Events open to the public
Full schedule of events available to those who are registered. Any questions, please email Wendy Johnston.
Sunday, June 4:
(Arrivals throughout the day)
7:30 pm: welcome and orientation; chanting and meditation (town hall)
Monday, June 5
7:15 am: chanting and meditation (town hall)
9:15 morning teaching (town hall) CB: Teilhard for Troubled Times
10:30 break
11:00 practical work in teams
(Darlene leads cooking team, Oddfellows; Cynthia leads morning music group in site at St Mary’s Church. Emphasis on Taize vocals; some Brendan music. )
12:30 Lunch (Oddfellows Hall, followed by time off
2pm: Centering Prayer with Guthrie Sayen , Town Hall
3 pm: Contemplative Movement with Allen Borque, Town Hall
(unscheduled time for small groups and special explorations, individual music lessons)
4:15: PUBLIC TALK by CB at Town Hall: “St Brendan the Navigator: Introducing our Local Celtic Hero”
5:30: chanting and meditation
6:00 Dinner on your own and night off
Tuesday, June 6
7:15 am: chanting and meditation (town hall)
9:15: morning teaching (town hall)
10:30: break
11 am: practical work (Darlene and Wendy work with Taize instrumentalists and vocalists at St. Mary’s Church; will need assistant chef to lead cooking team.
12:30 Lunch (Oddfellows Hall) followed by time off
(unscheduled time for small group and special explorations: music lessons, practical work, drama group, children’s group, recreation and excursions, Centering Prayer with Guthrie at 2, Contemplative Movement with Allen at 3)
4:15: afternoon teaching (town hall): GEOFF WARNER, founder of Owl Furniture:
“HEALTHY ERGONOMICS FOR DAILY LIVING “
5:30: Chanting and meditation
6: dinner (on your own)
7:30 TAIZé JAM at St. Mary’s Church
Wednesday, June 7
7:15 am morning chanting and meditation followed by
Free Day to Explore the Neighborhood: Excursions to Eagle Island, Isle au Haut; Old Quarry kayaking, sightseeing in Acadia National Park; Contemplative Movement continues at 3.
No scheduled evening event.
Thursday, June 8
7:15 am chanting and meditation (town hall)
9:15: morning teaching , Town Hall (Teilhard exploration continues)
10:30 break
11:00 practical work (Darlene in Kitchen; CB leads Troupe for Brendan Scene Study prep)
12:30 Lunch followed by time off (contemplative movement, Centering Prayer, and private lessons continue)
NOTE: Cynthia will be speaking on Global Enneagram Summit at 1 pm today!
4:15 Afternoon Teaching: St Brendan Play, Scenes 1-4
5:30 chanting and meditation (town hall)
6:00 dinner break
7:30 public talk by CB: Teilhard and the Conscious Circle of Humanity (town hall)
Friday, June 9
7:15 am: Chanting and meditation (town hall)
9:15 am morning teaching with CB (Teilhard exploration continues)
10:30 break
11:00 work in teams (CB leads Troupe for Brendan Scene study)
12:30 Lunch followed by time off (DARLENE works at Oddfellows Hall with Musicians to prepare for evening kirtan/zikr; centering prayer (2 pm) and Contemplative Movement (3 pm) continue at Town Hall
4:15: afternoon teaching: St Brendan play, scenes 5-7
5:30 chanting and meditation
6:00 dinner
7:30 pm: “For our one world: Evening of Sacred Chanting, Prayer, and Movement at Town Hall
Saturday June 10
7:15 am: chanting and meditation
9:15 morning teaching (Teilhard track continues)
10:30 break
11:00 practical work in groups (Darlene with kitchen team; CB with Troupe as needed
12:30 Lunch followed by free time (CP and Contemplative Meditation continue)
4:15 afternoon teaching: Brendan voyage concludes
5:30 meditation and chanting except for kitchen and set-up team
6:00 “Gaudeamus” (beverages and munchies) at Oddfellows; dinner on your own (or make the party your meal)
Sunday, June 11
7:15 morning sitting” followed by departure at your own pace (most houses must be vacated by 10 am)