2024
by RICHARD HOWIE 30 Apr '24

30 Apr '24

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Fwd: Ubi Caritas 4.28.2024
by RICHARD HOWIE 30 Apr '24

30 Apr '24

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JUST A REMINDER: 4/25/2024 Environmental Film: FACING ADVERSITY, CHOOSING EARTH, CHOOSING LIFE
by Ellie Stock 24 Apr '24

24 Apr '24

Hi Folks! HAPPY EARTH DAY MONTH! The last film in 2024 winter/spring environmental film series hosted by the Ferguson Eco Team, (Ferguson/St. Louis, MO), will be FACING ADVERSITY, CHOOSING EARTH, CHOOSING LIFE and shown VIA ZOOM Thursday, April 25, 7:00 PM Central Time, followed by a reflection conversation. To register for the ZOOM link: https://bit.ly/FETApr2024 A ZOOM link will then be sent to you to access the event. Facing Adversity: Choosing Earth, Choosing Life is a 63-minute documentary that explores the speed, depth and magnitude of our growing planetary crisis, and the opportunity we have to meet this crisis consciously – with eyes and hearts wide open. Through a broad, whole-systems perspective, the film examines key challenges (climate change, inequities, species extinction, overconsumption, and more) and explores the deeper transformation being called forth from humanity. Woven throughout are stories from around the world illustrating both heart-breaking impacts and inspiring resilience. Engaging with this paradox — an unfolding global crisis paired with the opportunity to awaken to and serve the well-being of all of life — is the work of our lifetimes. The film features Duane Elgin, Victoria Santos, Jack Kornfield, Joanna Macy, Nate Hagens, Beena Sharma, Lynne Twist, and other contributors who are grappling with this paradox and offering guidance for navigating the times ahead. FACING ADVERSITY is based on the important 2020 book CHOOSING EARTH, Humanity's Great Transition to a Mature Planetary Civilization, by Duane Elgin, also author of the popular 1981 book, VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY. To register for the ZOOM linK: https://bit.ly/FETApr2024 Attached is a flyer for the event. Please feel free to share with friends. For more information, please contact: Carleton Stockcarletonstock(a)aol.com or Ellie Stockelliestock(a)aol.com

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Fwd: Revitalize Your Spirit: Join Us for Spring Programs
by Isobel and Jim 24 Apr '24

24 Apr '24

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EARTH DAY GREETINGS: Song video; climate video; a reflection
by Ellie Stock 23 Apr '24

23 Apr '24

Hi Folks, EARTH DAY greetings as we continue to work to live in harmony with Earth and ALL that is in it and to build communities that will midwife the journey through the present ecological crisis we are experiencing, on behalf of present and future generations. Below are-a link to the song video "Let the Earth Breathe" and -a reflection: "How Then Shall We Live?" Ellie :)elliestock@aol.com SONG VIDEO: "Let the Earth Breathe" (link below): 2.15.21 Let the Earth Breathe.mp4 HOW THEN SHALLWE LIVE? What do we call What calls from thedeeps,that pulses through stars and quickensheart’s beat,that surges through waves and cleanses withfire,emerges from dust and breathes soul’sdesire?What do we name What mocks human pride,that bends the Tree of Life, sustainingbeing’s tide? How do we greet What calls to our deeps, that lasers vulnerabilities and loves usinto being, that mourns lost illusions and leaves usdefenseless, transforms the present moment andawakens all senses? How do we embrace What eternalizesfinitude, that opens wide portals, flooding tearsof gratitude? How do we know What calls us to decide, that gives no guarantee and provides noplace to hide, that beckons all our care and trumps thedoubt within, reckons despair and hope and connectsall creature kin? How do we abide in What struggles tocreate, that explodes time and space, freeing partnerswith Earth’s fate? How then shall we live What chiselspassion’s edge, that resculpts past’s confoundings andempowers future’s wedge, that compels us far beyond mind’sstrength or comfort zone, propels trusting steps into Great Work’sbidding unknown? How shall we now journey in vastcommunity with That Which journeys through us profoundlyand boundlessly? ~ejhs

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Move of Muriel and Bob Griffin
by Muriel G 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

Dear colleagues, We moved into Senior Living a week ago and wish to share our new address and email change. We are living at Day Brook Village, 298 Jarvis Avenue Apt. 213, Holyoke, MA, 01040. Our phone number has not changed .(413-437-7321) Grace and Peace, Muriel and Bob

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Symposium connection
by Lawrence Philbrook 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

I am meeting with MICHAEL S. SPRANGER, PhD from University of Florida at a symposium in Taiwan on Community development. Has anyone met or worked with him? With respect, Larry

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We are getting older- what fun
by Richard Alton 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

Dear Friends/Colleagues, Ok, last week I got an email from Alisa Oyler that her mother, Marilyn Oyler, is turning 80 in April. She asked me if I would send her a card listing a particular gift she brought to the world or at least a card. No problem- her mom is full of gifts. And then this morning John Patterson called me up looking for an email address. We chatted and he let me know that his 80th birthday was April 22, Earth Day. It is just like John to have his birthday on the most important day of the year. I think it is part of the Order Rule that we send anybody who makes it to 80 a card holding up a gift. Well, at least a card. I just sent John a card that said, “I looked all over Chicago for an 80th birthday card, but nothing. This is as close as I could get- Happy 90th birthday- something to grow into!” Marilyn Oyler: 4208 N. 25th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA John Patterson: 1487 Cranberry Lake Road, Haliburton ON, KOM 1S0, Canada Being late is good- just send a card. Dick Alton 82 -- Richard H. T. Alton ICA Global Fund The Last Chapter Methodist Net Zero T: 773.344.7172 richard.alton(a)gmail.com Make Plain the Vision, Habakkuh 2:2 Won't you be my neighbor?

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ATTENTION/SAVE THE DATE: 4/25/2024 Environmental Film: FACING ADVERSITY, CHOOSING EARTH, CHOOSING LIFE
by Ellie Stock 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Hi Folks! HAPPY EARTH DAY MONTH! The last film in 2024 winter/spring environmental film series hosted by the Ferguson Eco Team, (Ferguson/St. Louis, MO), will be FACING ADVERSITY, CHOOSING EARTH, CHOOSING LIFE and shown VIA ZOOM Thursday, April 25, 7:00 PM Central Time, followed by a reflection conversation. To register for the ZOOM link: https://bit.ly/FETApr2024 A ZOOM link will then be sent to you to access the event. Facing Adversity: Choosing Earth, Choosing Life is a 63-minute documentary that explores the speed, depth and magnitude of our growing planetary crisis, and the opportunity we have to meet this crisis consciously – with eyes and hearts wide open. Through a broad, whole-systems perspective, the film examines key challenges (climate change, inequities, species extinction, overconsumption, and more) and explores the deeper transformation being called forth from humanity. Woven throughout are stories from around the world illustrating both heart-breaking impacts and inspiring resilience. Engaging with this paradox — an unfolding global crisis paired with the opportunity to awaken to and serve the well-being of all of life — is the work of our lifetimes. The film features Duane Elgin, Victoria Santos, Jack Kornfield, Joanna Macy, Nate Hagens, Beena Sharma, Lynne Twist, and other contributors who are grappling with this paradox and offering guidance for navigating the times ahead. FACING ADVERSITY is based on the important 2020 book CHOOSING EARTH, Humanity's Great Transition to a Mature Planetary Civilization, by Duane Elgin, also author of the popular 1981 book, VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY. To register for the ZOOM linK: https://bit.ly/FETApr2024 Attached is a flyer for the event. Please feel free to share with friends. For more information, please contact: Carleton Stockcarletonstock(a)aol.com or Ellie Stockelliestock(a)aol.com

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Celebraating 50 Years!
by Gail West 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

[image: 23754819_10155992146924885_5506216371208036726_n.jpg] [image: KC House 1985.jpg] Thanksgiving at the Kansas City House long ago! Dear All, Dick and I had a great time looking through 50 years of photos collected since our 6 am wedding at Daily Office, 30 March 1974, in Chicago. Then I remember Dick then going to Washington DC a few months later to get the proper credentials as an agricultural consultant so we could support ourselves and the Malaysia ICA financially. And off we went! Our thanks to all of you and many more in our community who have contributed to that journey since - from Chicago, to Kuala Lumpur and Sungei Lui, to Medan Indonesia, PTP VI and Bubun, to Lorimor Iowa and the Kansas City Youth House, to India, and now Taipei for 33 years! With deep gratitude to you for being part of our lives, Gail and Dick West

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