September 21 - Open Doors / Open Hearts - Vern Bloom and Rich Deming

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Next month the Twin Cities will see the launching of a new conference series on true hospitality. The inaugural conference is called "Open Doors - Open Hearts: Welcoming Spiritual Communities After Prison or Recovery" - and will take place at the historic Wesley United Methodist Church in downtown Minneapolis. Wesley is also known as the West Campus of the Twin Cities Recovery Church, another partner sponsoring this event. Other sponsoring partners include the Minnesota Council of Churches, the MN Department of Corrections, and Friends for a Non-Violent World. These are just a few names from a long list of venerable groups coming together to create welcoming networks.
This week host Reverend Chris Morton will welcome two of the conference organizers, Vern Bloom and Rich Deming. The conference (scheduled for Saturday, October 11th) is the beginning of a movement to explore how welcoming and inclusive spiritual communities can serve the common good by supporting sisters and brothers returning from prison or in-patient recovery centers.

Alternatives to Violence Project
The Recovery Church
Trust for the Meditation Process
Beverly White Community Outreach Project

image courtesy of McKay Savage

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