Greetings Sacred Path Community,
My message this month will be brief and will highlight a few elements that I believe are newsworthy:
The first is offered as a well-deserved acknowledgement of a man that has served the Sacred Path and Men’s Center community for several years. Rich Manners has been the editor-in-chief and gatekeeper of our monthly newsletter, mailing list and messages to update you on a regular basis. He has also been by my side as one of my assistants for our one-day events. Recently, Rich has suffered another stroke to the optic nerve causing a further loss of eyesight exacerbating a preexisting condition. Due to this current episode Rich is now disabled to the point that he cannot continue to oversee the communication process. I want to thank Rich for his loyal and generous service to our community and ask that you hold him in your prayers. Rich is truly a loving, gentle man and a model of Mindful Manhood.
Secondly, we are six weeks from our spring retreat. Due to unavoidable circumstances we were delayed in getting the flier and registration out for the spring retreat until now. We have included herewith a message from me regarding the theme and content of the retreat as well as a flier and form so that you can sign up. Take note that for those seeking a reduced fee there is a discount for early registration before March 15th. There is also a reduced fee for groups of 4 or more that register. Feel free to contact us regarding a group discount. We had made the difficult decision to forgo the Call To Adventure portion of the retreat this spring due to a lack of funding in our scholarship account. However, one of our men has stepped forward expressing the desire to raise the funds so that we could have a CTA retreat. At this point he has collected over $8,000 in donations that will allow us to scholarship several boys and mentors in need of financial support. I will let you know when we will be scheduling the CTA retreat but for now registration for the Spring Sacred Path Men’s Retreat is officially open. Please help us get the word out.
Thirdly, I was among a group of 20 men that just returned from navigating down the Colorado River from Hoover Dam commencing last Thursday through Sunday. 14 of us kayaked down the river two years ago. We explored caves, climbed cliffs, hiked, soaked in natural hot pools, prayed in our sweat lodge, cooked our meals, sat in council and enjoyed the good natured fellowship and fraternal bond of being together in the great outdoors. 20 men, ages 16 – 72, canoed down the river this time and once again enjoyed the camaraderie of being together in nature. I want to thank all of the men that participated and especial thanks to Dan Stanton and Andrew Soliz for shepherding this trip. Their leadership was strong and true.
In brotherhood,
Stephen
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