monthly meeting in olympia

September 13,  2010 Monday at 7 PM.  Program to be announced.  We will continue getting ready for Bishop Spong's visit here on October 7 by preparing questions. We also encourage our members to read any one of a number of his books to help us in this process.

The place is TRADITIONS CAFE, the corner of 5th Ave. in Downtown  Olympia___________________________________________________

bishop john shelby spong

Thursday, October 7, 2010  7 PM at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Bloedell Hall, 1245 Tenth Ave. East, Seattle, WA 98102.  
                                                                                        CTAWW PRESENTS

                                                                   "Bishop Spong Speaks to Catholics."   
The  Cost will be $15 by reservation or $20 at the door. There will be a $5 student fee.  

Reservations can be made by contacting Betty Hill at 2045 East Bay Drive, Olympia, WA 98506.  Make checks out to CTAWW.  If you are interested in financial aid call Louise McAllister at 206 448-2344 or Betty Hill at 360 357-6207.    This year will be Bishop Spong's last year touring and giving talks, retreats, or lectures. Don't miss this great opportunity.     

John Shelby Spong was the Episcopal Bishop of Newark before his retirement in 2000. As a visiting lecturer at Harvard and at universities and churches throughout North Americaand the  English speaking world, he is one of the leading spokespersons for liberal Christianity.  His books include Jesus for the non-Religious, The Sins of Scripture, Rescuing the Bible from fundamentalism, Why Christianity Must Change or Die, and Eternal Life: A New Vision.  He has initiated landmark discussions of controversies within the church and has become an outspoken advocate for change.  Bishop Spong  addressed the National Call To Action Conference in 2008 and will address it again on November 6, 2010. (see www.cta-usa.org). 

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 bishop john shelby spong 

             The Lecture Series of University congregational United Church of Christ is sponsoring a two day workshop by Bishop Spong on  
                                                             Eternal Life: A New Vision.

                          Friday, October 8,  from 7 -8:30 PM  Is Life after Death a Pious Delusion or a Realistic Hope?
                          Saturday, October 9, from 10a.m. to 3p.m.    2 lectures:
                                The Quest for Eternal Life: Beyond Religiou, Beyond Theism, Beyound Heaven and Hell
                                                  
and Why I Believe in Eteranl Life: Through the Human to the Divine

Friday only: $20  Advance tickets for Friday and Saturday: $60 by 9/24/10
Saturday - only tickets: $60
Tickets will be sold at the door for $70, as space allows.
Information at the websites below

lectureseries@universityucc.org     www.universityucc.org