EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Five, Number Five May/June 1996 Coming Up June 14 - 16, Olivet MI IN CHRIST ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER; an ecumenical conference sponsored by the Michigan Ecumenical Consultation on Christianity and Ecology (MECCE). Featured presenters: Jose Hobday, OSF, Kevin O'Shea, CSsP,and Barbara Tipton. Contact MECCE at Michigan Ecumenical Forum, 809 Center St. #7B, Lansing MI 48906; 517/485-4395. June 24 - July 1, Ghost Ranch NM GOD'S EARTH, OUR HOME, sponsored by Presbyterians for Restoring Creation. Plenaries, workshops, panel discussions, outdoor experiences, and training for "Restoring Creation Enablers." Contact Ghost Ranch Conference Center, HC 77, Box 11, Abiquiu NM 87510; 505/685-4333, fax 505/685-4519. June 28 - 30, Bangor PA EARTHKEEPING: UNCOVERING THE SPIRIT OF PLACE, an experiential retreat led by staff members Philip Snyder, Patricia Paine, and architect Mark Connors, is designed to kindle our "re-enchantment" with the Earth, letting the land instruct us. Contact Kirkridge, Bangor PA 18013- 9359, 610/ 588-1793. July 7 - 12, St. Paul MN RENEWING THE HUMAN SPIRIT: ROOTING OUR SPIRITUALITY IN EARTH, sponsored by Wisdom Ways Resource Center for Spirituality, College of St. Catherine and Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet; a week long holistic exploration of ecology and spirituality. Presenters include Miriam Therese MacGillis, Paul Gruchow, Dana Lee Jackson, and Elizabeth Dodson-Gray. Contact Wisdom Ways, 1890 Randolph Ave., St. Paul MN 55105, 612/ 690-6890. July 22 - 29, Abiquiu NM BUILDING COMMUNITIES FROM THE INSIDE OUT: HOW CAN THE CHURCH HELP? John P. Kretzman (Northwestern University, Evanston IL) and Rev. Craig Lewis (Director of Neighborhood Institute, Chicago) lead a week long seminar to discuss what makes communities strong, what threatens them, and what local congregations can do to build healthy communities. Contact Ghost Ranch, HC 77, Box 11, Abiquiu NM 87510-9601; 505/ 685-4333. May - August, Clark's Summit PA, HOMECOMINGS: CENTER FOR ECOLOGY AND CONTEMPLATION WOMEN'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. Volunteers help in the gardens, can share in the community's rhythm of prayer, solitude and celebration and use the resources in Earth Literacy for research and study. Contact Sr. Gail Warcelo, CP, St. Gabriel's Monastery, 631 Griffin Pond Rd., Clarks Summit PA 18411; 717/ 586-4957. Home     Table of Contents