Mothers Trust, Mothers Place 6676 122nd Ave. Ganges, MI., USA. (269) 543-3951. Programs New

Ramakrishna/Sarada Oldest Convent 1895
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Ramakrishna/Sarada Oldest Convent 1895
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Ramakrishna/Sarada Oldest Convent 1895
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Ramakrishna/Sarada Oldest Convent 1895
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Ramakrishna/Sarada Oldest Convent 1895
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Ramakrishna/Sarada Oldest Convent 1895
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Ramakrishna/Sarada Oldest Convent 1895
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Gauribrata's Sannyas Calcutta 1989, Swami Bhashyananda 1987 India, Vivekananda Monastery
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Swami Tapasananda and Swami Atmalokananda
Photos and Letters, Archives - 2

WELCOME TO MOTHERS TRUST, LAKESHORE INTERFAITH COMMUNITY!

Swami Tapasananda
Rev. Peter W. Chilstrom
(269) 543-3951
tapas@motherstrust.org

Mataji Gauri Brata Puri Devi
Rev. Eva E. Schroeder
(616) 566-4318
gaurima@motherstrust.org

Swami Atmalokananda
Rev. Glenn N. Davenport
(616) 293-6884
atmalokananda@motherstrust.org

PROGRAMS 2010:
(April - December)

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Programs

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Programs

APRIL 2010

Date	Day	Time	Topic	Presented By	Cost
APRIL 2	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
APRIL 4	SUN	11:00-1:00	OPENING CELEBRATION - WELCOME! THE PLACE WHERE ALL PATHS MEET MYSTICAL UNITY OF RELIGIONS Service Leader - REV SACHA BIER Music - JIM COOPER	MUHAMMAD ICKLAS Sufi Sangha of East Lansing	DONATION
APRIL 4	SUN	2:00-4:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP SUFI- ZIKYR - CHANTING OF GOD'S NAMES DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE VAHANA BHAJANS	MOHAMMAD ICKLAS THE PEACEFUL SISTERS VAHANA KIRTAN GROUP OF GRAND RAPIDS	DONATION
APRIL 9	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
APRIL 11	SUN	11:00-1:00	THE SACRED TEACHINGS OF THE UPANISHADS Service Leader - PURNIMA Music -	DR. SRIPADA RAJU	DONATION
APRIL 11	SUN	2:00-4:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP EARTH IS OUR MOTHER BHUMI PUJA, WORSHIP OF THE EARTH VAHANA BHAJANS	SWAMI TAPASANANDA DR. INDRA MAKHIJA, DR. SRIPADA RAJU VAHANA KIRTAN GROUP OF GRAND RAPIDS	DONATION
APRIL 16	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
APRIL 17	SAT	3:00-5:00	DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE, BHAJANS	THE PEACEFUL SISTERS	DONATION
APRIL 18	SUN	11:00-1:00	PEACE BEGINS WITH YOU Service Leader - MICHELE GAUTHIER Music -	MASTER KIM & JENNIFER KIM www.peaceschool.org, Chicago, ILL.	DONATION
APRIL 18	SUN	2:00-4:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP PEACE BREATHING WORKSHOP	MASTER KIM & JENNIFER KIM www.peaceschool.org, Chicago, ILL.	DONATION
APRIL 23	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
APRIL 25	SUN	11:00-1:00	THE TRANSITION INITIATIVE EVOLUTION TO A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY Service Leader - PURNIMA Music - JIM COOPER	MAYNARD KAUFMAN PhD Founder, Peace School of Homesteading	DONATION
APRIL 25	SUN	2:00-4:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP SWAMI VIVEKANANDA & UNIVERSALITY New Monthly class at Mothers Trust Can be taken online.	SWAMI ATMALOKANANDA DR INDRA MAKHIJA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION

May 2010

Date	Day	Time	Topic	Presented By	Cost
MAY 2	SUN	11:00-1:00	WORSHIP OF THE DIVINE MOTHER EAST & WEST Service Leader - REV. SACHA BIER Music - JIM COOPER	DENA BLAY-STROBA OCDS Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
MAY 2	SUN	2:00-4:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP SLIDES & PHOTOS OF MOTHER INDIA Pilrimage of Sannyas	SANNYASINI SHAKTIBRATA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
MAY 7	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
MAY 9	SUN	11:00-1:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP THE EARTH IS OUR MOTHER Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	HERB HOSTER, JIM COOPER SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
MAY 9	SUN	3:00-5:00	MOTHERS DAY CONCERT Music Organizer- JIM COOPER ALL AGES, PLEASE COME! TO GATHER AND CELEBRATE	JIM COOPER COSMIC SOJOURNER VAHANA KIRTAN GROUP OTHERS...	DONATION
MAY 14	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
MAY 15	SAT	3:00-5:00	DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE, BHAJANS	THE PEACEFUL SISTERS	DONATION
MAY 16	SUN	11:00-1:00	THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE & THE ROSARY Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	LEANDRO & HESUSA HERNANDEZ San Felipe Church of Pearl, Michigan	DONATION
MAY 16	SUN	2:00-4:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE VAHANA BHAJANS	THE PEACEFUL SISTERS VAHANA KIRTAN GROUP	DONATION
MAY 21	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
MAY 23	SUN	11:00-1:00	THE UNIVERSAL SPIRITUAL DOCTRINE OF ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS #2 Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	DENA BLAY-STROBA OCDS Mothers Trust / Mothers Place	DONATION
MAY 23	SUN	2:00-4:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP TO BE ANNOUNCED...		DONATION
MAY 28	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
MAY 30	SUN	11:00-1:00	BUDDHA IN THE EYES OF VIVEKANANDA A CELEBRATION Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	PARTHA SINHA, PhD University of Kentucy	DONATION
MAY 30	SUN	2:00-4:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP SWAMI VIVEKANANDA & UNIVERSALITY New Monthly class at Mothers Trust Can be taken online.	SWAMI ATMALOKANANDA DR INDRA MAKHIJA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION

JUNE 2010

Date	Day	Time	Topic	Presented By	Cost
JUNE 4	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
JUNE 6	SUN	11:00-1:00	BUDDHISM"S ETHICAL STANCE Service Leader - REV. SACHA BIER Music - JIM COOPER	CAROL ANDERSON Kalamazoo College, Chair, Dept of Religion.	DONATION
JUNE 6	SUN	2:00-4:00	FIERCE GRACE, A MOVIE ABOUT RAM DAS	GEORGA BLASY (Commentator for the film)	DONATION
JUNE 11	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
JUNE 13	SUN	11:00-1:00	MEETING RAMAKRISHNA IN THE PARK Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	HERB HOSTER Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
JUNE 13	SUN	2:00-4:00	CLIMATE CHANGE: LIVING WITH HOPE	STEVEN BOUMA-PREDIGER PhD Hope College	DONATION
JUNE 18	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
JUNE 19	SAT	3:00-5:00	DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE, BHAJANS	THE PEACEFUL SISTERS	DONATION
JUNE 20	SUN	11:00-1:00	ISLAM AS A DYNAMIC SOCIAL PHENOMENA Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	DUSTIN BYRD Grand Valley State University	DONATION
JUNE 20	SUN	2:00-4:00	FIERCE LIGHT, WHEN SPIRIT MEETS ACTION Movie & Commentary	GLORIA LARRIEU Kalamazoo College	DONATION
JUNE 25	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
JUNE 27	SUN	11:00-1:00	TAOISM: PHILOSOPHY AND CHINESE CHIGONG HEALING Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	DOUGLAS CHUNG, PhD Grand Valley State University	DONATION
JUNE 27	SUN	2:00-4:00	SOMEWHERE NEAR TAPACHULA Film & Discussion	MARILYN & DANA JOHNSON	DONATION

JULY 2010 L PERMACULTURE

Date

Day

Time

Topic

Presented By

Cost

JULY 2 FRI 6:00-7:00 GITA CHANTING
Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita
SWAMI TAPASANANDA
Mothers Trust - Mothers Place DONATION

JULY 4 SUN 11:00-1:00 VIVEKANANDA & THE 4TH OF JULY
Service Leader -
Music -
DR INDRA MAKHIJA
Mothers Trust - Mothers Place
DONATION

JULY 4 SUN 2:00-4:00 SUNDAY WORKSHOP
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA & UNIVERSALITY
Monthly class at Mothers Trust, available online.
SWAMI ATMALOKANANDA
DR INDRA MAKHIJA
Mothers Trust - Mothers Place DONATION

JULY 11 SUN 11:00-1:00 DO WE NEED A NEW AMERICAN DREAM?
Service Leader -
Music -
RICHARD RHEM
Pastor emeritus, Christ Community Church
DONATION

JULY 11 SUN 6:00-8:00 AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Film by Al Gore, Talk & Discussion
MARILYN & DANA JOHNSON DONATION

JULY 16 FRI 6:00-7:00 GITA CHANTING
Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita
SWAMI TAPASANANDA
Mothers Trust - Mothers Place DONATION

JULY 17 SAT 3:00-5:00 DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE, BHAJANS THE PEACEFUL SISTERS DONATION

JULY 18 SUN 11:00-1:00 TEACHINGS OF J KRISHNA MURTI
Service Leader -
Music - DON PARKER DONATION

JULY 23 FRI 6:00-7:00 GITA CHANTING
Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita
SWAMI TAPASANANDA
Mothers Trust - Mothers Place DONATION

JULY 25 SUN 11:00-1:00 KARMA, FREE WILL, MAYA & GRACE
Service Leader -
Music -
HERB HOSTER DONATION

JULY 25 SUN 2:00-4:00 SUNDAY WORKSHOP
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA & UNIVERSALITY
New class at Mothers Trust, available online.
SWAMI ATMALOKANANDA
DR INDRA MAKHIJA
Mothers Trust - Mothers Place DONATION

JULY 25 SUN 6:00-8:00 RECONNECTING TO THE EARH THROUGH SPIRITUAL PERMACULTURE
Film by Dr. Sharashkin, discussion
MARILYN & DANA JOHNSON DONATION

JULY 30 FRI 6:00-7:00 GITA CHANTING
Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita
SWAMI TAPASANANDA
Mothers Trust - Mothers Place DONATION

AUGUST 2010

Date	Day	Time	Topic	Presented By	Cost
AUG 1	SUN	11:00-1:00	ZOROASTER, THE FIRST MONOTHEIST Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	ROHINTON RIVETNA Zoroatrian Society of North America	DONATION
AUG 6	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
AUG 8	SUN	11:00-1:00	THE WHOLE SHEBANG; MODERN PHYSICS & QUANTUM THEORY Service Leader - Music -	NEIL FELDMAN In-Three Inc. A 3D film company	DONATION
AUG 8	SUN	2:00-4:00	PHOTOS FROM INDIA'S PAST & PRESENT Draws from a vast collection of visual Indian history.	NEIL FELDMAN	DONATION
AUG 8	SUN	6:00-8:00	THE PLANET - GLOBAL CHANGES Service Leader - Music -	MARILYN & DANA JOHNSON	DONATION
AUG 13	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
AUG 14	SAT	2:00-4:00	KEEPING THE GREAT LAKES PURE & CLEAN	DEBDAS MUKERJEE Senior Toxicologist, EPA	DONATION
AUG 15	SUN	11:00-1:00	THEOLOGY IN THE CITY, LEARNING TO CRY, STRUGGLING TO SEE	JAMES PERKINSON, PhD Ecumenical Theological Seminary	DONATION
AUG 15	SUN	3:00-5:00	A PEACE CONCERT: VIBRATIONS FROM THE SPACE OF THE HEART	JIM COOPER GROUP & JAMES PERKINSON	DONATION
AUG 20	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
AUG 21	SAT	2:00-4:00	JESUS & THE MERKABA MYSTICS	ANITA & STEVE MCAFFE Inner Light Ministries	DONATION
AUG 21	SAT	3:00-5:00	DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE, BHAJANS	THE PEACEFUL SISTERS	DONATION
AUG 22	SUN	11:00-1:00	THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS OF LORD BUDDHA Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	PAULA JAMISON PhD, FRANK JAMISON PhD Kalamazoo Buddhist Sanga	DONATION
AUG 22	SUN	6:00-8:00	THE GREAT TURNING Film & Discussion	MARILYN & DANA JOHNSON	DONATION
AUG 27	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
AUG 29	SUN	11:00-1:00	WHOSE TRUTH ARE YOU LIVING - BY WHAT AUTHORITY? Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	RICHARD RHEM Pastor emeritus, Christ Community Church	DONATION
AUG 29	SUN	2:00-4:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP SWAMI VIVEKANANDA & UNIVERSALITY New class at Mothers Trust, available online.	SWAMI ATMALOKANANDA DR INDRA MAKHIJA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION

SEPTEMBER 2010

Date	Day	Time	Topic	Presented By	Cost
SEPT 3	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
SEPT 5	SUN	11:00-1:00	HINDU NONDUALITY & CHRISTIAN GNOSTICISM ALONG THE SILK ROAD Service Leader - Music -	LANCE MILLER Grand Valley State University	DONATION
SEPT 5	SUN	6:00-8:00	FOOD, INC Film & Discussion	MARILYN & DANA JOHNSON	DONATION
SEPT 10	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
SEPT 12	SUN	11:00-1:00	ANONYMOUS KRIST BHAKTAS ANONYMOUS DEVOTEES OF CHRIST	ANIL YESUDAS Housing Rights and Interfaith activist.	DONATION
SEPT 17	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
SEPT 18	SAT	3:00-5:00	DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE, BHAJANS	THE PEACEFUL SISTERS	DONATION
SEPT 19	SUN	11:00-1:00	THE SPIRIT AS PERSON Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	SRIPADA RAJU PhD Bharatya Hindu Temple of Lansing	DONATION
SEPT 24	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
SEPT 26	SUN	11:00-1:00	PILGRIMS PROGRESS, REFLECTIONS OF A SPIRITUAL SEEKER Service Leader - Music - JIM COOPER	RICHARD RHEM Pastor emeritus, Christ Community Church	DONATION
SEPT 26	SUN	2:00-4:00	SUNDAY WORKSHOP SWAMI VIVEKANANDA & UNIVERSALITY New class at Mothers Trust, available online.	SWAMI ATMALOKANANDA DR INDRA MAKHIJA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION
SEPT 26	SUN	6:00-8:00	THE CRASH COURSE, ENERGY, ECONOMY & ENVIRONMENT Film & Discussion	MARILYN & DANA JOHNSON	DONATION
SEPT 24	FRI	6:00-7:00	GITA CHANTING Learn chanting from the Bhagavad Gita	SWAMI TAPASANANDA Mothers Trust - Mothers Place	DONATION

OCTOBER 2010

Date	Day	Time	Topic	Presented By	Cost
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NOVEMBER 2010

Date	Day	Time	Topic	Presented By	Cost
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DECEMBER 2010

Date	Day	Time	Topic	Presented By	Cost
DEC 19	SUN	11:00-1:00	THE SPIRIT WITHIN	JIM COOPER	DONATION