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Social Process, All the Earth
by Jaime R Vergara via OE 19 Feb '17

19 Feb '17

Took the "All the Earth" document of 71 and read it as is; needed to be rewritten. Am still on the fourth level of the Economic Commonality and my three day weekend is almost over. Anyone has a "refined" version. Jim Wiegel? wangzhimu2031 earthrise consciousness, a gift; earthbound commitment, my choice yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate! in all, celebrate! -----Original Message----- From: via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: oe <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Mon, Feb 20, 2017 5:01 am Subject: OE Digest, Vol 59, Issue 17 Send OE mailing list submissions to oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to oe-request(a)lists.wedgeblade.net You can reach the person managing the list at oe-owner(a)lists.wedgeblade.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of OE digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Kjell Knutsen: 1928 - 2016. (James Wiegel via OE) 2. Re: Kjell Knutsen: 1928 - 2016. (James Wiegel via OE) 3. Re: Invitation to ICA Archives Spring Sojourn March 13 - 17, 2017 (the telfords via OE) 4. Fwd: Why Bother? (Doris Hahn via OE) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 20:45:25 +0000 (UTC) From: James Wiegel via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: Al Lingo <clingojr(a)aol.com>, "ack2.trailhiker(a)gmail.com" <ack2.trailhiker(a)gmail.com>, "oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net" <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net>, Order Ecumenical Community <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Kjell Knutsen: 1928 - 2016. Message-ID: <2055580099.242716.1487450725340(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I found this helpful when my father died, though a long time ago, now . . . Here is hoping Kjell's death is well celebrated. The Time My Father Died | | | Untitled | | | ?Jim Wiegel ? ?If you want an adventure . . . what a time to be alive!?. Joanna Macy 401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353623-363-3277jfwiegel(a)yahoo.comwww.partnersinparticipation.com Upcoming ToP training opportunities in Arizona More info on: ToP? Facilitation Methods?ToP? Strategic Planning:?Mastering the Technology of Participation ? Register on line / see the ToP National ScheduleAICP Planners: 14.5 CM for all ToP? courses The AZ ToP? Community of Practice meets the 1st Friday, of every month, 1-4 pm, at ACYR, 648 N. 5th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003 From: Al Lingo via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: ack2.trailhiker(a)gmail.com; oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 3:50 AM Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Kjell Knutsen: 1928 - 2016. Thank you Andrew for this account of Kjell's life journey! I look forward to the opportunity to hear of today's and tomorrow's celebrations of your dad's gifts to so many of us. And, how pleasant it would be to have a conversation with you about your life;? I am still in Atlanta at some not so far distance from the Appalachian Trail and can be reached at? 404 680 2420. May you be well, Charles Al Lingo clingojr(a)aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Knutsen via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: oe <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Fri, Feb 17, 2017 8:50 am Subject: [Oe List ...] Kjell Knutsen: 1928 - 2016. Hi, Knutsen family would like to share this celebration with the OE mailing list members. We are gathering this weekend in Boise, ID for two events to celebrate Kjell?s life. On Saturday, we will have a family memorial event, followed by a Sunday memorial service with Hillview Methodist Church. Kjell was part of the congregation and served as a visiting minister.? Kjell is survived by his wife, Debbie Cheong, five sons - Lester, Andrew, Bernhard, Reinard, Svend. Kjell is survived by two siblings - Roger, younger brother living in Seattle and and Britt, older sister living in Oslo. There are six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Kjell?s celebrated his 88th birthday last year. We have a photo of him cradling his youngest grandson, Finely Parks Knutsen, born a few months earlier to Svend and Amanda. Here is my very brief summary of some chapter?s in Kjell life: Earliest chapters include growing up in Norway and living under German occupation during WW2. When he left Norway after WW2, he left to become an ordained minister and missionary, attending Garret Biblical Institute in Evanston, Illinois. Kjell met and married Margynell Bynum during this time. He was ordained in 1950, and was posted to Malaya as a Methodist missionary. During this time (1950 - 1987), Kjell and family served congregations in Taiping, Kuantan, Raub, Klang, and Seremban. All five sons were born in Malaysia. Our family attended the 1967 summer program in Chicago, interning in the Order while Kjell studied for his PhD. Kjell was part of the team that set up the Religious House in Petaling Jaya in 1968. He was part of teams that taught RS-1 courses, ITI?s, Academies and two early Human Develop Projects. Kjell married Debbie Cheong in 1977. Svend was born in 1982. His last position in Malaysia was Director of St. Nicholas School for the Blind in Penang. In 1988, Kje ll began his Idaho chapter, serving a congregation in Emmett, followed by part time position with the Hillview Methodist Church in Boise. Kjell retired in 2009, beginning his golden years. Debbie is a public school teacher in Boise, Svend is married and raising a family with Amanda. Our family appreciates your emails and prayers. I will be collecting your emails and sharing them in printed and email formats with our family this weekend. Peace, Andrewack2.trailhiker(a)gmail.com_______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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Greetings!!!
by Lynette Ladysmth via OE 19 Feb '17

19 Feb '17

- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. - Hello, How are you doing? Please i need a quick favor from you so kindly reply me as soon as you get this mail. Thanks, Lynette Ladysmith

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Greetings!!!
by Lynette Ladysmth via OE 19 Feb '17

19 Feb '17

- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. - Hello, How are you doing? Please i need a quick favor from you so kindly reply me as soon as you get this mail. Thanks, Lynette Ladysmith

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Invitation to ICA Archives Spring Sojourn March 13 - 17, 2017
by Wendell Refior via OE 18 Feb '17

18 Feb '17

Dear Colleagues and Friends, Come to Chicago GreenRise for the ICA Global Archives Sojourn to join in building a future for our Legacy and current Mission in the World. If you have access to Google Mail - Click this link to the Invitation, otherwise the full invitation is also pasted in below. - Contact me or others if you have any questions: wendellrefior(a)gmail.com https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iEaphLPGSrUnL53XK9gpcixl_4sGPtmBvxfDRAb… 2017 ICA Global Archives Spring Sojourn March 13-17, 2017 February 15, 2017 Dear Colleagues and Friends, You are invited to attend the 2017 Archives Spring Sojourn, March 13 – March 17, to be held at the ICA GreenRise Building in Chicago. SOJOURN HIGHLIGHTS The Spring Sojourn will begin at 9am Monday morning with: - A report from the Archives Advisory Committee on the current work of the Archives including the new website creation in collaboration with DePaul University - Status of the digitization process - Work being done by the Dominican University interns in preparation for the Fall Sojourn which will be focused on the Human Development Projects – Then and Now. - Ted Wysocki, CEO, will be doing an ICA Update and a conversation about the 40 year celebration of the Band of 24 Social Demonstration Projects in the fall. Individuals interested in working on the Fall Celebration of the Band of 24 are especially encouraged to attend. On Monday evening, the DePaul class of students will report on their website work and solicit our input for the new ICA Global Archives website. On Wednesday morning, there will be a session to plan and create objectives for the Fall Sojourn which will focus on the Band of 24. On Wednesday evening, Lesley Showers and Jim Troxel will report on the ICA GreenRise Capital Campaign at a reception including local colleagues. The final reporting session is scheduled for Friday, March 17 at 2pm to share the accomplishments of the week, followed by our Archives Sojourn Celebration. >From ICA Global Archives Team members: Beret Griffith, Doug Druckenmiller, Jack Gilles, Wendell Refior, Jean Long, Paul Noah, Olive Ann Slotta, Tim Wegner, James Wiegel, Mary Laura Jones, Nancy Trask, Ed Feldmanis and Steve Ediger P. S, - See the next page for the timeline for March 13 – March 17 Spring Archives Sojourn: Time Design Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Collegium 7am Poetry New media NRM New Spirit Movement New Human Development Profound Intent of the Archives Morning 9am Week Overview Archive work plan Website planning HDP research/Archive work HDP research/Archive work Report Preparation Afternoon 1pm Archive work plan HDP research/Archive work HDP research/Archive work HDP research/Archive work Final reports & Celebration Evening 5pm Website class presentation Green Mill Greenrise presentation Movie Night Meal Reservations: Alice will provide meals for attendees at $10 a day. Room Reservations: If you plan to stay at the ICA GreenRise, room cost is $30.00 a night and meals are $10.00 a day. To make room reservations send email to: reception(a)ica-usa.org Please contact Jean Long with questions or comments Email: Jean.long512(a)gmail.com Mobile: 720-633-5008 -- Thanks until later. "To believe what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men -- that is genius." - Emerson in "Self-Reliance" Wendell

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For your Dad's Memoria Service
by George Holcombe via OE 17 Feb '17

17 Feb '17

We first got to know Kjell and Margie Nell when we were assigned to the KL House, which was their parsonage in Petaling Jaya. He was very gracious and welcoming. More importantly, in many ways, was his kind and careful mentoring of us in the ways of Asian people. What he demonstrated was our introduction to the many cultures that composed Malaysia, and gave us methods of learning that extended to our various assignments in Asia. For those valuable learnings we will always be grateful. While we were never again in such close contact with him and his family after KL, we managed to keep in touch over the years. After our relocation to Austin, he came once to visit and look at a job opportunity here. We had hoped he would have been able to settle near us, but that was not to be. He was a person of service, and a look at his children can testify to his example. George and Wanda George Holcombe 14900 Yellowleaf Tr. Austin, TX 78728 Mobile 512/252-2756 geowanda1(a)me.com "Whatever the problem, community is the answer. There is no power greater than a community discovering what it cares about." Margaret Wheatley

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For your Dad's memorial service
by George Holcombe via OE 17 Feb '17

17 Feb '17

George Holcombe 14900 Yellowleaf Tr. Austin, TX 78728 Mobile 512/252-2756 geowanda1(a)me.com "Whatever the problem, community is the answer. There is no power greater than a community discovering what it cares about." Margaret Wheatley

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Remembering your Dad, Kjell
by Marilyn Crocker via OE 17 Feb '17

17 Feb '17

Dear Andrew, We just learned today of your father's death way back in November, and are deeply sorry for your loss. Joe is about two months older than your Dad, as his birthday is in April. Both guys born in 1928 and have enjoyed amazingly long lives; Joe will turn 89 this year, and we will have been married for 50 years in June, assuming we will both last that long J. We have such wonderful memories of your Dad's ministry in KL as a United Methodist Missionary, then appointed by Bishop Yap Kim Hao to Kuala Lumpur and the staff of the Ecumenical Institute. (Bishop Yap was Joe's seminary classmate at Boston University Theological Seminary, as was MLK.) Your Dad's appointment to KL and his willingness to invite other EI staff to come to the "KL Religious House" (one of the first international RHs) made it possible for the spirit movement of church renewal to take root in Methodist churches up and down the Malay peninsula as well as in East Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. I remember Joe and Kjell were stranded in East Malaysia (1969) for several weeks when riots broke out in Malaysia and a curfew kept us in lock down save for a few hours in the morning when your Mom ventured out to the local store (Chop Chuan) to purchase whatever food supplies were available. Joanne Slicker, then in a private high school in KL, was sent "home" to Petaling Jaya and became my roommate. I think your brother Lester stayed in place at the American School in Singapore. As always, Bernhard kept us smiling with his offers of cinnamon toast and you were the quintessential "cool dude bro." During that East Malaysian teaching trek Kjell excitedly told Joe one morning that he had his first dream in English the night before! We joined Kjell as staff colleagues for many International Training Institutes. The first was in Singapore in 1969, then in Jabalpur in 1970, and finally in Addis Ababa in 1971. Kjell was a solid man of faith and deeply committed to the Order. We will all miss him. Grace, peace and love, Marilyn and Joe Crocker

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Resource Extraction and Climate Issues: URGENT: CALL ADDITIONAL SENATORS to VOTE NO ON SCOTT PRUITT
by Ellie Stock via OE 17 Feb '17

17 Feb '17

Dear Friends of the Environment, URGENT: The Senate is scheduled to vote today on Scott Pruitt's confirmation as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Please contact your senators if you haven't had a chance to do that and ask them to vote NO. In addition, are names of 7 other senators who may be candidates for voting NO. Pruitt, who is supported by the fossil fuel industry, is not a friend of the EPA and has sued it multiple times. He has neither the knowledge, wisdom nor intent of purpose to serve the best interests of what is needed to create a sustainable and resilient environment. His confirmation will be the first step in weakening EPA's ability to hold corporate (especially fossil fuel) interests accountable, thus weakening communities' ability to protect their land, water and air. When you call, give your name, city, zip code and ask the Senator to vote NO on his confirmation. If you are in Missouri, call these numbers: McCaskill: 202/224-6154 Blunt: 202/224-5721 Leave message on the answering machine if an aide doesn't answer. If an aide answers, give the person your message. Thanks. Ellie elliestock(a)aol.com Help us get in 5,000 calls to each of the seven Senators who could block Scott Pruitt! ********************************** Here is a sample script of what to say: Hello, my name is _______. I'm calling to urge you to vote no on the nomination of Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator. Scott Pruitt is openly hostile to the EPA's mission and would do immense damage to the agency. We need a leader at the EPA who will enforce our bedrock environmental protections, not seek to undermine them. Please vote no on Scott Pruitt's nomination tomorrow. Thank you. Dial the numbers below to be connected with the Senators' offices: Senator Gardner: 202-224-5941 Senator Flake: 202-224-4521 Senator Graham: 202-224-5972 Senator Alexander: 202-224-4944 Senator Heller: 202-224-6244 Senator Manchin: 202-224-3954 Senator Heitkamp: 202-224-2043 ********************************** Thank you for taking action to stop Scott Pruitt! >From Center for Media and Democracy Today, the Oklahoma County Court found Trump EPA nominee Scott Pruitt in violation of the state’s Open Records Act. The Center for Media and Democracy filed a lawsuit against Pruitt for improperly withholding public records and the court ordered his office to release thousands of emails in a matter of days. In her ruling, Judge Aletia Haynes Timmons slammed the Attorney General’s office for its “abject failure” to abide by the Oklahoma Open Records Act. The judge gave Pruitt’s office until Tuesday, February 21, to turn over more than 2,500 emails it withheld from CMD’s January 2015 records request, and just 10 days to turn over an undetermined number of documents responsive to CMD’s 5 additional open records requests outstanding between November 2015 and August 2016. Today’s expedited hearing was granted after CMD, represented by Robert Nelon of Hall Estill and the ACLU of Oklahoma, filed a lawsuit that has driven unprecedented attention to Pruitt’s failure to disclose his deep ties to fossil industry corporations. On Friday, Pruitt is expected to face a full Senate vote on his nomination to run the EPA. On February 10, Pruitt’s office finally responded to the oldest of CMD’s nine outstanding Open Records Act requests but provided just 411 of the more than 3,000 emails they had located, withholding thousands of emails relevant to the request and still failing to respond to CMD’s eight other outstanding requests. On February 14 CMDfiled a status report with the judge detailing the scope of missing documents, including 27 emails that were previously turned over to The New York Times in 2014. “Scott Pruitt broke the law and went to great lengths to avoid the questions many Americans have about his true motivations,” said Nick Surgey, CMD’s director of research. “Despite Pruitt’s efforts to repeatedly obfuscate and withhold public documents, we’re all wiser to his ways and the interests he really serves. The work doesn’t stop here to make sure communities across the country have the information they need to hold him accountable to the health and safety of our families.” Ahead of today’s hearing, Senators Carper, Whitehouse, Merkley, Booker, Markey and Duckworth – all members of the EPW committee – weighed in on the case, urging the Oklahoma court to require the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General to release documents relevant to CMD’s open record requests as a matter of “federal importance.” In a letter to the OK Court, the Senators stated: "We are providing this information to the Court today because we have concluded [the] pending Open Records Act requests may be the only means by which the Senate and the general public can obtain in a timely manner critical information about Mr. Pruitt's ability to lead the EPA." "We need to understand whether . . . Mr. Pruitt engaged with the industries that he will be responsible for regulating if he is confirmed as Administrator in ways that would compromise his ability to carry out his duties with the complete impartiality required." Pruitt’s continued lack of transparency extends from a difficult nomination process in which research from CMD demonstrated Pruitt’s repeated pattern of obfuscating ties to deep-pocketed, corporate interests. At his hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Pruitt faced a series of questions about his private meetings with major fossil fuel companies while chair of the Republican Attorneys General Association and fundraising for the Rule of Law Defense Fund. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse concluded his questioning telling Pruitt his testimony “just doesn’t add up.” Despite failing to respond to any records requests for the past two years, Pruitt told U.S. Senators last week to file more open records requests with his office to answer 19 outstanding questions from his confirmation hearing. After Democratic Senators twice boycotted the EPW Committee vote due to concerns over Pruitt’s conflicts of interests and failure to fulfill open records requests, Republicans resorted to suspending Committee rules to advance his nomination.

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Re: [Oe List ...] Services for Kjell Knutsen
by zbarley via OE 17 Feb '17

17 Feb '17

Yes many thanks to Kjell for his pioneering work as he returned to Malaysia under Bishop Yap Kim Hao to begin our work there. We lived in a Methodist International house - Andrew will remember sharing a room with Wayne Marshall and I think Bernhard as well although he and Ray may have shared. Kjell recruited the first PLC and worked daily to get our visas approved while we waited in LA as the house there was just starting up. We did child care for the House until we were cleared just days before the course was to begin. Kjell and I created a bit of a stir in conservative Malaysia as we traveled together to teach courses. He was known and beloved everywhere we went. His former church members greeted him lovingly and more than once smoothed the way thru bureaucracies. When we drove a car load of materials to Singapore for the ITI he got us thru customs without having to pay a heavy duty. Those were great and amazing days. Rest well Kjell. Zoe (and Ken) Barley Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Sherwood Shankland via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: 2017/02/16 5:28 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Timothy Wegner <tim(a)tswegner.net>, Order Ecumenical Community <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Services for Kjell Knutsen Greetings to the Knutsen family network :-) Kjell and Marginelle converted their parsonage in Petalling Jaya, Malaysia into the KL House, where in 1975 I joined Dick and Gail West, Titus and Augusta Jayasakera, and others in a place where we operated as the Order Ecumenical under close watch by the Malaysian government. Our weekly Order Report arrived after a few days delay due to censorship with phrases and paragraphs blacked out. Never a dull moment in Southeast Asia...Kjell was in Klang, pastor of the Methodist Church there, and was our steady House Church celebrant. He and Margie were great hosts for a new arrival to Asia, sharing in-depth historical background, current trends and lots of contacts in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. The International Training Institutes were a staple program of both 6 week and 3 week formats in Penang, Singapore, Bandung among other locations. Eunice and I met at Area Council meetings and on our visa turn-around trips between KL and S'pore. Kjell had a calming presence that calmed our anxieties and a spirit of adventure that pushed us into action. Thanks, Kjell for the grand adventure of your life and a vocational path that showed us all how to weather the storms. Rest in Peace, my friend and Journey on...Our love and admiration for the whole Knutsen clan! Eunice and Sherwood From: "Timothy Wegner via OE" <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: "Order Ecumenical Community" <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net>, "David Dunn" <dmdunn1(a)gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 3:20:58 PM Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Services for Kjell Knutsen Andrew requested to be on listserv and I approved. On Feb 16, 2017 12:21 PM, "David Dunn via OE" <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: From Marie Sharp: Linda Knutsen has sent word of the death of Kjell Knutsen (father of Lester, Reinard, Andrew, Ray, and Svend). A memorial service will be held in Boise, Idaho with their entire family gathering. The family would appreciate reading stories and condolences from the ICA/OE community during the service. Would you please post Linda's email on both the OE and ICA List-serves? Grace and Peace,Marie Sharp Hi Marie, Neither Andrew or Reinard are on the ICA list-serve, so I wonder if you would make an announcement there for us? The simplest for you would be to just link to this website that Svend (Kjell's youngest son) created: http://kjellknutsen.com. The service will be Sunday, February 18 at 2pm at Hillview United Methodist Church, in Boise. Please ask everyone to send their stories and condolences to Andrew at ack2.trailhiker(a)gmail.com. Thank you *so* much, Marie! With metta, Linda — viaDavid Dunn with apologies for the delay. _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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Services for Kjell Knutsen
by David Dunn via OE 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

From Marie Sharp: Linda Knutsen has sent word of the death of Kjell Knutsen (father of Lester, Reinard, Andrew, Ray, and Svend). A memorial service will be held in Boise, Idaho with their entire family gathering. The family would appreciate reading stories and condolences from the ICA/OE community during the service. Would you please post Linda's email on both the OE and ICA List-serves? Grace and Peace, Marie Sharp Hi Marie, Neither Andrew or Reinard are on the ICA list-serve, so I wonder if you would make an announcement there for us? The simplest for you would be to just link to this website that Svend (Kjell's youngest son) created: http://kjellknutsen.com <http://kjellknutsen.com/>. The service will be Sunday, February 18 at 2pm at Hillview United Methodist Church, in Boise. Please ask everyone to send their stories and condolences to Andrew at ack2.trailhiker(a)gmail.com <mailto:ack2.trailhiker@gmail.com>. Thank you *so* much, Marie! With metta, Linda — via David Dunn with apologies for the delay.

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