new creation and the alchemy of love - pendle hill
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MAY 8-10, 2020 (Friday evening through Sunday lunch)
New Creation and the Alchemy of Love A weekend workshop with .O and George Schaefer
Early Friends discovered that there is an Inward Guide that can lead us
into ways of living that are sincere to the Spirit of Christ. This became
the bedrock of Quaker religious experience and remains so today.
When we center ourselves in silent worship, sinking down to the source
of being, what arises is a felt-sense of presence: a Spirit that we trust to
lead us to greater love for others and ourselves. For this reason, early
Friends often spoke of living in the new creation — not a mystical
otherworldly place, but a reality pregnant with potential. It is this
unitive attitude towards God and the world that informs the Quaker
approach: we return to the Spirit!
Join us as we explore living and loving in the new creation, opening our
eyes and our hearts to the deep and creative intelligence of love.
George Schaefer is clerk of Abington Friends Meeting (PA). Since
2009, he has served Philadelphia Yearly Meeting as Care & Aging
Coordinator providing pastoral care and support to meetings and
members. A clinical social worker, George has explored intentional
community and its power to heal and restore relationships.
.O models and teaches the transformative power of Love. Under the care
of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, .O’s ministry, “Love and
Respect Transform,” involves climate justice work with Philly Thrive and
co-facilitating Alternatives to Violence Project trainings, among other
things. A dynamic group facilitator with years of experience in body
wisdom, stress reduction, and the healing powers of love, .O has worked
with such organizations as Women for Sobriety, Women Within, and
Interim House (a drug and alcohol treatment center).
Registration
Visit www.pendlehill.org,
or call Ext. 137 at 610-566 4507
or 800-742-3150 (toll-free in US)
Accommodations
Private room $ 495
Shared room $ 435
Commute $ 300
Fee covers food, lodging, and program
If you need financial assistance,
please complete our online
Financial Assistance Application
Travel
Pendle Hill is just 15 minutes from
Philadelphia International Airport,
and 30 minutes outside the city.
We are near the Wallingford train station.
Take the SEPTA Media/Elwyn line from
Philadelphia and call for a pick-up.