July 2015 E-newsletter

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E-newsletter | July 2015

In This Issue

• Share your story of Pendle Hill
• Pendle Hill welcomes resident artist Janaki Spickard Keeler
• FREE LECTURE! Creating a Culture of Peace in Western Uganda
• SAVE THE DATE! Pendle Hill’s 85th Anniversary handmade furniture and wood art auction begins October 5th
• Featured Workshop: Introduction to Quaker Faith and Practice
• Friend-in-Residence opportunity
• NEW! August 2015 pamphlet: Elaine Pryce contemplates silent inward attentiveness
• Recipe: Savory Avocado Pesto
• Job opportunities

$50,000 Annual Fund Challenge Match Ends July 31st!

Upcoming Events

Spiritual Discernment: Listening to the Spirit, Finding Your Way

Jul 26-30, 2015

Treasures of the Inward Journey

Aug 9-13, 2015

First Monday Lecture: Creating a Culture of Peace in Western Uganda

Aug 3, 2015

Free and open to the public

First Monday Lecture: Go, Granny D!

Sep 7, 2015

Free and open to the public

Lives of Service

Sep 18-20, 2015

Answering the Call to Radical Faithfulness

Sep 2015 – Feb 2016

Mar – Aug 2016

Share Your Stories of Service, Spirit, and Fellowship

Do you have fond memories of your time at Pendle Hill? Whether you visited for a day, a week, a term, or a year, please share your personal Pendle Hill story and reflect on the ways Pendle Hill has impacted you. We know your story is meaningful and valuable and motivating.

In that spirit, please join us now. Invest in our future. Give a donation to Pendle Hill during our Annual Fund Challenge Match that will double your dollars. Help us match the $50,000 Dollar-for-Dollar Challenge by July 31 and ensure that you and others will have meaningful opportunities to learn, worship, and study at Pendle Hill in the future. Read more

Artist-in-Residence Janaki Spickard Keeler addresses living with integrity after violence

Janaki Spickard Keeler joined Pendle Hill last month as our new Minnie Jane Artist-in-Residence. She will be with us for 10 weeks and will be working on a screenplay. Below is an extract from Janaki’s artist’s statement:

How does an act of violence ripple through a community and shape us in individual and collective ways? How do we meet the challenges of hatred, work through the pain, and learn to grow through and around the scars left behind? How can we live with integrity in a world where justice may never come to some? Like most people, I struggle with these questions…

Read more

First Monday Lecture: Creating a Culture of Peace in Western Uganda

John and Diana Lampen

Aug 3, 2015 at 7:30pm in The Barn

Free and open to the public. This event will be streamed live over the Internet – registration available soon.

Peace workers Diana and John Lampen have been in the field of conflict resolution for decades. Most recently they have brought their skills and stories to Pendle Hill for our multi-week Institute for Creative Conflict Engagement and Transformation. We are pleased to offer an evening slide lecture focusing on their work in Uganda. John and Diana co-founded the Hope Project in 1994, which offers consultancy and training in peace building skills and the creative handling of conflict. Read more

Save the Date! 10/05/15 Pendle Hill’s 85th Anniversary Auction

On Monday, October 5 we will begin our live and online auction of unique wood art and furniture to mark Pendle Hill’s 85th Anniversary. Watch for more information in the coming months, but be sure to mark this date on your calendar so that you don’t miss out on some truly remarkable works of art. And please join us that same evening for Doug Gwyn’s lecture on the history of Pendle Hill.

Featured Workshop

Inquirer’s Weekend: Introduction to Quaker Faith and Practice

Emma Lapsansky-Werner and Chris Mohr

Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2016

In this popular workshop you will explore the basics of Quaker faith and practice and discover how they connect with your own spiritual experience. You will also find opportunities for worship, discussion, sharing, and questions with fellow seekers and experienced Quaker leaders. All who seek a solid introduction to Quakerism are welcome; interested parties are encouraged to register early, as this workshop often sells out. Read more

Friend-in-Residence opportunity

Each year, Pendle Hill hosts a few Friends in Residence who are present on campus throughout the year, helping us offer hospitality to our guests, and attending to some of the practical and spiritual needs of our staff community. The company of these seasoned Friends adds a special dimension to the community’s understanding of what it means to be a Quaker. If you are – or know of someone who might be – interested in performing in this role for a period of some months for room and board, please contact Steve Chase, Director of Education, at extension 123.