Spiritual Care Summit

Wonder & Wander in Nature

A celebration of trees in fall, this walk balances naturalist knowledge with gratitude and reflection. You'll be invited to listen for the whispers of the wisdom of the forest and practice pausing to appreciate fall wonders.

Meet the Facilitator:

This walk will be led by Rev. Nicole Diroff, a Maine Master Naturalist, United Church of Christ minister, and Program Director at The BTS Center, focused on spiritual leadership in a climate-changed world.

Spirit on the Wing

The “Spirit on the Wing” session will offer participants a chance to sit in meditation and contemplation with original instrumental works and songs offered to inspire peace, healing, hope and community connection. Craig will introduce his work and then present original instrumental pieces and songs to inspire healing, hope, and community connection, utilizing voice and a variety of instruments including guitars, bouzouki, mountain dulcimer, banjo, ukulele, and shruti box. Singing along will be optional!

Meet the Facilitator:

Craig Werth is an ordained interfaith minister, and the Academic Program Coordinator and a Faculty Advisor at the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME).

He has served for six years as a Unitarian Universalist pastor in Nottingham, New Hampshire and toured internationally as an accompanist-arranger, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, earning a Canadian Juno Award for his work. Through the modalities of singing, songwriting, and instrumental play, Craig serves people living with traumatic brain injury and folks in hospice care, as well as other diverse groups, from kindergarteners to elders.

Contemplative Walk to the Lakeshore

Jan will lead interested participants in a guided Contemplative Walk to the Lakeshore, honoring the elements: the earth beneath our feet, the air we breathe, the rays of the Sun and the life-giving flow of the water.  At the lake, we will form a sacred circle for alert silence and sharing. 

Meet the Facilitator:

Jan King is a ChIME '22 graduate. Her work in the world is Hearth Chaplain to friends and family, and she is building a presence as Neighborhood Chaplain and convener of Spiritual Conversation Circles. This fall she is facilitating a Spiritual Conversation Circle at OLLI (Osher Lifetime Learners Institute) at USM in Portland.  

Sacred Sound Immersion

Vibration and music are incredibly powerful agents in the health, healing, expression and well-being of all human beings. Join us on a brief Sound Journey to explore just a few the many facets of vibration and sound and experience firsthand how it impacts physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellness (and hopefully have some fun in the process). 

Meet the Facilitator:

Todd Glacy currently describes himself as an “Enlightenment Advocate, Empowerment Educator, and Instigator of Joy!” 

As a speaker, musician, facilitator, mentor, and minister he loves nothing more than sharing his passion and talents for bringing people together in creative community and inspiring them to tune in and reconnect with their truest and best selves in order to experience life with a greater sense of peace, purpose, happiness, and well-being.

The Labyrinth: An Active Walking Meditation to Focus Your Intentions and to Clear Your Mind

Meet the Facilitator:

Linda Lewis Bruce, a Connecticut native and current Maine resident, is an avid tennis player, gardener, and  life-long learner. She is actively seeking creative ways to express a spiritual connection to nature and to the human condition. Linda is currently a second year student at ChIME. In 2007, Linda created a labyrinth in her garden as a way to process life transitions.