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Connecting in the Holy Land |
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The Holy
Land Institute launched its pilot pilgrimage in March of this year. In
addition to seeing ancient ruins and Biblical sites, we met with the
local people and heard first hand their stories and dreams. Standing at
the place where, according to tradition, Moses gazed across the Jordan
River to the Promised Land is, well, an awesome experience, and so is
sipping cardamom coffee with gracious hosts.
Petra,
where the Nabateans reigned for some 400 years, is on among the "new"
Seven Wonders of the World. Located on the spice route, it is the place
we imagine when we think of the Magi picking up frankincense. We enjoyed
a jeep trip on Wadi Rum where we met up with some soaking
wet hikers from England who, in traversing a cave, found a pool of water
in the path.
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More pilgrimages are in
the works for the fall and winter. We will visit Moab and Ammon,
Nazareth and Galilee, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, Qumran and the Dead
Sea...and more. By frequenting guesthouses -- where everyone has a
private room with a bath -- we are helping support the local people,
their families, and their special projects and ministries including
education and services to people with disabilities.
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One important feature of
the Holy Land Institute pilgrimages is that the size of the group is
limited.
www.HolyLandInstitute.org
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Hospitality in Anjara |
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Considering
buying a house in San Luis Obispo? |
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we had bought a house or condo in San Luis Obispo when Christian
was a student at Cal Poly. It would have been a very good
investment as well as housing for him and his roommates. My
preference would have been for a walk-to-downtown location. A
student could walk or bike to campus, Cal Poly or Cuesta, or
take the bus...for free.
Prices are higher today, but
SLO is still a good place for purchasing a house as a residence
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www.WalkToDowntownSLO.com |
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Click on downtown scene
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Saint Philip the
Apostle School |
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In the heart of San
Francisco's Noe Valley, St. Philip the Apostle School was founded in
1938. The parish school continues its longstanding tradition of
challenging youngsters academically while nurturing the soul.
Representing diverse ethnic groups, the children do reading, writing,
and arithmetic as well as Spanish, science, technology, and sports. What
impresses me is that the parents take an active role in the school life
of their offspring. If you happen to be in San Francisco the last
weekend of September, you may wish to take the kids or grandkids to the
annual school festival--bounce house, face painting, good food, and lots of
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Folk Art & the Ricci
Institute
At the present
time we have two designs from the Jinshan Peasant Art Academy for our
t-shirts which come in two different styles--regular t-shirts and fashion
t-shirts. We have obtained the rights to other designs for the future.
Our
t-shirts are available for sale online, and 20 percent of each sale goes
to the Ricci Institute for Chinese Western Cultural History at the
University of San Francisco.
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www.guligroup.com/images/tshirtsnew.htm
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Alone and on foot from the Netherlands
to Jerusalem
On June
15 Jan Ermers--my colleague, neighbor, and friend at Sichuan
International Studies University in Chongqing--set out on foot from his
hometown of Nijmengen in the Netherlands for Jerusalem. Remembering the
massacres of various peoples during the Crusades, he intends to pick up
a stone at Dachau to take to the Wailing Wall and a stone at Srebrenica
to take to the Al Asqa mosque and a stone in Eastern Turkey to take to
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You can follow Jan's pilgrimage in Dutch and English at
http://jerusalem.waarbenjij.nu/ |
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password = janermers
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Developing Fun and Creativity in Science
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That is
the business of Science Discovery. Specializing in education programs
for water conservation, recycling, and waste management, they build
exhibits and design, develop, and deliver curricula to schools and
communities. Pictured on the right is a 3D, six-foot long worm with
anatomical features for a presentation on vermicomposting for people of
all ages.
www.mysciencediscovery.com
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Weeks on the Mexican Riviera
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Details at
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Ron and
I loved the many weeks we spent in Puerto Vallarta, and we also enjoyed
trading weeks for time at resorts in New England, the Deep South,
Cancun, Acapulco, Hawaii, Spain, and Scotland among other places. But
now we have less time for vacationing than we did when we were both
working full time. And so...we have three weeks for sale. You make a one
time payment for a week to enjoy for many years to come [until 2017 in
one case and 2023 in the other two]. Each year you pay a "maintenance
fee" which covers much more than keeping the gardens beautiful and
refurbishing the apartments as there are daily maid service and 24/7
security during your stay. Timeshares are great...if you take vacations.
Contrary to the spiels at timeshare presentations, they are not equity
investments, and they will not pay college tuition for your son or
daughter. But they do make it possible for you and your family to relax
and have fun at an affordable price in a luxurious setting.
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We want
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Newsletter
published by Claudia Devaux, Guli Institute
www.guligroup.com |
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