The Museum of Anthropology is pleased to host a new weaving show: "Art Through the Loom." The exhibition will hang from May 2 through July 6. Meet some of the weavers at the opening reception on Saturday, May 10, 2-4 pm. The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.

ATTENTION, ARCHAEOLOGY LOVERS!  The two-week Archaeology at Ghost Ranch summer seminar is offering a discount registration price of $400 for those who register for both weeks!  The regular one-week only registration fee is $250. Week 1 dates are July 21 - 27, and week 2 is July 28 - August 3. Please note on the registration form that you are attending both weeks.

The Center is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit: "The Española Valley Fiber Arts Center Show." The show will run from May 3 through July 6. Meet some of the artists at the opening reception on Saturday, June 7, 2-4 p.m.

The Center is located 1½ miles north of the Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center on U. S. Highway 84, and is open from 9-5 daily, closed Sunday and Monday. Contact J. J. McGowan at 505.685.4312 for more information.

The Power to Change: Energy and How We Live PJ641

Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu

June 23 - 29, 2008

What is our present and projected energy use? What faith-based traditions and hard thinking can shape our practices? What expressions of ritual point the way to God's abundant and redeeming energy? Join Larry Rasmussen, Melanie Harris, and James Martin-Schramm in a discussion focused on the theological and ethical treatment of energy and energy policies, with a view to a sustainable way of life.

Writing the Memoir [S8W53a]
Ghost Ranch in Santa Fe

May 11 - 17, 2008

Many of us have had fascinating lives, whether lived inwardly or outwardly, during childhood long ago or in the last decade. But when it comes to writing a memoir, where do we begin? The day of our birth? The day we left home? The beginning or end of a marriage? In "Writing the Memoir" we explore methods for planning and focusing on what your memoir should be. Thomas Larson, San Diego, CA

View the 2008 Catalog on-line. Open the registration form here 08_AbiquiuRegistrationForm_282008 and mail in your registration. Course fees for fall classes will increase by $100 after August 15. Per Person Prices for Program in Abiquiu include both housing and meals Each level of housing in 2008 has a per person price that includes both the sleeping room and all of the meals for the week. The meal package is $150 of the total amount. The ’08 price is a small increase over 2007 to try to accommodate rising food prices, but is less than $40 increase per person for the whole week. View prices for the different types of housing on the 08_AbiquiuRegistrationForm_282008.

Summer at Ghost Ranch with memories and friends to last a lifetime!

Most 2008 positions have been filled. However, you may download the application forms to fill out for summer 2009. Students applying should have completed their sophomore year in college. 

Fossils discovered in the oft-painted arroyos of northern New Mexico show for the first time that dinosaurs and their non-dinosaur ancestors lived side by side for tens of millions of years, disproving the notion that dinosaurs rapidly replaced their supposedly outmoded predecessors. View the videos on youtube - either Fossil Hunters or Paleontologists Bask video, then sign up for one of our paleontology courses where you too can play with the dinosaurs.

AGAPE CENTER now open.

Designed by Lloyd and Associates of Santa Fe and built by Blue Sky Construction of Española as part of a $4.3 million capital campaign for Ghost Ranch begun in 2003, the center includes a Hearth Space and Courtyard for reading and quiet visiting and a sanctuary for worship. The sanctuary will also be available for a selective number of events that focus on the spiritual themes of nurture, discernment, peace and justice.

"Agape” is the word used by early Christians to refer to the special love for God, God’s love for humankind and the self-sacrificing love they believed all should have for one other. The term has most recently been associated with Christian and multi-faith organizations with commitments to a just and peaceful world. Ghandi used the concept in his nonviolent campaigns in India.

“Ghost Ranch strives to teach and embody `agape’ in all its life and programs,” says Rob Craig, Executive Director. “This center will provide a unique facility for workshops, education and fellowship, making `agape’ an even more powerful reality in our church and our world.”

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES! An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ghost Ranch, a 21,000-acre national conference center of the Presbyterian Church, USA (PCUSA), located in northern New Mexico with an urban site, Ghost Ranch in Santa Fe, has called persons for the following:

FROM THE INTERIM DIRECTOR

As you have probably heard, we will soon welcome a new Executive Director to Ghost Ranch. I have met Debra Hepler and have not only been impressed with her talents and abilities, but found myself being drawn to her by her quiet attentive manner, her eagerness to listen and to learn, her ready smile and her sense of humor. We are very fortunate indeed to be able to welcome Debra and her husband Jim to be with us at Ghost Ranch.

I have been the Interim Director for just about a year. In many, many ways it has been a wonderful year—I have enjoyed the support of staff at having a “lady leader”, the way in which staff members have been committed to our mission, to improving our services, and to changing the ways we work. The Governing Board, too, has been enthusiastic, patient and very supportive. As I leave this position, I feel very good about the state of the Ranch at both sites and about being able to “pass the baton” with confidence as we move into the future. I hope to go back to being a happy volunteer, for as with all of you, once we experience Ghost Ranch we are committed for life!

With love and best wishes,
Mary Ann Lundy