Margaret D. McGee
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"What a gift Margaret McGee is to St.Paul's! Her preaching and teaching has deepened and stretched many spiritual journeys in this community. Margaret's presentations are profoundly honest, penetrating, unfailingly sound, and filled with her insight into the funniness and yearning of us all." -- The Reverend Elizabeth A. Bloch, Rector, St. Paul's Episcopal Parish, Port Townsend
"Margaret McGee is articulate, wise, and often funny. She tells the Story of God's passionate love for humankind in all of her work with a grace and originality that we don't often encounter." -- The Very Reverend William F. Maxwell "Your book showed the women how to talk about themselves and tell their stories. It has been the perfect beginning for our group, and provided a non-threatening way for us to engage some very deep issues. A roaring success!" -- The Reverend Vickie Dogaru, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Vancouver WA From workshop and program participants: "It was a challenge for me to experience the moments of silence ... a first step to contemplative prayer, a new thing for me, the concept to listen and not just 'talk' to God in prayer, but to listen. I got better at it as you led us through." "[This Lenten program] has been something I look forward to, partly because it's surprising and unexpected.... I have been particularly surprised at how you have melded our secular and church lives and interests." "Spiritual and mystical in the finest sense of both words." "I thought writing haiku in response to scripture would restrict my expression. But my haiku kept changing, almost as if it had a life of its own. Boy, is haiku neat." "Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being willing to spend the weekend with us and for sharing your journey with us. I will be waiting for your next book." "This is fun!" |
AppearancesUpcoming
---------------------------------------------- 2012 Jan. 31 - Feb. 20 Online Class: "Looking for New Life - Starting a Nature Diary" As winter turns toward spring, practice seeing and responding to the transforming life around you in this 3-week online class on starting and keeping a nature diary. Early registration ends Jan. 26. Pilgrimage Port Townsend P.O. Box 88 Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 301-5284 Feb. 14, 9 AM - Noon Haiku and Tanka: Love Notes in Linked Verse A thousand years ago, lovers in the imperial courts of Japan exchanged love notes in the form of brief poems, and friends wrote poetry together, linking verse to verse. Using lively examples and simple guided exercises, this Valentines Day session introduces an ancient approach to writing poetry in creative relationship. The Priory Spirituality Center 500 College St. N.E. Lacey, Washington 98516 360.438.2595 March 3, 12:30 - 3:00 PM Celebrating Places that Create Community Is your sense of community becoming just a little too “virtual” for comfort? Join us in sharing stories about places that have created community in our lives. We’ll visit Chetzemoka Park, Port Townsend’s oldest city park, and learn about its history and role in creating community. Cost: $25. (Take this with a morning session on decluttering offered by spiritual director Roberta Hiday and save on combined fee. See web site for details.) Pilgrimage Port Townsend P.O. Box 88 Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 301-5284 May 12 Facilitate Retreat - "Making and Walking the Spiral Labyrinth" Learn to make a simple, easily-portable spiral labyrinth out of rope, then use poetic verses on the themes of Creation and the Path as inspiration while walking this mantra-like path. The session closes in a gathering of quiet prayer. Shalom Prayer Center Director: Sister Dorothy Jean Beyer, OSB Queen of Angels Monastery 840 S. Main St. Mt. Angel, OR 97362 503-845-6773 -------------------------------------------- Recent Appearances 2011 February 5, Featured Author, Search for Meaning: Pacific Northwest Spirituality Book Festival, Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry February 9, Reading with Port Townsend Haiku Group, Port Townsend Public Library 9 March, Ash Wednesday, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, WA June 11, Facilitate Retreat - "Making and Walking the Spiral Labyrinth", The Priory Spirituality Center June 18, Facilitate Pilgrimage - "Finding Home", Pilgrimage Port Townsend, LLC July 24, Wedding Celebrant: Coker-McGee Wedding, Marrowstone Island, Washington October 14-15, Haiku: A Spiritual Practice in 3 Lines, St. Placid Priory, Lacey, Washington. November 11, Author Reading, Haiku - The Sacred Art, Village Books, Bellingham, Washington. November 12, Facilitate Retreat, "The Heart of a Moment - Haiku in Spiritual Practice, Stillpoint at Beckside, Bellingham, Washington. November 17, Participated in a reading of Creative Writing Demystified by Sheila Bender, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, Washington. November 20, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington. 2010 13 January, 'A Haiku Moment of Epiphany', St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, WA 16 January, Workshop: Haiku - The Sacred Art, East West Bookshop, Seattle, WA 23 January,Haiku Workshop: Themes of Epiphany, The Cathedral Shop at St. Mark's, Seattle, WA 98102 24 January, Book Reading: Haiku - The Sacred Art, Island Books, Mercer Island, WA 98040 27 January, Book Reading: Haiku - The Sacred Art, Sponsored by The Writers Workshoppe, Port Townsend, WA 6 February, Facilitate retreat - "Stumbling Toward God", The Priory Spirituality Center, Lacey, Washington 98516 20 February, Workshop - Inspired Haiku, The Writers Workshoppe, Port Townsend, WA 7 March, Present forum: "I too am dust" -- Haiku as a Spiritual Practice for Lent, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Angeles, WA 98362 15-17 April,Festival of Faith and Writing, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan 21 April, Interviewed by Christiana Brinton on Labyrinths In the News. 24 April, Lead workshop "Seeds for Contemplation: Making and Walking the Spiral Labyrinth", Western Washington Labyrinth Network, Bainbridge Island, WA 2 May, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 22 May, Facilitate retreat - "Haiku: A Spiritual Practice in Three Lines" The Priory Spirituality Center, Lacey, Washington 25-27 June, Facilitate sharing workshop - "What's the Story Behind Your Haiku?", Quarterly Meeting of the Haiku Society of America, Seattle, Washington 23 September, Facilitate Harvest Moon Labyrinth Walk at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 31 October, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 2 November,Workshop - "Haiku: A Spiritual Practice in Three Lines", The Priory Spirituality Center, Lacey, Washington November 6, Guest Author at Women's Spirituality Group, St. John's Episcopal Church, Olympia, Washington 98501 November 28, Preach and Haiku Forum at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA November 29, December 6 and 13, 3-Part Workshop: Advent Haiku -- The Spirit in the Moment, The Center At St. Andrews, Seattle, WA 98115 ------------------------------------- 2009 4 January, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, "A Holy Family", Port Townsend, Washington 24 January, Writing Haiku in Response to Sacred Texts, Blush of the Beloved class with Jamal Rahman, Interfaith Community Church, Seattle, Washington 98107 26 Feb. - 1 Mar., Alumni Faculty Member, Florida Christian Writers Conference 22 March, Forum: The Fall to Earth: Stories of Attention and Change for Lent, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Angeles, WA 30 March, Workshop - Haiku for Passover, Port Townsend, WA 10 April, Community Seder - Haiku for Passover, Bet Shira Congregation, Port Townsend, WA 1 August, Reading with Port Townsend Haiku Group, Bohemia Coffee Shop, Poulsbo, WA 2 August, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 17 October, Participant at Seabeck Haiku Getaway, Seabeck, Washington 8 November, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 5 December, Book Signing and Sale: Haiku - The Sacred Art, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 16 December, Book Reading: Haiku - The Sacred Art, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 20 December, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 2008 13 Jan, Preach at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Port Townsend, Washington 16 Jan., Book Group -- Sacred Attention, The Maxwell home, Port Townsend, Washington 24 Jan, Writing Haiku in Response to Sacred Texts, East West Bookshop, Seattle, Washington 98115 10 Feb., Forum: The Fall to Earth: Stories of Attention and Change for Lent, Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA 98104 17 Feb., Feet on the Ground: A Lenten Story, Covenant Shores Retirement Community, Mercer Island, Washington 27 Feb. - 2 Mar., Writing Effective Questions for Reflection and Discussion, Florida Christian Writers Conference, Bradenton, Florida 20 Mar, Maundy Thursday: Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, "A Love Story", Port Townsend, Washington 28 - 30 March, Sacred Attention: Named by God, Presenter at Women's Retreat, St. Stephen's Episcopal Parish, Longview, Washington 13 April, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, "A Picture of Abundant Life", Port Townsend, Washington 8 & 15 June, Forums: Sacred Attention, Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA 29 June, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington July 17 – 20, Tell the Truth: Finding the Universal Story in Your Story, Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, Seattle, WA 31 August, Preach at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 19 September, Becoming a Professional Writer, Jefferson Community School, Port Townsend, Washington 1 October, Sweet and Hot at Chez Paul, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 23 November, 9:15 AM , Forum: A Whole and Holy Year, Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA 98122 6 December, Quiet Day for Advent, St. Hugh's Episcopal Church, Allyn, Washington 98524 7 & 14 December, Forums for Advent: Season of Waiting, Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA 98122 2007 9 Aug, Reading at Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA 16 Sept., Preach at First Presbyterian Church, Quilcene, Washington 29 Sept., Facilitate open labyrinth walk, The Courtyard of All Souls, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 14 Oct., Preach at First Presbyterian Church, Quilcene, Washington 28 Oct, Preach at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 3 Nov., Sacred Attention, book signing, Sponsored by The Episcopal Bookstore Diocesan Convention, Episcopal Diocese of Olympia 7 and 14 Nov., Lectio + Haiku Workshop, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 17 Nov., Sacred Attention -- Reading and Signing, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, Washington 1 Dec. Sacred Attention: Women's Study Group, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Vancouver, Washington |
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