VT Faith Community's Online News - October 2007

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Faith Common is the email newsletter of the Vermont Ecumenical Council & Bible Society (VEC). PLEASE POST IT in your house of worship. To be added to this newsletter mailing list or to submit news, please send an email to the VEC office at info@vecbs.org.

NEW VEC OFFICE HOURS
The VEC’s office hours have changed to Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Telephone messages can be left anytime by calling 802-434-7307.

SPIRITUALITY AS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF HEALTH CARE
The above title is the topic of Christina Puchalski’s talk for the Templeton Lecture in Spirituality and Medicine of the UVM College of Medicine on Thursday. Oct. 18th, 7 p.m. at the College of Medicine’s Carpenter Auditorium in Burlington. The lecture is free and open to the public. Dr. Puchalski is the Founder and Director of The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health. For more information, call Dr. Robert Macauley at 802-847-2000 or Robert.Macauley@vtmednet.org

THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLES: ACHIEVING MILLENNIUM GOALS
St. Michaels’s College Edmundite Center for Faith and Culture is sponsoring this conference on Oct. 18-19. It commemorates the 40th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s ground-breaking encyclical titled “On the Development of Peoples”. Speakers will discuss challenges facing the world regarding full human development and roles they play in achieving the U.N. Millennium Development Goals. The speakers include Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio to the United Nations; J. Bryan Hehir, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; and Albino Barrera, O.P., Providence College, who will deliver the keynote address at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 18, McCarthy Arts Center, at the college in Colchester. The conference will continue throughout the day on Fri., Oct. 19. For the full more information, go to: www.smcvt.edu The conference is listed under “What’s new” on the homepage. Contact: Dr. Edward Mahoney at 802-654-2578 or emahoney@smcvt.edu

MARCUS BORG EVENT
Dr. Marcus Borg, the well-known author and scholar, will speak in Burlington on Sun., Oct. 21st, 4 – 5:30 p.m. at Champlain College Gymnasium. Tickets are required to attend this free lecture – call 802-862-1898. Champlain College and Christ Church Presbyterian are sponsoring.

FORUM ON GLOBAL POVERTY & U.N. MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, will lead the forum on Fri., Nov. 2nd, 3:30 – 5 p.m. at UVM’s Ira Allen Chapel. It is free and all are welcome, however, tickets are required. They are available at St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Student Centers at UVM and St. Michael’s College, and Peace & Justice Center. A question and answer time will follow the presentation. To reserve tickets to pickup at the door, call 802-864-0471 or go online to:
www.dioceseofvermont.org/DioConvention%202007/PBForum07.html

HARVEST FESTIVAL AT ROCK POINT
The Bishop Booth Conference Center at Rock Point in Burlington is sponsoring a harvest festival on Saturday, Oct. 27th from 3 – 9 p.m. It will include indoor & outdoor games, cider and donuts, a harvest soup and pumpkin bread supper, a youth service at 6 p.m. and a family friendly contra dance (with instruction) from 7 – 9 p.m. For the supper and dance, a $10 donation is suggested. To find out more, call 802-658-6233. Please RSVP to: betsycamps@hotmail.com

RETREATS AT LUMEN CHRISTI RETREAT HOUSE IN BENSON, VT

• A knitting retreat will be held Oct. 26 – 28. Bring your favorite knitting project. Knitters (both new & practiced) will share stories and explore the spirituality of knitting.
• “Forgiveness: Moving Toward a Peaceful Heart” is the title of the Nov. 9 – 11 retreat. Ann Duhaime, RSM, will facilitate this retreat. Participants may, with God’s grace and through their own work, take steps on the journey to a more peace-filled heart.
• Retreats run from 7 p.m. Fri. to 1 p.m. Sun. Fee: $150.
  Contact: Institute for Spiritual Development, 802-846-7084 or go to the website: www.spiritvt.org

STEP IT UP 2 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD
Attend an event near you to send a message to political leaders about the need for climate change legislation. To find a nearby event, go to: www.spiritvt.org

CREATING INSPIRED COMMUNITIES
This conference with Dr. Bill Grace will be on Wednesday, Nov. 7th from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Inn at Essex. The participants will explore what brings meaning to their lives and how to build inspired communities through personal practices and community dialogue. Local leaders will join Dr. Grace for an afternoon session. Dr. Bill Grace is the Executive Director, Deep Hope Institute Founder, Center for Ethical Leadership. The cost is $65 per person and some full and partial scholarships are available. Contact Diane Langevin:diane@unitedwaycc.org to register.

TAIZE STYLE WORSHIP AT ROCK POINT
Bishop Booth Conference Center, Rock Point, Burlington is hosting monthly Taize worship services, 1st Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., starting Nov. 7th. Contact: 802-658-6233 or betsycamps@hotmail.com Donations gratefully accepted.