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Men As Learners and Elders (M.A.L.Es.) • malespirituality.org

ON THE HORIZON
Scheduled Events by Region

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Highlighted Events

August 11-15 — Illinois MROP

Pilgrim Park Retreat Center
Princeton, Illinois
Contact: Bob Colaresi, (630) 497-0138, robco@robco.org
http://illinoismalespirituality.org/

September — Red Mesa Work Camps

Sept. 2 (Thursday) – Sept. 6 (Monday/Labor Day) – Men’s
Sept. 9 (Thursday) – Sept. 12 (Sunday) – Men’s

Sept. 16 (Thursday) – Sept. 19 (Sunday) – Women’s
Sept. 19 (Sunday) – Sept. 24 (Friday) – Co-Ed (Special Offering at conclusion)

U.S. Events

Arizona

Contact: Brad Kuluris, brad@kuluris.com, (602) 763-2433

Initiated Men Monthly Meeting (first Wednesday each month)

Franciscan Renewal Center
5802 E. Lincoln Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
(480) 948-7460 / (800) 356-3247 (toll free)

August 14 • Contemplative prayer & BBQ

Tucson, AZ

August 20-22 • Middle School Rite of Passage

(Non AZ MALEs event of interest)
Flagstaff, AZ

August 25 • Monthly AZ MALEs meeting

Casa
Team 5:30-7pm, Initiated Men 7-8:30pm

August 27-29 • Father Son campout

(Non AZ MALEs event of interest)
St Joseph Youth, Camp Mormon Lake

September 18 •Drum Building Workshop

(Non AZ MALEs event of interest)
Catalina Mountains,Tucson

September 25 • Wandering Retreat


September 25 • Webcast Taking Heart in Tough Times


September 29 • Monthly AZ MALEs meeting

Casa
Team 5:30-7pm, Initiated Men 7-8:30pm

California - Northern

Contact: Gary Kalus, info@malespiritualitynorcal.org, (408) 852-1739

Men's Monthly Meeting (third Saturday each month)

Aug 21, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. •
Four Avenues of Masculinity:  Engaging The Inner World of A Man
presented by Father Jim Clarke

Resurrection Parish
303 Stony Point Rd
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
http://www.malespiritualitynorcal.org/workshop.php
(Contact: Steve Lyman, slyman2@comcast.net, (707) 473-9223)

Sep 18, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. •
Four Avenues of Masculinity:  Engaging The Inner World of A Man
presented by Father Jim Clarke

Resurrection Parish
303 Stony Point Rd
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
http://www.malespiritualitynorcal.org/workshop.php
(Contact: Steve Lyman, slyman2@comcast.net, (707) 473-9223)

 

Illinois Midwest

Bob Colaresi, robco@robco.org, (630) 852-7179

August 11-15

Pilgrim Park Retreat Center
Princeton, Illinois
Contact: Bob Colaresi, (630) 497-0138, robco@robco.org
http://illinoismalespirituality.org/

Mid-Atlantic
(Southern New Jersey / Pennsylvania / Ohio)

The Circle

2nd Sunday of the month, 3:30 to 5:00pm
Christ Our Light Church
402 N Kings Hwy
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
(Contact Timmy Gallagher, eagle3064@yahoo.com, 856-761-7297)

New Mexico, Colorado, and El Paso

30-30-30 Gathering (30th of each month)


Sept. 2 (Thursday) – Sept. 6 (Monday/Labor Day) – Men’s
Sept. 9 (Thursday) – Sept. 12 (Sunday) – Men’s

Sept. 16 (Thursday) – Sept. 19 (Sunday) – Women’s
Sept. 19 (Sunday) – Sept. 24 (Friday) – Co-Ed (Special Offering at conclusion)

New York, Northern New Jersey, and Connecticut

Contact: Michael Dunne, mfd916@aol.com, 631-678-1190

August TBDInner work – “Journaling” workshop

Location, TBD

August 21 • Tri-State Council Meeting

Holy Trinity
Whitestone, NY

Washington, DC / West Virginia

Contact: Bob Sabath, bsabath@rollingridge.net, 202-531-7572

Monthly Wilderness Wandering (third Friday each month)

Rolling Ridge
Near Harper's Ferry, WV

August 1 – 30 • Taize Month with Stefan Waligur

Washington, DC area

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

Australia

August 17 21 • MROP

Queensland, AUS

2010 MROP and FIRMing Schedule

United States MROP

Applications available online.

August 11-15

Pilgrim Park Retreat Center
Princeton, Illinois
Contact: Bob Colaresi, (630) 497-0138, robco@robco.org
http://illinoismalespirituality.org/

November 10-14

CYO Camp and Retreat Center
Occidental, California
Contact: Steve Hicken, (510) 258-9206, steve@hickens.com
http://malespiritualitynorcal.org/

International MROP

August 17-21

Camp Somerset
Queensland, Australia
Contact: Max Dickman, 61-7-38784325, mrsldickman@hotmail.com
www.mtmaustralia.org.au

September 11-15

Nesmer, Czech Republic
Contact: Pavel Hrdina, 42-02-7812961, pavel@ittec.cz
www.chlapi.cz

September 22-26

Near Oberösterreich -
WELS, Austria

Contact: Klaus Muik, 43-664-305-3868, k.muik@mannsein.at
www.mannsein.at

United States FIRMing

September 17-19

Frost Valley YMCA
Claryville, NY
(Contact Michael Dunne, mfd916@aol.com, (631) 678-1190)

International FIRMing

October 1-3

Aurach, Germany (near Nürnberg)
(Contact Bernd Schlüter, bernd-schlueter@gmx.de)

 

The Drumbeat encourages submissions of information related to upcoming M.A.L.Es. events in your area. Please email submissions for consideration to menswork@cacradicalgrace.org with subject: "For Drumbeat: On the Horizon".

 
 
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