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Bring a friend or family member and join this special discussion of identity and heart with author and spiritual teacher, Ray Buckley.On tour from Matanuska-Susitna Valley of Alaska, Ray will lead a 2-day lecture and reflection series on October 5th and 6th, 2024 which is free and open to the greater Olympic Peninsula. Refreshments, Lunch, and Materials will all be provided free of cost.
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**There will be limited space - early registration is recommended.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday 9a-3p
Sunday 10a-11a
In-Person Registration (as space allows):
Saturday 8:30a-9a
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Ray Buckley is the Director for the Center of First Nations Spirituality, an author, illustrator, sculptor, artist, teacher, preacher, and lecturer.
His most recent book, Prayer, published by Abingdon Press, is part of the Holy Living Series (edited by Elaine Heath). His Lenten study, Hard to Dance with the Devil on Your Back (Abingdon), examines suffering and forgiveness. In addition, Ray is the author of two missional studies (UMW) on Native peoples for leaders of children and youth, entitled, Creator Sang a Welcoming Song, and Walking in these White-Man Shoes.
Ray Buckley is the author/illustrator of five story-books God’s Love is Like, The Give-Away, The Wing, and Christmas Moccasins (Abingdon Press). The Give-Away, was featured on the CBS
Christmas program, An American Christmas. His stories, poetry, and art have appeared in numerous journals, periodicals, and books around the world.
Buckley has lived and taught around the globe, especially in Nigeria and Ghana. He has on several occasions served as a guest presenter at the Pontifical Biblical Institute of The Vatican. He was a featured preacher at the 2000 General Assembly/General Conference of the United Church of Christ, and Disciples of Christ.
Ray was chosen as the Howard Preacher of the Year, for Phillip’s Theological Seminary, delivered the McDonald Lecture Series (New Mexico), and the Ira Galloway Lecture Series (Peoria, IL).
Along with Buffy St. Marie and Albert White Hat, Mr. Buckley was a featured presenter at the Threshold Arts Series in Iowa.
Ray Buckley is of Lakota/Tlingit/Scots descent. Ray is one of several Native leaders profiled in As Long As the Waters Flow: Native Americans in the South and East, by Frye Gillard, and The Power of Eagles: Nature’s Way to Individual Accomplishment, by Twyman L. Towery.
Buckley has served The United Methodist Church as a staff member of The United Methodist Publishing House, Director of the Native People Communication Office (UMCom) for nine years, and Director of Connectional Ministries and Native Discipleship for the Alaska Missionary Conference.
Mr. Buckley‘s sculptures and art are in the permanent collections of museums in several countries.
Ray makes his home in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of Alaska, and is a traditional basket-maker and wood carver.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
110 E 7th St, Port Angeles, WA, United States, Washington 98362
