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| 913 S. Illinois Ave. - Carbondale, IL 62901 - (618) 549-7387 - www.ourgaiahouse.org |
| Directors: Kim Magwire & Maurine Pyle - Operations Manager: Jon-Paul Diefenbach |
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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 2:00 PM Soil Chorus 7:00 PM Carbondale Swings MONDAY: 8:30 AM Summer Labyrinth Walk 6:00 PM Women BEing, Second Monday 7:30 PM SIWADE, African Drumming TUESDAY: 8:30 AM Summer Labyrinth Walk 5:45 PM T'ai Chi 7:00 PM Shawnee Dharma Meditation WEDNESDAY: 8:30 AM Summer Labyrinth Walk 6:00-8:00 PM SIUC International Socialists 7:00 PM Shamanic Drum Circle, Second Wednesday 6:30 PM Peace Coalition, Third Wednesday THURSDAY: 8:30 AM Summer Labyrinth Walk 10:00 AM Collage For The Soul, First Thursday 12:00 PM Book Discussion The Quaker Reader by Jessamyn West 4:30 PM Non-Violent Communication Session 6:00 PM InterVeg, Vegetarian Potluck Dinner FRIDAY: 8:30 AM Summer Labyrinth Walk 6:00 PM Rice and Spice, International Slow Food Dinner SATURDAY: 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 "We may say that modern technology has deprived man of the kind of work that he enjoys most; creative, useful work with his hands and brains, and given him work of a fragmented kind, most of which he does not enjoy at all." ~E. F. Schumacher from his book Small is Beautiful |
Newsletter for August 3, 2010 What's new this week?
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 @ 7:30 PM All are warmly welcomed to this first meeting of the RSO for the 2010-2011 academic year. We plan to discuss fall programming, volunteer and outreach opportunities, and Vegetarian Thanksgiving, to name a few things. Is there something you'd like to lead or learn this semester? Ideas are welcome! This will also be a great opportunity to meet other students and supportive community members and start building up a network of who's here this year, so don't miss out! THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 @ 6:00 PM The InterVeg Forum series is lying fallow for the summer, but the meals are still going strong! Not a vegatarian? Not a problem! All are welcome to come enjoy a good meal and a chance to play in the garden. Those tomatoes are about ready to fall off the vine! FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 @ 6:00 PM This week we have Michael Batinski and Ginny Hoffman preparing gezpacho, a spicy summer soup. All are welcome to come and enjoying cooking and eating together. We are looking for main chefs for the summer and fall to showcase their food and culture. Interested in being a chef? Feel free to email Aur Beck if you'd like to coordinate your own slow-food meal. Send a list of ingredients (within our budget) you need us to get so we can help you to prepare and share your tasty food. SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 @ 3:00 PM This is a gathering to share songs and chants of an Earth-centered nature. New people are always welcome! If you have a favorite chant or song, bring it along. If you have a drum and would like to drum, bring that along too. And if you're new to chanting and have no chants or songs of your own, then you are especially encouraged to attend. :) We have more than enough to share.
The 25th Anniversary Good Samaritan Cookbooks are here, and a steal at $10. All proceeds go to help the homeless! For more information call 457-5794 SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 @ 5:30 PM CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD The Peace Coalition welcomes you to join them for their annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration. There will be a potluck at 5:30, and at 6:30 pm Georgeann Hartzog will give a short talk on options for reducing the Pentagon's budget as reported by the Sustainable Defense Task Force. The Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration will follow at 6:45 pm in the garden, with Sonja Ingebritsen, Mike Batinski and Margie Parker taking part and Bryan Crow providing music. FRIDAYS, NOW - AUGUST 6 @ 10:00 AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) Marleen Shepherd invites those interested to join her in examining the scholarly search for Jesus' actual words and deeds through the eyes of the controversial Jesus Seminar. The Seminar is comprised of more than 150 scholars from disciplines such as social anthropology, Biblical history and textual analysis, on a quest for the historical Jesus. This study is a non-dogmatic exploration of the historical Jesus. All with an interest are welcome to participate in any or all of the sessions, regardless of religious affiliation. For more info, contact Marleen Shepherd at (618) 521-3541 or by email. |
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With a mission to SIUC students and an outreach to the wider area, we are a welcoming community committed to 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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