The Wild Goose Festival, an exploration of the intersection between justice, spirituality and creativity is coming to the Pacific Northwest!
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The name “Wild Goose” comes from a Celtic metaphor for the Holy Spirit. As followers of Jesus, the festival is rooted in the Christian tradition and intentionally welcomes all people to come talk, listen, eat and camp as equals. You can read the festival’s affirmations at www.wildgoosefestival.org.
According to the website, “The point of Wild Goose is to create space for people who are aware of the shadow side of religion, but still hope for its best visions to be realized; people who discern that in a God-breathed universe, there can be no sacred-secular divide; a growing community of those who want to follow the teachings of Jesus, and seek light wherever it reveals itself; people who want to resist injustice, transcend divisive politics, heal our respective marginalization, and become more than the sum of our parts.”
After two sessions on the east coast, the first western event will be August 31 – September 2 at the Benton County Fairgrounds near Corvallis, Oregon. Several Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest United Methodists are working to provide a meet-up space for relaxation, debriefing speaker presentations, resource information and discussion of United Methodist and Wesleyan values at the festival. This is a space both for current church goers and those wanting to explore and learn about The United Methodist Church.
For more information or registration go to wildgoosewest.eventbrite.com or this article on Patheos.com. For information about United Methodist participation, email Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications and Young People’s Ministries at the PNW Annual Conference.
My wife and I are going! Anyone else planning to spend Labor Day weekend at The Wild Goose?