Four training opportunities for 2013:

• April 12 - 14              Silver Lake Conference Center, Connecticut
• May 31 – June 2        Denver, Colorado
• July 19 – 21               Pilgrim Firs Conference Center, Port Orchard, WA
• August 13 – 15          Pilgrim Point Camp, Minnesota

Trainings promote both personal and community transformation and equip participants to lead workshops in their home communities. For more information, contact Jim Deming, Minister for Environmental Justice, at demingj@ucc.org.

Weekend workshops begin on Day 1 at 5:00 p.m. and continue through Day 2 at noon with a “head and heart” focus on the five core themes listed above. On the afternoon of Day 2, the group of about 15 will travel in the local area to observe and experience how communities and individuals are impacted by both environmental destruction and environmental restoration, returning in the evening to discuss how to develop inclusive community-based strategies and responses. On the morning of Day 3, the group will gather to address how partners in Creation can work through the issues of environmental despair and lead lives based on hope. The final session will help participants develop strategies on how to bring what they have learned to their local community. Day 3 will conclude at noon to allow participants to return to their home communities.