Cultivating Connections Recommends:
Events for Metro Louisville - December 2012 Edition
Affirming Connections between Planet, People, Power and Possibilities
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Louisville Sustainability Forum
Wednesday, December 5 12 - 1:45 pm
Passionist Earth and Spirit Center
(located behind St Agnes Church at 1920 Newburg Road)
20 Minute Presentation
Kentucky Conservation Committee with Art Williams, Executive Director Kentucky Conservation Committee (KCC) is a 35 year old environmental non-profit that got its start soon after citizens had successfully opposed a proposal to dam the Red River. Since its formation it has advocated in Frankfort for a wide range of issues including improvements in regulating coal mining, improving water quality, fighting for a bottle bill and protecting the state's agricultural lands.
Today, KCC advocates for cleaner energy for the state, land conservation and stewardship, biodiversity and outdoor environmental education. KCC advances work on these goals through citizen participation in the legislative process and through building coalitions of concerned groups and citizens.
5 minute presentation
Winter Gardening
with Steve Paradis Continue practicing food self reliance during cold weather. Fresh Start Growers Supply owner discusses basic techniques.
Now in its fifth year the purposes of the Louisville Sustainability Forum are:
1. We hold and promote the intention of sustainability for Louisville.
2. We establish and nourish relationships that strengthen community and create change.
3. We create a space for discussion that inspires, motivates and deepens our ability to catalyze social change.
Food & drink:
Heine Bros. provides us with Heine Bros. coffee. Feel free to bring a bag lunch. If you'd like to prepare extra food or drink to share with others, that is always welcome!
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Sunday, December 9, 11 am
Greening with Life:
a special service
with Mark Steiner of Cultivating Connections
featuring the music of kRi and hettie!
Clifton Unitarian Church 2231 Payne St
In addition to the song stylings of kRi n' hettie, guest speaker Mark Steiner will offer an inspiring exploration of our deep connections with mother Earth and the power of the four-fold path: Celebration, Lamentation, Co-Creation and Equalization to bring us back into balance with the wild and beautiful natural world that gave birth to us and
sustains us day by day.  Mark Steiner serves as Outreach and Program Director for Interfaith Power and Light and is director of Cultivating Connections, a Louisville non-profit "nurturing and celebrating our connections with each other and our world." He has facilitated retreats, workshops, ceremonies, etc. since 1991. Specialties include Creation Spirituality, Environmental Spirituality, and the Universe Story. In addition, he helps youth explore messages of peace and cooperation through digital media with the PeaceCasters at the Peace Education Program.  kRi is a word alchemist who layers her voice over the acoustic guitar grooves and smooth vocals of hettie. Their music and performance inspires and motivates both young and old and still maintains that down to earth, porch-hip-hop feeling. In addition, Mark finds their talent and positivity oh so uplifting. The service is followed by a community meal. Hope to see you there! |
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Saturday, December 15th 5pm
Winter Eco-Justice Worship and Potluck
142 Crescent Ave
(back building of Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church)
Gathering in a warm place on a cold late Saturday afternoon, as the light fades from the sky, we will worship God as we explore winter themes of darkness, cold, wind, silence, and expectation. In this pre-solstice, pre-Christmas time, we appreciate and expect the beauty of light as we also hold precious the beauty of dark. How does God speak to you in winter? What are you learning through an interior winter? How does darkness nourish life? We will sing, pray, read scripture, and move our bodies as we embrace the gifts of rest and grounding that God offers in this season. The Eco-Justice Worship Collective ("creating dynamic, ecumenical, inclusive worship space to engage in eco-justice concerns") is an initiative of the Presbytery of Mid-Kentucky's Ecclesia Project and is supported by Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church. We gather as a community of Christians and seekers from all backgrounds, as pursuers of global justice, as lovers of the world, and as advocates for earth's healing. For more information, contact Rebecca at r_barnesdavies@yahoo.com
or find "Eco-Justice Worship Collective" on facebook or visit the
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Monday, December 17 6:00 pm
Social Change Book Club
It All Turns on Affection by Wendell Berry
Heine Bros. Coffee 119 Chenoweth Lane, St Matthews. 
For December, we renew our annual practice of visiting the work of Wendell Berry. The annual Jefferson Lecture, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is the most prestigious honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. In this year's lecture, It All Turns on Affection, Berry laments the increasing divergence of modern man from the environment and local communities.
The Social Change Book Club is now in its seventh year of monthly meetings.
The Social Change Book Club is open to everyone who is interested in understanding, participating, leading, or supporting social change. Each month we select a book and get together to discuss. Selections rotate among three themes: social changes, how we work with others to make change happen, and the inner qualities needed to bring change into the world.
Please just show up if you are interested--no RSVP, commitment, etc. It is great when people have read the book, but that is not a requirement to come and discuss.
We got this going because there is a lot to learn about how to make social change happen, and people who are interested in changing the world need opportunities to share stories and experience community with others who care.
Hosted by Howard Mason
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Tuesday, December 18, 7:00 PM Greater Louisville Sierra Club Solstice Dinner
Locust Grove  The Sierra Club will host their annual December Solstice Celebration on Tuesday, December 18, 6:30 p.m. at historic Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY (for directions see www.locust-grove.org). They will provide drinks and a main dish. Potluck dishes are welcome. Please come for a casual dinner and engaging fellowship and a celebration of the successes of 2012, wrap up a challenging and productive year, and welcome special guests. Meetings will return to the Clifton Center on Tuesday, January 22.
Free and open to the public.
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Friday, December 21 7pm
Winter Solstice Celebration
"The Womb of Winter"
Unity of Louisville 757 S. Brook St
This year's Winter Solstice Celebration will launch Unity's Birth 2012 event see next calendar item). Our exploration will include reflection, music, ceremony and sacred movement exploring how we can each contribute to birthing a new era of compassion.
Cultivating Connection's Sacred Celebrations are designed to offer an opportunity to strengthen our awareness of the sacredness of creation and to nurture our connections to each other, to other species, and to the planet as a whole.
Sacred Celebrations are a cooperative effort by artists, spiritual leaders, and activists to offer relevant, nurturing and experiential celebrations to the broader community. These collaborators work together to co-create unique, enjoyable, reverent gatherings rooted in a sense of deep spirituality and connection.
Sacred Celebrations are
Free and Open to the Public.
Donations are appreciated.
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From Friday, December 21, 7pm to Saturday, December 22 at 8pm Birthing a New Era of Compassion
at Unity of Louisville 757 S. Brook St. A 24 hour Community Compassion Celebration of
Music Singing Dancing Drumming Bowls Piano Guitar Lights Native Flute Meditation Chanting Prayers Healing Yoga Qigong Artworks Ceremony Rap Feasting Belly Dancing
Lunch Feast: 12 noon on December 22 for the hungry or homeless Performing Artists include:Dick Sisto, John Gage, Tyrone Cotton, Pete Peterson, Crescent Hill Baptist Youth Choir, Barefoot Best Friends, Next Exit, Denise Sherman, Raqia, Colette Delaney, Fred Bogert, Hallelujah Activation, Bud Eagle Wolf, Fred Keams, T.R.U. and A Blissful Gathering. FREE EVENT - ALL ARE WELCOME!email martha@marthacreek.com for additional information www.birth2012.com www.unityoflouisville.org
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