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You are invited to

The Universe Story 
Amazing and Sacred

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Hubble's view of the Eagle Nebula's star-forming region is well known as the "Pillars of Creation."


Saturday, October 22, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Registration begins at 8:30a.m.

COST:  $20

Register below or 
Click here for the flyer with instructions
 for mail-in registration


OVERVIEW

With recent scientific discoveries and the gift of the Hubble Telescope, a new view of the amazing evolutionary story of which we are a part is available to us. The entire cosmological unfolding from billions of years ago until the present moment is the astonishing and sacred event to which we have access. And the Divine Presence, God, is involved in all of it. Today, scientists and theologians are looking together at what the new cosmology, as it is called, reveals, and what it offers toward creating a future full of hope.

Our gathering on the morning of October 22 might be called an interactive retreat experience. It will include a re-introduction to and ritual presentation of the Universe Story. We will explore how a deepening knowledge of this story and its implications can affect our view of God, creation, our planet and ourselves.

While this amazing and sacred story may be familiar to many of you, it has the power to expand our consciousness each time we ponder it. Working together to foster peace & justice in our world, our church, and ourselves. 

  
LOCATION

Madison Christian Community 
7118 Old Sauk Road
Madison, WI

Click for map and directions (Google Maps). 

Directions from the east & south 
using  I-90 and exiting on Hwy 12-18 west:
Exit right onto Old Sauk Rd;  

Go 3/10 miles
Community of Hope UCC is on left

Directions from north or west using Hwy 12 or 14:
At exit 253, take ramp right and follow signs for Old Sauk Rd;   
Turn left onto Old Sauk Rd;

Go 3/10 miles, church is on left. 

FACILITATOR

Clare Wagner, OP is a Dominican sister who has a background in literature and theology with a concentration in spirituality. Currently, the focus of her ministry is spiritual direction, retreat work and adult faith formation. Her experience includes teaching, administration, campus ministry and, recently, coordination of a spiritual guidance training program. Clare has been leading contemplative retreats for women for the past decade. A focus of her ministry and study is women’s spirituality; her passions are attentiveness to the universe, especially our small planet, and the needs of women around the globe. 

Clare is the author of Awakening to Prayer, a volume in the 2007-2010 series, Called to Holiness: A Women’s Perspective. 

"Everything which God Created millions of years ago and everything which will be created by God after millions of years – if the world endures that long – God is creating all that in the innermost and deepest realms of the human soul.  Everything of the past and everything of the present and everything of the future God creates in the innermost realms of the soul." 

Meister Eckhart

REGISTRATION

Register for this event by completing the two steps below. Send an email to calltoactionmadison@gmail.com for student rate or scholarship. 

Step 1. Select the appropriate item and by clicking "Add to Cart" below and following payment instructions.  Return to this page to complete Step 2.

The Universe Story 2011
$
20.00    

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Call To Action – Madison
P.O. Box 45894,
Madison, Wisconsin 53744-5894

Contact us at calltoactionmadison@gmail.com for membership inquires, comments, or questions.

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