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Illinois Ave. - Carbondale, IL 62901 - (618) 917-1262 - www.ourgaiahouse.org Directors: Kim Magwire & Maurine Pyle - Operations Manager: Jon-Paul Diefenbach 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 7:00 PM Carbondale Swings MONDAY: 6:00 PM Women BEing, Second Monday 6:00 PM Open Drum Circle 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 6:00 PM Bitch and Stitch 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 "In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them." "Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither god nor poet; one need only own a good shovel. By virtue of this curious loophole in the rules, any clodhopper may say: Let there be a tree - and there will be one." ~Aldo Leopold Gaia House Interfaith Center Newsletter for June 15, 2010 In this Issue: Carrying Out Our Vision New groups and committees are springing up from the fertile soil of our visioning process as fast as the tomatoes in our garden, and there are plenty of fresh activities to pick. From a Stewardship and Sustainability Committee to Swing Dance lessons, there is much for us to clutivate and reap together. Read more below! New Mailing List Our humble newsletter now has over 500 subscribers! In order to ensure the continued delivery of the newsletter, as well as to organize everyone's addresses in a secure and private place, we will be using Google Groups to deliver the newsletter in the future. You will be getting an email to this affect so don't worry when you see it! So much more! This Week at Gaia House LABYRINTH COMMITTEE MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 17 @ NOON Co-Director Kim Magwire is reforming a committee to look over our beautiful Labyrinth Peace Garden, and anyone interested in its maintenance, programming, and future is welcome to join! Whether you're an expert at flowers, meditative experiences, cleaning ponds, or you just really love the garden, this is the place for you. If you are interested but can not make this meeting time, email the office and we will schedule the next meeting for everyone's availability as best as we can. INTERVEG POTLUCK THURSDAY, JUNE 17 @ 6:00 PM The InterVeg Forum series has concluded for the semester, but the meals are still going strong! Come enjoy a good meal and a chance to play in the garden. Not a vegatarian? Not a problem! RICE & SPICE FRIDAY, JUNE 18 @ 6:00 PM This week we are celebrating the first day of summer with a Native-American Slow-Food dinner! We are looking for main chefs for the summer and fall 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? Feel free to email Aur Beck if you'd like to coordinate your own slow-food meal. BITCH 'N' STITCH SATURDAYS @ 6:00 PM Arts and crafts, current events, good conversation, and a great cause. What more could you want? Bitch 'N' Stitch is a weekly crafting session and informal discussion about social, political, and environmental issues. The art and crafts created will be sold to raise money for Gaia House Interfaith Center. The ideas for this student-run circle came directly from our visioning retreat, and it's so exciting to see it come alive! CARBONDALE SWINGS SUNDAYS @ 7:00 PM Whether you're new to Swing Dancing or you need to dust off your old zoot suit, Montanna Goodman is offering free lessons every Sunday night at Gaia House. A great way to meet people and get exercise, it's well worth braving the heat. STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 24 @ NOON Another product of our visioning, this committee will develop and help impliment ways to take care of what we have and increase revenue in the coming months and years. If you are interested but can not make this meeting time, email the office and we will schedule the next meeting for everyone's availability as best as we can. OUR MISSION STATEMENT 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