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Rev. Donna Stoneham | soare@aol.com
| 510.235.7107
Donna Stoneham is a Deacon in the Old Catholic succession
and serves as an interfaith minister, spiritual director, organization
development consultant and leadership coach. In addition to her
corporate work and coaching practice through her companies, Sacred Trust, and Stoneham
Associates, Donna also has a nursing home ministry where she leads
interfaith prayer services at Bay area retirement communities.
She is currently completing her Ph.D. with a specialization in
learning and change in human systems and is focusing her dissertation
work on exploring the impact of spiritual practice in developing
leadership capacity and facilitating transformational change in
individuals and organizations. Donna completed her internship
in spiritual direction at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA.
Donna appeared in the film, The Way Home, on women and race, was interviewed in The Purpose of Your Life, by Carol Adrienne; has completed a non-fiction manuscript, Travels on a Journey of Rebirth, and has been published in Presence: The Journal of Spiritual Director's International.
One of her greatest joys is in working with couples to co-create the perfect wedding or holy union that meets their unique needs. She provides each couple with a booklet that includes the ceremony used in their celebration so they may treasure their day for years to come. She also assists couples and families in developing rituals that celebrate the full spectrum of life including infant blessings and christenings as well as memorial services that honor the end of life.
One couple wrote: "Thank you for doing such a beautiful
job of officiating our wedding. You made the whole ceremony run
smoothly. Thank you again for making our ceremony perfect!"
--Shelley and Matthew
The Rev. John R. Mabry, PhD
| 510.290.4349
is an American Catholic priest who currently serves as associate
pastor at Grace North Church (Congregational) in Berkeley, California.
Originally a preacher in the Baptist tradition, he also is the
director of the interfaith spiritual direction certificate program
at the Chaplaincy Institute
for Arts and Interfaith Ministry.
He works as editor for PRESENCE: THE JOURNAL OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS INTERNATIONAL and as managing editor for THE PACIFIC CHURCH NEWS, the magazine of the Episcopal Diocese of California.
He holds a Master's degree in spirituality, and a PhD in world religions, and completed his internship in spiritual direction at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. He is the author of GOD AS NATURE SEES GOD: A CHRISTIAN READING OF THE TAO TE CHING (Element Books, 1994), THE LITTLE BOOK OF THE TAO TE CHING (Element Books, 1995) and HERETICS, MYSTICS & MISFITS (Apocryphile Press, 2004).
Other ministries include spiritual direction, and sacramental services such as baptisms and weddings. He has performed over 100 ceremonies in the ten years since he was ordained. A very creative person, John writes pulp fiction, poetry, and original music, and sings for three rock-n-roll bands (and counting). For more on John, please feel free to visit his personal web page.