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Featuring an amazing array of presenters including Drew Dellinger, Alexandra Kovats, Matthew Fox, Joseph Kilikevice, OP This year marks the fifth annual international event hosted by Creation Spirituality Communities. Our focus is on "living sustainably as spiritual practice." We are gathering not merely to exchange ideas, but also in recognition that we are part of one, sacred planet, that we are connected intimately in the web of life. Featured presenter Drew Dellinger describes this "meeting" beautifully in this excerpt from "hymn to the sacred body of the universe": let's meet at the confluence where you flow into me and one breath swirls between our lungs let's meet at the confluence where you flow into me and one breath swirls between our lungs
We'd like to take this opportunity to highlight some more of the presenters For the full information packet click here To register today click here |
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Drew Dellinger
Poet and Activist
 Drew Dellinger is a poet, teacher, writer and speaker. He is also a consultant, publisher, and founder of Planetize the Movement. Dellinger has presented at over 1,000 events across the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia, and shared podiums and stages with luminaries such as Alice Walker, Danny Glover, and Julia Butterfly Hill. Dellinger's book of poems, love letter to the milky way is now in its fourth printing.
Dellinger co-wrote the documentary film, The Awakening Universe, which premiered at the United Nations. As a consultant, Dellinger helped develop and design the Pachamama Alliance's Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium, now used in 50 countries, in 9 languages. He is currently finishing his doctoral dissertation on Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Berry, and the connections between ecology, justice and cosmology.
Drew's presentation, "Planetize the Movement: The Synthesis of Ecology, Social Justice, and Cosmology" will ask, What if we have time to turn things around by building a movement that unifies ecology, justice, and cosmology? How can we revitalize our cultural narrative and catalyze compassion and democracy? Together we will explore the transformations underway, and the power of dream, the power of story, and the power of action to help guide us into a viable future.
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Matthew Fox
Author and Theologian
 Matthew Fox was a member of the Dominican Order for 34 years, and now an Episcopal
priest. He holds a doctorate (received summa cum laude) in the History and Theology of
Spirituality from the Institut Catholique de Paris.He is author of 28 books including Original Blessing and his most recent Christian Mystics: 365 Readings and Meditations. His book The Pope's War: Why Ratzinger's Secret Crusade Has Imperiled the Church and How It Can Be Saved will be released soon. Matthew is known to be creative, comprehensive, and surely one of the most challenging religious-spiritual teachers in America.
Matthew will be presenting on his newest work at 7:00 on Saturday evening. On Sunday, Matthew with present with Theodore Richards on "The Wisdom Project: Urban Youth and Creation Spirituality Principles", Sharing the latest developments on their work with innercity youth based on Matthew's book "The AWE Project." This will include our pilot program in Oakland (YELLAWE), the programs running in Chicago (The Chicago Wisdom Project), and other developments through the United States as we seek to build a global movement to reimagine education. Students from some of our Chicago programs will participate and we will seek to create a dialogue to help participants integrate these principles into their work with youth.
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Creation Spirituality Communities is a volunteer organization established under the non-profit status of a "church." It relies on its membership (event participants) to support and implement the mission of creating, networking and supporting creation centered communities and individuals. So when we gather each year we widen the circle of community and deepen our understanding and passion for creation.
Nearly half of all the event participants take part in envisioning, creating, planning and leading the event - and the other half bring their creative ideas and voices to help imagine new ways to honor and care for creation. While the planning committee can provide some of the content, schedules, and direction for the event, the community of participants chooses how it will unfold. Like any ecology, its unfolding is determined by a web of relationships.
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Alexandra Kovats
 Alexandra is an internationally known teacher and lecturer on ecological and creation spirituality, spirituality and cosmology, eco-feminism and religious life. She was Program Director, instructor, and staff member at The Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality (ICCS) in Oakland, California, and visiting professor at several other Universities. Alexandra is currently involved in the ministry of spiritual direction and retreat facilitation. She is Executive Director and Founding Member of GreenHearth Collective, a non-profit organization that focuses on urban ecology and eco-spirituality.
Through her teaching and journeying with people of different ages, lifestyles and cultural/ethnic backgrounds, she is committed to facilitate them toward a fuller and freer life. She is deeply nourished by beauty and loves to dance. Alexandra was born in Hungary, and escaped with her family during the Freedom Fight in 1956. They settled in Vancouver, British Columbia. She remains a Canadian citizen.
Alexandra's presentation, "Sustainability: Dancing with the Cosmos", will explore the three cosmic principles of differentiation, interiority and communion in light of sustainability. Special attention will be given how we are called to embody three principles in all our relationships.
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Joseph Kilikevice
 A friar of the Dominican Order, is the Director of the Shem Center for Interfaith Spirituality, Oak Park. Illinois, founded in 1993 during the Parliament of the World's Religions. He has offered interfaith retreats throughout the country for over 25 years.
Approaching the world's religions and spiritual paths experientially - - forms of prayer, meditation and ritual are presented as a way into the wisdom found the spiritual paths of the world community. Having both studied with Matt Fox and taught in his Creation Spirituality programs, Joe has offers a radically inclusive perspective to spiritual practice in a world increasingly
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Register Now! Resident at Cenacle Center Single Occupancy - $520 Resident at Cenacle Center Double Occupancy - $460 Commuter - $340
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In Creation Spirituality, we believe that all is connected-the Divine is in all things and all things are in the Divine. We therefore seek to live sustainable lives in harmony with the cosmic interconnectivity in which we have our being.
In Creation Spirituality, we believe that ecological justice is essential for the sustainability of life on Earth. We therefore are exploring our pattern of resource use in order to meet human needs equitably while preserving the environment, so that our needs can be met in the present and for future generations.
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Register today for Creation Spirituality Communities
Living Sustainably as Spiritual Practice
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Click Here for the Information Packet
Creation Spirituality Communities at www.creationspirituality.info
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