NAINConnect 2008 Workshops

Theme: Pre-Conference Offerings
SPIRITUAL ARTZ FOR KIDZ

WORKSHOP SUMMARY
Spiritual Artz for Kidz is an interfaith outreach project serving children from diverse backgrounds, offering monthly retreat style experiences and summer camps that focus on religious and spiritual diversity, social justice and family traditions. The goal is to support children on their own spiritual journeys through the development of skills such as silence, listening, reflection and sharing. Exploration of the spiritual and faith practices of the world and awareness of faith's response to social justice issues, have the potential of preparing young people for actively participating in the healing of our world. This is the vision.

PRESENTERS
Rev. Diana Wheeler
Rev. Tommy Dillon

The Reverend Diana Wheeler is an early childhood educator and spiritual director. She is the deacon at Saint Aidan's Episcopal Church in San Francisco, where she has directed Aidan's Way After School Community since 1999.

The Rev. Tommy Dillon serves as Rector of Saint Aidan's Episcopal Church in San Francisco . Before becoming Rector of Saint Aidan's, Dillon served as Rector of a parish in Baton Rouge and worked with the National Volunteers of America for ten years in homeless, mental health and prisoner aftercare services.