Seventh World Elder Gathering
Held October 20-22 in conjunction with MKP’s 25-Year Anniversary Celebration in Louiville, Kentucky, the Seventh World Elder Gathering (WEG) for this first time this year features men and women participating throughout the event. A closer connection of the masculine and feminine began last year at the Sixth World Elder Gathering in the UK, which was the first international MKP gathering held outside the U.S.
Both the WEG and the MKP 25-Year Anniversary Celebration encourage couples to attend, and both allow for a discount if a man or woman brings a partner.
The WEG theme this year: “Living into Sovereign Service and Blessing in Everyday Life.” Keynote speakers at this elders gathering include Michael Boyle, Tom Daly and Jude Blitz.
“Now more than ever the world needs our blessing and elder service,” said WEG 2010 Chairman Allan Podbelsek. “We will launch this year’s Elder Gathering by appreciating our life wisdom and our natural instinct to give blessing and provide sacred service.”
The 2010 WEG will be “a living laboratory to connect personal soul with our community soul and the world soul,”said Tom Daly, who with Jude Blitz will work with elders the first morning of the gathering. “We will root ourselves in our ancestral wisdom, our bodies, and especially our hearts. We’ll reaffirm our connections to the earth and to the generations to come.
“We will acknowledge the shadows of service — such as pride, self-inflation, control, over-doing, self-absorption, or caretaking,” said Jude Blitz, a facilitator in Family Constellations Work, “then we will grasp the gifts hidden in those shadows. This will offer us the opportunity to tap our best elder gifts through experiential processes that we can bring to life throughout our gathering. We will have a deeper sense of sovereign service and blessing to take home to our families and communities.”
Elders attending WEG are encouraged to arrive during the day on Wednesday, October 20, well before the evening Opening Ceremony at the Falls of the Ohio State Park, across the river from Louisville at the site of an ancient fossil bed (386 million years old). The spiritual energy of connecting elders from around the world will be honored.
After the Opening Ceremony elders will be transported back to the Galt House where they will form “Sharing Communities” that meet from time to time throughout the program on Thursday and Friday, October 21 and 22.
The elders will meet Thursday morning in a large group led by Tom Daly and Jude Blitz, who will emphasize growing the sovereign in each of us, leading into discussions in the sharing groups.
Thursday afternoon’s options for elders include a special session for women only (enrollment limited to 30). Late afternoon features an elder reception followed by free time to “hang out” and perhaps some special options later that evening.
On Friday, Michael Boyle will open the day with a large group presentation. Michael also is the keynote speaker at the MKP 25-Year Anniversary Gala Dinner on Saturday evening, October 23.
The WEG closing ceremony late Friday afternoon will precede an Elder Dinner open to all attendees of the anniversary celebrations.
On Saturday morning, members of the MKP Elder Council will hold their business meeting while other elders attend the workshops presented by the anniversary planners.
“This is a once in a life-time opportunity to connect with elders and participate in the MKP 25-Year Anniversary Celebration,” said Podbelsek.
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