August 2015 E-newsletter

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E-newsletter \| August 2015		In This Issue We met – and exceeded! – our Annual Fund goal for 2014-2015 Conflict Transformation Institute to be offered again next summer FREE! Sep. 7 Monday Night Lecture welcomes human rights advocate Barbara Briggs (a live-streamed event) FREE! An exhibit of watercolors and accordion books by Mary Coelho is now on display in the Barn NEW! Fall Arts Programs Remembering civil rights activist Julian Bond (1940-2015) Featured Workshop: Lives of Service weekend, Sep. 18-20, provides a unique opportunity to give back Pamphlet Spotlight: Jennie Ratcliffe invites readers to live a life of integrity NEW! Easy, one-stop access to downloadable Pendle Hill materials Recipe: Blueberry Corn Griddle Cakes Job opportunities at Pendle Hill Upcoming Events Honoring Julian Bond Aug 22, 2015 ♦♦♦ SATURDAY ♦♦♦ Answering the Call to Radical Faithfulness Sep 2015 – Feb 2016 First Monday Lecture: Faith and Work ~ The Struggle for Labor Rights and Corporate Accountability in the Global Economy Sep 7, 2015 Lives of Service: A Working Weekend Retreat Sep 18-20, 2015 Save the Date: Pendle Hill’s 85th Anniversary/Woodworking Exhibition and Auction Oct 5, 2015 First Monday Lecture: What Is It About This Place? The Mystery and History of Pendle Hill Oct 5, 2015 Journey Toward Wholeness: A Courage and Renewal Retreat Series® Oct 23, 2015 – Jul 24, 2016 (four weekends) Inquirer’s Weekend: An Introduction to Quaker Faith and Practice Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2015 Pamphlet Spotlight Pamphlet #403 Integrity, Ecology, and Community: The Motion of Love by Jennie M. Ratcliffe Scientist Jennie Ratcliffe calls readers to live a life grounded in reciprocity, reconciliation, simplicity, and nonviolence. Spiritual awareness can guide us toward a deeper integrity, a reverence for the human and natural communities upon which we depend, and more sustainable ways of living. Discussion questions included. Read more Visit our online store to buy Pendle Hill pamphlets and books. Subscribe to our pamphlet series to receive a new pamphlet once every other month, six pamphlets per year, delivered straight to your door. You can also e-mail your order to pamphlets@pendlehill.org, or call 610-566-4507, ext. 124 to order over the phone. More of our pamphlets are now available for Kindle and Nook e-readers. We continue to digitize our classic pamphlets, including some of our best-selling titles, and now have almost 200 titles available in electronic form! Search the Amazon and Barnes & Noble websites for the latest entries. Pendle Hill forms and flyers now available for download All of our forms, documents, and other downloadable materials are now more easily accessible. We have created a Forms & Downloads page on our website that compiles all Pendle Hill application forms, documents, flyers, and other promotional materials into one convenient place, sorted by category. All downloadable files are in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format unless otherwise indicated. Recipe: Blueberry Corn Griddle Cakes Serve these hot and crispy pancakes with blueberry syrup (mashed berries and syrup) and crème fraîche (sour cream, almond flavoring, and brown sugar) for a delectable start to your morning. Read more Jobs at Pendle Hill Pendle Hill is hiring talented individuals for the following positions. Might the right person be you or someone you know? Cook Dining Services Manager If you’re interested in joining our team, click the links above for a complete job description.
	$50,000 Annual Fund Challenge Match goal exceeded! Thank you! Your strong support of Pendle Hill helped us meet – and exceed – the $50,000 Annual Fund Challenge Match early! We are so grateful for you. We hope that our gratitude can be contagious. From us to you, this is a thank you as well as an invitation to contemplate that for which you’re grateful. Perhaps the Kenneth Boulding quote, below, will inspire us all to be centered each day in thankfulness: “There is a quiet, open place in the depths of the mind, to which we can go many times in the day and lift up our soul in praise, thankfulness and conscious unity. With practise this God-ward turn of the mind becomes an almost constant direction, underlying all our other activities.” Yours so gratefully, Jennifer Karsten Executive Director

Conflict Transformation Institute a great success Eight students completed Pendle Hill’s first annual month-long Institute for Creative Conflict Engagement and Transformation in August. A diverse group explored a variety of ways to engage conflict to avoid violence, to understand and address antagonists, and to open up conflict situations to the possibility of transformation. Using their own internal conflicts, conflict with family members, co-workers, and folks in their meetings, as well as international examples, participants spent 27 days on campus training in Compassionate Nonviolent Communication, Compassionate Listening, Conflict Assessment, Basic Mediation, and The Inner Work of Peacemaking, Forgiveness, and Alternatives to Violence. Based on our experience, an improved Institute will be offered again next summer.

	First Monday Lecture: Faith and Work ~ The Struggle for Labor Rights and Corporate Accountability in the Global Economy Barbara Briggs Sep 7, 2015 at 7:30pm in The Barn Free and open to the public. This event will be streamed live over the Internet – registration available here. U.S. and European multinational corporations search the world for ever cheaper sources of goods, pitting developing country workers in a competition based on who will accept the lowest wages, the least benefits, the most miserable working conditions. By holding these workers and their families in the light, we can offer international visibility and a voice for the voiceless in the global economy. Read more

New Fall Arts Programs Watercolors and Accordion Books by Mary Conrow Coelho Aug 1-Oct 31, 2015 in The Barn Free and open to the public! An exhibition of watercolor paintings and accordion books by author and artist Mary Coelho is now on display in the Barn’s gallery through the end of October. Creative Worship and Work Days Sep 19 and Dec 12, 2015 These days include creative worship in the morning and service in the art studio in the afternoon. Come for one experience or both! Art for Spiritual Discovery Jesse White Oct 3, 10, and 17, 2015 Explore the connections between art and the Spirit using drawing materials, clay, paint, collage, and other art media. Discover ways to move beyond traditional thought to a deep inner place of imagination, creativity, and mystery. Commuter pricing is $130, payable by September 25th. Breaking Through: Quieting the Critic and Greeting the Artist Jesse White Nov 7 and 21, 2015 Ready for creative risk-taking as a means of personal and spiritual growth? Together, we will create and sustain a safe space to face and contain our inner critics and welcome the creativity and spiritual insights that come from this important work. Commuter pricing is $160, payable by October 30th. Open Studio sessions will be offered on Saturday, October 3, 10, 17, and December 5, from 1:30-5:30pm. $20 for each session, payable at the door. Come create in community! Read more

	A celebration of the life of Horace Julian Bond ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ THIS SATURDAY ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Aug 22, 2015 at 3pm The family of civil rights leader Julian Bond has invited friends to gather at a nearby body of water and, at precisely 3:00pm Eastern Time, spread flower petals on the water and join them in bidding farewell to Julian. The Radical Faithfulness Program faculty and students will convene such a ceremony here at Pendle Hill, at the pond in Owen’s Garden. All are welcome. If you are planning to attend, please arrive early. Maps are available in the Barn at Registration. Thank you.

Featured Workshop Lives of Service: A Working Weekend Lloyd Guindon and Bob Denison Sep 18-20, 2015 Pendle Hill has touched the lives of many people during its 85 year history. Hundreds of diverse students, sojourners, and groups have come to our campus and been transformed by this Spirit-led community. Because of that spiritual bonding, many support our mission and vision through their generous financial donations. Another way to contribute to Pendle Hill is by participating in our low-cost Lives of Service weekend, September 18-20, by helping us spruce up our grounds and buildings. Read more

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