The John Main Seminars
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Seminar Date
October 19 - 22, 2020Seminar Location
Online seminar
JOHN MAIN SEMINAR 2020
ONE HEART, ONE HOPE
Indigenous wisdom and the future of humanity.
Explore ancestral wisdom and spirituality to chart a common path to the future.
About the John Main Seminar
It has been organized by the World Community for Christian Meditation in various countries and has become an annual event since 1984. It was established to honor the memory of Fr. John Main and his legacy to broaden and deepen the teaching of Christian Meditation. Previous hosts include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Cardinal Walter Kaspar, former Irish President Mary McAleese, and contemplative Christians Abbot Thomas Keating, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, and Father Richard Rohr.
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John Main Seminar 2020 / Being the first John Main Seminar done on-line is easier than ever to participate, join your community
Time Zones
We are so excited to have attendees, speakers, and volunteers from all over the world, and that means different time zones!
It’s important to note that the event schedule is Central Daylight Time, also known as CDT or CDST which is UTC -5.
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| Seminar Program Online | ||
| Day 1 Monday, October 19 | ||
| MEXICO (Central Time) | ACTIVITY | SPEAKERS |
| 14:00 to 14:45 | CONFERENCE 1 INDIGENOUS WISDOM | Fr. ALEX ZATYRKA MEXICO |
| 14:45 to 15:30 | Work group discussion | Work Group participants |
| 15:30 to 16:00 | Break | |
| 16:00 to 17:00 | Online Dialog | Fr. ALEX and Fr. LAURENCE |
| 17:00 to 18:00 | Break | |
| 18:00 to 18:45 | CONFERENCE 2 HEALING | TAU HUIRAMA and VANESSA ELDRIDGE NEW ZEALAND |
| 18:45 to 19:30 | Work group discussion | Work Group participants |
| 19:30 to 20:00 | Break | |
| 20:00 to 21:00 | Online Dialog | TAU, VANESSA and Fr. LAURENCE |
| Day 2 Tuesday October 20th. | ||
| MEXICO (Central Time) | ACTIVITY | SPEAKERS |
| 7:00 to 7:45 | CONFERENCE 3 BUILDING BRIDGES | ANA MARIA LLAMAZARES ARGENTINA |
| 7:45 to 8:30 | Work group discussion | Work Group participants |
| 8:30 to 9:00 | Break | |
| 9:00 to 10:00 | Online Dialog | ANA MARIA and Fr. LAURENCE |
| 10:00 to 10:45 | CONFERENCE 2 HEALING (recorded) | TAU HUIRAMA and VANESSA ELDRIDGE NEW ZEALAND |
| 10.45 to 11:30 | Work group discussion | Work Group participants |
| 11:30 to 12:00 | Break | |
| 12_00 to 13:00 | Online Dialog | TAU, VANESSA and Fr. LAURENCE |
| 13:00 to 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:00 to 14:45 | CONFERENCE 4 LITURGY | PULENG MATSANENG SOUTH AFRICA |
| 14:45 to 15:30 | Work group discussion | Work Group participants |
| 15:30 to 16:00 | Break | |
| 16:00 to 17:00 | Online Dialog | PULENG and Fr. LAURENCE |
| 17:00 to 18:00 | ||
| 18:00 to 18:45 | CONFERENCE 5 RECONCILIATION | RON BEREZAN and IVAN ROSYPSKYE CANADA |
| 18:45 to 19:30 | Work group discussion | Work Group participants |
| 19:30 to 20:00 | Break | |
| 20:00 to 21:00 | Work group discussion | Work Group participants |
| Day 3 Wednesday October 21st. | ||
| MEXICO (Central Time) | ACTIVITY | SPEAKERS |
| 10:00 to 10:45 | CONFERENCE 5 RECONCILIATION (recorded) | RON BEREZAN and IVAN ROSYPSKYE CANADA |
| 10.45 to 11:30 | Work group discussion | Work Group participants |
| 11:30 to 12:00 | Break | |
| 12_00 to 13:00 | Online Dialog | RON, IVAN and Fr. LAURENCE |
| 13:00 to 14:00 | ||
| 14:00 to 14:45 | CONFERENCE 6 INDIGENOUS WISDOM | Fr. ALEX ZATYRKA MEXICO |
| 14:45 to 15:30 | Work group discussion | Work Group discussion |
| 15:30 to 16:00 | Break | |
| 16:00 to 17:00 | Online Dialog | Fr. ALEX and Fr. LAURENCE |
| 17:00 to 18:00 | ||
| 18:00 to 18:45 | CONFERENCE 7 CARE OF MOTHER EARTH | HILARIO CHI CANUL MEXICO |
| 18:45 to 19:30 | Work group discussion | Work Group discussion |
| 19:30 to 20:00 | Break | |
| 20:00 to 21:00 | Online Dialog | HILARIO and Fr. LAURENCE |
| Day 4 Thursday October 22nd. | ||
| MEXICO Time | ACTIVITY | SPEAKERS |
| 10:00 to 10:45 | CONFERENCE 7 CARE OF MOTHER EARTH (Rec.) | HILARIO CHI CANUL MEXICO |
| 10.45 to 11:30 | Work group discussion | Work Group discussion |
| 11:30 to 12:00 | Break | |
| 12:00 to 13:00 | Online Dialog | HILARIO and Fr. LAURENCE Dialog |
| 13:00 to 14:00 | ||
| 14:00 to 15:00 | ONLINE PANEL INDIGENOUS WISDOM CONCLUSIONS | Fr. ALEX ZATYRKA and Fr. LAURENCE |
| 15:00 to 16:00 | Online Concelebrated Holy Mass | Fr. ALEX ZATYRKA and Fr. LAURENCE |
Seminar registration and Silent Retreat Last Notice You can register to the On-line seminar now. The Silent Retreat has been moved to 2021
Seminar Speakers
Hilario Chi Canul
Mexican linguist of Maya ethnicity and Professor of Maya at the University of Quintana Roo
Hilario Chi Canul (Born 16 October 1981) is a Mexican linguist of Maya ethnicity who worked as a translator and Yucatec Maya language coach
Ivan Rosypskye
Artist and a member of the Heiltsuk First Nation
Ivan Rosypskye is an artist and a member of the Heiltsuk First Nation on the Northern BC coast of Canada. He is a highly
Ron Berezan
Permaculture and organic agriculture consultant and Anglican “Eco-Deacon”
(Rev) Ron Berezan lives in the traditional territory of the Tla’Amin First Nation (Powell River, BC, Canada). He is a permaculture and organic farming
Ana María LLamazares
Anthropologist, Researcher and professor Argentina
Anthropologist (UBA) with postgraduate training in Epistemology. Researcher at CONICET and professor of the Master's Degree in Cultural Diversity at the Tres de Febrero
Puleng Matsaneng
Jesuit Institute of South Africa
Puleng Matsaneng was born in Johannesburg and grew up in Soweto. She attended school at Mohaladitoe Senior Secondary School in the Free State. Puleng
Tau Huirama, Tainui
Internationally trained indigenous Māori speaker, New Zealand
Tau is an inspirational indigenous, cultural and spiritual story teller and public speaker with wide life and cultural experience that provides him with deep
Vanessa Eldridge – Ngāti Kahüngunu and Rongomaiwahine
Manager, Day Hospice at Mary Potter Hospice, Wellington, New Zealand
Vanessa is Manager Day Services at Mary Potter Hospice in Wellington New Zealand. Vanessa has a background in nursing and now leads a diverse
Alex Zatyrka SJ
Seminar main speaker Mexico
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Doctor of Theology, University of Innsbruck, Austria. Master of Science with a specialty in Agricultural Economics, University of Cornell, United States.
Laurence Freeman OSB
WCCM Director
Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation.
Laurence Freeman was born in England in 1951 where he was educated by the Benedictines and studied
Event Partners / their supporting services have been very valuable
testimonials of previous seminars / See what past participants have experienced
Back in The Hague I look back on a beautiful special experience. The retreat and the John Main Seminar were a bit more active than usual, because I was one of the volunteers. But what was special about this: working in a team of warm, active and hospitable volunteers. No assignment was too much for someone, no conflicts, no irritations, everything was done with love and the necessary patience. I heard from others that this also happened to the participants. They felt welcome, and that was the point. It was an opportunity for me to express the Maria and Martha side of life, contemplation and action within our own community. Congratulations to the coordinators, what a job that has been in the past year!
Testimonial about Brugge Seminar from a Dutch participant
When I attended the John Main Seminar and retreat in Squamish in August, I was delighted to meet such fascinating and committed meditators from around the world. What a marvellous sense of community this event inspired!
I am still full of gratitude for our blessed week in Squamish and surely everyone is.
It has been a transformational experience for me . We have restarted our meditation group as a result .
The seminar and retreat were wonderful… thought-provoking and helpful. We are blessed to be part of such a wonderful group.
Testimonials from happy meditators attending the Squamish Seminar and Retreat
The support WCCM or the Meditation Community has given me over the years has meant more to me than words can say. So the international group connected me with others and supported me and my belief in the importance of meditation.
We all have such wonderful memories of the retreat and think of it often.
Another happy gathering for the WCCM.
Please know it was worth it all for those of us attending!
More testimonials from participants who enjoyed the Squamish Seminar and Retreat
The silent retreat in a dream place and the conferences of Sarah Bachelard, were excellent complements of a personal analysis that allowed me to enjoy a week of inner reflection to be able to share it on a day-to-day basis. Thank you all who made it possible.
Testimonial from a Mexican participant in the Squamish Retreat and Seminar
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We are seeking your generosity to help others with less resources to experience the benefits of this John Main annual Seminar.
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