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Discipleship for Earth Healing
November 4, 2022 - November 5, 2022
Discipleship for Earth Healing: A Weekend Learning Event
Friday, November 4 – Saturday, November 5, 2022
Oxford United Ministries invites you to join the Rev. Dr. Jessica Hetherington, ecotheologian, for a weekend of learning and spiritual engagement about our place in creation, the need for lament, and how we can deepen our discipleship response to the ecological crisis and climate change. Come to learn and explore with others; leave committed to a discipleship for Earth healing.
Event Details:
When: Friday, November 4 – Saturday, November 5, 2022
Where: Trinity United Church, 118 Church St., Ingersoll, in person AND online.
Cost: Free of Charge
Registration: Registration is required for both in-person and online options. In-person registration is limited.
To Register: Contact Lynne Dunlop at lynndunl@execulink.com or 519-539-3805
Weekend Outline:
Friday, Nov 4
7:00 – 8:00 pm – “Discipleship for Earth Healing” keynote talk
8:00 – 8:30 pm – Vespers
Saturday, Nov 5 (*NOTE: Weather permitting, the workshops will include time in a nearby park, which is wheelchair accessible)
9:30 – 10:00 am – Gathering time
10:00 – 11:30 am – Workshop 1 ~ “Grounding Ourselves in Earth
Community”
11:30 – 1:00 pm – Lunch (vegetarian meal provided for a nominal cost
at Trinity)
1:00 – 2:30 pm – Workshop 2 ~ “The Need for Lament”
2:30 – 3:00 pm – BREAK
3:00 – 4:30 pm – Workshop 3 ~ “Discipleship and Commitment”
4:30 pm – Closing Worship Service
Hosted by Oxford United Ministries, where the United Churches in Oxford share their life and work and sponsored by Oxford Legacy Fund and Hope Council, an incorporated ministry in the Antler River Watershed Region of the United Church of Canada
