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2009 Mary Magdalene Festival
and Art Exhibition
featuring Rev. John
Beverley Butcher
- Restoring Mary of Magdala to
her rightful place alongside Jesus
- Re-establishing the balance
of the Divine Feminine & Divine Masculine, as embodied in the
Sacred Principle of Yin & Yang
Friday, July 17, 6:30 pm - 9 pm,
Saturday, July 18, 9:30 am - 4 pm
at Sedona Creative Life Center |
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Friday, July 17, 6:30-9
pm, Saturday, July 18, 9:30 am-4 pm,
in the Great Room. Mary of Magdala and Jesus of
Nazareth
: Chalices of Mystery, Sacred Partnership. A multi-faith celebration
presented by the Celebrating Women Witnesses Ministry of Sedona, featuring
John Beverley Butcher, M. Div., native of
Prescott, AZ, graduate of Harvard and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, an
Episcopal priest from San Francisco and author of The Tao of Jesus, Telling
the Untold Stories and his current work, Chalices of Mystery, Jesus of
Nazareth and Mary of Magdala. $45 Includes Exhibit/Reception
with hors d’ouevres and punch in the Universal Room on Friday evening,
lunch on Saturday and all seminar materials. Contact Judy Massey, 928-282-0073,
judmassey@aol.com or Barbara Litrell,
928-300-5839, blitrell@aol.com.
Registration: To register, send
check for $45 to: Mary Magdalene Festival, to Judy Massey,
65 Bronco Drive, Sedona AZ
86336.
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Program
Friday Evening,
July 17, 6:30-9 pm:
6:30-7:30 pm,
Great Room:
“Sacred Partnerships”
Art Exhibit and
Reception
(see below for A
Special Call to Artists to
exhibit), featuring art rooted in
Holy Scripture and spiritual expression.
Hors d’oeuvres
and punch served in the Universal Room.
7:30-9 pm,
Great Room: Program “Hidden Treasures in
the Earth and Us: Nag Hammadi Revealed”.
Butcher will spotlight the Sacred Scriptures written in
the first three centuries,
buried at the beginning of the fourth century and discovered in
Egypt
in 1945. We will reclaim their wisdom and power for
our lives.
the evening will include ritual and music
Saturday,
July 18,
9:30 am
- 4:00 pm, Great Room
How did Jesus and Mary become chalices of mystery? How might
women and men together be partners in service and reflect this mode
of wholeness that empowers us to deal creatively with the fear,
chaos and powers that be of our own time.
Includes rituals, sacred dance and vibrant songs from
spirit-filled communities in Galilee and
Syria.
The day will conclude with a Chalice of Mystery ceremony created by
Butcher to enhance our awareness of mystery by stimulating our
imagination, arousing our senses, releasing our emotions and
awakening the Spirit. We will be energized to practice mindfulness,
live wisdom and compassion, relate freely and openly with all we
meet, become catalysts for healing, and work for justice and peace.
Participants will need
a journal or notebook.
Lunch is included in the day. |
About John Beverley Butcher
John Beverley Butcher, a native of
Prescott,
AZ, holds Philosophy and Psychology degrees
from Harvard, and a Master of Divinity degree from Yale’s
Berkeley Divinity
School. He is an Episcopal priest in
San Francisco, a minister of the
Pescadero Community
Church on the Pacific coast, and “a
student of Jesus of Nazareth, Mary of Magdala, and Lao Tzu of China”.
His research is centered in reclaiming their
Wisdom Teachings and spiritual practice through study of The Complete Gospels,
including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip, and the Gospel of Mary
Magdalene, as well as the Tao Te Ching. He is an Associate Fellow of the
Jesus Seminar, a Fellow of the Canadian College for Chinese Studies in Victoria,
British Columbia, and author of several books including Telling the
Untold Stories, The Tao of Jesus and his soon to be published
Chalices of Mystery, Jesus of Nazareth and Mary of Magdala.
He is seeking to integrate Holy Scripture, archetypal psychology and
Taoist philosophy with the Arts and lively Spirit-filled liturgy.
He serves on the Steering Committee of MultiFaith Voices for Peace and
Justice. He and his wife Grace live on the San
Francisco
Peninsula.
A Special Call to Artists
Artists
Invited to Exhibit at the Mary Magdalene
Festival Art Exhibition “Sacred Partnerships”,
with the option of offering their art for sale to festival participants.
Artists Reception will take place Friday, July 17, 6-7:30 pm.
Artists are invited to submit up to two original paintings or icons, giving
expression to Mary Magdalene and this theme through symbols of Sacred
Partnerships: For more information on art submissions, call Judy
Massey 928-282-0073 or email
judmassey@aol.com.
Themes for the "Sacred Partnerships"
Art Exhibition
- Jesus of Nazareth and Mary of Magdala as Companions on
Journey
- Other Sacred Partnerships such as Abraham and Sarah, Shiva
and Shakti,
- Rumi and his Marriage Partner, St.Francis and St.Clare
- Ordinary people who have discovered wholeness through
Partnership
- Partnership of the Soul with Mystery
- The Taoist Principle of Yin and Yang
- Anatomy of the Spirit: embodying Energy of Life
- Ecological Partnerships such as Human Beings and Mother
Earth, The Balance of Nature, Sun and Moon, Fire and Water,
Darkness and Light
- Partnership models envisioned in Riane Eisler's social
history, The Chalice and the Blade
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For Information about all Mary Magdalene Festival
events contact:
Judy Massey 928 282 0073 or at
judmassey@aol.com
For further information please contact
Sedona Creative Life Center
928-282-9300 |
