Spiritual Directors International Plants Trees
 In our commitment to going green, we’re proud to be
♦ publishing many of our educational publications online,
♦ relying on e-mail communications over paper mailings, and
♦ encouraging the community to make use of SDI’s online
resources as much as possible.
But going green is about more than using fewer resources; it’s also about giving back resources to a world that’s given much to each of us. That’s why Spiritual Directors International plants trees.
We’ve been publishing Presence journal, educational resources, newsletters, books, and much more for more than twenty years. Trees help SDI reach out and share wisdom with the world, and we give thanks by returning the favor. Every one of us participates in shaping a world that supports life that flourishes. We invite you to join Spiritual Directors International’s commitment to foster forests by planting trees.
Will you join Spiritual Directors International in planting trees? Your gift to the Spiritual Directors International Tree Planting Fund will contribute to keeping our beautiful earth … beautiful.
Planting trees is an act of gratefulness, generosity, and generativity.
Donate now to help Spiritual Directors International plant trees.
We’ve been planting trees for years…
October 2011: SDI Plants Trees in North Andover, Massachusetts, USA
SDI and the Coordinating Council met at the Rolling Ridge Retreat Center in North Andover, Massachusetts, USA, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first international peace day. They planted a paper birch tree with multiple trunks. Read Larry Peacock's blessing of the tree.
September 2010: SDI Plants Trees in Winter Park, Flordia, USA
SDI planted three trees at the opening day of Audire, a spiritual formation program for spiritual directors. These trees were presented in gratitude for Brother David Liedl who served for three years on the SDI Coordinating Council. At his request, the San Pedro Center in Winter Park, Florida, USA was the planting site since it was the location of his training as a spiritual director through Audire. He went on to serve on its teaching team for many years an eventually became the program's coordinating director.
May 2011: SDI Plants Azaleas in Atlanta, Georgia
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September 2010: SDI Plants a Tree in Bellevue, Washington
The Peace Path that leads visitors from the parking lot to the Peace and Spirituality Center of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace is a beautifully maintained path through the trees, yet it was hidden and hard to find for new visitors who may not even know of its existence unless they should happen upon it by chance. On International Peace Day, September 21st, 2010, Spiritual Directors International changed that by marking the entrance to the Peace Path with a tall, white peace pole, greeting all who arrive with a message of peace and drawing them towards the path’s entrance. In eight languages, it blesses the Peace Path with this message: “May Peace Prevail on Earth.” A new cedar tree now also lines the path, planted by Spiritual Directors International and blessed by the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace to continue a long tradition of giving back to this beautiful Earth – may peace indeed prevail! Spiritual Directors International gave the gift of a cedar tree and peace pole in gratitude for sharing office space.
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April 2010: SDI plants a tree in San Francisco, California
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The Spiritual Directors International Coordinating Council blessed an oak tree during the SDI twentieth anniversary celebration at "Gratefulness: The Heart of Spiritual Care" in San Francisco, California, USA.
The oak tree was planted at the contemplative retreat at Mercy Center, where Spiritual Directors International began twenty years ago.
Read more, SDI Plants a Tree in San Francisco, California in 2010.
December 2009: SDI Plants a "Gratefulness" Tree in Australia
We celebrate with deep gratefulness the planting of an oak tree, as a symbol of gratefulness from Spiritual Directors International to Australia, to Mother Earth, to Melbourne’s hosting of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, “Make a World of Difference: Hearing each other, Healing the earth.” We celebrate the contribution that spiritual direction is making around the world and across traditions to build community capacity for compassion, peace, justice and stewarding all of God’s creation.
Read more: SDI
plants a "Gratefulness" tree in Australia
December 2009: SDI plants two trees in Ireland
A special thank you to SDI Coordinating Council member Sally Taylor who
will deliver the trees from her garden and graciously preside from her
Buddhist stance in a ritual that celebrates the importance of trees in
several spiritual traditions. Your prayers will join their blessings to
nurture the trees that someday will provide shade for students studying
spiritual direction.
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plants two trees in Ireland
April 2009: SDI plants an Azalea in Houston, Texas
Photo by Tom Peery. In Houston, Texas, Spiritual Directors International gave an Azalea to be planted at The Cenacle Retreat Center.
October 2008 Lemon Tree planting in Peru
Spiritual Directors International plants a lemon tree in Arequipa, Peru during the Pilgrimage to Machu Picchu. Patricia Roberts helps plant SDI Lemon Tree: 
More Photos:
◊ Anne Luther adds soil to lemon tree.
◊ Liz Ellman adds soil to lemon tree.
◊ Fr. Terry Moran adds soil to lemon tree.
2007: SDI Educational Events in Vancouver, BC
To thank keynote speaker
Brian Swimme, a tree was given in honor
of Brian’s father. To thank the co-hosts of the Spiritual Directors International Vancouver events,
Mary Millard and
Jeanette Stigger, Spiritual Directors International gave a gift to the
restoration of Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. To thank the
conference
spiritual director, Alexandra Kovats, CSJP, a service berry tree was
planted on
the peace path at the Peace and Justice Retreat Center of the Sisters of
St.
Joseph of Peace in Bellevue, Washington.
Brian Swimme receives gift of a tree at the Spiritual Directors International Vancouver events:  Christine
Head, RSCJ gives donation cheque to restoration
fund for trees to be planted in Stanley Park. More than a thousand
trees were
lost after a series of storms:  Earth Day planting of the service berry tree:
Tree planters:
Ted Hanson; Beth Taylor, CSJP; Linda Hanson; Liz Ellmann; Miriam
Spencer, CSJP; Margaret Shannon, CSJP; Helen Haigh, CSJP; Andrea Nenzel,
CSJP;
Betsey Beckman; Kathy Allard; Ed Allard.
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