Saturday, May 5, 2007, 9:00am - 6:00pm (Doors open at 8:00am)
St. David's Episcopal Church, 304 East 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701
8:00am
Registration
Childcare check-in. Bookstore open.
9:00
Welcome
Sheikh Din al-Dayemi and Father Thomas Keating
9:30
Exploring the Essence of Community
Sheikh Din describes community as the “outer expression of our inner personal longing.” In this opening talk, he discusses the relationship between unity and community.
11:00
Break
11:30
Transcending our Conditioning
From the moment we are born, we are bombarded with conditioning that dictates how we see life and how we make our choices. Father Thomas Keating discusses how to overcome our conditioned values and beliefs so that we might align our lives with love.
1:00pm
Lunch
2:15
Building Community through Relationship
Sheikh Din examines what it really means to be in relationship.
3:00
Unity through Service
Service is often romanticized as working for a noble cause. In the greater reality, service may simply include meeting the ordinary day-to-day needs of the people with whom we live and work. Father Thomas talks about how service to others opens up a place in our own hearts that allows for true interconnectedness.
3:45
Break
4:15
Fostering Community through Dialog
Sheikh Din and Father Thomas Keating discuss how to create connection and community.
5:15
Question and Answer Session
6:00
Closing Prayer and Blessing
Registration Fee
All proceeds benefit orphanages and schools in Bangladesh.
The cost is $105 per person for advance registration and $125 per person after April 20th.
Childcare and lunch are provided at additional costs. You may choose to either
send a check by mail or pay online using a credit card. If you pay by check, your seat(s)
will not be reserved until your check is received and you get confirmation. This is a
secured site to protect your credit card information.
Child Care
Child care will be provided on-site for children ages infant to 12 years old.
The cost is $35 per child for the day. Space is limited to 40 children and reservations
must be made by Friday, April 20th. Upon receipt of your registration, a list
of instructions will be sent with your confirmation.
