Creation Reveals its Creator

Join us on March 13-14 for a creation care retreat at Chanco on the James.

Our presenters will be individuals who are passionate about creation and its care and invite you to engage in the conversation as we explore God’s creation and how we can be good stewards of mother earth. Presenters will include members of our diocesan creation care team and local community organizations. Come learn about the theology of creation care, how to put creation care into practice in your own life, listen to a panel discussion, and join us in worship.

Music will be performed by Kevin Brown, Chief of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, and Tim Lucas.

Time is built into the schedule to enjoy Chanco’s beautiful property on the James River, pray the stations of the cross, walk the labyrinth, or sit and make your own walking stick.

Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Please contact Cameron at [email protected] or call us at 888-7CHANCO (724-2626) with any questions.

Meet Our Musicians

Kevin Brown is Chief of the Pamunkey tribe of King William County, Virginia. He was elected in November 2008 and let the tribe for seven years, during its lengthy quest for federal recognition. Brown, born in Pennsylvania, has spent nearly every summer at the Pamunkey reservation as a child, and has lived and worked there since he was 18 years old. Brown is also an artist whose pottery and sculptures are part of the permanent collections at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. and the Sioux Indian Museum in Rapid City, S.D. He has worked for “Akwesasne Notes” and traveled with the renowned activist group the White Roots of Peace in the 1970s.

Tim Lucas was born and raised in Richmond VA, has been married to his wife Lucia for 45 years and has lived all around the States for the tech startups that he has founded, but always comes back to Virginia. His heritage is an eclectic mix of tribal cultures including Native American (Southern Tuscarora), Viking and Celtic but says his primary heart language is always Native and to be truly home is to be with Native friends. As a musician, Tim is a Native American flute player, drummer and percussionist whose venues include a few years playing with Broken Walls a Native American Music Ministry, drumming and singing at pow wows, leading worship in churches, playing flute at private Native events and ceremonies, occasional sessions in the recording studio and more recently playing with Blackwater Agency – a band that defies description and is well known to those that know it well!