BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SDI Companions - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240108T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240108T153000 DTSTAMP:20260405T203911 CREATED:20231121T211809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T224018Z UID:220595-1704722400-1704727800@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Meister Eckhart - Companionship on the Wayless Way DESCRIPTION:In this upcoming four-part webinar\, authors Jon M. Sweeney and Mark S. Burrows will guide and facilitate our community in a spiritual adventure of poetry\, dialogue\, and reflection on the mystical teachings of Meister Eckhart. \n\n\n\nLearn more and register here. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/meister-eckhart-companionship-on-the-wayless-way/2024-01-08/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eckhart-Wayless-Way.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240109T111500 DTSTAMP:20260405T203911 CREATED:20231205T190307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T190453Z UID:221698-1704794400-1704798900@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Group Spiritual Companionship - FREE for SDI Members - Roslyn G. Weiner DESCRIPTION:SDI is pleased to offer spiritual companionship to our SDI Members in an online group setting. Facilitated over Zoom with SDI Staff and experienced spiritual companions\, these sessions invite you into a gentle pool of kindness\, where you can share your story\, be heard by compassionate listeners\, and receive the experience of spiritual companionship in the comfort of your home. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Register / Instructions:\n\n\n\nPlease read through the instructions below before signing up. \n\n\n\n\nYou must be logged in to our website\, with a current SDI Membership\, to access the registration links. Otherwise the links won’t work. Please sign in first with your SDI Account\, then come back to this webpage to continue. \n\n\n\n\n(Not yet an SDI Member? Click here to join.) \n\n\n\nOnce you register for a session\, you will be sent a password-free invitation with the Zoom link. If you don’t see it\, please check any Junk Mail or Spam folders. \n\n\n\nPlease only sign up if you have checked your calendar and you know you can attend. Saving a spot immediately might seem like a good strategy. But the problem is many people then discover they have a conflict and the spot is not used. Thank you for your kindness in this. \n\n\n\nPlease only sign yourself up. Your registration will be linked to your e-mail address. \n\n\n\nRemember that we will do more of these free sessions. If you miss out this time around\, there will be more opportunities. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect:\n\n\n\nEach session runs about 75 minutes. \n\n\n\nEach session will be hosted by one of the SDI Staff\, and an experienced facilitator from the SDI Community. \n\n\n\nGuidance from the facilitator will include brief teachings\, contemplative readings\, and space for meditation/silence. \n\n\n\nEach session will include Breakout Groups of 3-4 participants\, where each participant will have to opportunity to share and to hold space for one-another. \n\n\n\nWe will not record these sessions to preserve the confidentiality of all participants in the group spiritual companionship. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/group-spiritual-companionship-free-for-sdi-members-roslyn-g-weiner-2/ CATEGORIES:Free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240109T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240109T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T203911 CREATED:20231213T173020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T173039Z UID:222660-1704812400-1704819600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Trauma and Belonging for Spiritual Companions DESCRIPTION:Building on the deep learning experiences of this past January’s Trauma and Wellness course\, we invite you into the circle of dialogue of learning\, healing\, and service\, as we confront together the profound traumas of our time. Join us in this transformative SDI Course\, where you’ll draw from the wisdom of spiritual directors and companions across spiritual traditions and orientations\, who bridge the realms of counseling\, psychotherapy\, nature\, art\, and somatics. Learn how to identify and address mental and physical health issues\, and together\, explore pathways to heal the traumas within ourselves and in our world. In twelve enlightening sessions\, you will emerge a more informed\, more integrated\, and more confident and compassionate spiritual care provider\, ready to hold the sacred space for the complete healing of each individual’s journey and contribute to the healing of our collective wounds\, finding both liberation and flourishing for all. \n\n\n\nThis is a 12-session Course from SDI\, which you can register for here: https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/trauma-and-belonging-for-spiritual-directors-and-companions/ URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/trauma-and-belonging-for-spiritual-companions/2024-01-09/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Trauma-and-Belonging-promo-graphic-copy.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240116T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T203911 CREATED:20240110T221229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T221232Z UID:226004-1705417200-1705424400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Trauma and Belonging for Spiritual Directors and Companions DESCRIPTION:Building on the deep learning experiences of our previous Trauma and Wellness course\, we invite you into the circle of dialogue of learning\, healing\, and service\, as we confront together the profound traumas of our time. Join us in this transformative SDI Course\, where you’ll draw from the wisdom of spiritual directors and companions across spiritual traditions and orientations\, who bridge the realms of counseling\, psychotherapy\, nature\, art\, and somatics. Learn how to identify and address mental and physical health issues\, and together\, explore pathways to heal the traumas within ourselves and in our world. In twelve enlightening sessions\, you will emerge a more informed\, more integrated\, and more confident and compassionate spiritual care provider\, ready to hold the sacred space for the complete healing of each individual’s journey and contribute to the healing of our collective wounds\, finding both liberation and flourishing for all. \n\n\n\nLearn more and Register Today: https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/trauma-and-belonging-for-spiritual-directors-and-companions/ URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/trauma-and-belonging-for-spiritual-directors-and-companions/2024-01-16/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Trauma-and-Belonging-promo-graphic-copy.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240124T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240124T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T203911 CREATED:20231025T210425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T160307Z UID:218041-1706101200-1706106600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI LGBTQ+ Gathering January 2024 DESCRIPTION:This is a space for LGBTQIA+ spiritual directors and companions to gather and connect. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Registration is closed for this event. \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nIn this session\, our presenter Karen Erlichman will lead us through ‘Queering Discernment: Journey with the Mystery of God’. \n\n\n\nWhat are our unique gifts and contemplative practices as LGBTQ+ spiritual directors? How do we draw on our own journeys as we companion others in their discernment? \n\n\n\nWe bring to discernment not only our individual experiences\, but also our collective histories and liberation narratives from diverse sexual and gender  identities\, cultures\, races\, faith traditions and theologies. \n\n\n\nTogether we will explore these questions and adventures as we build community together as soul companions. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-lgbtq-gathering-january-2024/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SDI-BIPOC-Gathering-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240130T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240130T094500 DTSTAMP:20260405T203911 CREATED:20240126T175221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T175649Z UID:228139-1706605200-1706607900@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Reclaiming Inner Peace - An Intro Session DESCRIPTION:In this free session\, seasoned spiritual companions Joan and Allie will share what stillness means to them—and offer for you a brief meditative practice to recenter and renew.  URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/reclaiming-inner-peace/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Image20240123103308.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T203911 CREATED:20231025T214858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T154115Z UID:218076-1706706000-1706711400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI BIPOC Gathering - January 2024 DESCRIPTION:This session is for those who identify as Black\, Indigenous or a Person of Color who would like to connect with other BIPOC spiritual directors and spiritual companions. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Registration is closed for this event. \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III: \n\n\n\nWith civil rights advocacy in his DNA\, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III built his ministry on community advancement and social justice activism. As Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago\, Ill.\, Dr. Moss spent the last two decades practicing and preaching a Black theology that unapologetically calls attention to the problems of mass incarceration\, environmental justice and economicinequality. \n\n\n\nDr. Moss is part of a new generation of ministers committed to preaching a prophetic message of love and justice\, which he believes are inseparable companions that form the foundation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As part of his community engagement through Trinity United Church of Christ\, Dr. Moss led the team that came up with the “My Life Matters” curriculum; which includes the viral video “Get Home Safely: 10 Rules of Survival\,” created in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death at the hands of Ferguson\, Mo.\, police. \n\n\n\nA native of Cleveland\, Ohio\, Dr. Moss is an honors graduate of Morehouse College who earned a Master of Divinity form Yale Divinity School\, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Chicago Theological Seminary. He returned to Yale in 2014 to present the famed Lyman Beecher lectures. The three-day event included an in-depth discourse on the subject of “The Blue Note Gospel:Preaching the Prophetic Blues in a Post Soul World.” The lectures\, which demonstrated a homiletic blueprint for prophetic preaching in the 21st century\, were the foundation of his latest book\, Blue Note Preaching in a Post-Soul World: Finding Hope in an Age of Despair\, published in 2015. \n\n\n\nDr. Moss was named to the inaugural Root 100\, a list that “recognizes emerging and established African-American leaders who are making extraordinary contributions\,” according to the publication’s Website. Honorees range between ages 25 to 45\, and their accomplishments and successes transcend media headlines or statistics. \n\n\n\nWith a unique gift to communicate across generations\, Dr. Moss’ creative bible-based messages have inspired young and old alike. His intergenerational preaching gift has made Dr. Moss a popular speaker on college campuses\, at conferences\, and churches across the globe. He is highly influenced by the works of Zora Neale Hurston\, August Wilson\, Howard Thurman\, Jazz\, and Hip-Hop music. The work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, and the pastoral ministry of his father\, Dr. Otis Moss\, Jr. of Cleveland\, Ohio\, have been primary mentors for his spiritual formation. \n\n\n\nHe is the former pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta\, Ga.\, his first pastorate\, where the church grew from 125 members to over 2100 disciples during his tenure. His earlier publications include: Redemption in a Red Light District\, and TheGospel According to the Wiz: And Other Sermons from Cinema. He coauthored The Gospel Re-Mix; How to Reach the Hip-Hop Generation with three other contributors\, and Preach! The Power and Purpose Behind Our Praise\, with his father. \n\n\n\nHis sermons\, articles\, and poetry have appeared in publications such as Sojourners Magazine and The African American Pulpit Journal. Those works include: Power in the Pulpit II: America’s Most Effective Preachers\, Joy To The World: Sermons From America’s Pulpit\, Sound The Trumpet: Messages of Hope for Black Men\, and The Audacity of Faith: Christian Leaders Reflect on the Election of Barack Obama. His work has also been featured on HuffingtonPost\, Urban Cusp\, and The Root. \n\n\n\nDr. Moss is an ordained minister in the Progressive National Baptist Convention and the United Church of Christ. He is on the boards of Auburn Seminary and Faith-In-Place/Action Fund \, and chaplain of the Children’s Defense Fund’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Child Advocacy Conference. Additionally\, Dr. Moss is a Senior Fellow in the Auburn Seniors Fellow Program. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-bipoc-gathering-january-2024/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SDI-BIPOC-Gathering-4.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR