21th Annual Gathering
And it was good...
God created the world so that it was balanced – and it was very good! Humans were created balanced, too. We, and the world, have not stayed that way, though. Daily we struggle with balance – in our personal lives, in community and world approaches to human issues. Join in a “time away” to pause and remember that by regaining our balance, and touching our own goodness, we are helped to become the women created by the Holy One.
Session Leader
Carolyn Pogue
Carolyn's passion is building a better world of peace and justice for all. Story telling, humour and artistic flair go into the mix of her workshops and writing. Carolyn believes deeply that the pen is mightier than the sword and that peace is a process. She develops workshops and writes to encourage world change through word change.
Magazines such as Canadian Living, Peace Magazine, Synchronicity, and The United Church Observer publish Carolyn's work. Carolyn and her husband Bill Phipps serve on Raffi's Child Honouring Advisory Council.
Carolyn offers justice-related workshops and presentations with Bill Phipps, the author of Cause for Hope:Humanity at the Crossroads (Woodlake Books). She also works and plays with actor and therapeutic clown Fif Fernandes on the The Art of Peace: A Camp for Kids and StoryJam.
Carolyn is a member of The Young Alberta Book Society(YABS), The Writers Union of Canada and The United Church of Canada
Learn more about Carolyn’s work on her website: www.carolynpogue.ca
Worship Leader
Rev. Marty Tuer
Marty Tuer has been in professional ministry for 21 years. As a congregational pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, she served several congregations in Ontario before serving a northwest Calgary congregation for nine years. That congregation’s special focus was on children, youth and their families and offered unique programs to encourage parents in their role as faith nurturers and models.
Marty has served as worship leader for a variety of special events, including women’s retreats, pastors’ gatherings and conventions. Recently, Marty has worked in palliative care with Alberta Health Services and most recently completed the residency program in hospital chaplaincy.
Marty and her husband, Doug, have two grown sons. They enjoy renovating their home and participating in drum circles.
Entheos Retreat Centre
ENTHEOS is just west of Calgary, Alberta and is located in a lovely, natural setting. There are woods that border the Elbow River with walking paths, outdoor stations of the cross, a campfire pit, and frequent animal visitors - deer who come to graze on the lawn. The accommodations are shared rooms and baths (2 people per room) in two 3-story sleeping lodges. Bed linen is supplied and all the meals are prepared by the staff.
The main lodge has a large meeting room, a cozy fireside room, and a chapel, with the dining room and kitchen downstairs. There are stairs in all buildings and an elevator in the main lodge only. If you have difficulty with stairs, there are rooms on the ground floor in one of the sleeping lodges.
