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16 May 2021: Living in Cohousing: A Model for Consciously Creating Community

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Program for Sunday, May 16, 2021 David Hoffman and Leslie Warner will describe cohousing — a form of intentional community that was developed in Scandinavia and has become popular in the United States.  They will focus, in particular, on their experience of living in a cohousing community in Acton, Massachusetts and the potential for creating affordable housing on the Cape and elsewhere.  David was one of the founding members of New View Cohousing, and Leslie moved there more recently.   David Hoffman is … Continue reading 16 May 2021: Living in Cohousing: A Model for Consciously Creating Community

9 May 2021: This Human Moment: a Lovefest for Our One Mother

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Program for Sunday, May 9, 2021 Deb Ullman leads off sharing a couple of reflections and stories about what she’s been learning, and yearning for during this apocalyptic year situated on our imperiled home planet. Let’s talk.  Bring your stories to share!  Deborah Ullman is a member of Nauset Fellowship, 12th generation Eastham, Cape Codder, Gestalt trainer and somatic therapist.  

11 Apr 2021: Reflections from Life as an Artist with Joe Diggs

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Program for Sunday, April 11, 2021 Joe Diggs will talk about his life as an artist in Osterville. He will share pictures of some of his work and tell us a little about them, what inspires him to do a piece, his process and materials. At times he has worked up a series of paintings on one topic. One particularly arousing series is dedicated to the late James Byrd Jr. who was dragged to his death in Jasper, Texas. Another … Continue reading 11 Apr 2021: Reflections from Life as an Artist with Joe Diggs

14 Feb 2021: “Of Love, Death, and Beyond — Exploring Mahler’s ‘Resurrection Symphony’” – a film by Jason Starr

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Program for Sunday, February 14, 2021 When composing the Second Symphony, Gustave Mahler famously posed the questions “What is this life—and this death? Is there for us, a continuation? Is all this only an empty dream, or does this life and this death have a meaning?” Many people have interpreted the symphony as a depiction of a conventional religious account of the afterlife. But as Jason Starr’s gorgeous film shows, while Mahler evokes the apocalyptic judgement day through his composition, … Continue reading 14 Feb 2021: “Of Love, Death, and Beyond — Exploring Mahler’s ‘Resurrection Symphony’” – a film by Jason Starr

24 Nov 2019: “The Ecological Animal” with Deborah Ullman

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Program for Sunday, November 24, 2019 Deborah Ullman presents a story of human evolution and culture, with implications for reclaiming our interdependence with all life forms today. She suggests practical ways to re-tool for a post fossil- fueled world based in healthy, diverse relationships and communities, incorporating some videos and personal narrative. Deborah is a Gestalt Therapist, supervisor, trainer, and coach, as well as Cape Cod Director of Get Empathy, an initiative of the international Relational Movement. She has published … Continue reading 24 Nov 2019: “The Ecological Animal” with Deborah Ullman

15 Sep 2019: My Spiritual Journey(s) Abroad

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Program for Sunday September 15, 2019 Software developer Will Bullard began his career as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching technical drawing at vocational high school in Moshi Tanzania, near the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro. But his overseas experiences began as a 17-year-old when he was an AFS high school exchange student to Chile, and included a summer in The Gambia with Cross Roads Africa while in college. Will Bullard has recently moved to North Truro from his hometown of Little … Continue reading 15 Sep 2019: My Spiritual Journey(s) Abroad

11 Aug 2019: “A Virtual Trip to Antarctica” with Elizabeth Bradfield

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Program for Sunday, August 11, 2019 Elizabeth Bradfield is the author of four books, most recently Toward Antarctica. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, Kenyon Review, Poetry, The Atlantic Monthly, and elsewhere. She works as a naturalist/guide locally as well as on expedition ships and teaches creative writing at Brandeis University. Toward Antarctica documents and queries Elizabeth’s work as a guide on ships in Antarctica, offering an incisive insider’s vision that challenges traditional tropes of The Last … Continue reading 11 Aug 2019: “A Virtual Trip to Antarctica” with Elizabeth Bradfield

9 Jun 2019: Travel to Myanmar with Marilyn Cook

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Program for Sunday, June 9, 2019 Each year, Marilyn travels to Asia to explore a new culture.  Last year she flew into Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) and spent two weeks exploring the country by bus, marveling at the hundreds of old temples thousands of years old, some of gold leaf, one of gold.  She took a hot air baloon over the temples of Bagan as the sun was rising.  This Sunday, Marilyn will share her impressions of this very old culture … Continue reading 9 Jun 2019: Travel to Myanmar with Marilyn Cook

9 Dec 2018: Path of Happiness: a Mobile Monastery on the Appalachian Trail

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Program for Sunday, December 9, 2018 This past spring, Susan Bachman drove her Honda CRV hauling a 5×8 u-haul trailer for 3000+ miles to support a walking retreat along 450 miles of the Appalachian Trail from the Blue Cliff Monastery to Washington, D.C. In her presentation, she’ll share some of her experiences and reflections on mindfulness practice/practicalities. Susan Bachman lives in Wellfleet, MA, and worked in the public school systems in 8 states during a 36 year career as an elementary … Continue reading 9 Dec 2018: Path of Happiness: a Mobile Monastery on the Appalachian Trail

22 Oct 2017: Create a Culture of Kindness!

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Program for Sunday, October 22, 2017 There’s a long history of solidarity and reciprocity between Matenwa, Haiti and the Lower Cape. On Sunday, October 22, Isabel Pelligrini, President of the Nauset Human Rights Academy, will tell us about one of the newest iterations of that relationship as she recounts her experience visiting Haiti last spring. Each year, Lisa Brown, a teacher at Nauset Regional High School travels with 3 – 5 students on an educational immersion trip to a small … Continue reading 22 Oct 2017: Create a Culture of Kindness!