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President
General Council
Lara Amyx
Robert Bruyn
Robert Burns
Tom Choquette
Barry Clark
Gary Deinstadt
Avi Dogim
Lila Dogim
Stephen Dreier
Janet Falbo
Tony Finstad
Cece Forrester
Marvin Gawryn
Janet Graham
Merritt Horn
Jack Kane
Al Lockett
Charlene Morrow
Dolores Nice
Charles Olivea
Thomas Orjala
Ken Raveill
Phillip Taylor
Jo Ann Wiedman
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A Word from the President - December 2009
 Rejoice in the tender mercy of our God because the dayspring from on high has now visited us To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death;To guide our feet into ways of peace. 122:9.5
Ten readers from North America are traveling to Australia this month to staff the Urantia Book booth at the Parliament of the World's Religions. Francyl and Marvin Gawryn, Jo Anne Buckner, Larry Geis, Paula Thompson, Cristina Seaborn, Gard Jameson, Buck and Arlene Weimer, Sheila Lund, and Meredith Tenney will be joining Kathleen Swadling and her crew in Melbourne for this international event. The Fellowship is pleased to co-sponsor of the Parliament outreach effort with our friends from down under, and we wish these Fellowship travelers a safe, productive journey.
The holidays are upon us! I believe that Jesus was born in August, but I still enjoy watching the local community celebrate his birth in December. Even though I know that many Christmas rituals spring from earlier pagan rites, I still love the lights and the hymns and the evergreens. As we pass through the holiday season, I pray that we all remain aware of the true gifts that Michael's incarnation brought to our world, our homes, and our heart.
Wishing you every blessing,
Michelle Klimesh
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What is New on the Fellowship Website
Thanks to Mark Erickson, who did the recording, and to the Education Committee for their work to make the Summer Seminar possible, there are selected programs from the 2009 Summer Study Seminar are available on the website at http://urantiabook.org/audio/SSS09/
- "The Words of Christ" by Pato Banton sets a new benchmark for inspired Urantian art;
- the Perfecting Horizons talks by Dr. Chris Halvorson are most insightful. The listed talks from Paper 103 are particularly insightful and useful.
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Review by L. Dan Massey of a "call for papers" issued by the American Academy of Religion to its membership in the mid-1980s for comments about The Urantia Book. |
God Consciousness & Cosmic Morality
Summer Study Session July 21-26, 2010
"The temporal relation of man to the Supreme is the foundation for cosmic morality, the universal sensitivity to, and acceptance of, duty. This is a morality which transcends the temporal sense of relative right and wrong; it is a morality directly predicated on the self-conscious creature's appreciation of experiential obligation to experiential Deity." (Paper 117 4:8)
This summer, we will examine the meaning of cosmic morality and how it relates to the way we live the teachings of The Urantia Book today. Please hold July 21-26, 2010 for this exalted purpose. Beyond attending, The Education Committee of The Urantia Book Fellowship invites you to consider serving as a plenary speaker, workshop/seminar facilitator, pre-conference activities volunteer, entertainer, etc.
The even will be held in a new location for The Fellowship. Techny Towers, a conference and retreat center, is located on Chicago's North shore. An early 20th century seminary for the Society of the Divine Word, it is today an ecumenical center fostering creativity and strategic thinking. The Education Committee spent a weekend there in October 2009 and found the facilities to be lovely, peaceful and perfectly suitable to our purposes. To learn more about the site, please visit www.Technytowers.org.
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Can't Go To The Parliament of World Religions?
Well you can attend and interact via the internet with the LIVE webcast from the Melbourne Parliament of World Religions.
A media crew from the Interfaith Center at the Presidio will be able to provide hours of live webcasting daily from the World Parliament of Religions, December 3-9.
We will be webcasting two daily shows, "Spiritual Resources" hosted by Bettina Gray, which will be one-on-one extended interviews with spiritual teachers, presenters, activists and participants; and we plan a daily "Wrap-Up" round table review of topics and issues. We will also bringing you live footage and photos from many events and discussions.
ASK OUR GUESTS YOUR QUESTIONS
Chat with participants in Australia and around the world! We will have a live chat open 24/7 which will allow those at home to post questions and comments. | |
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The Urantia Book Fellowship
The Urantia Book Fellowship -- founded in 1955 as Urantia Brotherhood -- is an inclusive association of individuals, families, and groups inspired by the transformative teachings of The Urantia Book. Through worldwide support of study, dissemination, and reader services, Fellowship members seek understanding among all readers of The Urantia Book and the peoples of the world. The Fellowship is committed to the ideal of spiritual unity, which embraces individual diversity, as embodied in the teachings of The Urantia Book.
Reader Services and organizational business are managed by the General Council consisting of 36 members elected from the readership. The Council is assisted by an Executive Committee comprised of Council members who manage various working committees of The Fellowship. The Urantia Book Fellowship is a member of the North American Interfaith Network.
For more information, visit About The Urantia Book Fellowship or our home page at www.urantiabook.org
The Urantia Book Fellowship
PO Box 6631
Broomfield, CO 80021
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