ecofaith, uniting church
mid north coast NSW
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FAITH. ON EARTH (2010) . Connecting faith and ecology through our heart, mind, soul and stomach
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It's all over now, but this is pretty much what we did...
You are welcome to come to some or all of the program, but we ask you to be on time, and to stay for the whole session (shaded blocks below). Also, “creation spirituality”, and “life centred theology” are units, so we ask that you come to both sessions where possible.
| Friday 6pm |
Dinner at Guru foods (vegetarian, mostly local and organic meals) |
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Watch the tens of thousands of fruit bats take off for the night |
| 7:30-9:30 |
Meet at St Andrews |
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Songs and film snippets plus group reflection on them |
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| Saturday |
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| 8am |
optional brekkie and wandering around the monthly market |
| 9:30am |
meet at St Andrews |
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Creativity & food preparation (start on the bread for dinner) |
| 10-am-12pm |
creation spirituality 1 (4 paths, 3 vocations, 2 stances and the only prayer) |
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Weaving the soul (creativity and song), mind (input from Matt Henry) and heart (group work) |
| 12-2pm |
lunch: a long luxurious one in town, or get in a swim at the river as well. |
| 2-4pm |
creation spirituality 2 |
| 4:30 - 6:30 |
Northbank Community Garden (100 Northbank Rd) |
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Food and Faith: Input from Shana Henry, wandering, harvesting in the garden; making dinner |
| 7pm |
bat watching, swimming, whatever... |
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planning ecofaith for those who want to contribute something tomorrow |
| Sunday |
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| 8am |
optional brekkie in town. |
| 10 - 11:30 |
regular ecofaith gathering in Bellingen Park, followed by morning tea |
| 11:30 - 12:30 |
St Andrews, life centred theology 1 weaving the soul, mind (input from Jason John) and heart. |
| 12:30 - 2 |
lunch |
| 2-4pm |
Life centred theology 2: some practical applications |
| Input from Jason and also Miriam Pepper from Uniting EarthWeb |
| 4pm |
closing ritual |
| 5ish |
a meal together somewhere in town |
| 6:30pm |
Transition Bellingen movie in council park (St Andrews if wet): The Yes Men fix the world |
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