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Upcoming 2011 Men’s Rites of Passage in

• Texas
• Southern California
• Minnesota
• New York
• West Virginia
• - and internationally in Germany and Scotland

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Woven together, stories are the very fabric of our lives.  They tell us from where we came, speak of who we are, and dare to utter what we may become.  There is great power in the telling and retelling of our stories, vast potential for healing, growth and transformation.  Join Fr. Richard Rohr, Belden Lane, and Joel Blunk for a weekend of telling the stories that make us.

Our time together will consist of large group presentations, small group discussions, individual-time in nature, sacred ritual and celebration.

Fathers, sons, grandfathers, uncles, cousins and brothers are encouraged to attend solo or together.

We each have a story to tell, a story that unites us with the grand story of being and becoming good and heroic men.

Come ready to:

• Consider archetypal patterns common to all our stories
• Recognize and honor past generations and those yet to come
• Tell your own life story
• Discover that even our wounds and darkest secrets are sacred
• Have an intergenerational experience with fellow journeymen
• Affirm that our human story is part of the larger story of the niverse

Called to a further journey, we will look within ourselves to see that the wisdom of the elders is not only in our midst, but is within each of us.   

April 1 – 3, 2011
Feliciana Retreat Center
Norwood, LA
north of Baton Rouge

Register online today!

U.S. Events

Arizona

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

March 3 • Richard Rohr Webcast Replay: Wondrous Encounters

Open to all men and women
7 – 9:00 pm
Franciscan Renewal Center (Casa)

March 23 • Monthly AZ MALEs Meeting (last Wednesday each month)

Team 5:30-7pm, Initiated Men 7-8:30 pm
Franciscan Renewal Center (Casa)

March 26 • Open Teaching & BBQ

4 – 8:00 pm, Initiated Men 7-8:30 pm
Al Selder’s home

Non-AZ MALEs event of interest:
March 19 • Sweat Lodge Ahwatukee lead by Harry Fisher & Brad Kuluris
7:00 pm
17th Ave. & Pecos

April 27 • Monthly AZ MALEs meeting

Team 5:30-7pm, Initiated Men 7-8:30 pm
Franciscan Renewal Center (Casa)

April 29 – May 1 • Arizona FIRMing

Team 5:30-7pm, Initiated Men 7-8:30 pm
Franciscan Renewal Center (Casa)

Non-AZ MALEs event of interest:
April 9 • Drum-building workshop lead by Harry Fisher & Brad Kuluris
7:00 pm
17th Ave. & Pecos

Non-AZ MALEs event of interest:
April 16 • Sweat Lodge Ahwatukee lead by Harry Fisher & Brad Kuluris
7 pm
17th Ave. & Pecos

California - Northern

Men's Monthly Meeting (third Saturday each month)

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

California - Southern

Rudy Hernandez, 760-406-1152, rudy.hernandez@hdsupply.com

Illinois Midwest

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

March 4-6, 2011 • The Male Archetypes through Story and Ritual: Guides for Your Journey with Fr. Jim Clarke

Darien, IL

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)

Minnesota Midwest

Contact: Kevin Anderson, kpanderson@sherbtel.net, (763) 482-1353

Wednesday, April 13, • Paula D’Arcy presentation:
SPIRITUALITY OF THE SECOND HALF OF LIFE

7 – 9:00 pm
University of St. Thomas
O’Shaughnessy Educational Center, St. Paul Campus
Admission Fee: $20
Details & registration at  http://pauladarcymnmales.eventbrite.com/

June 22-26, 2011 • Men’s’ Rites of Passage

Audubon Center
Sandstone, MN
For more information contact Terry Shaughnessy at tnessy@comcast.net

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

Texas

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

March 5, April 2 (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

March 19, April 16 (third Saturday of the month) • Local Meetings

Austin
Contact: Scott Johnson, avalonmanor@sbcglobal.net

Houston
Contact: William Bedell, wlbedell@sbcglobal.net

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

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.

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

August 12-14, 2011

Pilgrim Park, 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