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The Solace of Fierce Landscapes: Exploring Desert and Mountain Spirituality
Mondays, March 29-May 10, 2010
7:00-9:00 pm
St. Andrew UMC
3350 White Bay Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
www.st-andrew-umc.com
303-794-2683
Join fellow desert pilgrims as we explore the 'inner landscape' of our psyche and soul that is encountered in desert and mountain terrain. What is the desert experience and how does this landscape affect our 'soul space'? These powerful encounters draw us out of our own fragile ego and into the heart of God. In the emptiness, reflection, silence, music, DVD, lectio divina, and chanting. Carolyn McDowell, Certified Spiritual Director
Financial Peace University
January 21 - April 8, 2010
Thursdays 6:30-8:00 p.m.
St Andrew UMC
3350 White Bay Drive
Highlands Ranch CO 80126
www.st-andrew-umc.com
Susan Lewkow
303-794-2683
www.financialpeaceuniversity.com
slewkow@st-andrew-umc.com
mcate@st-andrew-umc.com
13 week study to break out of debt, stop struggling to pay your bills and develop a healthier relationship with money and spending. For more information about the course material visit: www.daveramsey.com material fee $93.00
Faith Matters - Progressive Christian Lectureships
Myth, Metaphor and Parable: Ways of Reading the Bible
April 30 at 7:00 PM
Prof. Pam Eisenbaum, Associate Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins
University Park UMC
www.universityparkumc.org
Join professors from Denver’s Iliff School of Theology for engaging conversations on matters of faith. Brought to you by the Progressive Christian Alliance of Colorado and the Iliff School of Theology.
Cost: $10 per lecture ($5 for students with ID)
Springtime Spirituality Series
Tues, March 9, 2010
LIVE IN MY PRESENCE
Presenter: Eleanor Sheehan, CSJ
Wed, April 21, 2010
MYERS BRIGGS AND THE GOSPELS
Presenter: Mary Ann Figlino, CSJ
Tues, May 11, 2010
IMAGES OF GOD-HUMANS FULLY ALIVE
Presenter: Mary McGlone, CSJ
9:30 AM TO 12:00PM Followed by lunch
Loretto Spirituality Center
4000 S Wadsworth Blvd
Lakewood, CO 80123
lorettospirit@yahoo.com
Joan Spero, SL
303-986-1541 ext 6116
Springtime Spirituality Series…Where Do I Connect With God?
WE INVITE YOU TO REFLECT WITH US ON THREE SPIRITUAL TOPICS IN MARCH, APRIL AND MAY AT THE LORETTO SPIRITUALITY CENTER FROM 9:00AM-12:30PM
$20 INCLUDES A BUFFET LUNCH
Wed., April 21
MYERS BRIGGS AND THE GOSPELS
Look at the Gospel writers as they appeal to your personality type. Learn to different prayer styles.
Presenter: Mary Ann Figlino, CSJ
Tues., May 11
IMAGES OF GOD - HUMANS FULLY ALIVE
What does it mean to be made in the image of God? How does God call us to share in Divine Life?
Presenter: Mary McGlone, CSJ
Contact Joan Spero, SL at least one week before the talk at 303-986-1541 x6116 or lorettospirit@yahoo.com
Evolutionize Your Life with Micael Dowd and Connie Barlow
Easter Sunday, April 4th
6:30 p.m.
The Boulder Integral Center
2805 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado 80304
(NW corner of Broadway and Balsam in Boulder)
http://www.boulderintegral.org/2010/02/easter-with-michael-dowd-connie-barlow-emergence-evolutionary-spirituality-and-sustainability-in-the-21st-century/
ross.hostetter@gmail.com
303-541-1540
www.boulderintegral.org
We will be hosting Michael Dowd, one of the most inspiring speakers on America today, and author of Thank God For Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion will Transform Your Life and Our World. He will be joined by his wife Connie Barlow, an acclaimed author of popular science books and articles. Michael and Connie will be presenting a dynamic multimedia program of new material entitled Evolutionize your Life: The Bliss of Coming Home to Reality.
Iliff Ministry Praxis: Spiritual Struggles in the Combat Zone
Friday, April 23, 1-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 24, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Iliff School of Theology
2201 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80210
http://www.iliff.edu/index/calendar/event-description/ministry-praxis-spiritual-struggles-in-the-combat-zone/
linman@iliff.edu
303-765-3110
www.iliff.edu
Description: This praxis prepares students, clergy, lay pastoral caregivers and mental health practitioners to help military personnel and veterans draw upon their religious faith and spirituality to cope with combat related post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As a spiritual and pastoral praxis, it is designed to help participants better understand the spiritual needs and struggles of those who have worked in combat zones. Carrie Doehring, associate professor of pastoral care and counseling, and Larry Graham, professor of pastoral theology and care, designed the course and will be joined in teaching this weekend praxis by, Chaplain, Col John Thompson, USAF (Ret.), Chaplain, Lt Col David Pendleton, USAFR, Chaplain (LTC) David R. Brock, USA (Retired), and Chaplain, Capt Dallas Little.
Our pastoral care faculty will dialogue with those who are or have served as chaplains in the military, to talk about how to help military personnel and veterans draw upon their religious faith and spirituality to cope with combat-related PTSD. Students will learn how to help veterans re-establish a sense of safety and come to terms with the moral dilemmas that arise from being endangered in combat zones.
Date/Time: Friday, April 23, 1-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 24, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Iliff, 2201 S. University Blvd., Denver
Info/Contact: Cost - $225 for weekend learners. Contact Leslie Inman, linman@iliff.edu or 303-765-3183.
Iliff Ministry Praxis: Spiritual Struggles in the Combat Zone
Friday, April 23, 1-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 24, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Iliff School of Theology
2201 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80210
http://www.iliff.edu/index/calendar/event-description/ministry-praxis-spiritual-struggles-in-the-combat-zone/
linman@iliff.edu
303-765-3110
www.iliff.edu
Description: This praxis prepares students, clergy, lay pastoral caregivers and mental health practitioners to help military personnel and veterans draw upon their religious faith and spirituality to cope with combat related post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As a spiritual and pastoral praxis, it is designed to help participants better understand the spiritual needs and struggles of those who have worked in combat zones. Carrie Doehring, associate professor of pastoral care and counseling, and Larry Graham, professor of pastoral theology and care, designed the course and will be joined in teaching this weekend praxis by, Chaplain, Col John Thompson, USAF (Ret.), Chaplain, Lt Col David Pendleton, USAFR, Chaplain (LTC) David R. Brock, USA (Retired), and Chaplain, Capt Dallas Little.
Our pastoral care faculty will dialogue with those who are or have served as chaplains in the military, to talk about how to help military personnel and veterans draw upon their religious faith and spirituality to cope with combat-related PTSD. Students will learn how to help veterans re-establish a sense of safety and come to terms with the moral dilemmas that arise from being endangered in combat zones.
Date/Time: Friday, April 23, 1-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 24, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Iliff, 2201 S. University Blvd., Denver
Info/Contact: Cost - $225 for weekend learners. Contact Leslie Inman, linman@iliff.edu or 303-765-3183.
African Christianity Rising - Stories from Zimbabwe
April 22, 2010
5:15 p.m., Film: 6 p.m., Q&A: 7 p.m.
Iliff School of Theology
2201 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80210
http://www.iliff.edu/index/calendar/event-description/film-screening-african-christianity-rising-zimbabwe
wsparks@iliff.edu
303-765-3110
Description: Iliff will host a screening of the film “African Christianity Rising – Stories from Zimbabwe.” Award-winning filmmaker and scholar James Ault, with funding from the Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation, has produced this new documentary. Ault shot more than 300 hours of footage in Ghana and Zimbabwe—filming United Methodists, Presbyterians, and Pentecostals, as well as conducting interviews with leading theologians, including the late Kwame Bediako—in order to produce two films that portray the range of churches in contemporary Africa.
The evening film event, free and open to the public, includes a reception for James Ault prior to the film and question and answer session following. The screening is sponsored by the University of Colorado - Center for Media, Religion and Culture, Denver Seminary, Iliff’s Diversities Committee, headed by Edward Antonio, associate dean of diversities.
Date/Time: April 22, 5-8:15 p.m.
Location: Great Hall, 2201 S. University Blvd., Denver
Info/Contact: RSVP for free reception. Wanda Sparks, wsparks@iliff.edu or 303-765-3111
Social Justice Praxis: Ecological Justice
April 30 and May 1
Fri., April 30, 1-4:30 p.m., Sat., May 1, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Iliff School of Theology
2201 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80210
http://www.iliff.edu/index/calendar/event-description/social-change-praxis-ecological-justice/
linman@iliff.edu
www.iliff.edu
303-765-3110
This Social Change Praxis: Ecological Justice course will be taught by J. Kemper Will, a recognized environmental and founding lawyer of Denver law firm, Burns, Figa and Wills. Will brings expertise from the legal, commercial and theological aspects of environmental justice as he is a lawyer, a manager of a mining firm in Colorado, and studied in a Jesuit seminary.
The purpose of this course is to examine selected ecological challenges and to evaluate appropriate human responses. Theology envisions a world in which the well-being of humans and all living creatures is honored, supported and maintained in harmonious balance. However, commercialization, expanding population needs, and nature itself teach that exploitation can be more the norm. We will look at several current ecological issues to debate how they may impact the theological vision and present opportunity for theological response.
Date/Time: Friday, April 30, 1-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 1, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Iliff Great Hall, 2201 S. University Blvd. Denver
Info/Contact: Leslie Inman, linman@iliff.edu or 303-765-3183. Weekend learners are welcome, $225/person.
Social Justice Praxis: Ecological Justice
April 30 and May 1
Fri., April 30, 1-4:30 p.m., Sat., May 1, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Iliff School of Theology
2201 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80210
http://www.iliff.edu/index/calendar/event-description/social-change-praxis-ecological-justice/
linman@iliff.edu
www.iliff.edu
303-765-3110
This Social Change Praxis: Ecological Justice course will be taught by J. Kemper Will, a recognized environmental and founding lawyer of Denver law firm, Burns, Figa and Wills. Will brings expertise from the legal, commercial and theological aspects of environmental justice as he is a lawyer, a manager of a mining firm in Colorado, and studied in a Jesuit seminary.
The purpose of this course is to examine selected ecological challenges and to evaluate appropriate human responses. Theology envisions a world in which the well-being of humans and all living creatures is honored, supported and maintained in harmonious balance. However, commercialization, expanding population needs, and nature itself teach that exploitation can be more the norm. We will look at several current ecological issues to debate how they may impact the theological vision and present opportunity for theological response.
Date/Time: Friday, April 30, 1-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 1, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Iliff Great Hall, 2201 S. University Blvd. Denver
Info/Contact: Leslie Inman, linman@iliff.edu or 303-765-3183. Weekend learners are welcome, $225/person.