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Wed, May 15
|Trinity Cathedral Portland
Weds Class: Sacred Story
Join Spiritual Care Provider and Author Melissa L. Bennett for a three-part class on the art of storytelling, story listening, and story sharing. Bring your notebooks and pens, your imagination, your memories, and a sense of humor. (Hybrid)
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Time & Location
May 15, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Trinity Cathedral Portland
About the Event
(Hybrid; Led by Melissa Bennett) Interested in understanding the role of story in healing? Curious about various forms of storytelling and what makes a story "sacred?" Join Spiritual Care Provider and Author Melissa L. Bennett for a three-part class on the art of storytelling, story listening, and story sharing. Bring your notebooks and pens, your imagination, your memories, and a sense of humor.
Register in advance: https://onrealm.org/TrinityEpiscopalpdx/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=ODc2MDAyZjAtZjZhMS00OGU4LWFjNWUtYjE1ZDAxMTY0MTVj
About the presenter: Melissa L. Bennett, M.Div., is a descendant of the Umatilla, Nimiipuu, Sac & Fox, and Anishinaabe Nations. She also carries Nordic and Celtic ancestry. Melissa is a writer, storyteller, storylistener, spirit worker, tarot reader, and chaplain. She centers her practice on the intersections of creativity, healing justice, and Indigenous ways of knowing. Melissa is a 2024 Storyknife Resident and member of the 2023-24 Changemaker Author’s cohort. She was a 2023 Community Storytelling Fellow with Oregon Humanities and is a member of the Macondo Writers Workshop. Learn more about her work as a writer and spiritual care provider: melissalbennett.com