Dee found this informative video clip from the TED (riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world) website, highlighting Isabel Behncke’s talk: Evolution’s Gift of Play, From Bonobo Apes to Humans. The description explains: With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo (a TED Fellow) shows how bonobo ape society learns from constantly playing — […]
Pastor Dee’s Letter ~ Summer Preparations
Pastor Dee’s Letter, Echoes, May 2011 It’s May!!! Hooray Hooray! I love this time of the year. It is a time for emergence from winter! We start seeing bulbs and crocus peak through the dry ground with color and life. The days seem warmer and longer. Snow is long gone for the season (we hope-rain is […]
Exciting Field Trips Planned by the Sabbatical Team
As printed in the May 2011 issue of Echoes: To help us explore a bit of what Dee might experience during her summer sabbatical travels, the COTH Sabbatical Team is offering a one-day field trip to the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center in Divide. We will leave mid-morning on Saturday, May 14, from the church, stop for […]
Book Studies & Movies Offered by the Sabbatical Team
ECHOES Inspire . . . Inform . . . Invite As printed in the May 2011 issue of Echoes: Book studies and movies will be two ways – in addition to field trips (see separate article about the trips) – that the Sabbatical Team hopes to involve the congregation in our own […]
Shared Stories: Deer and Cat
Inter-species connections, as shared with Pastor Dee by Tracy Hansen. From: Hansen, Tracy Date: Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:41 AM Subject: FW: Animal smile 🙂 Another series of animal pictures you might enjoy. Tracy Deer visits cat in yard every morning There is nothing more wonderful than animals A cat in Harrisburg, TX […]
Shared Stories: Impala and Cheetas
Check out this amazing story as shared with Pastor Dee from Carolyn Alexander: —–Original Message—– From: Carolyn Alexander Sent: Tue, Apr 12, 2011 7:59 am Subject: A Life Lesson The Law Of The Wild says kill only when you are hungry Photographer Michel Denis-Huot, who captured these amazing pictures on safari in Kenya’s Masai Mara […]
Shared Stories: Goose and Man
A story illustrating the power of the human animal connection: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=61WkeY9Jcvw&vq=medium
Children’s Books Added to the Reading List
As we prepare for this Summer of Exploring Creative Play and Spirituality there are additional books in the COTH library for those younger at heart. Dee has shared her reading list with us, and these are for those younger readers who want to share in the adventure. Parents, please check out for yourselves or your children […]
Friday Features, April 15, 2011
As announced in worship on April 10 and distributed in Friday Features on April 15: The Sabbatical team invites you to join in on a congregational field trip to the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center on Saturday, May 14. Details and a sign-up form are available on the Sabbatical Table in the Narthex, or […]
Shared Stories: Cat and Dolphins
Following is a YouTube clip about a cat and dolphins, as shared with Pastor Dee by Verna Wilder: http://www.slothster.com/2352-Cat-On-Boat-Plays-With-Dolphins.html