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Center for Social Ministry
2629
Beaver Ave., Suite 3
Des Moines, Iowa 50310
515.782.3054
centerforsocialministry@gmail.com
sites.google.com/site/centerforsocialministry
IMMIGRATION, A MORAL ISSUE
2nd
& 4th Wednesdays 6:45-8:15
6 Sessions beginning Jan. 25
Unitarian Church -- Bell
Ave.
The main part of the class
time will be guest speakers to give us a local
perspective regarding immigration in the Des
Moines area.
January 25:
Understanding the Causes of Migration
February 8: History of
Immigration in the U.S.
February 23:
Economics of Immigration
March 14:
Security, Enforcement, and Human Rights
March 28: Who Benefits from a
Broken System?
April 11: Seeking Solutions
A NEW FREEDOM: AN
INTRODUCTION TO CENTERING PRAYER
Date and Time:
Saturday, March 10, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Place:
Plymouth United Church of Christ, 42nd
and Grand in Des Moines
Cost: $25
Contact:
Paul Witmer
515-240-1653
This introductory workshop
teaches the method of Centering Prayer in
easy-to-understand terms and practical
experience. While this workshop is
designed specifically for people in 12-step
programs, it is open to all and teaches the same
method of centering prayer that has been
introduced throughout the world by Contemplative
Outreach.
UNITED IN PRAYER DAY
Date and Time:
Saturday, March 17,8:30 a.m. to Noon
Place:
St. John’s Lutheran Church, 600 6th
Ave., downtown Des Moines
Contact:
Robin Kline
515-255-6376
robinlkline@msn.com
Begun in 1992, United in
Prayer Day is an opportunity for the worldwide
Contemplative Outreach community to join in
silent prayer and enrichment. The day will
feature two periods of Centering Prayer, a
special video supplied by Contemplative
Outreach, and rich discussion.
17TH ANNUAL BISHOP
MAURICE J DINGMAN PEACE AWARD DINNER
Date : March 31
Site: Our Ladies Immaculate Heart Catholic
Church, 510 E 1st
St., Ankeny
6 p.m. Gathering (wine & cheese), 6:30 Dinner,
7:30 Program
Keynote speaker: Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton
Dingman Peace Award recipient Joshua Casteel,
from Abu Gharib interrogator to Conscientious
Objector. The Dingman Peace Awards Dinner
is the Catholic Peace Ministry annual fund
raiser. Tickets are $35 and a table for 8 is
$280. +++ Nobody who wants to attend and
eat will be turned away... For more info
and or purchase tickets or a table contact Jeff
Weiss - CPM Dir.
jjwcpm@yahoo.com
(515) 255-8114
Contemplative
Leadership Seminar Series
Jan. 2012 -June 2012
Truly
effective leadership is based on and
informed by contemplative awareness in
the midst of action.
Third
Thursdays of the Month
8:30
a.m. - 4 p.m.
Plymouth Church
4126
Ingersoll, Des Moines
Greenwood Room
Emotional & Spiritual Intelligence;
Generative Listening; Leading Change;
Powerful Conversations; Decision Making;
Innovative & Creativity; Strategic
Thinking; Effective Teams; with
experiential practices for integration,
renewal and deep change.
Applications now being accepted for
2011-2012 series
More Information & Application:
www.contemplative-leadership.com
Questions? Janet Drey
515-314-1440
info@contemplative-leadership.com
For more information please contact
Susan Guy, Executive Director of Iowa
IPL at
director@iowaipl.org or
515-689-1112.
Beat the Winter Blahs and Help
Build Hope in El Salvador
See the
attached flyer for details.
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