BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SDI Companions - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:SDI Companions X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SDI Companions REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T120000 DTSTAMP:20260727T183612Z CREATED:20260727T183607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T183612Z UID:296636-1787135400-1787140800@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI Educators Gathering - August 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 19th\, 2026\, from 10:30 am to 12:00 p.m. PST for the Spiritual Director Educators Gathering. This 90-minute session will introduce participants to The Collegeville first person method\, a contemplative framework for listening\, discernment\, and shared life across difference. Through a mix of plenary reflection\, small-group conversation\, and shared harvesting\, we will explore how spiritual leaders\, directors and formation programs can honor multiplicity while maintaining a thread of care\, truthfulness\, and mutual responsibility. The session will be both practical and participatory\, drawing on the wisdom of those gathered as we consider what helps communities remain open\, tender\, and grounded in lived experience \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\n\nRev. Dr. Aizaiah G. Yong\, PhD\, is a scholar-practitioner of spirituality and mysticism and ordained pentecostal clergy in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with strong ties to the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries. His life and work are deeply rooted in the lived experience of navigating complex identities bridging academic theology\, executive stewardship\, and psychospiritual care to create spaces of radical belonging. \n\n\n\nHe currently serves as the Executive Director of the Collegeville Institute (CI) for Ecumenical and Cultural Research. At this historic interdisciplinary residential research center\, he advances intercultural dialogue and cross-sector innovation through rhythms of contemplation\, community discernment\, first-person reflection\, and evidence-informed approaches to promote collective healing. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Log in to register \n Username or Email Address\n \n \n Password\n \n Remember Me \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are part of a spiritual direction formation program or a guide or mentor to spiritual companions\, we invite you to join us. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-educators-gathering-august-2026/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Educators Formation Gathering,Free,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Educators_Aizaiah.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T113000 DTSTAMP:20260715T201427Z CREATED:20260612T161939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T201427Z UID:294064-1787220000-1787225400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Tao and the Art of Spiritual Companionship: Seven Pathways to Engaged Presence DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-tao-and-the-art-of-spiritual-companionship-seven-pathways-to-engaged-presence/2026-08-20/ CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T113000 DTSTAMP:20260721T170031Z CREATED:20260717T154108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T170031Z UID:296191-1787565600-1787571000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Evolving Companionship: My Conversation on Science and Faith with Albert Einstein and Teilhard de Chardin DESCRIPTION:This session is now scheduled for August 24th at 10am Pacific. John Haught\, author\, theologian\, and retired professor\, offers insights and perspectives on science\, faith\, and ethical living\, via an imaginative exploration into what a spiritual companionship relationship might have looked like between Albert Einstein and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/evolving-companionship-my-conversation-on-science-and-faith-with-albert-einstein-and-teilhard-de-chardin/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/07-2026-Teilhard-and-Einstein-aug24.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T140000 DTSTAMP:20260724T204257Z CREATED:20260724T204242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T204257Z UID:296549-1788354000-1788357600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Spiritual Companionship in Challenging Times - Embodied Practices For Self and Communal Care DESCRIPTION:Spiritual Companionship in Challenging Times – Embodied Practice For Self and Communal Care URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/spiritual-companionship-in-challenging-times-embodied-practices-for-self-and-communal-care/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/01-coke-tani-challenging-times-v2-copy.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR