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 In the Celebration Circle we honor and nurture the Sacred in ourselves, each other, and all Creation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The popular Hollywood film, "Good Will Hunting" is best known for being the vehicle that made Matt Damon and Ben Affleck famous.  But even more interesting is the fact that their script is based on a true story taken from the life of George Dantzig, a renowned mathematician and the father of linear programming.  When Dantzig was still a doctoral student at UCLA, he arrived late to statistics class one day and noticed two problems written on the chalkboard.  Assuming they were a homework assignment, he solved the problems and turned them in at the next class.  Late that night, his professor came knocking on Dantzig's dorm room door, shouting, "How did you do it?"  "Do what?" replied the dumbfounded student.
 
"You have solved two classically unsolvable mathematic equations!" said the teacher, waving the pages in his hand.  "Oh, really? Dantzig replied, "I just thought they were homework."  
 
So, okay, you and I may or may not be mathematical geniuses, but the question remains:  "What amazing thing(s) could we create if we didn't know it was "impossible" to do so? 
 
That's my question, and I'm sticking to it.
 
With blessings and hopes of seeing you Around the Circle, 
r sig Rudolf    
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THIS  SUNDAY
October 11th
"The Role of Rituals on the Good Red Road"
Our good friend and beloved spiritual teacher, Hal Robinson, returns to share more of his unique insights, focused on his understanding of the role that rituals play/have played in his spiritual path. A respected Mohawk elder and Gestalt therapist, Hal is also an experienced Sundancer who teaches from the Native American wisdom path, (www.dancingbearteachinglodge.com).  We're very fortunate that he's been coming to share his teachings with the Circle once a month for the past year.
 
AND THIS SUNDAY ... 
Sunday Sundown Circle
6:30 pm at the Quaker Meeting House
located at 7052 N. Vandiver, San Antonio (at Eisenhauer Rd, two blocks west of Austin Highway).
Join us for this newly created weekly gathering, designed to help you wrap up the week and get ready to begin a new one with acoustic music, meditation, and a contemplative extension of our Sunday morning theme.  This week we'll be treated to an extended Tibetan Bowl meditation presented by Ellen Tisdale, using an array of 20+ handcrafted bowls!
 
NEXT SUNDAY
October 18th
"Movement and Meaning"
 
Rudolf continues his examination of the vital role of the sacred rituals we share in the Celebration Circle and a brief overview of how they were developed.
 
   
Sunday Morning Circle meets at 11:00 am
at the Jump Start Theater
located at the Blue Star Arts Complex
Building B
In the heart of King William
(near the corner of Alamo and Probandt)
 
Sunday Evening Circle meets at 6:30 pm at the Quaker Meetinghouse
7052 N Vandiver, San Antonio
(at the corner of Eisenhauer & N. Vandiver)
Mark Your Calendar
 

Quaker Meetinghouse Meditation Space

Wednesday Evenings
7:30 pm
at the Quaker Meeting House,
7052 N. Vandiver, San Antonio
You're invited to come share in this weekly gathering in an especially beautiful sacred space, whether you've been meditating for years, or never before. The part of you that longs to s-l-o-w d-o-w-n just a bit will thank you! Donations welcome.   
 
Sunday Evenings Sundown Circle 
6:30 pm
at the Quaker Meeting House,
7052 N. Vandiver, San Antonio 
Join us for our newly created gathering designed to help you wrap up the week and get ready to begin a new one with acoustic music, meditation, and an extension of our Sunday morning message ... in the sweet space of the Quaker Meetinghouse. 
 
 Gary O fall retreat 2007
                                     Photo by Gary O Smith
 
November 6-8, 2009
Fall Retreat - "The Gift of Sacred Rest"
Slumber Falls Camp & Retreat Center,
New Braunfels
A peaceful, powerful weekend of spiritual direction, meditation, rest and recreation
Facilitated by Rudolf Harst and Zet Baer, with Linda Ronconi, LPC, LMFT leading a special Mandala workshop. Enjoy great food, fun, music, yoga, art and relaxation in the beautiful outdoor setting of Slumber Falls Camp Retreat Center, along the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels. ($175 for early registration by October 25th). Give yourself a gift ... Come, remember who you are.
Calll the Circle Office at 210-533-6767 to register, or for more information.

We Are One

In the
Circle
LONGING for some Sacred Rest ?
 Slumber Falls fountain
It is waiting for YOU ... November 6th, 7th, & 8th
at our FALL RETREAT!
 
We've been hosting retreats at Slumber Falls Camp
 in New Braunfels twice a year for quite awhile,
and we're 
planning to make it a once a year event in the future, 
so now it the time, friends ... 
Come.
Treat yourself to some Sacred Rest.
 
To register, or for more info -
call the Circle office at 210-533-6767

 

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