[Creation Care] Thomas Berry Mem. Svc. w/ Paul Winter 9/26 in NYC

[Erik Hoffner, Orion Grassroots Network]

Thomas Berry Award & Memorial Service with Paul Winter
On Saturday, September 26, many from all over the globe will gather  
at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City to honor the  
memory and celebrate the life of Thomas Berry, who passed from this  
life on June 1.
Among those speaking at the award ceremony will be Steven Rockefeller  
and members of the Berry family, as well as this year's award  
recipient, Martin S. Kaplan.
The memorial service will include tributes from Mary Evelyn Tucker,  
John Grim, Brian Swimme, Wm. Theodore de Bary, Brian Brown, and Sr.  
Miriam MacGillis. Joining the procession will be members of the Omega  
Dance Company, Ralph Lee and the wind sock banners of the Mettawee  
River Company, and we will be graced with a variety of inspiring  
musical contributions, including a solo tribute by Paul Winter.
Two new volumes of essays by Thomas Berry will be available at the  
event,
as well as a book of tributes compiled by Herman Greene.

The Award presentation will begin at 2 p.m.
The Memorial Service will begin at 4 p.m.
The reception will begin at 6 p.m.
All events will take place in the main Cathedral.
Everyone is welcome to attend all events.

The Cathedral is located at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street in  
Manhattan.

The Award and Memorial Service are sponsored by
The Thomas Berry Foundation and the Forum on Religion and Ecology at  
Yale.

http://www.yale.edu/religionandecology
http://www.religionandecology.org
http://www.thomasberry.org


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Erik Hoffner
Orion Grassroots Network
888-909-6568
http://www.oriongrassroots.org

The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to  
grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural  
change.





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