Winter WomanSpirit 2008

Our keynote speaker was Rev. Shirley Ranck, PhD, author of the ground-breaking adult religious education curriculum "Cakes for the Queen of Heaven." *

Shirley's talk was titled "ON THE THRESHOLD." It is said that St. Bridget, named for the Old Goddess of Creativity, was born on a threshold. Her story is that she lived her life on the threshold between the Old Pagan tradition of reverence for both Goddess and God and the new patriarchal deities of Christianity. Today we live on another threshold between the last violent upheavals of patriarchy gone wild, and a new era in which our hope is that our identities will be widened and our connectedness with all of life will be made central and sacred.

We took a fresh look at feminist thealogy in this new century. Where have we come from? Where are we going? With a special look at the theological contributions of Sophia Lyon Fahs, a woman who was way ahead of her time.

* The brand-new "Cakes: In Ancient Times" curriculum is now available! See the Continental UU Women and Religion website for details.

** North Shore Unitarian Church is the site of our first WomanSpirit Gathering in 1989.

Winter WS 2008 Committee
Pat Hyams WWS2008 Choir, Rituals		Natalie Silk WWS2007 Childcare WWS2008 Maidens

Karin Janowski WWS2007 Treasurer, W&R Treasurer WWS2008 Registrar		Nancy Irons WWS2007 CoChair, W&R Secretary WWS2008 Liaison, Ambiance, Site/Food

Pat Reed WWS2007 Social Action, W&R Member WWS2008 Coffeehouse, Treasurer		Gretchen Ohmann WWS2007 Registrar, Office Manager for W&R WWS2008 Chair

Diana Mendelsohn WWS2008 Silent Auction		Faith Bailey WWS2007 Ambiance, WWS2008 Ambiance

Tracy Burchett WWS2008 Silent Auction		Luanne LoMonte WWS2008 Publicity

Amy Byrne WWS2007 Workshops WWS2008 Food		Lisa Larsen WWS2007 Vendors WWS2008 Vendors

PHOTOS -- Thanks to Lisa Larsen, Gretchen Ohmann, Sandy Russel and Karin Janowski

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Last Updated on Sunday, 23 August 2009 11:06

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