Stony Point CenterSeptember 2014
In This Issue
People's Climate March
Farm to Table Gala
Changing the conversation
Farm Update: Tomatoes!
Pursing the spiritual roots of protest
Upcoming Events
Recipe from our kitchen
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"Many faiths - one home" - that's what kept running through my head, and my heart, this past Sunday as 18 of us from the Community of Living Traditions participated in the People's Climate March in New York City.  There were signs from so many faith traditions - Presbyterians, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Episcopalians, Methodists, and more - as we mobilized and marched with hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life.  En route, we saw Buddhists sitting in meditation in solidarity with the march.   Before marching, we heard the Muslim call to prayer, sang gospel songs, and heard Rabbi Waskow talk about the breath of God and Life that is in every breath that we take.  Each person delved deep into that spiritual wellspring that unites us all and prayed with their feet for the strength of will for humanity to take care of and protect our only home. We will continue to pray with our feet, hearts, minds and hands, and invite you to join us!
  
Sincerely,
Kitty Ufford-Chase
Co-Director
Stony Point Center
  

People's Climate March

Worshiping with our feet
One of the most wonderful parts of a large, peaceful protest march is the creativity of the signs that participants make, and the People's Climate March this past Sunday (to sound the alarm to the world leaders gathering for this week's UN Climate Summit) was a prime example: "This is un-polarbear-able." "Windmills not weapons." "Esperanza para la tierra." "Stop Global Warming. None Like it Hot." "Our Deen (faith) is Green." "Because there is no Planet B."
For this historic occasion, Community of Living Traditions members made T-shirts, signs, and a gorgeous banner with the message of "Love the Earth, Grow Sustainable Community" (see enews header above), and marched with over 300,00o of our closest friends, including many groups that visit us here. We mobilized with thousands of other people of faith and waited over 3 hours to join in the march because there were so many people ahead of us. However, the waiting time went quickly as we participated in songs, prayers, and meditations from many traditions, and enjoyed seeing the inflatable mosque and the 20 ft. wooden ark with the "We are all Noah now!" banner on it. We ended the day exhausted but energized by our new friends for action on climate change and ready to keep up the momentum on this critical global issue. Moving forward, we will be participating in the ourvoices.net network of faith groups that is forming as a result of the march. Check it out!

To see pictures from this event, visit us on the web.

Farm to Table GALA Sunday, Oct. 26th
Come feast for the future of Stony Point Center!
Stony Point Center is moving food justice forward with our beautiful farm - and we want you to be part of it. Please join us on Sunday, October 26th, for our first annual "Farm to Table Gala". Nothing fancy; just good folks - and GREAT food!
Our evening will include:
~ 4-6pm: a "campus fair" with music, hors d'oeuvres, tours of the farm and campus, a raffle, information and updates from the community, and a chance to mix and mingle with old and new friends.
~ 6-8pm: a home-cooked meal made with produce picked straight from our thriving farm, along with words of welcome from our hosts, and updates from the co-directors and our multifaith intentional community.
~ The highlight of the evening will be the presentation of our first ever Living Tradition Award, to be given to an individual or organization whose work exemplifies the values of the Community of Living Traditions: justice, peace, nonviolence, earth-consciousness and radical hospitality.
Please join us! Register here.
Please help us spread the word about this event by joining our Facebook Event Page and inviting your Facebook Friends! 
Your business, community organization or house of worship can also support this event. To view our sponsorship options, click here
Changing the conversation: Claiming our voice -Sept. 27/28
Hudson River Presbytery will be having an event this weekend, September 27-28 at SPC.

Join J. Herbert Nelson II, Director of the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness, and Mark Koenig, Director of the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, as we explore why and how we are called to employ our unique Christian voice to bring about change in the world.
To learn more about this event and to register, visit this article.
Farm Update
This year is the year of the tomato. We're well on our way to a ton of tomatoes harvested (and may pass that point while you're reading this). It's a great time filled with good salads, sauces, and salsa. We love tomatoes. Read more about what's happening on the farm on our website
Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest: A Historic Model for Discerning Responses to Uncertain Times - Sept. 26
Fifty years ago, several committed Christian peacemakers gathered for a retreat to discern meaningful nonviolent responses to a time of war and social crises. The retreat was hosted by Thomas Merton and included Dan and Phil Berrigan, John Howard Yoder, A.J. Muste, Jim Forrest, and Tom Cornell. Together they processed ideas about contrasts between spiritual and social "privilege," the role of technology, the relationship between church and society, our "right" to protest, and sources of hope.
The story of this event and its themes has been captured in Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest: Merton, Berrigan, Yoder, and Muste at the Gethsemani Abbey Peacemakers Retreat. Gordon Oyer, the book's author, will share from his story of that event and lead us in discussion on how that fifty-year-old conversation continues to inspire us in our struggles for spiritually-grounded responses to the social challenges of our own times. Please join Oyer at Stony Point Center this Friday, September 26, at 7:00 p.m. The event is free. To learn more about this event, visit this article. Spread the word with this flyer.
Upcoming Events
We have many exciting upcoming events. In fact, if you visit our upcoming events page, you'll see events from now through December. Whether you're interested in music, protest, theology, or shutting down Indian Point, you'll find something for you. Check it out and keep checking back as we add more!



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Recipe
from
the
SPC
kitchen
This is a lovely egg dish that is great when you're overwhelmed by the fruits of your labor (in this case our tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and onions from the garden). It is good for any meal, but we just had it for breakfast this week.

Ingredients: olive oil, 4 eggs, 1 large onion, 1 large red pepper, 4 large ripe tomatoes, 2 cloves garlic, parsley, basil, coriander, black pepper, and salt. This is a "free-style" dish. You can add eggplant, hot peppers, cheese, capers, olives or whatever else you'd like.

Directions: Chop the onion, garlic and pepper. Fry the onions until lightly golden. Add pepper and continue cooking for another 5 minutes over medium heat. Add tomatoes (peeled and chopped), garlic and cook another 10 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally. Add black pepper and salt to taste. Make room for the eggs in the sauce and break them gently into the pan. Cover and cook until the eggs are done the way you like them.
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