4th Annual Camp for Miracles, May 8-10, 2009
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Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center web site:
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Program of Break Out Sessions
David Hoffmeister: Enlightenment and the End of Separate Desires
Enlightenment, being wholly Present, is an experience which has no exceptions and no contradictions. As we join together in the purpose of forgiveness and invite the Spirit to guide us, the experience is revealed. All self-concept attachments are exposed in Light and gently released as they are no longer valued or protected. Spirit rests in joyful and tranquil contentment, and everything is allowed. There is nothing that remains in awareness but acceptance. Identifying with Spirit brings an end to separate desires.
Regina Dawn Akers: God is Our Soul
God is an awareness that is pure, because it looks on only that which is wholly true. And God, as awareness, exists within us. God is our soul, the heart of our truth, the Spirit that endures forever without end. And that which is true overlooks the false, because the false has no meaning in the Light of truth (NTI 1 John). In this workshop, we will learn how to overlook the false when “the false” seems to be true in our everyday life.
John Mulrooney: Common Course Mistakes
(Taking the terror out of the error)
As members of the human race, or as students of A Course in Miracles, we all know the pain and triumph of learning through our errors. John will share with you some of the more common, and easily correctable, mistakes that students make with this Course - because he has made, and is working to correct, every one of them. As John likes to say, “Smart people learn from their mistakes, and really smart people learn from my mistakes!”
Douglas MacIntyre: A Time for Healing
Using discussion, group guided meditation and exercises, we will explore the Course’s teaching on healing. Our goal will be to create an experience of Healing through the Grace of the Holy Spirit. We will remember that “To Heal is to make Happy” (ACIM).
MaryBeth Scalice: Excerpts from The Jesse and Lily Intimacies
Lily asks Jesse, “What is it that stirred in the heart of Magdalene, that she threw open her cedar chest and brought the finest myrrh to bless You? What is it that called Philip to follow like a puppy at your beckoning? He gazed into Your eyes and left his life. What is it that moved a mother to become disciple of her child, to trust beyond an appearance of madness in the miracle of Love incarnate?” Jesus came to intoxicate his disciples with the Love of Heaven. Join me in exploration of the union of Jesse and Lily as He pours the elixir of His Spirit into the heart of those who thirst for Love’s presence.
Jody Ebling: Music and Song
Jody has opened events for Gary Renard and churches across the East Coast. You may have heard of her as a teacher and singing Presence on ACIM Gather Radio. As our Leader of Song, Jody intends to teach some of her new pieces as well as other sacred music to those who gather with the aim of singing from the heart. Our choir will perform three songs through out the weekend. All are welcome to come, share the joy, bring your voice, and join in the delight of the music of Spirit. Expect to relax and have fun!
Cathy Jay: The Dance of Atonement
When we bring our darkness to the Light and allow the mirror of our mind to be cleansed to reflect the Holiness that we are, then we have re-membered the Truth. As One, we will dance each step of this process of Atonement, experiencing the joyful freedom of healing and the clarity about a process that the ego prefers to obscure. Each simple and gentle dance is clearly taught and led. No dance experience is necessary as our intention is soul-work, not footwork!
Reiki Healing Circle: Jane Darcy, Ginny Sands, Michele Savage, Joanna Zarkadas
Reiki is a gentle hands on healing modality. It balances energy and aids the process of healing body, mind and spirit. You are invited to receive a complimentary treatment from one of our practitioners. You may also choose to simply sit in the room with us, enjoying the comforting healing energy of the room, while listening to soothing, live, classical guitar music. You are welcome to join us for all or any part of the experience.
Doran Dibble will humbly facilitate a Lesson of the Day, gathering both mornings. He will playfully inspire, coordinate, and emcee campers’ offerings for the Saturday evening community sharing. And, he will deftly bring together folks who dare to transcend the everyday through heavenly wait staff experiences. You’ll recognize Doran by the big grin. He’s diggin’ it.
Richard Dignan: Experience
Come join us for a late night ”Experience” to connect with the Spirit within. The Course states that one universal theology is impossible but one universal experience is necessary. Congruent with this theme and through experiential exercises, we will experience going within, being in the Present and communicating with Spirit.
Camp Presenters
David Hoffmeister
Love is the way I walk in gratitude. I share, extend and demonstrate the living Christ in thought, word, emotion, and action. I enjoy shining the Love of God and have traveled in 22 countries and spoken at hundreds of gatherings around the world for the last 18 years. Living a simple life of trust and fully supported by the Holy Spirit, I constantly experience Divine Providence. The gatherings are open discussions and questions and comments from everyone attending are always welcomed. David Hoffmeister (phone: 513-258-2989) shares inspirational gatherings and talks with spiritual seekers around the world upon strong invitation. Web site: www.awakening-mind.org
Regina Dawn Akers is the scribe of The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI). Like ACIM, NTI was written through a process of inner dictation. It is a scriptural companion to ACIM, bridging ACIM with the New Testament. NTI is a gift for everyone who is ready for spiritual awakening now. It leads toward awakening in a loving and gentle manner, taking the mystery out of the spiritual path and eliminating common confusion. Regina teaches NTI at conferences and in ACIM Gather PalTalk. Recurring messages from Holy Spirit through Regina and dozens of free audio teachings are available from her web site, www.reginadawnakers.com.
John Mulrooney is a stand-up comedian, with a TV and radio resume that spans over thirty years. After several life-altering experiences, which left him feeling lonely and afraid, John thought, “There has to be a better way!” John turned inward, toward our Higher Self, for answers. That “little willingness”, as he was to learn, was all that was needed. Now, while he still makes his living by making people laugh, John’s greater purpose is undoing his ego through the teachings of A Course in Miracles. Listen to John live every weekday morning 6 to 10 AM EST on New York radio 104.9 WZMR The New Edge, Mulrooney in the Morning. Or, listen on the web at www.albanyedge.com (click on “listen live online” and register). You can also visit him on the web at www.laughandheal.com.
Douglas MacIntyre is a therapist, consultant, yoga teacher and creator of Well-Being Therapy and Internal Yoga. Douglas has provided counseling, consulting services and yoga classes since 1989 and has been a student and teacher of the Course since 1983. Douglas has led classes, groups, workshops and retreats on ACIM and other spirituality and wellness related topics for more than 25 years. Douglas’ teaching emphasizes the practical application of spiritual principles to daily life.
MaryBeth Scalice, MA, Ed.D. is a lifetime student of transcendent experience. She delights in healing arts, writing, metaphysics, and music, and has offered spiritual therapies in private practice for 11 years. In 1997 she had a dream that lead to the creation of The Foundation of Open Hearts. Since that time she has facilitated many retreats and workshops including our Camp for Miracles. MaryBeth is a member of the Spirituality Initiative at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, and offers weekly meetings of The Course. Her clearest mirrors are Chris, 18, and Kelsey, 15, who reflect the secrets of love without limits. www.foundationofopenhearts.com
Jody Ebling is a heart-opening singer who has toured nationally and internationally. (You may recognize her name from her opening with Gary Renard). In 2006, Jodie experienced ‘the dark night of the soul”. Months of soul searching brought her back to the world with songs of incredible sweetness and joy. Today she is a traveling singer and songwriter who offers hope and gifts from Spirit. She believes the songs are gifts to her from God and has a deep willingness to share messages of love. Jody has been a happy Camper and a spirit of joy at all of our retreats working as Choir Director and leader of Song.
Cathy Jay shares and celebrates the experience of awakening in her work as a psychotherapist, spiritual guide, consultant and sacred circle dance leader. More information about her practice, Inner Peace Counseling, can be found on the web at www.cathyjaycounseling.com. She lives in Keene, New Hampshire with her partner, Debra, and they host a weekly ACIM group - a miraculous blessing of many years.
Jane Darcy is a long time teacher of spirituality, having studied with George and Lauret Fowler in Nashville, Tennessee. She has facilitated hundreds of workshops in the eastern states, including Unity Church in Hollywood, Florida, and continues to offer weekly study in Fall River, Massachusetts. Currently, Jane oversees the Admission Department at the International Institute of Culinary Arts. In addition to her devotion to A Course in Miracles, Jane performs and teaches classical guitar and established Darcy Guitar Studio in 2005.
Ginny Sands is a teacher, writer, naturalist and photographer. She has been studying A Course in Miracles since 1985 and facilitated a study group for many years. After studying various meditation techniques, she taught Beginning Meditation to adults. Her focus is to act from Love in every part of her life.
Joanna Zarkadas is a teacher, healer, writer, card designer and Reiki Jin Kei Do Master who has been a student of A Course in Miracles since 1985. In addition, she loves meeting and greeting people and organizing anything and everything, all of which she gets to do to her heart’s content as Registrar for Camp for Miracles, Open Doors, Classroom for the Universal Course, and Be the Love.
Doran Dibble, BSEE has been a Course student and teacher since 1998, gratefully experiencing both the message and the Messenger as incredibly profound, personal, AND practical. His writing, private counseling, workshops, retreats, and hospice work are all inspired by ACIM. Doran’s purpose is to share what he has received with all who find it helpful, healing, or at least fun.
Richard Dignan has a strong desire and passion to connect with Spirit, and has found that being a student and a teacher in the professional, personal and spiritual domains bring him closer to that reality. As a student, Richard has attended numerous spiritual workshops. As a professional trainer he has conducted classes, Moral and Motivation and Respect-Based Communications for various government agencies and private corporations. Richard’s personal and spiritual development workshops include Honoring the Masculine and Cherishing the Feminine and Loving the Self. If you’ve been to our camps before you will remember Richard for his loving service and abundant nature.