Organized Religion: Women Speak, unedited & unrehearsed
4:30 pm | Sunday, September 9 | Seattle WA
We have all been part of groups & systems of many kinds (religious & non) where we've felt and seen both support & harm, sometimes all at once. Your own personal story may run along parallel lines or be very different from those told by the women who will be on stage at this event. In either case, hearing women speak their lives prompts us to consider more deeply our own thoughts and experiences, as well as the gatherings & systems we have been in or currently are part of.
In addition to hearing others' stories, I also think that speaking our own prompts that same kind of consideration, providing opportunity for celebrating what has been healthy and life-giving for us, as well as helping heal where we have been hurt, and simply exploring our lives along the way.
I really hope that as many of you will come as possibly can. For folks for whom the evening's themes resonate and are personally familiar, I think you'll find the kind of encouragement that inspires, that says you are not alone & the story is not finished. For folks for whom the evening walks you into unknown territory, you will learn and be prompted to wonder about what might be your own contextually related story. For folks who think they'll find themselves at odds with the evening, I ask that you simply wait on that until after you've come....you probably have more in common that you think.
the soul must...without concern for others' opinions, go freely where it finds
its best director,
going where God inspires it to go,
and giving the new
encounter every benefit.
... jean joseph surrin, 17th century french christian ...
I am thrilled to be co-sponsoring this unique event, produced by my dear friend Hillary Augustine, on Sunday September 9. For tickets & more information about the event, visit www.hillaryaugustine.com. Please join us on September 9.
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As a sponsor, The Front Porch Series -- Shannon & I -- will be present with information about our upcoming women's retreats on October 6 & 13, or go ahead & contact us to sign up now. Find more info under the Events tab on our website.
