Dances of Universal Peace
Harmony & Healing in Movement
The Dances of Universal Peace are a powerful, joyous form of interfaith group meditation and prayer. Using sacred phrases and chants, simple music and movements inspired from many spiritual traditions, the dances promote what deeply unites us—one Source, one Essence. Participation, not presentation, is the focus. No musical or dance experience of any kind is required and everyone is welcome to join in.
André Bernard
Fridays, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, Dec. 4
7:30-9 p.m, $10 per evening
Summit Center
Bible for a New Day
What Is God?
A Cross-Cultural Primer in Encountering the Mystery of Life
Whether you believe in a God or not, the “God-phenomenon” itself is part of the experience of significant numbers of human beings in every age and culture. What typically happens in such an encounter? What are the main aspects of the idea of God or gods that results? What are the social, personal, emotional components of spiritual pathways and religions that enshrine the God-phenomenon? We’ll look at different ideas of God from the Abrahamic Faiths and the East, as well as ancient nature religion to seek clues as to the common ground behind these experiences, and how God-ideas function for good, and sometimes ill, in human life.
Robert Corin Morris
8 Friday mornings, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20
9:30-11:30 a.m. $80 ($70 Members) pre-paid.
$90 ($80 Members), $20 drop-in
Christ Church, Short Hills
Tasting Life Twice
A Monthly Writing Circle
“There’s nothing to writing,” says Red Smith. “All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.” Take the plunge with our supportive circle, a monthly morning for writing and sharing writing. This adventure still requires courage and what Frederick Buechner calls “a certain kind of unguardedness, a willingness to run risks, including the risk of making a fool of yourself.” Each month we will seek inspiration from a different source. A dedicated time of practice and encouragement from other Summit Center writers will help us hone our craft and make writing a regular part of our lives. Sessions are free-standing; come to one or all.
Lisa Green
1st Saturdays, Oct. 3, Nov.7, Dec. 5, Feb. 6
9:30-11:30 a.m.
$65 for all 4 ppd.; $20 per session
Summit Center
Creative Collaging
A Visioning Workshop
Are you in transition: looking for a new job, home, romance, adjusting to the empty nest, dreaming of travel or just searching for adventure in your life? This workshop will bring insight into your hopes, wishes, and dreams, and clarify and focus your next step. Using collage, we engage your creative talents while allowing you to view the unconscious messages you’ve been ignoring. You’ll walk through the creative design process and come to understand yourself as you develop a visual image that can be translated into reality.
Lisa Brown
Sun., Oct. 4, 1-3 p.m.
$35 ($30 Members)
Summit Center
Fall Luncheon
Women Around the World
Making Change We Can Believe In
Women have emerged as crucial change agents all over the world: business entrepreneurs in Africa and Southeast Asia, political resisters in Iran, tradition transformers in every spiritual pathway. Enjoy a delicious homecooked lunch and hear Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV producer and businesswoman Anisa Mehdi speak about her experiences with inspired women around the world.
Anisa Mehdi
Wednesday, October 7
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
$25 per person
Summit Center
The Benedictine Way
Monthly Spiritual Sharing Group
Struggling to have a spiritual life in the midst of busy and fragmented days? Looking for ways to restore personal balance and wholeness? The timeless ideas in the 6th century Rule of St. Benedict can center and guide you today! Benedictine spirituality can help you live into your Baptismal Covenant and deepen your life with Christ. Retreat leader, author and priest, Jane Tomaine will help you, through prayer and study, become rooted in the present moment where God dwells amidst the ordinary things of daily life. Come share your journey as we discover what it means to “Prefer nothing whatever to Christ.” (Rule of Benedict, 72.11) Evening Group will begin Jan 21, 6:30-8:45 p.m.
The Rev. Jane Tomaine
2nd Wed. October– June
beg. October 7, 1:30-4 p.m.
$125 for the semester
Summit Center
Listen
and attend
with the ear
of your
heart
—Benedict of Nursia
Bible Book of the Month: Monthly Bible Workshop
Ever feel biblically ‘illiterate?’ Here’s an easy way to get some basic knowledge of the great stories and high aspirations that still function as the moral foundation of Western civilization. You read the Scripture selection in the month before the study session, using our study guide, then come for discussion. Pre-register to get the study guide by mail, or go to www.interweave.org or http://www.calvary-summit.org.each month.
Oct. 3: The Story and Visions of Daniel:
Resisting Oppression, Anticipating Redemption
Nov. 7: The Wisdom of Solomon: The Jewish Sage
Dec. 5: The Proto-Evangelium of James:
Stories of Mary and the Baby Jesus:
Jan. 8: The Gospel of Luke: The Great Physician
Feb. 5: The Spirit’s Descent: The Acts of the Apostles
Robert Corin Morris, Chris Brdlik,
J. Brent Bates, Jane Tomaine
Sat. monthly, 9:00-10:30 a.m
$15 per session
Summit Center
Co-sponsored
with Calvary Episcopal Church Adult Education
Stages of the Pathway
Monthly Spiritual Sharing and Practice
Join with others for an expertly guided monthly experience of meditation, focused learning and spiritual sharing in the Christian tradition, led by Interweave Director Robert Corin Morris. Participants pledge regular attendance. This year’s theme is “Stages of the Pathway.” Groups meet from October through June. For details call 908-277-2120 or email
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Montclair Group, 2nd Tuesdays,
9:30 a.m.-noon. beg. Oct. 13
Summit Group, 3rd Thursdays,
9:30-noon., beg. Oct. 22
$175 tuition per year
Robert Corin Morris, facilitator
Friday Night@The Movies
Great Moments in American History
How does the American Saga shape your very attitudes, even your character? Each week we’ll watch and discuss an entertaining landmark film about different eras and great moments in our country’s history, looking for clues about how the values in these stories are alive in us and our society today. Come for supper beforehand!
Oct. 23: Drums Along the Mohawk
Oct. 30: Young Mr. Lincoln
Nov. 6: Casablanca
Robert Corin Morris
6:45 p.m. Soup and Bread Supper $5
7:15-9 p.m. Film
$10 per evening
Summit Center
Coming in Jan-Feb: Red Badge of Courage, Singin’ in the Rain, A Raisin in the Sun
Transformation through Film
The Work We Do When We Watch a Movie
Movies can change lives. Learn how going to the movies can become a tool for deep spiritual and emotional transformation. “Movie Yoga,” a phrase coined by author and Director of Grof Transpersonal Training Tav Sparks, is the work we do on ourselves when we watch a film. It involves becoming aware of our reactions and deep associations, then working with these feelings so that they can transform us. This inner work helps us be transformed by a film rather than be beguiled and misled by it.
Tim O’Connell, Ph.D.
Saturday, Oct. 24
9:30-11:30 a.m.
$20 ($15 Members)
Summit Center
Manage Stress and Balance Energy
Energy Work Made Easy
Looking for a way to cope with stress and feel more grounded? Jean Marie Rosone, Coordinator of Integrative Oncology at Morristown Memorial’s Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, is certified in Jin Shin Jyutsu, Reiki, IGM Therapeutic Acupressure, Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy and Therapeutic Touch. These healing modalities aim to promote or maintain the balance of the body’s energy fields, which is thought to be an essential component of good health. Jean Marie will provide an overview of these techniques. You will leave with specific tools to help calm, center and energize yourself.
Jean Marie Rosone
Tuesday, October 27, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
$25 ($20 Members)
Summit Center
Staying Sane through the College Process
Has the college search taken over your life? Has our children’s worth become more about what they’ve done to fill a resume than who they are as people? How do you hold onto your values as you navigate your journey through this process? Dr. Karen Rezach of Kent Place School will discuss root causes of the debilitating stress and anxiety that the process produces in children at increasingly younger ages. You will leave having explored your own experience and discovered new approaches to this important decision in your child’s life.
Dr. Karen Rezach
Wed., Oct. 28, 7:30-9 p.m.
$25 ($20 Members) $30/$25 at door
Summit Center
