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SUMMARY:FREE: Well-Being Wednesday Reflection Call (Sept. 11-Dec. 18\, 2024) - Dial: (520) 525-8123
DESCRIPTION:Resuming on September 11\, join us for “Well-Being Wednesdays” each Wednesday morning at 8 AM ET.\n\nDial in #: 1-520-525-8123  (no access code needed)\n\nDid you miss the live call? You can now listen to all of the recordings here. \nLaunched in January 2023\, our Well-Being Wednesday free reflection calls have become a Wednesday morning ritual for many. We continue to provide our free\, 15-minute\, live reflection calls which include a message of inspiration that is contemporized for the challenging times in which we find ourselves as well as a library of past recorded calls. This is a free offering of Well for the Journey to continue our mission of cultivating spiritual well-being and a nourishing community. \nFrom 8:00-8:15 AM on Wednesday mornings\, listeners will be engaged by a different facilitator (see bios below.) Various modalities\, including meditation\, intentional silence\, blessings\, and spiritual practices will be utilized alternately by facilitators to express the meaning that the theme bears for them. For September 11- December 18\, 2024\, our centering theme will be “Dwell in Possibility… .” \nNo pre-registration or active call participation is required; Simply dial in a minute before 8 am and listen for the meditation to begin.   \nDial #: 1-520-525-8123 \nDid you miss the live call? You can now listen to any of our past reflection calls here. \nThe Following Individuals will be facilitating the meditation calls each Wednesday from Sept 11-Dec 18: \nSeptember 11th – Lisa Beacham\nLisa serves the world as a spiritual director and Enneagram coach and resides in Baltimore\, MD. Active within her church and the Program Circle at Well For The Journey\, Lisa recognizes her purpose in life is to create a world where people thrive. She loves traveling and discovering new foods. \nSeptember 18th – Brian Fitzek\nBrian is a theosophist from the foothills of the Shenandoah Valley. He is interested in astrology\, mythology\, and the intersection of science and spirituality. \nSeptember 25th – Greg Cochran\nGreg is a spiritual companion/guide\, a staff member of two spiritual guidance programs\, and Executive Director of the Well. Greg lives in Baltimore and is passionate about spiritual deepening through nature\, woodworking\, photography\, and good conversations. \nOctober 2nd – Tim Grayson\nTim is an Episcopal Priest and retreat leader with an abiding interest in all things mystical. Apart from his parish duties\, he ministers regularly to inmates and to people with memory disorders. \nOctober 9th – Maggie Lears\nMaggie Lears recently retired from the faculty of Towson University and is delighted to increase her time spent at Well for the Journey. She is a certified intuitive practitioner and has been involved with the Well for over a decade volunteering in several circles and facilitating workshops exploring mindfulness\, meditation\, intuitive eating\, and the chakra energy system. \nOctober 16th – Lorie Conway\nLorie is a contemplative spiritual director\, group facilitator\, retreat leader\, and curious seeker of Divine Mystery who lives in Bel Air\, MD. She is on staff with the Well and the Shalem Institute of Spiritual Formation. Lorie enjoys playing in the dirt and has a passion for deep listening and accompanying others on their spiritual journeys.  \nOctober 23rd – Freda Marie Brown\nFreda Marie is a Lightworker\, truth-seeker\, healer\, crone\, retreat leader\, writer and an Episcopal priest. \nOctober 30th – Fr. Joe Muth\nFr. Muth is the Chaplain of Notre Dame of Maryland University. He was the Pastor of St. Matthew Church for 30 years. He brings to the University his experience of working with immigrants\, gay and lesbian people\, transgender families\, youth\, and the elderly. He is a good listener and reflects on the Word of God with those who seek his counsel. He also likes to laugh with those entrusted to his care. \nNovember 6th – Rabbi Emily Stern\nRabbi Emily Stern is the Spiritual Leader and Rabbi of Kol HaLev\, a Reconstructionist Synagogue Community. She is passionate about creative approaches to deepening our personal relationships to religion and mysticism through the arts\, self-expression\, meditation\, and inquiry.  \nNovember 13th – Donna Mollenkopf\nDonna is a part of the Well community in many ways. She is currently a Women at the Well facilitator and curriculum writer\, and also leads some of the Well’s programs on mystics and other topics. She has also served on the Well’s Board and is the co-author of two books on spirituality. Donna values a contemplative stance and is married with a son\, two stepsons\, and is a happy grandmother. \nNovember 20th – Cecilia Amaral\nCecilia Amaral believes fully in each human being’s capacity for growth and development including his/her desire to connect with and be guided by the presence of God; however “God” is understood by the individual. A cornerstone of her connection with others is a respect for the wisdom and intelligence inherent in each person. This approach encourages others to listen to the promptings in their hearts and invites them to act with compassion and integrity. \nNovember 27th – Gordon Creamer\nGordon is a retreat facilitator\, spiritual director/companion\, and Program Director at Well For The Journey. He is a native son of Baltimore City\, where he lives with his husband and two Siamese cats. \nDecember 4th – Eric Clayton\nEric is the author of “Cannonball Moments: Telling Your Story\, Deepening Your Faith\,” and “My Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars.” He serves as the deputy director of communications for the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. Eric lives with his wife\, two young daughters\, and cat\, Sebastian\, in Towson\, MD. \nDecember 11th – Kelly Sisson\nKelly M. Sisson is the pastor at First and St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ in Baltimore\, MD. Her passion is in the intersection of creativity and spirituality – both individually and in community. In addition to being a pastor\, Kelly is a professional potter\, where centering matters — on the potter’s wheel\, through creating mandalas\, or exploring Spirit through variant art means.  \nDecember 18th – Mabeth Hudson\nMabeth Hudson is a co-founder of Well for the Journey\, writer\, program leader\, and spiritual director who focuses on practical spirituality in daily life. \n  \n 
URL:https://wellforthejourney.org/event/free-well-being-wednesday-reflection-call-sept-11-dec-18-2024-dial-520-525-8123/2024-11-13/
LOCATION:Phone-In:  1-520-525-8123
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SUMMARY:Creating Sacred Rituals in a Time of Grief\, Remembrance\, and Joy (Online Program)
DESCRIPTION:The ancient activity of creating and enacting rituals has served spiritual beings on the human journey for millennia. In particular\, rituals have enabled humanity to access their inherent\, divine spark to cultivate hope and meaning in the midst of life’s sweeping changes and ongoing seasons and cycles. To that end\, individuals and communities throughout history have been inspired to mark rites of passage with a concrete exercise to commemorate their experiences. Examples of this span the gamut of welcoming the birth of a new family member and reverently keeping Sabbath to healing from trauma & losses and transitioning into a new job or home or from this life into death and beyond. \nJoin us for a special online opportunity to explore the value of rituals and incorporate them more noticeably into our spiritual journey as a cherished practice. This program will include a timely focus as we experience the energies of remembrance and grief in Autumn\, prepare for the joy\, busyness\, and sometimes complex emotions of the Holiday Season\, and turn inward during the Winter season. Through meditation\, journaling\, and other spiritual exercises\, participants will be empowered and guided to create a ritual of their choice to honor a recent or upcoming transition or to manifest healing and balance as they process and integrate personal grief. Please have a journal handy for use during the program. \nDATE: Wednesday\, November 13\, 2024 \nTIME: 6:30 – 8:00 PM ET \nCOST: $35 \nLOCATION: ZOOM \nREGISTRATION is required; please register here. \nCANCELLATION POLICY: Please read our cancellation policy\, here. \nIMPORTANT: You will receive an email from lorie@wellforthejourney.org at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email\, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts\, location information\, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you! \nFACILITATOR: Gordon Creamer \nFACILITATOR BIO: \nGordon Creamer\, creator of The Mission Bridge\, joined the Well’s Staff in July 2022 as Program Director. He has held leadership roles in healthcare programming and operations since 2001 at various Assisted Living\, Skilled Nursing\, and Hospice communities. He earned an MA in Spiritual & Pastoral Care from Loyola University and an MA in Theology from the Ecumenical Institute of St. Mary’s Seminary & University. He is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Ministry Program at the Ecumenical Institute. \nGordon has facilitated numerous retreats and workshops that focus on creating opportunities for participants to explore and enhance their spirituality and well-being through various media. Uplifting the journey of adults\, individuals with memory impairment\, and members of the LGBTQ+ community is a passion for him\, and in the last several years\, he has fostered support groups and programs for caregivers and those who are grieving losses. Trained as a spiritual director/companion\, end-of-life doula\, and Reiki practitioner\, Gordon welcomes all in discovering the spiritual life as a means of healing\, expanding and flourishing.
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