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Monday, September 1st

Society of Novus Spiritus Study Group
will be using space at St. Paul Church

Sunday, September 7th

Worship: "A Prayerful Response to Michael Moore’s Letter to God"

Speaker: Rev.Toni Cook

Buddhist Christian Interspiritual Service
with Dr. Bob Mischke, Director of the Center for Spiritual Transformation

"Meditation and Freedom"

Potluck Casual

Please bring a food item to share.

Monday, September 8th

Society of Novus Spiritus Study Group
will be using space at St. Paul Church

Wednesday, September 10th

Finance Meeting

Choir Practice for St. Paul Singers

Anyone who loves to sing is welcome to join the choir!

All members are asked to make a regular commitment of time. The choir will sing the 2nd & 4th Sundays.

Thursday, September 11th

Sacred Activism Book Group

Please join us in a discussion of Dimitri Orlov’s Reinventing Collapse (New Society Publishers, 2008).

In case you can't get the book, read Orlov's funny but insightful essay "Closing the Collapse Gap: the USSR was better prepared for collapse than the US" which you can find on the web at: http://www.energybulletin.net/node/23259.

The book Reinventing Collapse is more "serious" than the essay but is still pretty interesting and sometimes hysterically funny. We thought this would be good to study because it gives us insight into what we should be preparing for as the environment and the economy decline, and oil supplies are less and less available - regardless if there's a collapse as dramatic as Orlov predicts - and it's in line with Andrew Harvey's view of how bad off we really are.

If you have any questions, please email Keith at keith@compassionatespirit.com.

Sunday, Sunday 14th

Worship: "The Profound Prayer of Thanksgiving"

This service is dedicated to all those who volunteered at St. Paul Church this summer as painters, cleaners, carpenters, speakers, musicians, liturgists, and greeters.

Speaker: Rev.Toni Cook
Music: St. Paul Singers, and Gott Jazz

Potluck

Please bring a favorite food to share with our St. Paul’s community.

Buddhist Christian Interspiritual Service
with Rollie Stanich of The Integral Spiritual Center

"States, Stages, Shadow: Spirituality for the 21st Century – The Integral Philosophy of Ken Wilber"

Monday, September 15th

Society of Novus Spiritus Study Group
will be using space at St. Paul Church

Tuesday, September 16th

Ancient Texts Study Group: The Gospel of Thomas

Toni Cook will introduce The Gospel of Thomas and initiate a group discussion.

There are several good translations of the Gospel, but you might want to pick up this version: The Gospel of Thomas: Annotated & Explained, Translation & Annotation by Stevan Davies, Series Edited by Andrew Harvey, Skylight Paths Pub.

Also, you can read the Gospel online at: http://users.misericordia.edu//davies/thomas/Trans.htm

Friday, September 19th

The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado - Interfaith Dialogue Series

An Evening of Interfaith Exploration and Dialogue
People of all faith traditions are invited to join The Interfaith Alliance for an event at St. Paul.

As a society, we are facing many time-sensitive and often gut-wrenching issues – calling for our best attentions and insights. Through dialogue, we are invited into a process where we seek to profoundly understand each other – to listen deeply; to establish true respect; to suspend judgment; and, to speak from our authentic voice. To this hope, the practice of dialogue emerges as a "container" to disarm and begin to "think together".

The goal of the evening is three-fold:
• To engage the senses with some of the sights, sounds and tastes from the host tradition;
• To create a time of learning and sharing about a facet of the spirit of the host tradition as well as the practice of dialogue; and,
• To provide an opportunity for mutually respectful, deep listening and dialogue using a theme that relates to current faith and life.

Sunday, September 21st

Worship: "Experiencing the Ancient Practice of Christian Centering Prayer"

Speaker: Rev.Toni Cook

Buddhist Christian Interspiritual Service
with Dr. Bob Mischke, Director of the Center for Spiritual Transformation

"Meditation and Freedom"

Monday, September 22nd

Society of Novus Spiritus Study Group
will be using space at St. Paul Church

Friday, September 26th

Sacred Activism Group: Film Night

Join us for a viewing of the 48 minute documentary Conviction – Producer Brenda Fox and Sisters Ardeth Platte and Carol Gilbert will introduce the film and lead a community conversation.

Conviction is a documentary about the Sacred Earth and Space plowshares action of Dominican Sisters Jackie Hudson, Carol Gilbert and and Ardeth Platte at a Minuteman III missile silo in Colorado . The documentary explores the role of religion in politics, the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. foreign policy and the role of international law in the federal courts.

To read more about Conviction the documentary click here.

Also on display for the weekend at St. Paul Church will be the: Eyes Wide Open Exhibit - representing the soldiers and civilians who have died in the ongoing Iraq War. The national exhibit in its entirety would currently contain more than 4,000 pairs of empty boots and countless shoes. There will be 250 boots and 50 pairs of shoes on display at St. Paul Church all weekend.

Sunday, September 28th

Worship with Eyes Wide Open Exhibit: "Our Shared Experience of Prayer in the Midst of Tragedies and Challenges: A Dialogue with Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni & Rev. Toni Cook"

Eyes Wide Open Exhibit:
Representing the soldiers and civilians who have died in the ongoing Iraq War. The national exhibit in its entirety would currently contain more than 4,000 pairs of empty boots and countless shoes. There will be 250 boots and 50 pairs of shoes on display at St. Paul Church all weekend.

The Eyes Wide Open Exhibit will be on display during the worship service and all weekend.

Speaker: Toni Cook
Music: St. Paul Singers

Join Us For: A Conversation With
Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni

"War with Iran? Continued Occupation of Iraq? Growing Concerns in the Muslim World"

Imam Kazerooni is a Shiite Cleric, Middle East Historian, Director of the Abrahamic Initiative at St. John's, a blogger on imamblog.com, and a native of Iraq, and former resident of Iran.

Buddhist Christian Interspiritual Service
with Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni and Rev. Toni Cook

"A Dialogue: Our Shared Experience of Prayer in the Midst of Tragedies and Challenges"

Monday, September 29th

Society of Novus Spiritus Study Group
will be using space at St. Paul Church