It is time to make those reservations for District Assembly in Prescott,  Arizona. We will be gathering at the Prescott Resort April 22-24.  Our keynote speaker is Dr. Carol Hepokoski, professor at Meadville-Lombard Theological School, her address is titled, "Spirituality and the Land: Lessons for a Sustainable Practice."  UU musician Jim Scott will be taking part in workshops on Saturday sponsored by DeBenneville Pines and providing special music at the opening celebration on Friday. After the opening on Friday we will share in a Soulful Sundown service.  There will be 24 workshops on personal growth, social justice,

and congregation leadership.  The banquet on Saturday evening will have special entertainment from Prescott.  We will conclude on Sunday with a Bridging Ceremony and a worship service.

Registration information can be found on the PSWD website (pswd.uua.org) or by calling Mary at our office 818-769-5917.  Reservations for the Prescott Resort should be made directly by calling 800-967-4637, ask for the UUA rate of $75 for a single or double.

 

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Spiritual Practices Workshop

Saturday, April 23, 2005, 9:00 AM ~ 4:30 PM, $20 donation at the door, Bring a brown bag lunch

Join us as we explore the spiritual paths and practices among the world’s religions.

Spirituality that liberates individuals and societies can be found in every tradition, even the ones currently dominated by fundamentalist tendencies and attitudes.  In this course, Professor George Williams will take the class on an exploration of a variety of World Religious Traditions through the use of multimedia and classroom discussion.  Sights and sounds of the traditions will be supplemented by in-class instruction in representative practices.

Please reserve by telephone or email to Jim Reay 623.974.4218, or jimreay@aol.com

 

George M. Williams was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1972, specializing in religion in modern India. Williams taught one year at Newton College of the Sacred Heart, Boston, before going to California State University, Chico, in the fall of 1972, joining their newly formed Department of Religious Studies.

His major interest for the past two decades has been in religions that liberate and in liberal religion.  This interest has been furthered in the International Association for Religious Freedom and has led to two honorary doctorates: in May 1994 Starr King School for the Ministry awarded Prof. Williams with the Litterarum Humanarum Doctor and in October, 1996, Williams was presented the award of Doctor Honoris Causa from the United Protestant Theological School of Cluj [Kolozsvar], Romania.