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Re: [Dialogue] A Focused Conversation for Today Yes, thanks Jo . . .
by Jo Nelson 29 Sep '24

29 Sep '24

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A Focused Conversation for Today
by Jo Nelson 27 Sep '24

27 Sep '24

Hi, all, Today is the official publication date of The Art of Focused Conversation, Second Edition! It is available on Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/>, or if you are in Canada you can get it directly from the publisher at newsociety.com. To celebrate, I created a focused conversation that you might like to use after the American presidential debate, which also is happening today. Possible Focused Conversation on the American Presidential Debate With yourself or others who are interested in exploring the debate experience Assumption: People want to move beyond their gut-level responses to something useful. Rational Aim: To think through impact and implications of the debate to personal action Experiential Aim: To move beyond gut-level reactions to more thoughtful response Context: Let’s work through our responses to this debate. O. What words or phrases did you actually hear one of the candidates say? (quote them) What images stood out for you? (describe what you actually saw) R. What part of this debate was exciting or compelling for you? What part of this debate was frightening or depressing? What part made you want to turn it off? I. What is something you learned from this debate? About the candidates and their intentions? About yourself? What are you pondering now? What did you discover about your own values or perspective through this debate? D. How would you summarize how this debate affected your thinking? Closing: Thank you. Jo Nelson jo.r.nelson(a)gmail.com

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Celebration of the Life of Bob Booher
by Lynda C 21 Sep '24

21 Sep '24

Colleagues, Sarah Booher has asked me to post an invitation to a party remembering Bob, Sept. 29, 2024 It will be a gathering at their apartment in Rochester. The event will not be on Zoom, but she invites participation through e-mails, and cards. “Please bring any stories, writings, artwork, pictures, poems, readings, songs, remembrances of Bob, prayers, jokes or funny stories, etc. Whatever you’d like to share. Bob’s dear Friend Rev. Stephanie will act as MC to gather us, keep us on track, perhaps share her own stories, and offer a final blessing. A light buffet will be served around 4 pm.” If you are able to physically attend, please RSVP by Sept. 23rd (585-455-4452) or send your greetings and messages: Sarah Booher gefbooher(a)stny.rr.com<mailto:gefbooher@stny.rr.com> 1471 Long Pond Rd, Apt 303E Rochester, NY 14626 Sarah’s health is compromised, but she would enjoy brief phone calls from colleagues, perhaps after the event. She also enjoys e-mails which she can read at her own pace. We are grateful for our shared journeys with Bob and Sarah over the years. As I write this I am reminded of Bob’s sense of humor and his love of singing. I imagine there will be some good singing at this remembrance party. We join with Cindy, Joanna, Robert and John and their families, and with Sarah as they celebrate together. Lynda Cock Davidson, NC 336-404-0770

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Reminder about the Memorial Service for Bill Bigelow, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 - note the change of address below
by Karen Snyder 13 Sep '24

13 Sep '24

> You are invited to join us in the celebration of the completion of the life of William Longley Bigelow. > > Memorial for William Longley Bigelow > Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 3:00 pm > Mayfair Presbyterian Church > 4358 W. Ainslie St, Chicago, IL 60630 > > For those who can not be with us in person… > Zoom room: 7468538442 > Passcode: 141190 > Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7468538442?pwd=ODhhajFPVGlwZERTdHAwNWR2Yks3Zz09 > > > Daniel V Bigelow and Mary J Bigelow > > ***** > OBITUARY > > > > Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 3AM God called home our father, Rev. William Longley Bigelow. Born of John and Frances Bigelow, in Towanda, Pennsylvania. He was 83 and is survived by his favorite daughter Mary J and number one son Daniel V, of Chicago and Los Angeles respectively. > > He attended Oberlin College as a Philosophy major, and the Pacific School of Religion where he got his Masters of Divinity. Bill was a lifelong student of theology and world religions; living his life dedicated to social justice as a Presbyterian Minister, Ecumenical Missionary, and High School Teacher. > > During seminary he joined Martin Luther King Jr’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) where he learned to use nonviolent resistance, civil disobedience and grassroots organizing to promote racial equality. There he registered voters, desegregated buses and faced violent reprisals from those who disagreed with the civil rights organization. > > He then took his first assignment as a minister in San Francisco, where he met and married professional musician and journalist, Christine D’Harlingue (nee Selsor), with whom he eventually had two children. He was called to a church in Haight-Ashbury, so they soon moved to the corner of Haight and Ashbury in the middle of the Summer of Love. > > Following a tradition in our family that goes back generations, Dad was a dedicated missionary. For 15 years he traveled around the US and internationally with the Ecumenical Institute and Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA). Their mission was centered around community development rather than spreading religion, demonstrating what people can achieve when they work together. The ICA assigned Dad (and us variously) to Chicago, IL; Madison, WI; Saint Louis, MO; American Samoa; Phoenix, AZ; Taipei, Taiwan and Houston, TX, among others. > > Dad spent a few years teaching high school at Chimney Rock Center, a home for teens in crisis in Houston, TX. In fact he served as a substitute teacher in high schools all over the Houston Independent School District. As a preacher he ministered to churches in Genoa, NY; Yankeetown, FL and Brookfield, IL. > > In his retirement Bill filled pulpits around the Chicago area when needed; substitute preaching sermons and singing solos at his local church - Mayfair Presbyterian. Dad enjoyed bible study with a group of theologians and retired ministers who call themselves the Bible Boys. He also maintained friendships with a number of Chicago’s unhoused people. > > He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church’s Middle East Task Force for many years. It was set up to encourage study and dialogue in response to the Middle East conflict. He traveled to several countries there and cared deeply about fostering a just peace. Please make a donation in his honor to the Seraj Library Project, who build libraries in Palestine. https://www.serajlibraries.org/donate > > Since the Pandemic we’ve been meeting as a family on FaceTime every other week. Dan & Ronnie, Mary & Jimmie, Uri, Mama Kiki & Uncle Mark will miss him terribly, and love him forever. > >

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A reminder about Bill Bigelow Memorial SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 - note change in address below
by Karen Snyder 13 Sep '24

13 Sep '24

You are invited to join us in the celebration of the completion of the life of William Longley Bigelow. Memorial for William Longley Bigelow Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 3:00 pm Mayfair Presbyterian Church 4358 W. Ainslie St, Chicago, IL 60630 For those who can not be with us in person… Zoom room: 7468538442 Passcode: 141190 Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7468538442?pwd=ODhhajFPVGlwZERTdHAwNWR2Yks3Zz09 Daniel V Bigelow and Mary J Bigelow ***** OBITUARY Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 3AM God called home our father, Rev. William Longley Bigelow. Born of John and Frances Bigelow, in Towanda, Pennsylvania. He was 83 and is survived by his favorite daughter Mary J and number one son Daniel V, of Chicago and Los Angeles respectively. He attended Oberlin College as a Philosophy major, and the Pacific School of Religion where he got his Masters of Divinity. Bill was a lifelong student of theology and world religions; living his life dedicated to social justice as a Presbyterian Minister, Ecumenical Missionary, and High School Teacher. During seminary he joined Martin Luther King Jr’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) where he learned to use nonviolent resistance, civil disobedience and grassroots organizing to promote racial equality. There he registered voters, desegregated buses and faced violent reprisals from those who disagreed with the civil rights organization. He then took his first assignment as a minister in San Francisco, where he met and married professional musician and journalist, Christine D’Harlingue (nee Selsor), with whom he eventually had two children. He was called to a church in Haight-Ashbury, so they soon moved to the corner of Haight and Ashbury in the middle of the Summer of Love. Following a tradition in our family that goes back generations, Dad was a dedicated missionary. For 15 years he traveled around the US and internationally with the Ecumenical Institute and Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA). Their mission was centered around community development rather than spreading religion, demonstrating what people can achieve when they work together. The ICA assigned Dad (and us variously) to Chicago, IL; Madison, WI; Saint Louis, MO; American Samoa; Phoenix, AZ; Taipei, Taiwan and Houston, TX, among others. Dad spent a few years teaching high school at Chimney Rock Center, a home for teens in crisis in Houston, TX. In fact he served as a substitute teacher in high schools all over the Houston Independent School District. As a preacher he ministered to churches in Genoa, NY; Yankeetown, FL and Brookfield, IL. In his retirement Bill filled pulpits around the Chicago area when needed; substitute preaching sermons and singing solos at his local church - Mayfair Presbyterian. Dad enjoyed bible study with a group of theologians and retired ministers who call themselves the Bible Boys. He also maintained friendships with a number of Chicago’s unhoused people. He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church’s Middle East Task Force for many years. It was set up to encourage study and dialogue in response to the Middle East conflict. He traveled to several countries there and cared deeply about fostering a just peace. Please make a donation in his honor to the Seraj Library Project, who build libraries in Palestine. https://www.serajlibraries.org/donate Since the Pandemic we’ve been meeting as a family on FaceTime every other week. Dan & Ronnie, Mary & Jimmie, Uri, Mama Kiki & Uncle Mark will miss him terribly, and love him forever.

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Daniel and Mary invite you to celebrate the completed life of William Longley Bigelow
by Karen Snyder 13 Sep '24

13 Sep '24

You are invited to join us in the celebration of the completion of the life of William Longley Bigelow. Memorial for William Longley Bigelow Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 3:00 pm Mayfair Presbyterian Church 4853 W. Ainslie St, Chicago, IL 60630 For those who can not be with us in person… Zoom room: 7468538442 Passcode: 141190 Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7468538442?pwd=ODhhajFPVGlwZERTdHAwNWR2Yks3Zz09 Daniel V Bigelow and Mary J Bigelow ***** Obituary Thursday, August 29, at 3AM God called home our father, Rev. William Longley Bigelow. Born of John and Frances Bigelow, in Towanda, Pennsylvania. He was 83 and is survived by his favorite daughter Mary J and number one son Daniel V, of Chicago and Los Angeles respectively. He attended Oberlin College as a Philosophy major, and the Pacific School of Religion where he got his Masters of Divinity. Bill was a lifelong student of theology and world religions; living his life dedicated to social justice as a Presbyterian Minister, Ecumenical Missionary, and High School Teacher. During seminary he joined Martin Luther King Jr’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) where he learned to use nonviolent resistance, civil disobedience and grassroots organizing to promote racial equality. There he registered voters, desegregated buses and faced violent reprisals from those who disagreed with the civil rights organization. He then took his first assignment as a minister in San Francisco, where he met and married professional musician and journalist, Christine D’Harlingue (nee Selsor), with whom he eventually had two children. He was called to a church in Haight-Ashbury, so they soon moved to the corner of Haight and Ashbury in the middle of the Summer of Love. Following a tradition in our family that goes back generations, Dad was a dedicated missionary. For 15 years he traveled around the US and internationally with the Ecumenical Institute and Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA). Their mission was centered around community development rather than spreading religion, demonstrating what people can achieve when they work together. The ICA assigned Dad (and us variously) to Chicago, IL; Madison, WI; Saint Louis, MO; American Samoa; Phoenix, AZ; Taipei, Taiwan and Houston, TX, among others. Dad spent a few years teaching high school at Chimney Rock Center, a home for teens in crisis in Houston, TX. In fact he served as a substitute teacher in high schools all over the Houston Independent School District. As a preacher he ministered to churches in Genoa, NY; Yankeetown, FL and Brookfield, IL. In his retirement Bill filled pulpits around the Chicago area when needed; substitute preaching sermons and singing solos at his local church - Mayfair Presbyterian. Dad enjoyed bible study with a group of theologians and retired ministers who call themselves the Bible Boys. He also maintained friendships with a number of Chicago’s unhoused people. He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church’s Middle East Task Force for many years. It was set up to encourage study and dialogue in response to the Middle East conflict. He traveled to several countries there and cared deeply about fostering a just peace. Please make a donation in his honor to the Seraj Library Project, who build libraries in Palestine. https://www.serajlibraries.org/donate Since the Pandemic we’ve been meeting as a family on FaceTime every other week. Dan & Ronnie, Mary & Jimmie, Uri, Mama Kiki & Uncle Mark will miss him terribly, and love him forever.

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Re: [Dialogue] Dialogue Digest, Vol 150, Issue 3
by Lawrence Philbrook 10 Sep '24

10 Sep '24

Congratulations Jo Copies will be delivered to Taiwan soon With respect, Larry > On Sep 11, 2024, at 04:00, dialogue-request(a)lists.wedgeblade.net wrote: > > From: Jo Nelson <jo.r.nelson(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Dialogue] A Focused Conversation for Today > Date: September 10, 2024 at 21:43:47 GMT+8 > To: ICA Dialogue List <dialogue(a)wedgeblade.net> > > > Hi, all, > > Today is the official publication date of The Art of Focused Conversation, Second Edition! It is available on Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/>, or if you are in Canada you can get it directly from the publisher at newsociety.com. > > To celebrate, I created a focused conversation that you might like to use after the American presidential debate, which also is happening today. > > Possible Focused Conversation on the American Presidential Debate > > With yourself or others who are interested in exploring the debate experience > > Assumption: People want to move beyond their gut-level responses to something useful. > > Rational Aim: To think through impact and implications of the debate to personal action > Experiential Aim: To move beyond gut-level reactions to more thoughtful response > > Context: > Let’s work through our responses to this debate. > > O. What words or phrases did you actually hear one of the candidates say? (quote them) > What images stood out for you? (describe what you actually saw) > > R. What part of this debate was exciting or compelling for you? > What part of this debate was frightening or depressing? > What part made you want to turn it off? > > I. What is something you learned from this debate? About the candidates and their intentions? About yourself? > What are you pondering now? > What did you discover about your own values or perspective through this debate? > > D. How would you summarize how this debate affected your thinking? > > Closing: > Thank you. > > > > Jo Nelson > jo.r.nelson(a)gmail.com >

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Methods and all
by James Wiegel 09 Sep '24

09 Sep '24

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