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| 913 S. Illinois Ave. - Carbondale, IL 62901 - (618) 917-1262 - www.ourgaiahouse.org |
| Directors: Kim Magwire & Maurine Pyle - Operations Manager: Jon-Paul Diefenbach |
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Weekly Events at Gaia House: Calendar of Events SUNDAY: 10:00 AM Quaker Meeting 1:00 PM Art & Spiritual Inquiry Group, Second & Fourth Sundays 2:00 PM Eckankar, Third Sunday MONDAY: 6:00 PM Women BEing, Second Monday 7:30 PM SIWADE, African Drumming TUESDAY: 5:45 PM T'ai Chi 7:00 PM Shawnee Dharma Meditation WEDNESDAY: 6:00-8:00 PM SIUC International Socialists 7:00 PM CCAN and TMSG 7:00 PM Shamanic Drum Circle, Second Wednesday 6:30 PM Peace Coalition, Third Wednesday THURSDAY: 10:00 AM Collage For The Soul, First Thursday 12:00 PM Book Discussion Signs and Wonders and If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person by Philip Gulley & James Mulholland 4:30 PM Non-Violent Communication Session 6:00 PM InterVeg, Vegetarian Potluck Dinner 7:30 PM InterVeg Forum FRIDAY: 6:00 PM Rice and Spice, International Slow Food Dinner SATURDAY: 2:00 PM Soil Chorus, Second and Fourth Saturdays Weekly Events in Carbondale Vigil For Peace, Saturdays, Noon to 1 PM, corner of Main and Illinois, Carbondale. Sponsored by the Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois Voices "Finding common ground among faiths can help us bridge needless divides at a time when unified action is more crucial than ever. As a species, we must embrace the oneness of humanity as we face global issues like pandemics, economic crises and ecological disaster. At that scale, our response must be as one." ~Tenzin Gyatso from a New York Times Op-Ed well worth reading entitled Many Faiths, One Truth Wish List Gaia House Interfaith Center is in need of some items around the House. If you have any of them, please consider a donation before just throwing them away. Share |
In this Issue:
WITH ACADEMY AWARD WINNING FILMMAKER BARBARA TRENT SUNDAY, JUNE 6 @ 6:30 PM Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barbara Trent will be presenting her latest film Soldiers Speak Out, a 28-minute first-hand testament to the reality of the military experience, told entirely in the words of American veterans who have been to war and are now opposing it. A wine and cheese reception with Barbara and her Oscar will begin at 6:30 PM. Trent will present Soldiers Speak Out at 7:00, followed by a Q+A session at 7:45. A five to ten dollar suggested donation would be greatly appreciated. RSVP via email or call 618-549-7387. Donations will benefit the ongoing work of The Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois, Gaia House, and the Empowerment Project, who are sponsoring the event. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. THURSDAY, JUNE 3 @ 6:00 PM The InterVeg Forum series has concluded for the semester, but the meals are still going strong! Not a vegatarian? Not a problem! FRIDAY, JUNE 4 @ 5:30 PM FRIDAY, JUNE 4 @ 6:00 PM This week is a spicy mix! All are welcome to come, bring your own ingredients, and enjoy cooking and eating with us. We are looking for main chefs to showcase their food and culture. Send a list of ingredients you need for us to get (within our budget) as we help you to pass on your tasty food. Interested in being a chef? We only have main chefs until June so feel free to email Aur Beck if you'd like to coordinate your own slow-food meal.
FRIDAY, JUNE 4 @ 7:00 PM COUSIN ANDY'S Although their spring season is over, Cousin Andy's is hosting a special event and having The Red Wellies, a North Carolina trio who plays lovely Celtic music, here with them. As always: Doors open at 7 PM. Suggested Donation: $10 ($5 for students/low income folk). Try our bottomless cup of coffee or tea for $1 - refill all evening!) Try Town Square Mkt's delicious cookies, too! Don't forget to bring a friend or three! FRIDAY & SATURDAY - JUNE 4 & 5 CARBONDALE UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP Setup begins Tuesday, June 1st. All those who are donating items can begin to bring them to the fellowship. They will accept antiques, musical instruments, electronic equipment, clothing, toys, household items, books, CD's, DVD's, power and garden tools, almost anything as long as the item is not broken. They cannot accept used mattresses. There is a signup sheet in the fellowship commons! Remember that all proceeds benefit our very active Social Action efforts.
AN INTERVIEW WITH WENDE BARTLEY Wende Bartley has been a composer for over 20 years. On May 20, 2010 she presented on her work "Art and Voice as Healing Powers," sponsored by the Center for Spiritual Inquiry and Integral Education at Gaia House Interfaith Center, to a group of eight people. R. Michael Fisher sat down with Wende the day after in an interview (see excerpt below) ... for the full interview go to Michael's website M: I feel like we should be walking the labyrinth doing this?.... Are you talking about Gaia? Being in-synch with Her intelligence? W: Yes, I think that is what I mean, being in-synch with the earth; understanding Gaia as a sentient and intelligent being. One aspect of my practice is to tune-in to Gaia and her intelligence. As one aspect of that, I also understand sound as a field of intelligence. So in a sense, those walks [on the labyrinth] were a converging of those two aspects. M: Wende, I understand you are involved with a Gaia network of subtle activism. W: Yes, it's the Gaia Field Center for Subtle Activism, which is connected to the California Institute for Integral Studies...". |
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Gaia House Interfaith Center is a welcoming community committed to a spiritual awareness that integrates peace, justice, and ecological sustainability. Gaia House Interfaith Center's multipurpose areas, kitchen, and library are available for your meetings and social events. Free wireless internet access. Visit our free lending library and our Labyrinth Peace Garden, 913 S. Illinois Ave. (corner of Grand), Carbondale, IL 62901. Website: www.ourgaiahouse.com. Gaia House is now present on FaceBook and Twitter for daily updates and reminders. We are supported by the Illinois South Conference of the United Church of Christ, and locally by the Church of the Good Shepherd UCC, the Carbondale and Cobden First Presbyterian Churches, the Carbondale First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, and many generous individuals and families. Thank you. Happenings in Faith, Peace, and Justice is available for your announcements. Please let your interested friends know about it. We will be happy to include them. Contact Jon-Paul Diefenbach, Operations Manager, at 618-549-7387, or by email. Subscribe/Unsubscribe |
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