Events in the Wider Community

Third Annual World Labyrinth Day - Saturday, May 5. As part of this celebration, people around the world are invited to "Walk As One at 1" to effect a rolling wave of labyrinth walking at 1:00 pm as the earth turns. Join the community at Calvin Presbyterian Church for their event on May 5, 11am to 1pm. For information, contact them at 952-473-5419.

Sr. Joan  Chittister, OSB - July 12, 2012. "The New Violence and Its Unintended Victims." Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis. Sponsored by WomenSpirit. Joan is one of the most articulate social analysts and influential religious leaders of our time. Currently she serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partnership organization of the United Nations, facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders.

Inner Transformation for Global Change: A learning community for integrative leadership and spiritual guidance. (View flyer).  WomanWell is taking applications through August 1. The program starts in September. Contact WomanWell at 651-739-7953 or visit their website.

Celtic Contemplative Communion and Nordic Contemplative Evening Prayer are mainstays of Pilgrim’s Saint Clair Sunday Evening worship and events. These candlelight services, held from early fall until late spring each year, open doors to worship that embrace cultures and times beyond our own, feature vocalizations and acoustic music evocative of each theme, and highlight scripture and historic and contemporary poetry and prose.

Spiral Explorations - Offering retreats to help women of-a-certain age (45+) navigate the spiral journey toward a fulfilling future. Retreats in 2012 include: "Discovering Women's Wisdom," May 18-20, at ARC Retreat Center; "Harvesting Women's Wisdom," September 15-22, in Tuscany, Italy. Retreat leaders: Nancy Cosgriff and Beata Rydeen.