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June 30, 2023
Dear friends,
Last week, The BTS Center, in partnership with the Center for Spirituality in Nature, hosted a retreat for eighteen national leaders in faith-based climate work. The Climate Advocacy and the Sacred Wild Retreat, held over three days at Medomak Retreat Center in Washington, Maine, was an opportunity for rest, renewal, and connection for leaders at the front lines of climate justice work.
One of the great joys of this time together was the opportunity for companionship — in work that can feel lonely or isolating at times, these days of meals shared, walks in community through the woods, and time spent chatting around a campfire were deeply appreciated. Companionship and community are essential to our capacity to meet the challenges of this time.
Whether online or in person, The BTS Center is committed to offering opportunities for companionship in this climate-changed world. This summer, we hope you'll join us for the next two sessions of our first Summer Fiction Book Club — an opportunity to gather online and discuss works of fiction that speak to the climate crisis in different ways. We also have several special in-person opportunities upcoming, the first of which is another installment of our Wonder and Wander Farm Series at Tir na nOg Farm in Pownal, Maine coming up in August.
And finally, we're so excited for Convocation 2023, taking place in person this year at Maple Hill Inn and Conference Center in Hallowell, Maine. We hope you'll join us for two days of talks, meals, contemplative practice, music, and — yes! — companionship. The rate for Convocation registration will go up after TOMORROW, July 1st! So register now for the very best rate!
We look forward to seeing you at one or many of our programs this summer and fall!
With best wishes,
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