May 8th, 2009

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Summer Institute on Religion and Arts at United

SUMMER INSTITUTE IN SPIRITUALITY AND THE ARTS
June 9-12, 2009

Are you needing time to nourish your soul this summer?
Are you looking for a Continuing Education opportunity close to home?
Are you a religious leader wanting an opportunity to renew your ministry skills?
Are you seeking an educational opportunity as part of a sabbatical or study time?

 The Summer Institute [...]

Faith in Flux

From the Pew Forum on Relgion and Public Life:
Americans change religious affiliation early and often. In total, about half of American adults have changed religious affiliation at least once during their lives. Most people who change their religion leave their childhood faith before age 24, and many of those who change religion do so more [...]

ALT7 Conference @ Montreat

The alt7 Conference, designed for clergy under the age of 40, is slated at Montreat (N.C.) Conference Center June 8-11. Conference literature notes that clergy under the age of 40 are younger than the average Presbyterian, adding, ” We may be online, energized, underpaid, frustrated, creative, isolated, prophetic, weary, traditional, misunderstood, innovative, disillusioned, post-modern, hopeful, [...]

Peace and Nonviolence Retreat in Circle Pines

  “CREATING A CULTURE OF PEACE: INTERFAITH RETREAT IN ACTIVE NONVIOLENCE”
Sponsored by MN Fellowship of Reconciliation; and the St. Paul Interfaith Network
June 12-14, 2009
Hospitality Place Retreat Center
Circle Pines, MN
Friday, 5pm – Sunday, 2pm
for information contact:  Rev. Don Christensen at 651-690-2609; rachelanddon@msn.com
Enrollment limited; registration deadline, May 22, 2009

Prayer Vigil for Potsville, IA

  Prayer Vigil on the First Anniversary of the Immigration Raid in Postville & in Remembrance of Raids Throughout Minnesota
Ramsey Adult Detention Center
425 Grove Street
Saint Paul, MN
Tuesday, May 12   6:00 PM
As people of faith, we stand in solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters and their families as many gather for this nationwide day of [...]