The Drumbeat

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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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U.S. Events

Arizona

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

Initiated Men's Monthly Meeting (last Wednesday each month)

Franciscan Renewal Center (Casa)
Brad Kuluris, brad@kuluris.com

November 19-21 • Surrender Weekend Retreat

House of Joseph (Casa)
Yarnell, AZ
Brad Kuluris, brad@kuluris.com, (602) 763-2433

November 24 • AZ MALEs Monthly meeting

Franciscan Renewal Center (Casa)
Team 5:30-7pm, Initiated Men 7-8:30pm
Brad Kuluris, brad@kuluris.com, (602) 763-2433

California - Northern

Men's Monthly Meeting (third Saturday each month)

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

November 10-14 • Men's Rites of Passage (MROP)

CYO Camp and Retreat Center
Occidental, California
Contact: Gary Kalus, (408) 852-1739, info@malespiritualitynorcal.org
http://malespiritualitynorcal.org/

Illinois Midwest

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

November • Quarterly Ritual Gathering (workshop/retreat)

Location and dates TBD
Contact: Bruce Carlson, (630) 202-1696, carboebruce@gmail.com

November 30, 9:00am-12:00pm • Morning Workshop "What in Us Needs to Die?"

Location TBD

December 3-5 • "The Divine Feminine" weekend retreat with Stephen Picha

Location TBD

 

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

Contact: Durrall Carroll, durrall.carroll@gmail.com, 505-980-0232

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

 

New York, Northern New Jersey, and Connecticut

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

November 6 • Green Meditation

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

Texas

Contact: Bob Strange, bstrangetx@gmail.com, (830) 660-5204

November 6; December 4 (first Saturday of the month) • Local Meetings

San Antonio
Contact: Tony Deosdade, tonyd@sfasat.org, (210) 492-4600

Seguin
Contact: Jim Taylor, taylor.mosaic@gmail.com, (830) 379-0465

November 20; December 18 (third Saturday of the month) • Local Meetings

Austin
Contact: Scott Johnson, avalonmanor@sbcglobal.net

Houston
Contact: William Bedell, wlbedell@sbcglobal.net

December 4 • Regional Meetings

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

November 16-21 • Wisdom School with Cynthia Bourgeault

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

Date TBD • Quarterly Sunday Workshop: Shadow Intensive with Jim O’Neill

Still Point / Rolling Ridge
Near Harper's Ferry, WV
Contact: Bob Sabath, bsabath@rollingridge.net, 202-531-7572

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

 

None scheduled at this time. See also International MROPs and FIRMings below.

2010-11 MROP and FIRMing Schedule

United States MROP

Check online for application availability for the MROPs below.

November 10-14, 2010

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

March 16-20, 2011

Johnson City, Texas
Contact: Bob Strange, bstrangetx@gmail.com, (830) 660-5204
www.texasmalespirituality.org/mrop.htm

April 6-10, 2011

Southern California
Contact: Joe Filipi, j.filipi@cox.net, (949) 831-5686

June 22-26, 2011

Sandstone, Minnesota
Contact: Kevin Anderson, kpanderson@sherbtel.net, (763) 631-9208

September 21-25, 2011

Frost Valley, New York
Contact: Michael Dunne, mfd916@aol.com, (631) 587-7538

October 12-16, 2011

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Contact: Mark Cavanaugh, mcavanau@comcast.net, 505-514-2783

International MROP

June 1-5, 2011

Germany
Contact: Bernd Schlüter, bernd-schlueter@gmx.de, 0049-40-409684

July 27-31, 2011

Scotland
Contact: Robin Anker-Petersen, robin@bieldatblackruthven.org.uk, 011-44-7-905-987-316

United States FIRMing

April 28 – May 1, 2011

Aravaipa Canyon, Arizona
Contact: Damien Faughnan, damien@dfconsulting.com, (602) 405-9230

September 16-18, 2011

Princeton, Illinois
Contact: Bob Colaresi, robco@robco.org, (630) 725-8919

September 29 – October 2, 2011

Northern California
Contact: Rick Barmore, Rick.barmore@lmco.com, (408) 842-3831

International FIRMing

May 26-29, 2011

Ireland
Contact: Gerry Moore, gmmoore@eircom.net, 353 1 493 2883

 

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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