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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Dear Piotr Banach,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I was a Catholic nun here in the US and
recognize in what you have shared about OS that you are clearly a risk taker
and insightful person.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">If the Church needs anything at this time
it is truly OPEN SPACE. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I think OS requires a deep faith and trust
in the sacredness of each person and recognizes the value of each ones spiritual
expression and contribution.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">The simple structure of OS provides a safe
way for all to participate even with deeply spiritual topics. This is my
experience with it.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I am here encouraging you and cheering you
on to continue your efforts. </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Also your English is great...I understood
every word...I think.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Esther Fisher</font></div>
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Piotr Banach wrote:<br>
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style="">Dear Andrea,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">your questions are a good opportunity to introduce myself to the
OS LIST.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">My name is Piotr Banach and I’m a Polish Open Space facilitator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">For the first time I participated in an OS-event in September
2002 in Erkner (Berlin/Germany). Michael M Pannwitz was a facilitator and
he encouraged me to know an Open Space. After this I participated in a few
Open Space events and than I did an OS training in </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
lang="EN-US" style="">Weimar</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
lang="EN-US" style=""> (</span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
lang="EN-US" style="">Germany</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-US" style="">, Mai 2003).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">So I could try to facilitate my first Open Space event in my home
town Parczew (</span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span lang="EN-US"
style="">Poland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-US" style="">). Since that first Open Space event, which I facilitated
in Parczew, till now, I did about 10 events in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
lang="EN-US" style="">Poland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-US" style="">. In </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
lang="EN-US" style="">Weimar</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
lang="EN-US" style=""> were with me 4 Polish people, and so we organize
now in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span lang="EN-US" style="">Poland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-US" style=""> an “Open Space Poland Group”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">(Do you know anybody from </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
lang="EN-US" style="">Poland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-US" style="">, who facilitates Open Space beside us?)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">Why were your questions, Andrea, important for me?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">Because I’m a catholic priest...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">In one community, in a middle of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
lang="EN-US" style="">Poland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-US" style=""> (Kutno) I’m a parish priest now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">It is very interesting, because although I’m a priest, I don’t
have any experience with Open Space in a religious context. I organized
once an Open Space in my own parish, but the theme was more social than
religious: What can a parish do for the people, who are unemployed?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">In </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span lang="EN-US"
style="">Poland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-US" style=""> people don’t know Open Space at all. Every time
I have to explain very precisely the method and to encourage people to take
responsibility for their topics. Some times it is quite difficult, but it
works.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">Dear Andrea, you are right, that many religious people expect
guidance from the church (especially here, in </span><st1:place><span
lang="EN-US" style="">East Europe</span></st1:place><span lang="EN-US"
style="">). But I think, there is the time to change it, and the Open Space
Technology is a very useful method to do this. I our Polish church we have
to encourage people to take a responsibility for the community, for the
church, for our religious life. I think Open Space can help in this work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">As a priest, I’ll try to do this in a future. For example I facilitate
an Open Space in April for Polish pastoral theologians. I’m prepared to
be surprised, but I hope as well, that this method will work in a religious
context too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">Very many greetings to the whole OS LIST from Kutno (</span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
lang="EN-US" style="">Poland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-US" style="">)!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">Piotr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style="">PS. I’m sorry for my English, but my first foreign language is
German. I want so much to learn English more...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"
style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Konferencje - Szkolenia - Doradztwo<br>
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<p>Dear EVerybody experienced in Open Space,</p>
<p>I am doing a research o n the use of O.S. in the Catholic church.
It is connected to an O.S .even held last autumn in Hungary. I've made
several interviews with the participants and many quesitons arouse. If
you have any ideas, opinions about the following quesitons. Feel free
to answer.</p>
<p>1. If the participants do not know much about O.S. in advance, they
can bring up a topic, but can they take responsibility for their topic
if they did not have the chance to prepare for that topic?</p>
<p>2. The Law of Two Feet can give you the chance to "step out" of those
situations, which seem to be awkward and problematic but if you are brave
enough and stay there, maybe you can solve your problems. Isn't it dangerous
to step out of each situation which we find at first sight uncomfortable
or boring. Maybe it is just the temptation to escape and avoid something.</p>
<p>3. Have you ever participated in an O.S. in religious context? What
was your experience?</p>
<p>4. Many religious people expect guidance from the church. But in an
O.S. everybody can bring up topics and there is no guidance. IN a religious
context people need spiritual guidance, they want to be filled with words
and want to be supported. How can O.S. work for these type of people?</p>
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<p>I look forward to any replies.</p>
<p>Best wishes, Andrea Vona, University of Economic Sciences, Budapest,
Hugary.</p>
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