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Interfaith
Spiritual Center
4619 N. Michigan, Portland Oregon |
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Interfaith
Spiritual Center
4619 N. Michigan, Portland Oregon |
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RESOURCES FOR YOUR GROUP
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We welcome the opportunity
to provide a program for your community group or organization. Please
contact a staff member if you would like to arrange this. Workshops
and classes are also offered on site at the Interfaith Spiritual Center
when there are enough interested people on the waiting list. If you
are interested in being notified about a specific program at the Interfaith
Spiritual Center, please contact the staff member. Please check the Calendar page to see if any of these subjects are currently being offered.
Make this a retreat day. Learn two prayer forms that can enhance anyone’s spiritual practice. Lectio Divina is a First Century Christian contemplative practice that began in the desert of Egypt and was adopted again by St. Benedict. Lectio Divina uses deep meditation on sacred text to enhance our personal spiritual experiences. Centering Prayer is a prayer form regaining popularity today. Centering Prayer is the practice of entering the deepest center of one’s being to rest in God or the Spirit of Life. Enjoy a contemplative half-day in group prayer and meditation.
Eunice Schroeder, D.Min. Sacred Journey Ministries 503-233-2026 x 4 The ancient practice of Spiritual Direction is enjoying a revival. What is this contemplative practice? Where did it come from? What happens in Spiritual Direction? And why would anyone want to try it? This presentation can be adapted to your needs in terms of length and size of group. It can include several professional Spiritual Directors ready to answer any and all questions. For
more information -- SacredJourneyMin@aol.com
Centering Prayer and the Labyrinth Eunice Schroeder, D.Min. 360-695-4965
or 503-233-2026 ext. 4
This workshop combines two ancient spiritual practices, both of which are gaining adherents in our time. The metaphor of the spiritual journey -- a spiraling inward -- ties these two practices together in a powerful experience of a deepening spiritual path. This 4-hour workshop can be expanded for those who want even more background and practice. Because the 2 Labyrinths available are portable (24' and 36' in diameter) the program can be presented in a very meaningful way in a retreat setting also. 
Spiritual Discovery Circles
Gretchen Meyer, MA 360-608-8572 or 503-233-2026, x3 Email: GretchenMeyer@Comcast.net I once heard a song that told the story of a man floating in the sea just offshore. The people on the beach saw him with his hand in the air, and they waved back. He wasn't waving, he was drowning. The physical, emotional and spiritual demands of work, our culture, and events in the world can make us feel as if we too are in over our heads. Spiritual Discovery Circles invite you to save space in your life, to slow down, and soothe your soul. Through explorations of prayer and meditation, we will access the wisdom of body, mind, and spirit. There will be silence and sharing and play. We will make our own prayer beads to ground us in a personal spiritual practice.
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Mothers Save the World, the View from 2020 is a short and powerful book with a vision long on possibilities and hope. Oralee Stiles takes a sweeping look back from Mother’s Day in the year 2020 at the actions inspired by women standing to save the world. The changes in our values and behaviors began with mothers mourning together across political and religious divisions, the war deaths of their children. As they reached out to each other from the depth of their common sacrificial pain, their hearts opened wide to the children who were alive but starving. Plans formed to engage an organized and existing system in distributing the food already available on the planet to these dying yet living children. Other mothers saw the possibilities of directing corporate profits to imaginative projects for the well-being of life. Hope and inspiration moved people to use their unique skills and resources in innovative ways to better life for all children. “We all win, when children win” became the theme. The book engages the reader in the heart. The captivating possibilities described in the vision inspire women and men to be creative and hopeful in living forward with actions that matter. Read the book online or download the PDF file. It prints on 14 pages. Email Oralee Stiles at MothersSave@aol.com to share ideas and to order printed copies for $5. |
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Interfaith Spiritual Center
Staff members also provide programs and retreats for specific community
needs.
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This
workshop answers the many historical, cultural, and spiritual questions
people have around this universal spiritual symbol that is being reborn
in our generation. The presenter has been researching this ritual
and its use for over 4 years and working with participants to help enrich
their time with it.