“Stone Soup and Bread: Perfect Pairings from Creation to Completion”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 28, 2008

CONTACT:
JO-ANN IANNOTTI, OP
860-567-3163

“Stone Soup and Bread: Perfect Pairings
from Creation to Completion”

LITCHFIELD — Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center opens the fall season with “Stone Soup and Bread: Perfect Pairings from Creation to Completion” on Wednesday, September 10th, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Guests will be treated in the Farm House to a delicious evening of soup, bread, wine and cheese. They will explore the mystery of agape, awakening all the senses as a foretaste of the Divine. The chef will be Michael Ackerman, owner of The Pantry in Washington Depot, CT.

The fee is $35 and is limited to 15 guests. For further information and to register call Wisdom House at 860.567.3163, email programs@wisdomhouse.org, or visit www.wisdomhouse.org.

Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center is an interfaith center presenting programs in spirituality, education, and the arts. It offers hospitality for group meetings and specializes in service to the not-for-profit community. The center is a ministry of the Daughters of Wisdom.

Living Gently: Taking a Political Stand

Ecology Action Alliance reminds us that our political system is an important tool we must use to protect the environment. They suggest:

Joining an environmental group,
Lobbying political representatives to make the environment a priority issue; and
Petitioning civic groups (school, business, congregations) to conserve, recycle, and consume responsibly.

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Living Gently: Tell Shopkeepers You Care

Ecology Action Alliance suggests letting shopkeepers know we care about the environment and expect them to do the same. The Alliance suggests making the following commitments:

I will support businesses that promote environmental awareness.

I will ask my grocer to carry local/organic produce.

I will ask my grocer to carry alternatives to Styrofoam products.

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Drumming with John Marshall at the Labyrinth

These are images from the first session of "Drumming with John Marshall at the Labyrinth" on July 26.

Living Gently on a Daily Basis

Ecology Action Alliance suggests taking these steps to live gently on a daily basis:
I will share magazine subscriptions with friends or a library.
I will bring my own cloth or paper bags for shopping trips.
I will reduce/eliminate toxic cleaning supplies and replace them with non-poisonous cleaning supplies at home and work.

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Living Gently: for You and the Environment

Ecology Action Alliance suggests these steps to live in a way that is healthy for you and for the environment:

Enjoy moments outside each day,
Learn about the vegetation and wildlife in your area,
Study and be a resource in your community for one aspect of the environmental agenda (solid waste, conservation, the charitable network, ecology legislation, whole foods, alternative heating....)

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Drumming at the Labyrinth with John Marshall

Natural Connections: Works of Amelia deNeergaard

For the title and price of each of the above works in Amelia deNeergaard's exhibit Natural Connections, click on an image. Her works will be on display in the Marie Louise Trichet Gallery at Wisdom House until October 11. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Living Gently: Keeping Things Simple

Ecology Action Alliance suggests these steps to eat more healthfully--for yourself and for the environment:

Use simple measures (massage, tea, rest) when dealing with common ailments.

Buy/request organic food at food stores and restaurants.

Eat the most wholesome and unadulterated diet possible.

Living Gently: Reducing Garbage

Ecology Action Alliance suggests our taking these measures to help reduce the amount of garbage we produce:

Encourage parents to use reusable supplies for diapering and washing their babies.

Use children's artwork as stationery when writing to relatives.

Ask friends to consider natural products and materials when choosing gifts.