EARTHKEEPING NEWS
A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY


Volume Seven, Number Four
May/June 1998


Coming Up

May 22 - 24, Cincinnati OH EARTHSPIRIT RISING: MIDWEST CONFERENCE ON HEALING AND CELEBRATING PLANET EARTH, sponsored by Mt. Saint Joseph College, Jesuit Community at Xavier University, seven congregations of Women Religious, IMAGO and others. Speakers include Rosemary Radford Ruether, John Seed, David Orr, Paula Gonzalez, Al Fritsch. Contact EarthSpirit Rising, 553 Enright Ave., Cincinnati OH 45205; 513/ 921-5124.
May 29 - 31, Bangor PA WOMEN WHO HARDLY COUNTED, WOMEN WE COUNT ON, seminar on extraordinary women who beat the odds; led by Daniel Berrigan. Contact Kirkridge, 2495 Fox Gap Rd, Bangor PA 18013; 610/ 588-1793.
June 4 - 6, Seattle WA ON THE ROAD, honoring those who seek new and ancient understandings as co-creators with God in the world, sponsored by Center for Progressive Christianity. Contact Peter Strimer, St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle WA 98102; 206/ 323-0300x217; email: pstrimer@aol.com
June 5 - 7, Harpers Ferry WV CROSSING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN CIVILIZATION AND WILDNESS, an experiential retreat to discover new relationships with non-human life forms, led by environmental writer Ed Zahnhiser and Verle Headings, professor of genetics and founding member of Rolling Ridge Retreat Community. For more information, contact Rolling Ridge, RR #4, Box 314K, Harpers Ferry WV 25425; 304/ 725-4172.
June 7 - 10, Berkeley CA SCIENCE AND THE SPIRITUAL QUEST, sponsored by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, examines critical points of contact between science and religion through eyes of scientists influenced by the monotheistic traditions. Contact CTNS c/o Professional Meeting Planners, 5 Central Square, #201, Stoneham MA 02180; 781/279-9887; email: pmpmeeting@aol.com
June 20 - 26, Garrison NY LINKING POLLUTION, INJUSTICE AND EXPLOITATION TO HUMAN SUFFERING, the second National Ecology Apostolate Leadership Training Conference of the Secular Franciscan Order, USA., open to the public. Contact Charles Spencer, SFO, 107 Jensen Circle, W. Springfield MA 01089; 413/ 737-7600; email: espencer@mail.map.com
July 9 - 12, St. Paul MN SUMMER SPIRITUALITY INSTITUTE, Hildegard of Bingen Festival co-produced by St. Paul's Monastery, Maplewood MN and Wisdom Ways Resource Center, College of St. Catherine, 1890 Randolph Ave., St. Paul MN 55105; 612/ 690-8830.
July 13 - 17, Salt Lake City UT WHOLE EARTH AND WHOLE PERSON MINISTRY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, sponsored by Iliff School of Theology, Colorado and Claremont School of Theology, California; led by Dr. Howard Clinebell, author of Eco-therapy: Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves; and by Dr. David Randle, director of the WHALE (Wellness, Health and Lifestyle Education) Center.) Contact WHALE Center, 9844 GlendoverWay, Sandy UT 84092;801/572-6304; WHALE444@aol.com.
July 16 - 19, Sinsinawa WI SHARING THE WISDOM, SHAPING THE DREAM, an annual gathering of the Sisters of Earth with panel discussions, small group work, storytelling, and celebration. Contact, before June 15, Sr. Mary Lou Dolan, St. Mary of the Woods College, St. Mary of the Woods, IN 47876; email: mldolan@woods.smwc.edu; phone 812/ 535-5160.


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