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Agenda Released for Monterey Deanery Meeting, May 31, 2014, at St. John’s, Monterey

(2014-05) May 2014 Events, Agendas, Meetings

Monterey Deanery Shield small 218x238The Monterey Deanery will next meet on May 31, 2014, at St. John’s, Monterey. The Rev. Bob Ott, Deanery Convener, has released the following agenda for the meeting.

Welcome and Opening Prayers – Bob Ott

General Announcements – Richard Smith

Self-introductions (who you are and where you are from)

Deanery Reports:

Board of Trustees
Standing Committee
Deanery Web site

Program:

Parish Report-All Saints –Cristo Rey – The Rev. Michael Dresbach

Deanery Outreach Program -  Bob Ott

ESL- San Pablo- Seaside -  Fr. Martin
Episcopal Campus ministry -  Fr. John
Trinity, Gonzales -  Robin Denny

Class on Website Access – Jeff Diehl

Stewardship – Stewardship Commission

Listening Tours
Tens Webcast

Finance Committee- draft report – Bob Ott

Diocesan Communications – Elrond Lawrence

Lunch  (around Noon -  wherever we are on the schedule) Bring your own lunch

We will eat while we meet-

Announcements- by Individual Parishes – Blaine Hammond

Next Meeting:  September 27- St. Philip’s ScottsValley

Benediction – Bob Ott

The Rev. John R. Mabry

Explorations in Theology, A Weekend of Lectures at Calvary, Santa Cruz on May 16-17, 2014

(2014-05) May 2014 Events,

featuring the Rev. John R. Mabry

The Rev. John R. Mabry
The Rev. John R. Mabry

Friday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.
A CHRISTIAN WALKS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE BUDDHA

From December 2013 through March 2014, Christian pastor John Mabry went on a most amazing pilgrimage—to visit the most significant sites of the Buddha’s life, and to reflect deeply on what he saw, in conversation with his own faith. From there, his journey took him to Nepal, Thailand, Taiwan, and back to India as he followed the distribution and development of Buddhism around the world. Part travelogue, part history lesson, part comparative theological reflection, this lecture will recount highlights from his pilgrimage, revealing both the frailty and profundity of the human religious quest.

Saturday, May 17, 1:00 p.m.
I BELIEVE IN A GOD WHO IS GROWING: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO PROCESS THEOLOGY

What if God is less person than process? What if God is growing and changing as the universe grows and changes? What if God needs us as much as we need God? What if nothing exists except actions? Welcome to the mind-bending world of Process Theology. In this lecture, Pastor and professor John Mabry leads us through the history of this theology in the West, focusing on the insights of its major trailblazers and visionaries. Along the way we’ll discover that reality is far weirder than we think it is, and solve some major theological puzzles along the way.

BIOGRAPHY

The Rev. John R. Mabry is a United Church of Christ pastor currently serving Grace North Church in Berkeley and Our Redeemer Lutheran in Oakland. He is the director of the Interfaith Spiritual Direction Certificate Program at the Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley, and also teaches world religions and spiritual guidance at a number of Bay Area schools. He lives with his wife and dogs in Oakland and sings for the progressive rock band Mind Furniture.

Cost:  $15 per lecture, $25 for both lectures
Cash or checks payable to Calvary Episcopal Church
Reservations:  Call the church office at 831-423-8787
Download the event flyer.