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• International Association for Near Death Studies - Outreach Event

  • Start
    2025-08-27
  • End
    2025-08-31

  Our outreach team will be participating in the 2025 annual conference of the International Association for Near Death Studies, IANDS for short. The Outreach Committee has encountered a great deal of interest in the afterlife among those who are exploring Near Death studies and their meaning.  We believe that this group would be receptive to the vivid description of life beyond this world in The Urantia Book.  Furthermore, the Urantia teachings about love, forgiveness, mercy are quite consistent with many of the more profound impressions that near-death survivors retain.  

  The Outreach Committee will have a booth or table and are seeking additional volunteers (if interested, and if you will be in the Chicago area on dates).  Raymond Moody, MD, author of the 1975 Life after Life, which launched the field of near-death experience (NDE) research will be one of the keynote speakers at this conference so we are expecting good attendance.

  Founded in 1981 IANDS is the first organization in the world devoted to exploring near-death and similar experiences, and supporting those who have had near-death experiences and those who care about them. Members are researchers, laypeople, academics, and caregivers; experiencers and non-experiencers; professionals and the general public; from every continent. 

  For more information: 

  Michael Perrie, Outreach Chair, michael.perrie@urantiabook.org

  
  

  
  

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• Golden Gate Circle Fall Retreat 2025

  • Start
    2025-10-03
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    3:00 PM
  • End
    2025-10-06
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Menlo Park, California

  Golden Gate Circle Fall Retreat 2025

  Join Paula Thompson, Gard Jameson, and the Golden Gate Circle as we contemplate how to fulfill these words:

  195:10.1 (2084.1) “Christianity has indeed done a great service for this world, but what is now most needed is Jesus. The world needs to see Jesus living again on earth in the experience of spirit-born mortals who effectively reveal the Master to all men.”

  Full meal service includes eight meals, beginning with dinner on Friday and ending with breakfast Monday morning.

  The cost for three nights lodging and eight meals:

  $560 for a single room

  $520/person for a shared room

  We have reserved 20 single occupancy rooms and 5 double occupancy rooms.

  Please make your reservation now, as space is limited to a total of 30 people.

  1. Please mail a deposit check of $300 to hold your space. Write your check to SFBAUS and mail to Claudia Ayers, 2001 Golden Rain Road, Apt 1, Walnut Creek, CA 94595; OR, Zelle your deposit to Claudia at 831 227-0049.

  2. RSVP to Lee Smith smith606@pacbell.net to facilitate our planning. Please specify a single or double room, and provide any dietary restrictions. While special dietary requests are not guaranteed, please let us know in advance and we will do our best to accommodate everyone’s needs.

  Questions? Please call Lee Smith at 831-247-7130.

  Fyi: Fall in the Bay Area is a great time of year to visit, especially if you want to extend your stay! Our retreat site is closest to San Francisco airport (SFO) 19 miles north, or San Jose International (SJC) is 24 miles from the South Bay.

  
  

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• Orvonton Midwest Regional 2025

  • Start
    2025-10-17
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    7:00 PM
  • End
    2025-10-19
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Cincinnati, OH

  Register

  Midwest Regional Conference 2025

  Sponsored by the Orvonton Urantia Book Society

  REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

  Please scroll down and read thoroughly before completing the on-line Registration Form

  
  

  12051 Regency Run Ct, Cincinnati, OH 45240

  LOGIN TO YOUR URANTIABOOK.ORG ACCOUNT or CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT   

  By logging in to your urantiabook.org account, the Registration program will auto-fill your information from the database, saving you time. 

  REGISTRAION

  The registration fee is $50.00 per person. To register, follow the link provided, or contact Michael Buselli at 847-331-7154 or Geoff Theiss at the Urantia Book Fellowship office at 303-467-7858.

  THEME

  Our theme is the motto of the Orvonton Society, “WE AIM TO FUSE!” What is fusion? How do we do it? Most fusions occur on the Mansion Worlds, but what would it take for us to fuse as a mortal? These questions and many more will be discussed by speakers and in workshops.

  LOCATION AND TIME

  The conference will be held in a clubhouse of one our members. The address is 12051 Regency Run Court, Cincinnati, OH 45240. The conference will start Friday evening, October 17th, at 7pm Eastern^, and end Sunday, October 19th at noon. Friday evening is just a social event for meeting and renewing friendships. The conference program will begin at 9am on Saturday morning.

  LODGING

  You will be responsible for making your own hotel arrangements. There are two nearby hotels that we recommend that have reasonable rates, but of course you can stay wherever you wish. The nearby hotels are Springhill Suites by Mariott, 12001 Chase Plaza Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45240, phone is 513-825-9035; and Quality Inn and Suites, 11967 Chase Plaza Drive, Cincinnati OH 45240, phone is 513-825-9600. 

  PROGRAM

  There will be two plenary speakers and two workshops on Saturday. Saturday evening, we will be entertained by Gary Marlin, an accomplished piano player and entertainer. Sunday morning will include a worship service conducted by Susan Myers and Geoff Taylor and feature some beautiful spiritual songs played by Gary Marlin.

  MEALS

  Your breakfast is provided by hotels we recommend. Lunch will be catered on Saturday, and the price is included in your registration fee. Dinner will be on your own, but we can gather together at various restaurants in the area.

  THANK YOU

  We hope you will join us for some fun, enlightenment, and fellowship! Our limit is 60 people, so please register as soon as you can. We look forward to seeing you (unless you fuse before then!?)

  The conference planning committee, 

  Michael Buselli, Donna Huy, Mo Marlin, Michael Painter

  
  

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• Urantia Weekend Retreat in Florida

  • Start
    2026-03-20
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  • End
    2026-03-22
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  • Location
    Parrish, FL

  Please join us for our next

  Urantia Weekend Retreat in Florida

  To be held at the: 

  Dayspring Episcopal Conference Center 

  Parrish, FL

  March 20 - 22, 2026
  

  
  

  Our Theme:

  "Opening the Channels of Forgiveness"

  
  

  Our Speakers

  
  

  Jack Miller:

   Self-Forgiveness ~ Accepting My Humanity:  A Path to Peace Within

  
  

  Eric & Trudi Cooper:

  Forgiving Others ~ Love in Its Truest Form

  
  

  Paula Thompson:

  Accepting Our Father’s Forgiveness: A Path to Unconditional Love

  
  

  If we receive your registration fee by September 1, 2025

  the following prices per person will apply:

  Single Room (2 twin beds and private shower in each room) ~ $ 320

  Shared Room (2 twin beds and private shower in each room) ~ $ 250

  
  

  After September 1:

  
  

  Single Room (2 twin beds and shower in each room) ~ $ 340

  Shared Room (2 twin beds and shower in each room) ~ $ 265

  
  

  (Commuter rates not yet provided)

  Full refund is guaranteed up to 2 weeks before our event

  We accept fees via Zelle (to bannerofMichael@ymail.com)

  or personal check (preferred) made out to:

  Paul Krupa

  6339 Shalimar St.

  Port Charlotte, FL 33981

  508-299-3166 (land line ~ no text)

  508-617-3262 (cell phone)

  
  

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