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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=029415602-31122003>Hi
folks;</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=029415602-31122003>And Happy New Year.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=029415602-31122003>I would appreciate a
little advice. I am part of a well knit "Christian" community of 13
persons that steward the life of a wonderful little Retreat Centre called
Rivendell on Bowen Island near Vancouver (just down the road from Chris
Corrigan). We have been developing the centre's philosophy, offering spiritual
hospitality and companionship as well as being available as facilitators to the
wide variety of groups that come here. In a way we are the centre's staff,
though it is a non-stipendiary service. As a community we have a community
retreat ourselves three times a year ( normally there are only 2 or 3 here
hosting the centre at any one time). </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=029415602-31122003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=029415602-31122003>Our next retreat is
early next week. And we have just decided that for the "content" of this retreat
that we would like to explore developing a covenant for ourselves to both deepen
our commitment to each other, and to state clearly who we are and what we are
endeavouring to do.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=029415602-31122003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=029415602-31122003>Now here is the
"rub" and the challenge. I have volunteered to facilitate an Open Space for this
exploration- something I have done about half a dozen times over the past 3
years, with much satisfaction and seeming success. However, in this case, I want
to be able to "open" and "hold" space, AND to be a full participant. Has anyone
had any experience of doing this? In our case, it seems necessary to do this
exploration totally "in house", but it ought to include us
all.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=029415602-31122003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=029415602-31122003>Any advice you might
have for me as I prepare for this venture would be much appreciated- short of
telling me I shouldn't do it as I am now committed.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=029415602-31122003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=029415602-31122003>Cheers and thanks in
advance.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=029415602-31122003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=029415602-31122003>Marks</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=029415602-31122003>of</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=029415602-31122003></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2>Margaret & Marks McAvity<BR>S50, C16<BR>Galiano, BC<BR>Canada V0N
1P0<BR><A href="mailto:mcavity@primus.ca">mcavity@primus.ca</A></FONT></DIV>
<P align=left><FONT
size=2>604-616-7260(cell-Marks),250-539-2881(Galiano)<BR>604-328-4406(cell-Marg),</FONT><FONT
size=2> 604-947-0077(Bowen-us) </FONT></P>
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