![]() I am an Interfaith Minister, ordained through One Spirit Interfaith Seminary and certified in Spiritual Counseling. I mentor and facilitate for UU Wellspring, a spiritual deepening program for UU religious professionals and members of congregations across the US. I am Minister Emeritus of First Unitarian Church of Rochester, NYwhere I served as Minister of Spiritual Development and Pastoral Care, before retiring in June 2018. To see her art go to: For her bio as founder and director of SoLA, click here.I have been honored to serve as a Spiritual Director since 2010. *The School of Living Arts founder Angela Manno is also an award-winning internationally exhibited artist and activist. Your group, community or congregation, please contact Angela Manno. ![]() #One spirit learning alliance interfaith seminary how toIdentify their highest vision for their group and community and begin plans for implementation.įor information on how to tailor these offerings to and schedule them for Transformation of our relationship with our planet, Angela will guide them through a process to Thomas Berry, The Great Work: Our Way Into the Futureįor groups who want to become more sustainable in their activities, and contribute to the The nobility of our lives, however, depends upon the manner in which we come to understand and fulfill our assigned role." We are, as it were, thrown into existence with a challenge and a role that is beyond any personal choice. We were cho- sen by some power beyond ourselves for this historic task. "The Great Work before us, the task of moving modern industrial civilization from its present devastating influence on the Earth to a more benign mode of presence, is not a role we have chosen. "But besides the particular work we do, and the particular lives we lead, we have a Great Work that everyone is involved in and no one is exempt from. "Some of us are teachers, some of us are healers, some of us are farming. ![]() "We all have our particular work," wrote eco-theologian and cultural historian Thomas Berry. The first course offered in 2007 led to the Eco-spirituality & Action Minute (also known as the Peace with Earth Declaration), which expands the Quaker Peace Testimony of 1660 to embrace the rest of creation. Students can expect significant changes in perception as well as important results. ![]() The course has been tailored to a variety of individuals and communities, including activists, interfaith groups and anyone wanting to become acquainted with a spirituality that synthesizes the discoveries of present day science with a sense of reverence for the ultimate mystery of our existence, while giving the individual a sense of orientation within the Universe, in time and space and a sense of individual and collective purpose. ![]() Originally developed for the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Ecospirituality & Action™is a six week-to-semester-long course that explores the spiritual basis of caring for the Earth, identifies the principles and practices of a sustainable human presence on the planet and teaches how to apply the creative process to one's daily life and to concerns for the state of the world. ![]()
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