What is a prophet? Who is a prophet? Where did the prophets of the Bible go? The Program Group on Youth & Young Adult Ministry invites young adults (21-39 years of age, clergy or lay) to explore the human nature of prophecy at "Versed," a six-week series of biblical discussions led by Bishops Jon Bruno, Diane Jardine Bruce and Mary Glasspool, and three guest speakers on Tuesday evenings, Sept. 22 - Oct. 27. Participants will eat, learn and reflect together on the bishops' and leaders' teachings as they become well "versed" in the scriptures. Cost per person is $60 for the series, to held at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles 90026. Sessions will begin with dinner at 7:30 p.m. and conclude at 9:30 p.m. To register, click here. (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/versed-hard-truths-tickets-17939927807) Session dates and topics are:

"God Behind Bars In Haiti," a new program offered through the Program Group on Global Partnership and the Diocese of Los Angeles' longstanding Hands In Healing ministry, will engage in a prison ministry in Haiti this Fall. Participants will meet for several sessions in Los Angeles beginning in September to study, and pray, then travel to Haiti Nov. 1 - 7 to accompany the prison population in the town of Jérémie ("Jeremiah") in the country's remote western region. While in Haiti, participants will meet with prison inmates and their families; purchase, prepare, and deliver food to the prison; engage in group bible study; offer spiritual direction; meet with Haitian clergy; and engage with Haitian human rights activists on the subject of prison reform. Read more here.

The Abundant Table/Join The Farm! organization celebrates its recent move to McGrath Family Farm with their "Feast In the Field" fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event will feature live music, a tour of the farm, and a three-course dinner consisting of locally grown foods and beverages. Tickets are $150 and all proceeds will go towards the farm. The McGrath Family Farm is located at 1012 West Ventura Boulevard, Camarillo 93010. For information, contact Sarah Nolan at sarah@theabundanttable.org or 888.707.6513. The Abundant Table is a community-based, not-for-profit organization and five-acre farm. Its mission is to change lives and food systems by creating sustainable relationships to the land and the local community.

The Rev. Anthony Keller, deacon at St. George's Church, La Cańada, his launching a weekly Thoughtful Walking group, meeting Tuesday mornings, 10 - 11 a.m. at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cańada Flintridge 91011. Participants will be handed a slip of paper with a quotation, will be free to roam around the gardens to ponder the question, and for the last 20 minutes will gather in the outdoor patio area to share what insights they have gained. Regular admission prices apply to enter the garden, but many weekly walkers have memberships that allow them to sign in themselves and a guest. All are welcome. For information, contact Keller at 818.790.3323 or send an email to office@saintGLC.org.

The Human & the Holy, a spiritual formation community at St. Paul's Church, Pomona, has announced its 2015 - 2016 theme: "A Rabbi, a Priest, a Poet and a Tenderheart Walk into a Bar," feauring discussion of the lives, writings, theology and spirituality of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Catholic monk Thomas Merton, American poet Mary Oliver, and "tenderhearted companion of the anawim" Jean Vanier. Led by teacher, spiritual guide and writer Dan Miller, participants will take part in five characteristic movements: (1) silence for prayer and personal reflection; (2) spiritual practice; (3) reverent dialogue in companion circles; (4) thoughtful presentations; and (5) ritual action. Come, be part of this circle of sacred dialogue and holy listening. Sessions will take place on Sundays, 1:30 - 5 p.m. Sept. 20, Oct. 18., Dec. 20, Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 20, April 24 and May 15 at St. Paul's church, 242 E. Alvarado Street, Pomona 91767. Fee for al sessions is $360 per person; a second member of the same household is $180. Individual session fee is $50. (A three-installment payment plan is available.) For information, call 626.964.5861 or email to j.ajayesthal4@verizon.net.

A few spaces are still available at the Mt. Calvary Monastery for the Silent Retreat, offered by the Community of Divine Love. Led by the Rev. Dennis Gibbs and Sister Greta Ronningen, the retreat will be held Sept. 10 - 13. For more information, call 626.703.4474 or see info@cdlmonks.org. Space is limited; cost is $400 per person for four days, including meals. The Mount Calvary Monastery is located at 505 E. Los Olivos Street, Santa Barbara 93105. Gibbs and Ronningen are monks of the Community of Divine Love and chaplains to the incarcerated. Both are writers, retreat leaders and spiritual directors.

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     Featuring readings by award-winning poets Richard Jarrette and Pamela Davis, followed by a reception featuring complimentary refreshments and book signing opportunities. Jarrette will read from his newest book, A Hundred Million Years of Nectar Dances (Green Writers Press, 2015), described as a poetry cycle of singular beauty in nature that reveals an inherent religious quality. The poems dance and sing and play and rest with their subjects. Davis will read from her new book Lunette (ABZ Press, 2015) an innovative and compelling collection of poems previously published in national magazines.