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class=643053616-16012007>Dear neighbors,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=643053616-16012007>Hello - I've been lurking on (& enjoying) this
list for a while now. I've lived in Summit for about 30 years, at a
few different addresses. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=643053616-16012007>I'm a member of the vestry at Church of the Redeemer,
the Episcopal church on Hope St. This spring we're starting a
monthly lecture/discussion series, called the Labyrinth Talks. We're
inviting people from various backgrounds to give informal talks, dealing with
issues on the boundary between religion and science, sacred and secular, faith
and doubt, etc. The idea is not so much to preach
or proselytize, but to explore different facets and questions in this
field. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=643053616-16012007>I'm forwarding a press release for the first lecture;
hopefully we'll soon have a schedule for the complete spring series.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=643053616-16012007>My sincere apologies in advance to anyone offended by
the mention of "religious" activities in the neighborhood. I understand
those qualms. If this is an inappropriate type of posting to this list,
please let me know. I don't plan to bombard the Summit list with such
notices - but wanted to get the word out about this event, which is free and
open to the public.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=643053616-16012007>Thanks -</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=643053616-16012007>Henry Gould</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=643053616-16012007>Fisher St., Providence</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:address><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:Street>655 Hope St.</st1:Street>,
<st1:City>Providence</st1:City></FONT></FONT></st1:address></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Rev. Jo-Ann<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>J. Drake,
Rector</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:date Year="2007" Day="15"
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Church of the Redeemer, an Episcopal church
located at <st1:address><st1:Street>655 Hope St.</st1:Street>,
<st1:City>Providence</st1:City></st1:address>, will present a series of monthly
lectures this spring, called the Labyrinth Talks.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The series will focus on various
approaches to understanding God's existence and nature. We will explore
relations between faith and reason, religion and science, philosophy and
theology, belief and doubt.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
symbol of the labyrinth is meant to suggest a gradual, roundabout way of
approaching these abiding mysteries.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The aim is to attract people who are curious, uncertain, or simply wish
to learn more.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>The first lecture in the series will take place on
Wednesday, February 14<SUP>th</SUP>, at <st1:time Minute="30" Hour="19">7:30
pm</st1:time>, in the main meeting hall (entrance at rear of church, on Savoy
St.).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The speaker will be Rev.
David A. Ames, whose lecture is titled "Reintroducing God".<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All talks are free and open to the
public, with discussion and refreshments afterward.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>Church of the Redeemer is located on the East Side
of Providence, on <st1:Street><st1:address>Hope
Street</st1:address></st1:Street>, between Fisher and Savoy Sts. (about three
blocks south of Rochambeau).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For
further information on the series, or directions to the church, please call the
church at 331-0678, or email contact person </FONT><A
href="mailto:Henry_Gould@brown.edu"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Henry_Gould@brown.edu</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>.
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">David Ames is Interim Rector at St. Mark’s
Church, Riverside; Adjunct Faculty in the Dept. of Philosophy at Rhode Island
College; and a consultant for non-profit organizations with the Executive
Service Corps of New England (ESCNE). He serves as a Board member of
ESCNE; he chairs the Committee on Trustees at the
<st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Wheeler</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>; and he is a member of the
Ethics Committee of the R.I. Genomics and Proteomics BioBank. He also has an
appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Community Health,
<st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Brown</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName>Medical</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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