April 2010: SDI plants a tree in San Francisco, CA
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The Spiritual Directors International Coordinating Council blessed an oak tree during the SDI twentieth anniversary celebration at "Gratefulness: The Heart of Spiritual Care" in San Francisco, California, USA.
The oak tree was planted at the contemplative retreat at Mercy Center, where Spiritual Directors International began twenty years ago.
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December 2009: SDI Plants a "Gratefulness" Tree in Australia
We celebrate with deep gratefulness the planting of an oak tree, as a symbol of gratefulness from Spiritual Directors International to Australia, to Mother Earth, to Melbourne’s hosting of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, “Make a World of Difference: Hearing each other, Healing the earth.” We celebrate the contribution that spiritual direction is making around the world and across traditions to build community capacity for compassion, peace, justice and stewarding all of God’s creation.
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plants a "Gratefulness" tree in Australia
December 2009: SDI plants two trees in Ireland
A special thank you to SDI Coordinating Council member Sally Taylor who
will deliver the trees from her garden and graciously preside from her
Buddhist stance in a ritual that celebrates the importance of trees in
several spiritual traditions. Your prayers will join their blessings to
nurture the trees that someday will provide shade for students studying
spiritual direction.
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plants two trees in Ireland
April 2009: SDI plants an Azalea in Houston, Texas
Photo by Tom Peery. In Houston, Texas, Spiritual Directors International gave an Azalea to be planted at The Cenacle Retreat Center.
2007: SDI Educational Events in Vancouver, BC
To thank keynote speaker
Brian Swimme, a tree was given in honor
of Brian’s father. To thank the co-hosts of the Spiritual Directors International Vancouver events,
Mary Millard and
Jeanette Stigger, Spiritual Directors International gave a gift to the
restoration of Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. To thank the
conference
spiritual director, Alexandra Kovats, CSJP, a service berry tree was
planted on
the peace path at the Peace and Justice Retreat Center of the Sisters of
St.
Joseph of Peace in Bellevue, Washington.
Brian Swimme receives gift of a tree at the Spiritual Directors International Vancouver events:
Christine
Head, RSCJ gives donation cheque to restoration
fund for trees to be planted in Stanley Park. More than a thousand
trees were
lost after a series of storms:
Earth Day planting of the service berry tree:
Tree planters:
Ted Hanson; Beth Taylor, CSJP; Linda Hanson; Liz Ellmann; Miriam
Spencer, CSJP; Margaret Shannon, CSJP; Helen Haigh, CSJP; Andrea Nenzel,
CSJP;
Betsey Beckman; Kathy Allard; Ed Allard.
In our commitment to going green, we’re proud to be