Turtle Island Project: Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 Schedule:
Grand Island Conference and Retreat Program
The Grand Island Conference and Retreat Program seeks to develop new theological resources and spiritual practices that reflect the place we inhabit, the continent of North America called "Turtle Island" by indigenous communities. It is our hope that these resources and practices will help imagine a new North American Theology with the assistance of First Nations peoples.
There is no cost (free) to attend Turtle Island Project conferences, seminars, roundtables and events.
We seek to encourage mutual understanding and respect between these communities in order to address issues of health and healing, religion and science, practical theology and environmental issues. We shall accomplish this task by sponsoring regional and national conferences, local seminars, and regional retreats centering on these concerns.
This booklet lists the events sponsored by the Grand Island Conference and Retreat Program for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan during the upcoming year. It is our hope that these events will not only stimulate conversations on the issues, but also help to build ecumenical and interfaith communities.
Seminars will be held at Upfront and Company, 102 East Main Street, Marquette, Michigan.
All conferences, retreats and Native American roundtables will be held at Eden on the Bay, Lutheran Church, 1150 M-28 West, Munising, Michigan.
Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard
Director, Turtle Island Project
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About the Conferences
Grand Island is one of the most beautiful and largest islands in Lake Superior. Inhabited for generations by the Ojibwa peoples, it is today the Grand Island National Recreation Area with a wilderness character.
In keeping with such a tranquil and beautiful place, Grand Island Conferences are planned so that all participants will have the opportunity to experience its beauty and power.
The conferences are unique in that they are planned to not only stimulate the intellect, but also provide the aesthetic and spiritual understandings usually associated with a retreat setting.
We will not only be participating in stimulating theological conversations on topics of great importance, but we shall also partake of the beauty of the lake, the island, and the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
We will be taking boat cruises along Lake Superior, hiking in the park and listening to lectures on the parks natural and cultural history.
All of this will take place in and around the community of Munising, Michigan, one of the most beautiful natural settings on Lake Superior.
All Seminars will be held at Upfront and Company, 102 E. Main St, Marquette, Michigan
Conferences and Retreats will be held at Eden on the Bay Lutheran Church, 1150 M-28 West, Munising, MI.
A Native American roundtable will be held at 7 pm (ET) on the Thursday prior to each regional conference - and at others times TBA.
The agenda of the roundtables will be set completely by First Nations peoples who contact the Turtle Island Project.
For complete information on the events, please visit our website:
Links:
[1] http://www.turtleislandproject.org