OARS in the Water
October 9. 2024
7:00pm-8:30pm EDT
Hosted by Joe Doolittle & Claire Nolan
Theme: Shoulders: Comfort and Solace
Join us as we explore the realm of how we give and receive comfort and care. We will journey through stories and an inspiring poem, “Shoulders” by Naomi Shihab Nye.
OARS in the Water is a facilitated Zoom gathering that meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm Eastern Time. The Healing Story Alliance’s OARS in the Water offers a community listening space in which to share the experiences and stories that have emerged in turbulent times.
OARS co-hosts facilitate the evening and provide participants with a warm welcome and a meaningful theme which we hope will be healing, supportive and inspiring.
Format: A typical 90-minute meeting consists of a 20-minute, theme-based opening, followed by 20 minutes in breakout rooms, and then we reassemble for a whole group conversation. Because of the personal nature of this format, HSA does not record the program for later viewing.
Admission is free, although donations are deeply appreciated and help support our programming. Your tax-deductible donation can be made here: https://square.link/u/d9xbGN2I
We’ll gather via Zoom. Here is the NEW link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84757183292?pwd=WENjdm53c3hRb0owQmZuK045M0FKQT09
About our Hosts for October 9th
Joe Doolittle specializes in stories of home and family, historical events, places and people. He has applied his humorous and good-natured style to audiences throughout Upstate New York. He is a member of the HSA Program Committee guiding OARS and other HSA offerings. A retired health care executive, he has practiced healing stories as a Stephen Minister in his church and as a volunteer on call Chaplain at the Albany Medical Center.
Claire Nolan tells folktales and myths at various venues in and around New York’s Capital District. Claire has the benefit of a large family that informs her humor and repertoire. Claire has a base in the learning center in NYS Thacher Park in the Helderbergs near Albany. She often appears at Word Plays at Proctors in Schenectady. At Wiawaka in Lake George, Claire performs in personae as various notable historic women. More recently, Claire has been working on stories in honor of our Mother, the Earth. She is an ardent conservationist. Healing the Earth is a bridge to her interest in healing stories. On the side she also teaches English as a second language at SUNY Albany.
