Last summer during a production of Annie\, a man entered a Unitarian Universalist church and opened fire. Two people were killed\, and several others injured. Reverend Chris Buice\, ESR alum\, will share about the church's healing process.
All are welcome at Peace Forum on Thursdays from noon-1\:10pm in the ESR Dining Room. Delicious\, nutritious lunch is always provided.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091105T185400Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091222T185400Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1384 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1384 SUMMARY:Labryinth Walks\: A Journey to the Center DESCRIPTION:On each Sunday of Advent and the Monday of the Winter Solstice there will be a labyrinth walk. Each walk will have a different focus\: love\, peace\, joy\, hope\, and light.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091110T152000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091110T170000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1385 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1385 SUMMARY:ESR Common Meal\, Nov 10 DESCRIPTION:All students urged to attend!!
Jay Marshall\: We will make space to discuss together the issue of community at ESR--our frustrations\, our hopes\, and ways to improve the quality of our life together.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091111T152000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091111T160000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1386 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1386 SUMMARY:Bethany Worship\: David Radcliff preaching\, \\"It's the End of the World as We Know It (and we feel fine...?)\\" DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday\, November 11\, David Radcliff\, director of New Community Project (http\://newcommunityproject.org/)\, will preach in Bethany Chapel at 11\:20am. The title of David's sermon is \\"It's the End of the World as We Know It (and we feel fine...?)\\" on Revelation 12\:1-6\, 13-17. Chris Fretz will lead worship.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091112T152000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091112T160000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1387 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1387 SUMMARY:ESR Programmed Worship DESCRIPTION:\\"The Syro-Phoenician Woman Speaks\\"
Come join Patty Willis and Pat Thomas for storytelling and meditation. What will the Syro-Phoenician woman speak to your heart?
Allan Winkler is the author of the important new book\, \\"To Everything There is a Season\: Pete Seeger and the Power of Song.\\" Allan is a folk musician and Distinguished Professor of History at Miami University in Oxford\, Ohio.
Join us to learn about Pete Seeger's peace witness through story and song.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091113T152000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091113T160000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1390 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1390 SUMMARY:Taize Joint Worship DESCRIPTION:All are invited to Joint Worship in the spirit of the Taize Community this Friday at 11\:20am in Bethany's Nicarry Chapel. The theme of the worship is \\"Praise of God in the Multiplicity of Creation.\\" Worship will include readings\, as well as music from the Taize Community in France.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091113T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091115T173000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1371 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1371 SUMMARY:Ready at the Thresholds\: Progressive Brethren Gather (Elizabethtown\, PA) DESCRIPTION:Progressive members of the Church of the Brethren have found ourselves at a threshold. Whether we will continue standing in the doorway\, go through it\, or slam the door shut\, the time has come to explore our place\, and decide next steps.
The second annual Progressive Brethren Summit will take place November 13-15\, 2009 (Friday-Sunday) at Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren in Pennsylvania.
Keynote speaker\: Gordon Kaufman\, Professor of Divinity Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School.
Dont miss engaging workshops\, empowering worship\, and wonderful fellowship.
The summit is cosponsored by the Church of the Brethren Womaen's Caucus\, Voices for an Open Spirit\, and Brethren-Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests.
More info\, with registrations info and tentative schedule here.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091113T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091113T230000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1392 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1392 SUMMARY:Common Grounds Coffeehouse-back to the 60's! DESCRIPTION:Take me back to the 60's - this Friday from 7\:00 to 10\:00\, Common Grounds Coffeehouse welcomes back Gene Webb and Margie Stoller\, playing light jazz\, and every pop and folk song you ever heard from the 60's! West Richmond Friends Meeting\, 609 West Main Street\, corner of SW 7th and W. Main. Admission free\, bring your friends!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091117T152000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091117T171000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1393 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1393 SUMMARY:Joint Common Meal DESCRIPTION:Please join us as students writers from both Bethany and ESR bring us a program of shared writing.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091118T152000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091118T160000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1394 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1394 SUMMARY:Enter God's gates with thanksgiving! Kelly Burk preaching in Bethany Worship DESCRIPTION:Enter God's gates with thanksgiving!
Come into God's courts with praise!
You are invited to join the Bethany community for worship and prayers of thanksgiving this Wednesday (November 18) at 11\:20am in Nicarry Chapel.
This service will include time for celebration and quiet reflection\, focusing on the much beloved 100th Psalm\, as we worship in a spirit of gratitude. Kelly Burk\, Director of Campus Ministries at Earlham College\, will bring the message\, and Carrie Fry-Miller will lead worship.
Come\, let us make a joyful noise to God\, and worship with gladness!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091118T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091118T164500Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1327 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1327 SUMMARY:Spiritual Healing DESCRIPTION:Meeting for Worship with Attention to Spiritual Healing will be held in the Moriuchi Room. from noon to 12\:45 on Wednesday. November 18. Participants are encouraged to attend 11\:20 Worship in Quigg or Nicarry and then
worshipfully move to the Moriuchi room. However\, the room is available at 11\:30 so you can center in the room if you wish.
Only two more opportunities to watch Julia! Take a 1 hour break from studying and join the fun every other Wednesday at 6\:30 p.m. in the ESR Dining Room. The entire simple event consists of watching 2 old episodes of The French Chef featuring Julia Child. No food\; no moving furniture\; over in about an hour -- an opportunity for you to take a short break from the books and watch something unrelated to seminary (although we know Julia Pantoga could talk to you all day about the intersections of food and theology). The two dates remaining are\: November 18 and December 2.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T152000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T160000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1396 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1396 SUMMARY:ESR Programmed Worship DESCRIPTION:Julia Pantoga\, assisted by Pat Thomas and Steve Angell\, will be bringing the message on the topic of \\"Taking Goofing Off Very Seriously.\\"
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T171000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1388 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1388 SUMMARY:Defenseless Christianity\: Theology for a Nonviolent Church DESCRIPTION:Gerald Mast is Professor of Communication at Bluffton University. He writes and speaks widely in the area of peace studies. His newest book\, co-authored with J. Denny Weaver\, is \\"Defenseless Christianity\: Anabaptism for a Nonviolent Church.\\"
We will spend a few minutes thinking together about next spring's speaker line-up.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091120T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091121T020000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1395 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1395 SUMMARY: November 20th\, Common Grounds Coffeehouse will welcome Nate Sebens! DESCRIPTION:This Friday\, November 20th\, Common Grounds Coffeehouse will welcome Nate Sebens! Nate is a graduate of Guilford College in North Carolina\, and studied last year at Earlham School of Religion. He sang the lead role in Richmond Civic Theater's Beauty and the Beast\, and was Curly in Oklahoma!. He is currently choir director at West Richmond Friends Meeting.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T022214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091201T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091201T170000Z UID:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1397 URL;VALUE=URI:http://twic.scs.earlham.edu/node/1397 SUMMARY:ESR Christmas Common Meal\, Dec 1 DESCRIPTION:See the Invitation at http\://esr.earlham.edu/~crowetr/Invitation.pdf
For our final Common Meal of the Semester on December 1st\, we'll be celebrating the Christmas season in several ways.
Be sure to read this while on Thanksgiving break\, as there are things you may want to plan in advance.
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